I thought she was in this theatre in current times because she wears jeans and dyes her hair blue, but then the night of the play fancy royalty show up. The author jumps into the story and it takes off without really explaining the whole magical theatre idea or even the real-life setting outside of the story.
Mantchev does an amazing job of incorporating characters from Shakespeare's plays, but it's kind of tricky if you aren't familiar with the characters. I think fantasy-lovers would love this book, but I would hesitate to give it to a student without fantasy background or Shakespearean background. In a way, I feel like I was a "bad" reader with this book because I just kept reading even though it didn't make too much sense to me.but as much as I read the book jacket and the summaries online, I truly think I did understand the book but it just wasn't explicitly explained so I felt like I was confused. What I Think: I'm still digesting this book! I'm not sure what I think.
Along the way, she discovers so much more about herself and who she is than she could have imagined. When she gets in trouble, she promises to restage Hamlet and bring a soldout crowd and a standing ovation to the theatre in order to be allowed to stay. Summary: Bertie is an orphan living in a magical theatre, THE magical theatre where all plays, characters, and their backdrops are magically housed. Title: Eyes Like Stars: Theatre Illuminata, Act I
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