Category Archives: Events

Events or happenings I’ve attended or observed.

The Day of Henry

Posted on September 15, 2017 by djnpub

After a brief 3 1/2 hour break, this evening I returned to the Thomas Theatre, and saw OSF’s production of Henry IV, Part 2. This was a lot of Henry IV in one day, but it was a great way … Continue reading →

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Henry IV, Part One

Posted on September 15, 2017 by djnpub

This afternoon I saw a terrific production of Henry IV, Part 1 in the intimate Thomas Theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. There was great contrast between the serious political intrigue scenes and the comic Hal with Falstaff scenes. It … Continue reading →

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A Different Julius Caesar

Posted on September 14, 2017 by djnpub

Today I embarked on another Shakespeare adventure in Ashland at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Getting started about an hour late I made my way up, passing though a lot of hazy smoky country in northern California ultimately getting to Ashland, … Continue reading →

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Heading Back Home

Posted on September 4, 2017 by djnpub

After my adventurous weekend, on Labor Day I headed back north, again on the Coast Starlight. This time went a bit smoother schedule-wise. Interestingly I ended up sitting with a young guy (a software product developer) who was on a … Continue reading →

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TCOL Workshop

Posted on September 3, 2017 by djnpub

I spent all day Saturday and Sunday at Matt Granger’s Take Control of the Light portrait photography workshop. The studio was located in a nondescript business area in central urban LA. It was fun to learn some of the lessons … Continue reading →

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Slow choo choo to LA

Posted on September 1, 2017 by djnpub

After getting up early and taking the Bus to BART, and BART to Oakland, I walked down to Jack London Square to catch the Amtrak train, the Coast Starlight, from Oakland down to LA. It was supposed to be a … Continue reading →

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Two Gentlemen of Verona

Posted on August 20, 2017 by djnpub

Today I trekked down to Santa Cruz to see another Shakespeare play I haven’t seen in a while, The Two Gentlemen of Verona. It was a nice warm day when I left home, but it was foggy and a bit … Continue reading →

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Black Odyssey

Posted on August 17, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw an interesting contemporary play, based on a very old story, at CalShakes. It was Oakland playwright Marcus Gardley’s black odyssey, a melding of Homer’s tale of The Odyssey with the African-american experience. It was an interesting way … Continue reading →

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Canon Completed

Posted on August 6, 2017 by djnpub

By my best recollection, I attended my first live Shakespeare play at the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival in John Hinkel Park in 1986 at the instigation of Tina, where we feasted and drank and watched the plays along with Mike and … Continue reading →

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Rainy Taming of the Shrew

Posted on August 5, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw one of my favorites, The Taming of the Shrew, at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. It was a wonderful production, set in New York’s Little Italy right after the end of WWII. The evening started with some weather … Continue reading →

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