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Playtime 2019

This year spring was for travel and summer was for theater, and I managed to have an enjoyable time. I saw a total of 21 plays this year, 12 productions of Shakespeare plays, and 8 other plays (one of them … Continue reading

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As You Like It Number Three

Tonight I saw the final play in my visit to OSF this year, which turned out to be the third production of As You Like It that I have seen this summer. This production was much less light hearted than … Continue reading

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Cambodian Rock Band Redux

This afternoon I did something I rarely do. I had so enjoyed Cambodian Rock Band earlier in my visit that I decided to see it again. I rationalized that since one of the key roles was being played by a … Continue reading

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Alice In Wonderland Against The Elements

Tonight I attended my last outdoor play at OSF in the Elizabethan Theatre, Alice in Wonderland, and it was a challenge all the way. The forecast looked bad as there was significant chance of rain during the time of the … Continue reading

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Hairspray

This evening I made my way back to OSF’s Angus Bowmer Theatre for my second play of the day, this time the musical Hairspray. It was fun and energetic with an upbeat story. The cast was great in terms of … Continue reading

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Mother Road

This afternoon I saw a new play by Octavio Solis at the Bowmer Theatre at OSF, Mother Road. It was like an echo of The Grapes of Wrath where a Mexican-American descendant of Tom Joad is located to return to … Continue reading

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All’s Well

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

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

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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Playtime 2018 — another enjoyable season of theater

In a theater season that ran a little shorter than previous years, despite having more free time, I still managed to have an enjoyable time at the theater. I saw a total of 18 plays this year, 10 productions of … Continue reading

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