Author Archives: djnpub

Love’s Labor’s Lost Again

Posted on September 14, 2018 by djnpub

Prior to my visit to CoSF in Boulder earlier this summer, it had been 18 years since I’d seen Love’s Labor’s Lost. Tonight I saw it again in the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre as my first play in my visit to … Continue reading →

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Red Ball Sun … or the best-laid plans

Posted on September 13, 2018 by djnpub

So today was supposed to start my annual Shakespeare diet at Ashland. The drive normally takes between 5 1/2 and 6 hours depending on how many breaks I take. I had planned to get up to Ashland, get settled in, … Continue reading →

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The War of the Roses

Posted on August 30, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw an ambitious play as the last entry in this year’s CalShakes season. It was an adaptation by Eric Ting and Philippa Kelly merging Shakespeare’s 4 plays Henry VI (parts 1, 2, and 3) and Richard III into … Continue reading →

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Edward III OP

Posted on August 5, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the last play in this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival visit. It was a good way to end the run. It was an original practices production of Edward III, a play which is not in the Shakespeare Canon, … Continue reading →

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Love’s Labour’s Lost

Posted on August 4, 2018 by djnpub

I began the day with a drive down to south Denver where I had lunch with my old friend Kate. It was nice to catch up and hear how things have been going. Afterwards I made my way back up … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Take It With You

Posted on August 3, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the third play in this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival season, a 1930s raucous comedy You Can’t Take It With You, by Moss Heart and George S. Kaufman. It was a joyous romantic comedy about the clashing of … Continue reading →

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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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