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Tag Archives: Theatre
Hamlet in an empty swimming pool
Tonight I saw the last CalShakes play of the season, Hamlet. It was a very interesting production. The set was basically a rundown abandoned swimming pool, that I subsequently learned probably symbolized the decrepit state of a formerly glorious kingdom. … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Blithe Spirit
Tonight I saw a production of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit at CalShakes. It was a light humorous play that was really well executed. The stage was fixed in a English household interior, and the actors did an excellent job of … Continue reading
Spunk
Nice. A great evening of theater at the Bruns. Tonight I saw CalShakes production of Spunk, a fairly modern play adapted by George C. Wolfe from three stories by Zora Neale Hurston. The all African-American cast was outstanding, including a … Continue reading
The Tempest
Tonight I finally restarted my Shakespeare diet of the year with CalShakes production of The Tempest. Due to some sickness and travel, only two of us were there, Bill W and me. But it was a good start to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Wonderfully Taming the Shrew
Tonight I saw my last play of the CalShakes season (perhaps my last Shakespeare play of the year), The Taming of the Shrew. Always one of my favorites, this was a fantastic production. It was somewhat contemporized, but it came … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Candida
Tonight I saw my first play in a while (going through withdrawal after leaving DC). It was CalShakes production of George Bernard Shaw’s Candida. I enjoyed it very much. It took me a little while to get into it, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
Washington Adventures
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The Verona Project
I got together with the old crew for a California Shakespeare outing for the first time in quite a while. They even convinced Jeff to come along. This was CalShakes production of a new play, The Verona Project. This was … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, Theatre
The Merchant of Venice
Tonight I saw the final play of my DC adventure, and my final play in this year’s Shakespeare Theatre Company season, [The Most Excellent History of] The Merchant of Venice. Upon seeing this, I was reminded of why it is … Continue reading
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Tagged DC, Shakespeare, Theatre
Bootycandy
Tonight I saw my last play in the Woolly Mammoth season, Bootycandy. It consisted of a collection of sketches (which ultimately were revealed to be interconnected) that appeared to be comedic on the surface, but covered challenging aspects of race, … Continue reading