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Pride and Prejudice among the vines

A lovely warm summer evening at Concannon vineyard provided occasion for another wonderful Livermore Shakespeare Festival production. This time Bob and I went and saw Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It was a fun presentation, and the cast did a … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare — I like it

Tonight I saw another Shakespeare play, and another new festival for me. I saw Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s production of As You Like It. It was a bit of an adventure getting there, as I haven’t been to Santa Cruz in … Continue reading

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Shakespeare Week Continues

Tonight I saw my third Shakespeare play, produced by the third company, in less than a week. I saw CalShakes production of The Comedy of Errors. It was a very enjoyable production of this light comedy, and each of sets … Continue reading

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More Shakespeare

For the second time in two days, I saw one of Shakespeare’s plays. This time it was The Taming of the Shrew, put on by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, a.k.a., Free Shakespeare in the Park. After seeing Friday night’s … Continue reading

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Much Ado in Livermore

Tonight I saw my first Shakespeare play of the summer, and my first production of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival. It was a very enjoyable rendition of Much Ado About Nothing. The cast did a very good job, and while there … Continue reading

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A Raisin in the Sun

There’s been a long drought of posts, which indicates my fun level has been at a very low ebb. But tonight I kicked-off the new CalShakes season seeing Lorraine Hansberry’s play from the late 1950s, A Raisin in the Sun. … Continue reading

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Exit, pursued by a bear

Experiencing my 6th Shakespeare play of the year, tonight I saw my last CalShakes production of the season, A Winter’s Tale. It was a fun, if a bit offbeat, production. It featured much of the cast of last year’s Spunk. … Continue reading

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Ashland — day 5

On my last full day in Ashland, in the morning I went on a backstage tour. This was fascinating. Not only did I get to see the inner workings of all 3 theaters, but I also discovered how complex it … Continue reading

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Ashland — day 4

I determined this was going to be a lazy day. Since I had just one evening play, I had toyed with the idea of trying to drive to Crater Lake and do some exploring. However, I decided that would be … Continue reading

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Ashland — day 3

I’m starting to get things figured out here. Today again started with a bountiful breakfast. I only had one matinee play, so after breakfast I did some walking and picture taking. I went into Lithia Park, a park that starts … Continue reading

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