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Tag Archives: Theatre
Vietgone
Forcing myself out of bed earlier than I wanted to on a Saturday morning I undertook the 6 hour trek up to Ashland for a week of what will hopefully be great theater. This evening I saw the first play … Continue reading
You Never Can Tell
Tonight I saw the next play in the CalShakes season, George Bernard Shaw’s You Never Can Tell. This was an fun farcical play with some hardcore feminist/socialist views on women, marriage, families and children. The setting was transformed to a … Continue reading
Tempest
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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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Henry VI, Part II
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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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Troilus and Cressida
Tonight I saw one of the few Shakespeare plays I’ve never seen before, Troilus and Cressida. I’m not sure why it’s infrequently performed, and I didn’t know what to expect from it, but it was quite good. It’s really a … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
A Very Fun Comedy
Tonight I saw a very entertaining production of The Comedy of Errors at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in the outdoor Mary Rippon Theatre. The staging was basically in a french cabaret environment. The beginning included some songs and dancing which … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Equivocation
Another enjoyable day on my Colorado vacation. I went down to south Denver and had lunch with Kate and the kids. It was nice to see her again. She seems to be doing well despite some work drama and various … Continue reading
Cymbeline
Tonight I saw my my first play of my somewhat compact visit to this year’s Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Cymbeline. I really enjoyed it, despite some early reservations. The set was beautifully done inside the University Theater, the costumes were great, … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Persuasion
Tonight I saw the first play of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival’s summer season, Jane Austin’s Persuasion. This is the third, and last summer, LSF is doing a triptych pairing a Shakespeare play with a play based on a Jane Austin … Continue reading
Fences
Tonight I saw the next of the CalShakes productions of the summer, August Wilson’s Fences. It’s a relatively contemporary play about a black Pittsburgh family. It was a very engaging, compelling, drama. The entire story takes place around (mostly in … Continue reading