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Sense and Sensibility

Tonight I saw my second play of the long weekend, and the first play of this year’s Livermore Shakespeare Festival, Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility. It was a wonderful production. This was the first play in the festival’s new location, … Continue reading

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R&J

Tonight, before the 4th of July weekend kicks-in, I saw San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s production of Romeo and Juliet, i.e., this season’s Free Shakespeare in the Park. The stage seemed pretty similar in structure to last years except for the … Continue reading

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Much Ado in Boulder

I started the day with a nice breakfast and walk along the Pearl Street Mall, then tonight I saw the second play of this season’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and the first Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. It was a … Continue reading

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Mile High Shakespeare

I made my way back to Colorado to see some plays, some mountains, and some friends. After a morning flight, a brief nap, and a dinner at The Sink, I went to my first Colorado Shakespeare Festival play of the … Continue reading

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The first night is Twelfth Night

Tonight I attended the first CalShakes play of the season, which was Twelfth Night. We had a full house as Nathan B, and Kyoko and Ben, joined Bill, Andy and me. We lucked out as the night was very pleasant … Continue reading

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Just one more …

I guess I wasn’t quite done with Shakespeare for the year. Bob and I went over to San Francisco to see a production of The Tempest by the African-American Shakespeare Company. While this represented my 3rd production of The Tempest … Continue reading

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Mike Daisey on Shakespeare’s Tragedies

I’m ending up the summer of theater frenzy (even though it’s technically not summer any more) with a 4-day series of performances by monologist Mike Daisey at CalShakes, covering four different Shakespeare tragedies. I previously saw him perform The Agony … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 6

My last full day in Ashland started with a hearty breakfast at a local restaurant. I don’t think it will be necessary to eat much the rest of the day. In the early afternoon, I headed over to the intimate … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 5

Today I had to change residences since I couldn’t get the full set of days at my original B&B. After checking out, I went and hung out in Lithia Park, just relaxing and taking some pictures. After some lunch, I … Continue reading

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Ashland Revisited — day 4

Another relaxing lazy day, recharging my batteries. I did a lot of reading (and some snoozing). In the evening, I headed over to the Elizabethan Theatre to see Into the Woods. This is a Sondheim musical based around a mashup … Continue reading

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