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Blithely Run: Blithe Spirit Rehearsal Blog August 2
The following was written by Marketing & PR Manager Marilyn Langbehn. Stay tuned for more dispatches from inside rehearsals. Every Cal Shakes play has benchmarks on its path to the finished production our audiences will see on the Bruns stage. … Continue reading
Posted in Blithe Spirit, By Marilyn Langbehn (Marketing & PR Manager), Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Mark Rucker", "Noel Coward", "York Kennedy", Blithe Spirit, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, corrie bennett, Katehrine Roth, Orinda, outdoor theater, Performing Arts, Will MCCandless
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Ask Philippa: BLITHE SPIRIT Edition
Philippa Kelly, resident dramaturg for Cal Shakes and production dramaturg for Blithe Spirit, shares her thoughts on the current production, and invites your questions. Blithe Spirit runs August 8–September 2, 2012. In 1941 Noël Coward wrote Blithe Spirit, his gift to … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Philippa, Blithe Spirit, By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Mark Rucker", "Noel Coward", Blithe Spirit, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly
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Inside the Séance: Blithe Spirit Rehearsal Blog July 31
The following was written by Blithe Spirit Assistant Director Megan Sada. Stay tuned for more dispatches from inside the rehearsal room. The production and artistic teams and cast are back from their break early in anticipation of today’s visitor to … Continue reading
Posted in Blithe Spirit, By Megan Sada (Assistant Director), Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Mark Rucker", "Noel Coward", "Word for Word Performing Arts", Blithe Spirit, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Domenique Lozano, Orinda, outdoor theater, seance
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Séance Prep: Blithe Spirit Rehearsal Blog July 27
The following was written by Box Office Manager Robin Dolan. Stay tuned for weekly dispatches from the Blithe Spirit rehearsal room! In Blithe Spirit, chaos ensues after a British couple hosts a séance in their home. I have a friend Medusa who … Continue reading
Food for Thought: Blithe Spirit Rehearsal Blog July 18
The following was written by Director of Marketing and Communications Janet Magleby, after sitting in on rehearsals this week. Stay tuned for weekly dispatches from the room! As the Blithe Spirit rehearsal picks up after a ten-minute break in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blithe Spirit, By Janet Magleby (Director of Marketing & Communications), Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jon Moscone", "Jonathan Moscone", "Mark Rucker", "Noel Coward", Anthony Fusco, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, corrie bennett, Domenique Lozano, Jessica Kitchens, Orinda, outdoor theater, Rebekah Brockman, Rene Augesen, Will MCCandless
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The BLITHE SPIRIT Cocktail Contest
“Anybody can write books, but it takes an artist to make a dry martini that’s dry enough.” — Blithe Spirit As spirited comedies go, the work of Noël Coward tends to take the boozy cake. The current Cal Shakes script for Blithe Spirit, … Continue reading
Ask Philippa: SPUNK Edition
Philippa Kelly, resident dramaturg for Cal Shakes and production dramaturg for Spunk, shares her thoughts on the current production, and invites your questions. Spunk runs July 4–29, 2012. To honor … and adapt … Black southern dialect forms the living heartbeat of … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Philippa, By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Spunk
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "L. Peter Callender", "theater", arts education, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Chic Street Man, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, George C. Wolfe, Margo Hall, outdoor theater, Patricia McGregor, Philippa Kelly, Shakespeare, Spunk, Zora Neale Hurston
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Original Music from SPUNK
Here are a couple of original musical compositions by Anthony Michael Peterson, a.k.a. Tru, who plays Guitar Man in our upcoming production of Spunk. These tracks, recorded by Will McCandless, are similar to the original music Tru is adding to Chic Street … Continue reading
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Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", acoustic guitar, Anthony Michael Peterson, blues, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Chic Street Man, George C. Wolfe, Orinda, outdoor theater, Patricia McGregor, Spunk, Tru, ukulele, Will MCCandless, Zora Neale Hurston
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The Tempest Grove Talk
Listen to a podcast of a pre-performance The Tempest Grove Talk, presented by Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly. Podcast produced by Will McCandless. The Tempest runs through June 24, 2012.
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The Inspiration for THE TEMPEST
Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly reveals real-world inspiration for one of Shakespeare’s final plays. The Tempest has an unclear setting: We know simply that it takes place somewhere in the Mediterranean, since Alonso and Antonio are on their way back from … Continue reading
Posted in By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), The Tempest
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jon Moscone", "Jonathan Moscone", cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, Erika Chong Shuch, Michael Winters, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, Shakespeare, shipwreck, shipwrecks, The Sea Venture, The Tempest
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