The Merry Wives of Windsor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saw a terrific production of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor last night.

They did the play in a tent at the Rock Ledge Ranch (which is part of the Garden of the Gods) in Colorado Springs. Set in a mythical Windsor, Colorado of the 1880s, it was part Deadwood, part modern-day Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and a little-bit bawdy Ren Fair show.

Good times. I imagine Queen Elizabeth - as portrayed by Miranda Richardson in Blackadder - enjoying it way too much.

Wizard of Oz

It has been noted that the Wizard of Oz is a uniquely American fairy tale. It should also be noted that it is a story in which the women are powerful, the men are broken and incomplete, and the girl that gets the ruby slippers wins. No wonder its themes can so readily be found in everything from Wicked to the works of David Lynch to Lost.