What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?
For my WUmester event, I went to Washburn's first annual drag show. The Wumester theme is freedom of speech and expression, and I thought this event went really well with that theme. The environment at the drag show was supportive and encouraging to the performers, and I did not really see anyone tearing them down or being negative (at least for the time that I could be there).
Now, how does this relate to Shakespeare? If we go back to old productions of different Shakespearean plays, female characters were played by young boys. There were no female actors allowed to act in these plays, and they still couldn't until long after Shakespeare's death. This idea of men playing women was not seen as taboo as it is today because women were not allowed to act. Today, a lot of times people scoff at the idea of a man playing the roll of a woman. After going to this event though, I feel as though that drag is becoming more popular and more appreciated. I provided more information about Shakespeare and women actors below.
Some more info: http://theatreunbound.com/?p=466
Gifs come from: http://rebloggy.com/post/disney-lion-king-hula-smooth-as-frick/67639852755
Now, how does this relate to Shakespeare? If we go back to old productions of different Shakespearean plays, female characters were played by young boys. There were no female actors allowed to act in these plays, and they still couldn't until long after Shakespeare's death. This idea of men playing women was not seen as taboo as it is today because women were not allowed to act. Today, a lot of times people scoff at the idea of a man playing the roll of a woman. After going to this event though, I feel as though that drag is becoming more popular and more appreciated. I provided more information about Shakespeare and women actors below.
Some more info: http://theatreunbound.com/?p=466
Gifs come from: http://rebloggy.com/post/disney-lion-king-hula-smooth-as-frick/67639852755
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