Tag Archives: Shakespeare

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Posted on August 4, 2018 by djnpub

I began the day with a drive down to south Denver where I had lunch with my old friend Kate. It was nice to catch up and hear how things have been going. Afterwards I made my way back up … Continue reading →

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Boulder/Richard III

Posted on August 1, 2018 by djnpub

After three days in the high country I drove back down to Boulder, while not exactly low, it was 4000′ lower in altitude, and I seem to have more energy. I chose to stay at an interesting Airbnb, which seems … Continue reading →

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The Winter’s Tale

Posted on July 22, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the second and final play in the Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s season, The Winter’s Tale. It was a very good production, particularly considering the minimalist staging available in the Wente setting. The acting was solid, and the play … Continue reading →

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Another Midsummer Night

Posted on July 7, 2018 by djnpub

For the second night in a row, I went out to see a play. This time it was my first Shakespeare play of the summer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which was this year’s San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Free Shakespeare in … Continue reading →

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Quixote Nuevo

Posted on June 21, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight was the beginning of this year’s theater season for me, with the first CalShakes play of the year, Octavio Solis’ Quixote Nuevo. This was a world premiere production of this play by a noted Latino playwright, adapted from the … Continue reading →

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Playtime 2017 — a terrific season

Posted on October 15, 2017 by djnpub

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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The Last Hamlet (at least for a while)

Posted on October 12, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I took BART and trekked into the city to see what will likely be my last play of the year, Hamlet at A.C.T. This is the 3rd production of Hamlet I’ve seen this season, maybe 3rd-and-a-half if you count … Continue reading →

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Measure for Measure

Posted on September 28, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the last play of this year’s CalShakes season, Measure for Measure. I hadn’t seen this play in a long time, and this was a pretty good production. It was a pleasant evening for almost October, and I … Continue reading →

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Merry Wives

Posted on September 20, 2017 by djnpub

Tonight I saw a very enjoyable production of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor in the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre. It was very funny and comical as expected. Falstaff, the supposed super-randy old man was played by a woman, K.T. Vogt. … Continue reading →

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The Day of Henry

Posted on September 15, 2017 by djnpub

After a brief 3 1/2 hour break, this evening I returned to the Thomas Theatre, and saw OSF’s production of Henry IV, Part 2. This was a lot of Henry IV in one day, but it was a great way … Continue reading →

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