Tag Archives: Theatre

American Night

Posted on June 6, 2013 by djnpub

Tonight I saw the first play of this year’s CalShakes season, American Night, The Ballad of Juan José. It was great to get out and see some live theater again. This was a very modern play built around a Mexican … Continue reading →

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Hamlet in an empty swimming pool

Posted on September 27, 2012 by djnpub

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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Blithe Spirit

Posted on August 16, 2012 by djnpub

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 →

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Spunk

Posted on July 12, 2012 by djnpub

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 →

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The Tempest

Posted on June 7, 2012 by djnpub

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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Wonderfully Taming the Shrew

Posted on September 29, 2011 by djnpub

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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Candida

Posted on August 18, 2011 by djnpub

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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Washington Adventures

Posted on August 6, 2011 by djnpub

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The Verona Project

Posted on July 14, 2011 by djnpub

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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The Merchant of Venice

Posted on June 23, 2011 by djnpub

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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