Having a sister that is thinking about majoring in performing arts in college, saying that I’ve been to a live performance is an understatement. I go to 3-5 live performances per year. I have never been to a professionally done performance, but my high school and the other groups that my sister is involved in, like the Community Arts Center near my hometown, takes this stuff very seriously. So, you could definitely say that I am an experienced musical and play-goer.
The plays and musicals I have seen have ranged from drooling-in-my-seat boring to absolutely spectacular, so I didn’t know what to expect when I was going to see Kiss Me Kate. (By myself, I might add – I missed the date my English class went but was lucky enough to be able to catch another showing of the play.) This musical wasn’t my favorite because I thought it was kind of confusing, but I thought it was very well done. The acting, singing, and dancing were all great, and it was very enjoyable to watch.
I have learned to like the musical-theater genre. Growing up, I knew it was important to go to my sister’s events and support her, but I eventually started to enjoy going to her plays and musicals. I realized how talented you have to be to pull off these performances, and also how brave the actors are to sing and dance in front of so many people. So, I started respecting the musical-theater genre. My favorite musical would have to be Les Miserables. My sister tried out for it and got a part, and it was the best musical I have ever seen. All of the actors were from high schools all around my hometown and the Community Arts Center really outdid themselves. I didn’t like Kiss Me Kate as much as I liked Les Mis, but I still thought it was great. I also love classics like Grease, which of course are incomparable to high school and collegiate productions.
I like Shakespeare’s works, but I have never had the chance to read or see Taming of the Shrew. Those parts in the play were very confusing to me and I did not understand it at all. It wasn’t until afterwards where I found someone to explain those parts to me and summarize Taming of the Shrew that I understood. I wish I knew an overview of what Taming of the Shrew was about so that these parts made sense to me while watching the musical.
My favorite thing about the experience was that even though I was sitting there by myself like a loser, parts of the play had me laughing hysterically. Comic relief is a must for me sometimes while attending musicals, plays, and events like these, and I was relieved to find that Kiss Me Kate was very funny. I also was very impressed with the actors’ talent – the singing and dancing were fantastic. I’m really happy that I was able to see this production put on by Penn State’s own students, and would recommend it to anyone.
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