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King Lear

Posted on August 5, 2023 by djnpub

Tonight I saw another Shakespeare classic at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, King Lear. This was a heavy sad play that was very well acted. The one twist was they had a woman playing King Lear (but as a male, not … Continue reading →

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The Winter’s Tale

Posted on August 4, 2023 by djnpub

On night three of my trip to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival I saw my second Shakespeare play, The Winter's Tale. This was another indoor play and overall it was quite good. The first half was excellent, with a serious solemn … Continue reading →

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One Man, Two Guvnors

Posted on August 3, 2023 by djnpub

I saw my second play of this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, a British farcical comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. This was apparently a contemporary update of and older 18th century commedia dell’arte, and it was set in the early 1960s … Continue reading →

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Another Ado

Posted on August 2, 2023 by djnpub

I left my house in the morning and traveled to Denver, in what turned out to be a more tightly scheduled trip than I had desired. I drove up to Boulder, quickly checked in to my hotel, and then immediately … Continue reading →

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Much Ado in the Vinyard

Posted on July 21, 2023 by djnpub

After a very warm day, tonight I again joined Bob in attending the second play of SPARC’s season, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It’s a fun play with a serious middle but happy ending, with a lot of witty banter … Continue reading →

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Silent Sky

Posted on July 7, 2023 by djnpub

Tonight I joined Bob in attending the first play of SPARC Theater’s summer season, a play by Lauren Gunderson about a woman astronomer, Silent Sky. It told the story of a woman who worked in Harvard’s astronomy department at the … Continue reading →

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Tosca

Posted on April 20, 2023 by djnpub

Tonight I again joined Bob for a trip to the opera. This time to the Opera San Jose to see Puccini’s Tosca. This was the first time I had been to Opera San Jose, the first time I’d seen a … Continue reading →

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The Fallen Woman

Posted on November 22, 2022 by djnpub

Tonight I joined Bob in going into the city to see the San Francisco Opera’s production of La Traviata. This is apparently one of the most popular operas currently performed, and this was a new production for the SF Opera. … Continue reading →

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Antony and Cleopatra at the Opera

Posted on September 27, 2022 by djnpub

Tonight I joined Bob and went into the city and saw the San Francisco Opera’s production of the brand new Antony and Cleopatra, based on Shakespeare’s play. This opera, which had its world premiere earlier this month, was written by … Continue reading →

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Lear

Posted on September 23, 2022 by djnpub

Tonight I was joined by Bob in driving up to see the last play of the CalShakes season, Lear. This was a new adaptation/translation of King Lear by local playwright Marcus Gardley, set in the SF Filmore District of the … Continue reading →

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