Matt and I get especially genius over dinner and tonight we came up with one of our best ideas yet: a Shakespeare theme park. Don't kid yourself, you know you want to go. Even Matt, who really dislikes amusement parks, said he would want to go to this one. We already have some play-associated rides and attractions and are just about ready to pitch this to some eager investors. I mean, really, who wouldn't want to come to a theme park dedicated to the Bard?
Potential attractions/rides:
Romeo and Juliet - a love boat sort of ride (maybe with some Mercutio/Tybalt fighting in one of the halls - just to keep things real)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - magic forest walk
Taming of the Shrew - Ride the Shrew (based on the line in which Petruchio suggests that "asses are made to bear, and so are you" - referring to Katherina)
Twelfth Night - cross-dressing costume party
The Tempest - crrrrazy log ride
Othello - some ride involving drowning puppies. This was, of course, Matt's idea and I laughed for about ten minutes. No one ever drowns puppies in the play, but Matt claims there is a line that they mention it. I have have not researched to verify his claim. Also, we couldn't remember what Othello's tragic flaw was. Anybody?
Hamlet - graveyard scariness
Macbeth - still in the works. That one might have to be an adults-only ride. All I can remember is some suicide and some witches.
The entire theme park will be the in the shape of a round theater, like the Globe. Duh. We are now accepting ideas for rides, attractions, and design and might give you a cut of the billions we will rake in.
3 comments:
The height of nerdiness.
That's not to say I wouldn't go, of course.
Period costuming is an absolute must for "guest services." Not to mention accents. Which then becomes interesting. What would patrons of this park be called? Audience members?
I like the idea, but itsn't Othello the guy who strangled his wife? That would be interesting...
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