Tag Archives: Theatre

A Day in Boulder

Posted on July 19, 2014 by djnpub

I started the day with an aimless walk around Boulder from my motel. There was a path then led down to Boulder Creek, and across a bridge, then eventually to the Pearl Street mall. I had an unusually good breakfaast … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare in Boulder — Henry IV

Posted on July 18, 2014 by djnpub

Tonight I saw yet another Shakespeare play, from yet another (new for me) company. This time I was back at my alma matter for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s production of Henry IV, Part 1. Unexpectedly for me, this was another … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice among the vines

Posted on July 13, 2014 by djnpub

A lovely warm summer evening at Concannon vineyard provided occasion for another wonderful Livermore Shakespeare Festival production. This time Bob and I went and saw Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It was a fun presentation, and the cast did a … Continue reading →

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare — I like it

Posted on July 5, 2014 by djnpub

Tonight I saw another Shakespeare play, and another new festival for me. I saw Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s production of As You Like It. It was a bit of an adventure getting there, as I haven’t been to Santa Cruz in … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Week Continues

Posted on July 3, 2014 by djnpub

Tonight I saw my third Shakespeare play, produced by the third company, in less than a week. I saw CalShakes production of The Comedy of Errors. It was a very enjoyable production of this light comedy, and each of sets … Continue reading →

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More Shakespeare

Posted on June 29, 2014 by djnpub

For the second time in two days, I saw one of Shakespeare’s plays. This time it was The Taming of the Shrew, put on by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, a.k.a., Free Shakespeare in the Park. After seeing Friday night’s … Continue reading →

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Much Ado in Livermore

Posted on June 27, 2014 by djnpub

Tonight I saw my first Shakespeare play of the summer, and my first production of the Livermore Shakespeare Festival. It was a very enjoyable rendition of Much Ado About Nothing. The cast did a very good job, and while there … Continue reading →

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A Raisin in the Sun

Posted on May 29, 2014 by djnpub

There’s been a long drought of posts, which indicates my fun level has been at a very low ebb. But tonight I kicked-off the new CalShakes season seeing Lorraine Hansberry’s play from the late 1950s, A Raisin in the Sun. … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 15, 2013 by djnpub

After going though theater programs and old tickets I’d hoarded in a drawer for the last few decades, and organizing the information on a Shakespeare page on my blog, I realized that by the end of this summer I’d seen … Continue reading →

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Exit, pursued by a bear

Posted on October 3, 2013 by djnpub

Experiencing my 6th Shakespeare play of the year, tonight I saw my last CalShakes production of the season, A Winter’s Tale. It was a fun, if a bit offbeat, production. It featured much of the cast of last year’s Spunk. … Continue reading →

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