Friday night Shakespeare

Last night 5 of us from Chicago drove about two hours to go see one of our older Jesuit brothers, Joe Hoover, in a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.  Joe is a truly talented actor; he has been in many other shows and even worked in New York City for awhile before joining the Jesuits.  I was with Joe for two years on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation at a Jesuit high school.  There I was able to see the spectacular fruits of his directing students in various plays.  For this show, he was Malvolio, which is a highly comedic role.  He owned the stage, and it was cool to finally see him front-and-center in his own element.  It was also a good chance to get out of the big city, take in some culture, and support a brother.