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Tag Archives: Ashland
Henry V
I ended my visit to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with a wonderful production of Henry V. This completed the Henriad tetralogy that started in 2016 with Richard II and the two parts of Henry IV that I saw last year. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashland, Shakespeare, Theatre
The Book Of Will
For my last outdoor production in the Elizabethan Theatre this visit, I saw a new play The Book of Will. It told the story of how, a few years after William Shakespeare’s death, his friends got together and tried to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashland, Shakespeare, Theatre
Romeo and Juliet
Tonight I returned to the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre to see one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, Romeo and Juliet. I guess by categorizing it as a favorite, I set the bar higher for my expectations. This production had some weaknesses … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashland, Shakespeare, Theatre
Othello
This evening I trekked back to the Angus Bowmer Theatre to see OSF’s production of Othello. As I’ve said before, among all Shakespeare’s tragedies, this one bothers me the most because ultimately a good guy is brought down by a … Continue reading
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Snow in Midsummer
This afternoon I attended a matinee in the Bowmer Theatre of the next play in my OSF visit, Snow in Midsummer. This was a modern play, based on an old Chinese story, that dealt with injustice and vengeance, and it … Continue reading
Sense and Sensibility
Today I attended a matinee in the Bowmer Theatre of the next play in my OSF visit, Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility. I had seen this a year or so ago at the Livermore Shakespeare Festival, but I didn’t really … Continue reading
Love’s Labor’s Lost Again
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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Tagged Ashland, Shakespeare, Theatre
Red Ball Sun … or the best-laid plans
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
Playtime 2017 — a terrific season
In another extended season running into the fall, I managed to see quite a bit of theater this year and hit some fun milestones as well. I saw a total of 21 plays this year, 14 productions of Shakespeare plays, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashland, Shakespeare, Theatre
The Odyssey
Superb! This has been quite a week+ of wonderful plays at OSF, and it ended with an outstanding production of Homer’s The Odyssey. It was the longest play of this trip, but there’s a lot of story to pack into … Continue reading