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Ashland Revisited — day 4

Posted on September 17, 2014 by djnpub

Another relaxing lazy day, recharging my batteries. I did a lot of reading (and some snoozing). In the evening, I headed over to the Elizabethan Theatre to see Into the Woods. This is a Sondheim musical based around a mashup … Continue reading →

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Ashland Revisited — day 3

Posted on September 16, 2014 by djnpub

After breakfast, I spent most of the day lazily relaxing. I guess I was more exhausted than I thought, but it was a good rest. I did a little reading, and was mostly a slug. This evening I went to … Continue reading →

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Crater Lake

Posted on September 15, 2014 by djnpub

They don’t do any plays at OSF on Monday, so I decided to take a little trip up and see Crater Lake. It took about 2 hours to get there from Ashland, with lots of driving on windy roads through … Continue reading →

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Ashland Revisited

Posted on September 14, 2014 by djnpub

Finally, time for a little break. I made my way back up to Ashland, Oregon, to have some relaxation, do some sightseeing, and see some more Shakespeare at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I did the long drive up fairly speedily … Continue reading →

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A Warm Midsummer Night

Posted on September 11, 2014 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the last play in CalShakes summer season, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was an unusually warm evening, and it was a nice production. The set was quite basic, but used effectively The initial monochrome backdrop for the … Continue reading →

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More Merry Wives

Posted on August 9, 2014 by djnpub

In the spirit of maxing-out on theater this summer, I took in a Saturday afternoon matinee performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. It was beautiful in the grove in the afternoon with all the green … Continue reading →

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Pygmalion

Posted on August 7, 2014 by djnpub

Tonight I saw CalShakes production of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, the play behind the musical My Fair Lady. It was a very well done play. It was very funny, but the social commentary was also very poignant. The acting was … Continue reading →

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Last Day in the High Country

Posted on July 22, 2014 by djnpub

With my last day of vacation, I woke up to beautiful blue skies in Frisco. With no particular plans I spent the morning in Frisco, going down to the edge of Dillon Reservoir after breakfast. The mountains and water around … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Mountains

Posted on July 21, 2014 by djnpub

My Colorado Shakespeare experiences behind me, I left Boulder to get a little time up in the mountains before my vacation ended. My Colorado luck continued to hold, and I didn’t get a nice clear blue skied day. Nevertheless, as … Continue reading →

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Another Busy Vacation Day

Posted on July 20, 2014 by djnpub

The third day of my little vacation started off with a trip down to Denver to go to the Denver Zoo with a friend, and two kids, 5 and 7. The downside was that it was a very hot day … Continue reading →

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