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Hamlet

Posted on September 15, 2016 by djnpub

In the morning of my 6th day in Ashland I did a little exploring and took a drive up Mt. Ashland experiencing some nice mountain scenery. In the evening I attended OSF’s exciting production of Hamlet. It seemed both traditional … Continue reading →

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Richard II

Posted on September 14, 2016 by djnpub

Tonight I saw OSF’s production of Richard II. [Trailer] This is basically as bread and butter of a Shakespeare history play is it gets, starting off the Henriad sequence of plays. This was a wonderful production, carried off by really … Continue reading →

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Great Expectations

Posted on September 13, 2016 by djnpub

After a break day (where I totally wussed out of going to Crater Lake), I saw my next play in my OSF adventure, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but was somewhat excited knowing the … Continue reading →

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Time on Tomorrow :)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by djnpub

On my second day in Ashland, I saw one of the last two plays of Shakespeare’s canon that I’ve never seen before, Timon of Athens. Not quite knowing what to expect, I was treated to a powerful, entertaining tragedy. [Trailer, … Continue reading →

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Vietgone

Posted on September 10, 2016 by djnpub

Forcing myself out of bed earlier than I wanted to on a Saturday morning I undertook the 6 hour trek up to Ashland for a week of what will hopefully be great theater. This evening I saw the first play … Continue reading →

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You Never Can Tell

Posted on August 18, 2016 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the next play in the CalShakes season, George Bernard Shaw’s You Never Can Tell. This was an fun farcical play with some hardcore feminist/socialist views on women, marriage, families and children. The setting was transformed to a … Continue reading →

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Tempest

Posted on August 7, 2016 by djnpub

I saw the last play, on the last night of their season, of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival. It was The Tempest. It was a solid and enjoyable production. Two years ago I saw 3 productions of this play in one … Continue reading →

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Fathersland

Posted on August 1, 2016 by djnpub

In my last full day in Colorado, I decided to venture out to the eastern plains where my father grew up, and where my father, grandfathers, and great grandfather farmed. Getting out there a ways east of Denver I have … Continue reading →

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Henry VI, Part II

Posted on July 31, 2016 by djnpub

Tonight I saw another of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s original practices productions. It was Henry VI, Part II. Like last year it was interesting to see this rough production where the actors have less preparation, and the stage is very … Continue reading →

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Troilus and Cressida

Posted on July 30, 2016 by djnpub

Tonight I saw one of the few Shakespeare plays I’ve never seen before, Troilus and Cressida. I’m not sure why it’s infrequently performed, and I didn’t know what to expect from it, but it was quite good. It’s really a … Continue reading →

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