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Antony and Cleopatra

Posted on October 3, 2015 by djnpub

On a brisk night, I saw my last play in Ashland for the year in the big Elizabethan theater, Antony and Cleopatra. The last time I saw this was almost 25 years ago, so I didn’t remember any of it. … Continue reading →

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Long Day’s Journey

Posted on October 2, 2015 by djnpub

This afternoon I saw the Eugene O’Neill play, Long Day’s Journey Into Night at the OSF’s Thomas Theatre. It is considered to be one of the great pieces of American theater of the 20th century, along with A Street Car … Continue reading →

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Another Ado

Posted on October 1, 2015 by djnpub

After an early morning drive, much of it in a light rain, I made it up to Ashland for my brief visit to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and saw my second production of Much Ado About Nothing of the summer. … Continue reading →

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Lear

Posted on September 24, 2015 by djnpub

I saw the last play of CalShakes season, King Lear. It was very well done. Tony Heald (from OSF and Silence of the Lambs) played Lear, and he did an amazing job. It was a nice, unseasonably warm night. The … Continue reading →

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Irma Vep

Posted on August 20, 2015 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the last play of the Jonathan Moscone era at CalShakes. It was a modern farcical comedy entitled The Mystery of Irma Vep, by Charles Ludlam. I was joined by Bill and Andy, and Andy pointed out it … Continue reading →

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Henry V

Posted on August 7, 2015 by djnpub

Alas, my brief mile high Shakespeare vacation is coming to an end all too soon. Tonight I saw my last play of this visit to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Henry V. It was a wonderful, flawlessly acted production. The actor … Continue reading →

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Another great one

Posted on August 6, 2015 by djnpub

Tonight I saw a fantastic production of Othello in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. I don’t like the idea of the story of Othello, basically because the good people are brought down by the bad … Continue reading →

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Back to mile high shakespeare

Posted on August 5, 2015 by djnpub

After flying in from the Bay Area, I made my way up to Boulder for an exciting, enjoyable, evening of theater. This represented two firsts for me. I saw the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s production of Henry VI, Part 1, one … Continue reading →

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I still like it

Posted on July 23, 2015 by djnpub

On a surprisingly cool evening (for July in the valley) I saw the second play of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival, As You Like It. They did a great job. I’m liking the little stage more and more. This time there … Continue reading →

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Spanish Dream

Posted on July 16, 2015 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the next play in CalShakes season, Life is a Dream, a play from the Spanish Golden Age, by a near contemporary of Shakespeare, Pedro Calderón del la Barca. I enjoyed it. The stage stage was spare, but … Continue reading →

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