Author Archives: djnpub

All’s Well

Posted on September 13, 2019 by djnpub

Tonight I saw a funny and thought provoking production of All’s Well That Ends Well in the big Elizabethan Theatre at OSF. The lead actress, Royer Bokus, is very talented and compelling. There were also several actors present from last … Continue reading →

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Cambodian Rock Band

Posted on September 12, 2019 by djnpub

Tonight I saw a surprisingly wonderful production of a modern play by Lauren Yee called Cambodian Rock Band in the intimate Thomas Theatre. It’s the most recent in a series of asian based plays OSF has put on over the … Continue reading →

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Macbeth

Posted on September 11, 2019 by djnpub

I made my way up to Ashland without incident this year, and the weather was clear and the skies were blue. After getting settled in, I went and bought a belt, the only item I’d forgotten to pack. The first … Continue reading →

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SF Shoot with Anoush

Posted on September 1, 2019 by djnpub

Today I kicked off September with my second ever solo photo shoot with the talented model Anoush Anou. We spent a full day shooting at a variety of spots around San Francisco. We started at a loft apartment where she … Continue reading →

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The Two Noble Kinsmen

Posted on August 27, 2019 by djnpub

This afternoon I made the harrowing trek down to Santa Cruz to see a rarely preformed non-canon Shakespeare play. This was Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s “fringe” production of The Two Noble Kinsmen. By fringe, they mean this is a production put … Continue reading →

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House of Joy

Posted on August 22, 2019 by djnpub

Tonight, I trekked up to Orinda to the the third of this year’s CalShakes plays, House of Joy. This was a modern play by Indian American playwright Madhuri Shekar, and is part of CalShakes “new classics initiative.” I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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King John OP

Posted on August 4, 2019 by djnpub

I began this afternoon with a trip down to Lois and Les’ house where Lois had arranged a lunch with some of the family. In addition to Lois and Les, her kids Karen and Bob were there as were my … Continue reading →

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As You Like It, Again

Posted on August 3, 2019 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the fourth play in as many days from the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season, As You Like It. I’ve already seen it once this summer, and I’m scheduled to see it one more time. Interestingly, like the first … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Romeo and Juliet

Posted on August 2, 2019 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the third play in three days from the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season, Romeo and Juliet. This is one of my favorite plays, and as such I have high expectations which sometimes aren’t met. That wasn’t the case … Continue reading →

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A Future History

Posted on August 1, 2019 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the next play in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season, a Shakespeare-like play called King Charles III, which the author refers to as a future history play. It was written by Mike Bartlett in 2014. It imagines the … Continue reading →

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