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Much Ado Kicks Off the Season

Posted on June 2, 2016 by djnpub

Today I saw the first play of the CalShakes season, an adapted version of Much Ado About Nothing. The gang included Andy and Bill as well as Doug who is back for the summer from Mississippi. I was a bit … Continue reading →

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Macbeth

Posted on March 16, 2016 by djnpub

My Shakespeare season started early this year with my first trip to Berkeley Rep to see a fantastic production of Macbeth. This was my first trip to Berkeley Rep, and I was motivated by the fact that the play was … Continue reading →

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African American R&J

Posted on October 25, 2015 by djnpub

This afternoon I picked up Bob and Blanca and we went over into the city to see the African-American Shakespeare Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet. This will certainly be my last Shakespeare play for this year. I had a … Continue reading →

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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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