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Category Archives: By Stefanie Kalem
Heavy Stuff, Played Lightly
Earlier this week we had the first-day-of-rehearsals “meet and greet” for the third show of the season, Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days. The production, starring four-time Best Actress Oscar nominee and renowned theater actress Marsha Mason (pictured at left) opposite Cal … Continue reading
Student reviews of PRIVATE LIVES coming soon…
Things have been incredibly busy around here, what with the successful opening of Private Lives (see Kevin Berne’s photo below, and the reviews on the PL page under “In the Press”), the shooting and editing of this fun, short patron-reaction … Continue reading
“Don’t Take Our Word for It!”(Or”Patrons on the Pavement”)
Before, during, and after the last preview performance of Romeo and Juliet, I wandered the Bruns Amphitheater grounds, camera in hand and Artistic intern extraordinaire Grace Vincent in tow, harassing patrons for their assessment of the current production. This video … Continue reading
Music to write corridos by…
Octavio Solis, who is adapting John Steinbeck’s The Pastures of Heaven for its world premiere on our Main Stage in 2010, sent me this list some time ago. It’s the playlist he put together to inspire his crafting of the … Continue reading
Presidents and Shakespeare
Last week, the New York Times ran an intriguing piece about Presidents and Shakespeare, moving from Obama–who cites Shakespeare’s Tragedies as a favorite book on his Facebook profile, but has yet to start quoting him directly–to the Bardophile Lincoln, and … Continue reading
2009 Season Artist Profile: A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s Aaron Posner
In the months leading up to our 2009 Main Stage season, we’ve been profiling the creative minds behind the season’s productions—Romeo and Juliet, Private Lives, Happy Days, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream—in our e-newsletters. For the March installment, we profiled … Continue reading
Posted in By Stefanie Kalem, Main Stage
Tagged "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Aaron Posner", "Anne Washburn", "Arcadia", "Chaim Potok", "Euripides", "Folger Shakespeare Theater", "Happy Days", "Man and Superman", "Marin Theatre Company", "Melissa Arctic", "My Name is Asher Lev", "Oresres", "Private Lives", "Romeo an dJuliet", "The Chosen", "The Misanthrope", "theater bay area", "Theatreworks, "Tom Stoppard", "Two River Theatre Company"
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2009 Season Designer Profile: Happy Days’ Todd Rosenthal
In the months leading up to our 2009 Main Stage season, we’ll be profiling the creative minds behind the season’s productions—Romeo and Juliet, Private Lives, Happy Days, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream—in our e-newsletters. For the February installment, we profiled … Continue reading
New Steinbeck project video
As mentioned on this blog several times late last year, Cal Shakes hosted our third Pastures of Heaven development workshop in December. Now, finally, here’s some video to prove it. Click on the screenshot to the right to be taken … Continue reading
Posted in By Stefanie Kalem, new works/new communities
Tagged ", "John Steinbeck", Pastures of Heaven
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Shoes, part two.
Naomi’s still going through the costume shop’s shoe supply. These are the latest to come prancing into the Bullpen. The difference between these and the last pair is that somebody’s actually taking these home. And yes, that IS a Dolly … Continue reading
Posted in By Stefanie Kalem
Tagged "costume shop", "Dolly Parton", "shoes", California Shakespeare Theater
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Totally ridiculous (brought to you by the blog formerly known as The Bullpen Blog)
Costume Director Naomi Arnst brought these out into the Bullpen today: She’s not sure why we have them–what production they were for, how we procured them, how long we’ve had them, et cetera. They’re made of lucite and plastic, a … Continue reading