Tag Archives: Shakespeare

It Begins Again

Posted on June 1, 2017 by djnpub

It’s been 8 months since I’ve written any blog posts, which probably indicates a big drop in extracurricular fun. After a couple of months of marathon traveling for work, the summer theater season kind of snuck up on me. So … Continue reading →

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Playtime 2016

Posted on September 26, 2016 by djnpub

In an extended season running spring through fall, I again managed to see quite a bit of theater this year. I again missed only Santa Cruz this summer. I saw a total of 20 plays this year, 14 Shakespeare plays, … Continue reading →

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Avant-garde Othello

Posted on September 22, 2016 by djnpub

On a cool fall evening, I saw the last play in CalShakes season, a very unconventional production of Othello. This was the first play directed by Eric Ting, the new Artistic Director, and probably foreshadows the nature of things to … Continue reading →

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Another Winter’s Tale

Posted on September 18, 2016 by djnpub

For the last play of this year’s OSF adventure, for the second time this summer, I saw a production of The Winter’s Tale. [Trailer] This was another excellent show making this week a solid seven out of seven wonderful plays. … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night

Posted on September 16, 2016 by djnpub

It seemed like so many plays to see when I first got here, but it’s flown by and I have only one more to see tomorrow night. This afternoon I saw a very funny production of Twelfth Night. [Trailer] This … Continue reading →

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Hamlet

Posted on September 15, 2016 by djnpub

In the morning of my 6th day in Ashland I did a little exploring and took a drive up Mt. Ashland experiencing some nice mountain scenery. In the evening I attended OSF’s exciting production of Hamlet. It seemed both traditional … Continue reading →

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Richard II

Posted on September 14, 2016 by djnpub

Tonight I saw OSF’s production of Richard II. [Trailer] This is basically as bread and butter of a Shakespeare history play is it gets, starting off the Henriad sequence of plays. This was a wonderful production, carried off by really … Continue reading →

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Time on Tomorrow :)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by djnpub

On my second day in Ashland, I saw one of the last two plays of Shakespeare’s canon that I’ve never seen before, Timon of Athens. Not quite knowing what to expect, I was treated to a powerful, entertaining tragedy. [Trailer, … Continue reading →

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Tempest

Posted on August 7, 2016 by djnpub

I saw the last play, on the last night of their season, of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival. It was The Tempest. It was a solid and enjoyable production. Two years ago I saw 3 productions of this play in one … Continue reading →

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Henry VI, Part II

Posted on July 31, 2016 by djnpub

Tonight I saw another of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s original practices productions. It was Henry VI, Part II. Like last year it was interesting to see this rough production where the actors have less preparation, and the stage is very … Continue reading →

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