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Personal reviews of miscellaneous things

Merry Wives

Posted on September 20, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw a very enjoyable production of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor in the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre. It was very funny and comical as expected. Falstaff, the supposed super-randy old man was played by a woman, K.T. Vogt. … Continue reading →

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Beauty and the Beast

Posted on September 19, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight in the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre I saw an enjoyable musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. It was raining lightly at the beginning of the evening, but it pretty much ended by the time the play started. The singer actors … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare In Love

Posted on September 17, 2017 by djnpub

Fantastic! This was the U.S. premiere of the play that came out of the film of Shakespeare in Love. This was a wonderful production. The story lovingly plays with words from Shakespeare’s plays. It’s very comedic and romantic, but also … Continue reading →

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Hannah and the Dread Gazebo

Posted on September 16, 2017 by djnpub

After two full days of wonderful productions of Shakespeare plays, I saw my first non-Shakespeare play, again in the Thomas Theatre. It was another modern Asian immigrant story, as was last years Vietgone, but this one was from a Korean … Continue reading →

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The Day of Henry

Posted on September 15, 2017 by djnpub

After a brief 3 1/2 hour break, this evening I returned to the Thomas Theatre, and saw OSF’s production of Henry IV, Part 2. This was a lot of Henry IV in one day, but it was a great way … Continue reading →

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Henry IV, Part One

Posted on September 15, 2017 by djnpub

This afternoon I saw a terrific production of Henry IV, Part 1 in the intimate Thomas Theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. There was great contrast between the serious political intrigue scenes and the comic Hal with Falstaff scenes. It … Continue reading →

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A Different Julius Caesar

Posted on September 14, 2017 by djnpub

Today I embarked on another Shakespeare adventure in Ashland at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Getting started about an hour late I made my way up, passing though a lot of hazy smoky country in northern California ultimately getting to Ashland, … Continue reading →

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Two Gentlemen of Verona

Posted on August 20, 2017 by djnpub

Today I trekked down to Santa Cruz to see another Shakespeare play I haven’t seen in a while, The Two Gentlemen of Verona. It was a nice warm day when I left home, but it was foggy and a bit … Continue reading →

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Black Odyssey

Posted on August 17, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw an interesting contemporary play, based on a very old story, at CalShakes. It was Oakland playwright Marcus Gardley’s black odyssey, a melding of Homer’s tale of The Odyssey with the African-american experience. It was an interesting way … Continue reading →

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Canon Completed

Posted on August 6, 2017 by djnpub

By my best recollection, I attended my first live Shakespeare play at the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival in John Hinkel Park in 1986 at the instigation of Tina, where we feasted and drank and watched the plays along with Mike and … Continue reading →

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