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Rainy Taming of the Shrew

Posted on August 5, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw one of my favorites, The Taming of the Shrew, at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. It was a wonderful production, set in New York’s Little Italy right after the end of WWII. The evening started with some weather … Continue reading →

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Rosencrantz & Guildernstern Are Dead

Posted on August 4, 2017 by djnpub

OK, now I get it. I now understand why the two characters of Rosencrantz & Guildernstern seemed so discordant to me when I saw Hamlet two days ago. Tonight I saw Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz & Guildernstern Are Dead at the … Continue reading →

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Julius Caesar

Posted on August 3, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw another wonderful play at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Julius Caesar. It was performed outdoors in the Mary Rippon theatre and it was done in a completely classic setting. It was wonderfully acted and very powerful. I was … Continue reading →

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The Big Week Begins

Posted on August 2, 2017 by djnpub

After having traveled down from the high country yesterday, I started this week in Boulder with a lunch with my friend Kate down in Denver, and it gave me a chance to drop by the old neighborhood. It all looks … Continue reading →

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Cyrano

Posted on July 20, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the second play of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival, a new adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. This was a terrific production. The acting was very good, and it was a funny but ultimately sad and moving … Continue reading →

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The Glass Menagerie

Posted on July 13, 2017 by djnpub

Along with Bill, Andy, and Doug, I saw CalShakes most recent production of Tenessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. The cast was very good, and the play tight. It’s a pretty sad tale of a broken family with a domineering unappreciative … Continue reading →

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Free Hamlet

Posted on July 9, 2017 by djnpub

Capping off a full weekend, tonight I saw this year’s San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Free Shakespeare in the Park, production of Hamlet. It was a nice warm night to be sitting on the ground, and I met up with Bob … Continue reading →

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A Warm Midsummer Night

Posted on July 6, 2017 by djnpub

After a nice dinner at Bob and Blanca’s, Bob, Blanca, their friend Jim, and I went over to see the first play in the Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s season, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was a beautiful warm night to be … Continue reading →

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It Begins Again

Posted on June 1, 2017 by djnpub

It’s been 8 months since I’ve written any blog posts, which probably indicates a big drop in extracurricular fun. After a couple of months of marathon traveling for work, the summer theater season kind of snuck up on me. So … Continue reading →

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Avant-garde Othello

Posted on September 22, 2016 by djnpub

On a cool fall evening, I saw the last play in CalShakes season, a very unconventional production of Othello. This was the first play directed by Eric Ting, the new Artistic Director, and probably foreshadows the nature of things to … Continue reading →

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