What light through yonder window breaks?

Garet got tickets to Wednesday's opening night performance of Shakespeare in the Park. The first play of this season is Romeo and Juliet. This was my first Shakespeare in the Park experience. Tickets are free, but you have to stand in line for hours to get them.

First, it is so ridiculous to watch a play being performed on a stage that has Central Park's Belvedere Castle and Turtle Pond as a back-drop. You can see some of the Midtown high-rises and Upper East Side apartment buildings in the distance as well. It is nice to know NYC can still be amaze me (in a good way) after 12+ years!

Second, the production was actually pretty entertaining. Lauren Ambrose played Juliet; she gave a very passionate performance. Camryn Manheim was Juliet's nurse; she brought a lot of spirit to the role.

Current set for Shakespeare in the Park.