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Much Ado About Nothing in CA

After a busy vacation week that started at Arlington National Cemetery, and included the White House and the Washington Monument, I ended with a wonderful production of Much Ado About Nothing at CalShakes. Because I had to change my ticket … Continue reading →

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All’s Well That Ends Well

Tonight I saw the first play of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s 2010-2011 season, All’s Well That Ends Well. The cast included well know actress Marsha Mason. It was a very nice production. It also included baritone voiced British actor Paxton … Continue reading →

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In the Next Room or the vibrator play

Tonight I saw the first play of this years season at the Woolly Mammoth Theater In the Next Room or the vibrator play. The subject matter was as racy as the title suggests, but actually dealt with love and repressed … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night

Another great night of Shakespeare in DC. This evening I saw the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Twelfth Night. It was this year’s Free For All production. Instead of my usual seat, I was in the front row of the … Continue reading →

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Macbeth California Style

The highlight of a very hectic week visit to the Bay Area was a chance to see one of the summer California Shakespeare Festival plays, Macbeth. It was interesting to see in comparison having recently seen so many high production … Continue reading →

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One Ring To Rule Them All

Another example of me catching the last day of a run, I managed to see the One Man Lord of the Rings, performed by Charles Ross at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre this afternoon. It was an impressive piece of acting, … Continue reading →

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There’s a Fine, Fine Line

This evening I saw my first Broadway musical, Avenue Q, at the Lansburgh Theater. So Funny. It was basically like Sesame Street, pitched at an adult audience … along with a mixture of puppets, people and monsters. It focused on … Continue reading →

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She Was A Whore

Tonight I saw the last play in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s 2009-10 season, George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession. It starred the well known actress Elizabeth Ashley in the title role. As I’ve come to expect from the STC productions, … Continue reading →

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Hamlet

Tonight I saw another great play, Hamlet, at the Folger Shakespeare Library. As with most of the plays I’ve seen lately the acting was superb. My seat was in the second row, right at the foot of the stage. Considering … Continue reading →

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Julia Nunes at DC9

I got a big treat tonight. I got to see Julia Nunes perform at a small local club, DC9, and it was wonderful. This place epitomized the term funky. You enter downstairs which appears to be a small, somewhat grungy, … Continue reading →

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