Author Archives: djnpub

Cyrano

Posted on August 2, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the second play in my Colorado Shakespeare Festival run, Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. My recollection is that I saw this a year or two ago at Livermore Shakespeare, and this was another terrific production. The lead … Continue reading →

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Boulder/Richard III

Posted on August 1, 2018 by djnpub

After three days in the high country I drove back down to Boulder, while not exactly low, it was 4000′ lower in altitude, and I seem to have more energy. I chose to stay at an interesting Airbnb, which seems … Continue reading →

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Colorado Visit 2018

Posted on July 28, 2018 by djnpub

I again began my annual Shakespeare visit to Colorado with a few days up in the mountains. Since my schedule is free, I added an extra day to the mountain part of the trip, but I think this was a … Continue reading →

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Everybody

Posted on July 26, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I headed up to Orinda to se the second play in this year’s CalShakes season, Everybody. This was a modern play based upon an ancient morality play. Despite making the mistake of looking at a couple of reviews that … Continue reading →

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The Winter’s Tale

Posted on July 22, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the second and final play in the Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s season, The Winter’s Tale. It was a very good production, particularly considering the minimalist staging available in the Wente setting. The acting was solid, and the play … Continue reading →

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Another Midsummer Night

Posted on July 7, 2018 by djnpub

For the second night in a row, I went out to see a play. This time it was my first Shakespeare play of the summer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which was this year’s San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Free Shakespeare in … Continue reading →

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Hilarious Earnest

Posted on July 6, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the first of Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s plays, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. It was very well done, and very funny. They performed it in three relatively short acts, and the actors were terrific. It was … Continue reading →

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Quixote Nuevo

Posted on June 21, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight was the beginning of this year’s theater season for me, with the first CalShakes play of the year, Octavio Solis’ Quixote Nuevo. This was a world premiere production of this play by a noted Latino playwright, adapted from the … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 6

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

The last day of our tour started with a fairly early start to go to a location fairly close on the shore of the Great Salt Lake, behind a 20th century resort pavilion known as The Great Saltair. We were … Continue reading →

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Utah Adventure — Day 5

Posted on May 21, 2018 by djnpub

Our last full day of the tour turned out to be a long one. We got up early and headed to Professor Valley, the location used by the TV series Westworld. There were classic western monoliths in the distance, and … Continue reading →

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