Tag Archives: Shakespeare

I saw the last play of CalShakes season, King Lear. It was very well done. Tony Heald (from OSF and Silence of the Lambs) played Lear, and he did an amazing job. It was a nice, unseasonably warm night. The … Continue reading →

Tonight I saw the last play of the Jonathan Moscone era at CalShakes. It was a modern farcical comedy entitled The Mystery of Irma Vep, by Charles Ludlam. I was joined by Bill and Andy, and Andy pointed out it … Continue reading →

Alas, my brief mile high Shakespeare vacation is coming to an end all too soon. Tonight I saw my last play of this visit to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Henry V. It was a wonderful, flawlessly acted production. The actor … Continue reading →

Tonight I saw a fantastic production of Othello in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. I don’t like the idea of the story of Othello, basically because the good people are brought down by the bad … Continue reading →

After flying in from the Bay Area, I made my way up to Boulder for an exciting, enjoyable, evening of theater. This represented two firsts for me. I saw the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s production of Henry VI, Part 1, one … Continue reading →

On a surprisingly cool evening (for July in the valley) I saw the second play of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival, As You Like It. They did a great job. I’m liking the little stage more and more. This time there … Continue reading →

Tonight I saw the next play in CalShakes season, Life is a Dream, a play from the Spanish Golden Age, by a near contemporary of Shakespeare, Pedro Calderón del la Barca. I enjoyed it. The stage stage was spare, but … Continue reading →

Tonight, before the 4th of July weekend kicks-in, I saw San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s production of Romeo and Juliet, i.e., this season’s Free Shakespeare in the Park. The stage seemed pretty similar in structure to last years except for the … Continue reading →

I started the day with a nice breakfast and walk along the Pearl Street Mall, then tonight I saw the second play of this season’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and the first Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. It was a … Continue reading →

I made my way back to Colorado to see some plays, some mountains, and some friends. After a morning flight, a brief nap, and a dinner at The Sink, I went to my first Colorado Shakespeare Festival play of the … Continue reading →