Elizabeth Rex

Diane D'Aquila dazzles as Elizabeth I in the Chicago Shakespeare Theater production of Elizabeth Rex.

I was so affected by her performance and the production in general that I find myself describing both in sighing sentences that never find their conclusions (e.g., She was just so... The set... Oh, and Stephen Sutcliffe as Ned Lowenscraft...). I know. You deserve better. Well, the word "virtuosity" occurred several times as we discussed the experience. Perhaps Miss M-mv(ii)'s "Oh, I just loved it!" or Miss M-mv(i)'s "That was wonderful!" are more descriptive? No, not unless you could have heard the admixture of joy and sorrow in their voices and seen their tear-stained cheeks and shining eyes.

The best I can do right now is to assert that last night Family M-mv believed it was the night before Essex's execution and that Elizabeth I did visit Shakespeare and his players in a barn.

Our morning is off to a disturbingly late start because we minced rather than drove home in the first icy snow of the season; we all needed the sleep. So no more words right now but these: a link of interest -- "‘Elizabeth Rex’ a regal portrait of the iconic English queen" and a recommendation -- See this play.