Tag Archives: Shakespeare

More Merry Wives

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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Another Busy Vacation Day

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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A Day in Boulder

I started the day with an aimless walk around Boulder from my motel. There was a path then led down to Boulder Creek, and across a bridge, then eventually to the Pearl Street mall. I had an unusually good breakfaast … Continue reading

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Shakespeare in Boulder — Henry IV

Tonight I saw yet another Shakespeare play, from yet another (new for me) company. This time I was back at my alma matter for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s production of Henry IV, Part 1. Unexpectedly for me, this was another … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare — I like it

Tonight I saw another Shakespeare play, and another new festival for me. I saw Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s production of As You Like It. It was a bit of an adventure getting there, as I haven’t been to Santa Cruz in … Continue reading

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Shakespeare Week Continues

Tonight I saw my third Shakespeare play, produced by the third company, in less than a week. I saw CalShakes production of The Comedy of Errors. It was a very enjoyable production of this light comedy, and each of sets … Continue reading

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More Shakespeare

For the second time in two days, I saw one of Shakespeare’s plays. This time it was The Taming of the Shrew, put on by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, a.k.a., Free Shakespeare in the Park. After seeing Friday night’s … Continue reading

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Much Ado in Livermore

Tonight I saw my first Shakespeare play of the summer, and my first production of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival. It was a very enjoyable rendition of Much Ado About Nothing. The cast did a very good job, and while there … Continue reading

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A Raisin in the Sun

There’s been a long drought of posts, which indicates my fun level has been at a very low ebb. But tonight I kicked-off the new CalShakes season seeing Lorraine Hansberry’s play from the late 1950s, A Raisin in the Sun. … Continue reading

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After going though theater programs and old tickets I’d hoarded in a drawer for the last few decades, and organizing the information on a Shakespeare page on my blog, I realized that by the end of this summer I’d seen … Continue reading

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