So, I saw Faust the other even. In German. In Germany! Woo!
Faust is, like, THE big play from Goethe, who is, like, THE big writer in German history. It's a story about a guy who sells his soul to the devil seeking fulfillment. Hijinks and tragedy ensue.
I went with Caroline and Matt to see the play Thursday night. Matt was sad that I never mentioned him by name in my blog, so, Matt, here's your name in my blog: Matt Matt Matt. Matt's English. Matt's an English assistant like me. Matt's the only person I know, besides Elvis, to successfully rock a pair of white pants. So, Matt.
The play was amazing, by the way. I was happy on a nerd level because I was actually watching a play I'd spent an entire semester analyzing. It's like someone saying, "Hey Raychel, what are you good at? Discussing Faust? Well, tonight we're going to spend a whole night doing that!" I mean, I could actually mouth along with some of the lines (in German, of course); that's how well I know this play. Yeah.
It was also cool, though, because of the technical .... oh, I guess you'd say the technical execution of the play. Faust has a lot of crazy scenes - ghosts being called up, witches, wine spouting from all sorts of places. Whoever was in charge of pulling off these special effects, to borrow a term from film, was a genius. The entire stage was in motion! People were flying down from the rafters, scenery was coming up from below the ground level, actors were jumping out from everywhere. I was thoroughly impressed and tickled to watch my favorite German play. Oh, and did I mention that Goethe's Faust was first performed in Braunschweig? That's bonus cultural points for me, my friends. Bonus!
Faust is, like, THE big play from Goethe, who is, like, THE big writer in German history. It's a story about a guy who sells his soul to the devil seeking fulfillment. Hijinks and tragedy ensue.
I went with Caroline and Matt to see the play Thursday night. Matt was sad that I never mentioned him by name in my blog, so, Matt, here's your name in my blog: Matt Matt Matt. Matt's English. Matt's an English assistant like me. Matt's the only person I know, besides Elvis, to successfully rock a pair of white pants. So, Matt.
The play was amazing, by the way. I was happy on a nerd level because I was actually watching a play I'd spent an entire semester analyzing. It's like someone saying, "Hey Raychel, what are you good at? Discussing Faust? Well, tonight we're going to spend a whole night doing that!" I mean, I could actually mouth along with some of the lines (in German, of course); that's how well I know this play. Yeah.
It was also cool, though, because of the technical .... oh, I guess you'd say the technical execution of the play. Faust has a lot of crazy scenes - ghosts being called up, witches, wine spouting from all sorts of places. Whoever was in charge of pulling off these special effects, to borrow a term from film, was a genius. The entire stage was in motion! People were flying down from the rafters, scenery was coming up from below the ground level, actors were jumping out from everywhere. I was thoroughly impressed and tickled to watch my favorite German play. Oh, and did I mention that Goethe's Faust was first performed in Braunschweig? That's bonus cultural points for me, my friends. Bonus!
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