Shakespeare Festival Site

As mentioned in a recent post, a few days ago my daughter, my sister, my niece, and I traveled to visit my other daughter who had a summer job out-of-state.  She was working in the costume department at Illinois State University’s Illinois Shakespeare Festival in Bloomington/Normal. 

The open-air theatre is located on the grounds of the Ewing Cultural Center.  It was almost dark by the time we arrived there.  I took a quick walk around to get a few photos.  I liked the look of the coneflowers in the above scene, but I don’t remember what the sign said. 

The Ewing Manor is located there:   

The architectural style is called Channel-Norman.

I didn’t take any photos at the theatre.  The play we saw was The Rivals.  It is a comedy set in the 1700’s.  Here are some of the names of the characters:  Mrs. Malaprop, Lydia Languish, Jack Absolute.  I enjoyed the costumes, especially Mrs. Malaprop’s dress which was made by my daughter.  I would like to see the play again sometime, mostly to listen to Mrs. Malaprop’s malapropisms!  (A malapropism is an absurd misuse of words.)  By the way, The Rivals was reportedly George Washington’s favorite play.