Tag Archives: Shakespeare

Tonight I was joined by Bob in driving up to see the last play of the CalShakes season, Lear. This was a new adaptation/translation of King Lear by local playwright Marcus Gardley, set in the SF Filmore District of the … Continue reading →

Tonight I saw a Shakespeare-adjacent play at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Book of Will. It’s hard for me to say how much I loved this play. I had seen it once before, a few years ago in Ashland, and … Continue reading →

I finally got to start the Shakespeare part of this trip. After a false start with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, with my first play being canceled (later rescheduled) due to a Covid outbreak, I finally managed to see some theater … Continue reading →

Tonight I again joined Bob and went and saw another play from the SPARC Theater, Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. I’ve always found the plot somewhat silly, but I guess that’s what makes it a classic comedy of mistaken identity. … Continue reading →

Tonight I saw my first theater production of the year, and my first CalShakes production since 2019 as they’ve been locked down a long time. This was a last-minute decision when I realized they were only going to be doing … Continue reading →

Tonight I saw my first Shakespeare play of the year at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was a warm night, but there was a forecast of possible rain so I brought my jacket. After I was … Continue reading →

One of my big disappointments in this year of pandemic lockdown was the cancellation of all of the Shakespeare festivals I normally would have attended during the summer and into the fall. But this afternoon, I got to experience a … Continue reading →

Tonight I trekked up to Orinda for the last CalShakes play of the year (and my final scheduled play of the year), Macbeth. Although it’s been quite hot at home, it was pretty cool up at the theater. The play … Continue reading →