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Ashland — day 2

Posted on September 17, 2013 by djnpub

Today I got my official first exposure to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The morning was gray and rainy, so I guess I can say I’ve experienced the reputed Oregon rain. The day started with a bounteous breakfast with the two … Continue reading →

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Lady Windermere’s Fan

Posted on August 22, 2013 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the 3rd play in this year’s CalShakes season, Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan. It was a very cool night at the Bruns, but this was a very good play. I had never seen it before. The acting, … Continue reading →

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R&J

Posted on July 11, 2013 by djnpub

Tonight I got to see the latest CalShakes production, Romeo and Juliet. It is always one of my favorites, and this was a very good rendition. The staging was very spare, consisting of just a couple of crossing platforms on … Continue reading →

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American Night

Posted on June 6, 2013 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the first play of this year’s CalShakes season, American Night, The Ballad of Juan José. It was great to get out and see some live theater again. This was a very modern play built around a Mexican … Continue reading →

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Hamlet in an empty swimming pool

Posted on September 27, 2012 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the last CalShakes play of the season, Hamlet. It was a very interesting production. The set was basically a rundown abandoned swimming pool, that I subsequently learned probably symbolized the decrepit state of a formerly glorious kingdom. … Continue reading →

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Blithe Spirit

Posted on August 16, 2012 by djnpub

Tonight I saw a production of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit at CalShakes. It was a light humorous play that was really well executed. The stage was fixed in a English household interior, and the actors did an excellent job of … Continue reading →

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Spunk

Posted on July 12, 2012 by djnpub

Nice. A great evening of theater at the Bruns. Tonight I saw CalShakes production of Spunk, a fairly modern play adapted by George C. Wolfe from three stories by Zora Neale Hurston. The all African-American cast was outstanding, including a … Continue reading →

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The Tempest

Posted on June 7, 2012 by djnpub

Tonight I finally restarted my Shakespeare diet of the year with CalShakes production of The Tempest. Due to some sickness and travel, only two of us were there, Bill W and me. But it was a good start to the … Continue reading →

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Nikon School

Posted on February 11, 2012 by djnpub

When I bought my first good (manual) SLR camera back in college, it came with admission to Nikon School. At that time, I learned a lot of basic knowledge about photography that I continue to use till this day, and … Continue reading →

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Wonderfully Taming the Shrew

Posted on September 29, 2011 by djnpub

Tonight I saw my last play of the CalShakes season (perhaps my last Shakespeare play of the year), The Taming of the Shrew. Always one of my favorites, this was a fantastic production. It was somewhat contemporized, but it came … Continue reading →

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