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Category Archives: Main Stage
Spunk Cocktail Contest
Spunk will grace the Bruns stage with joyous poetic language, powerful movement, and the wailing sounds of the blues this July. What similarly flavorful and fulfilling cocktail would you wish to sip while soaking up the Spunk experience? Invent a … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Immersion Program, Spunk
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "theater", bourbon, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, cocktail contest, contest, George C. Wolfe, Orinda, outdoor theater, Shakespeare, Spunk, young professionals party, Zora, Zora Neale Hurston
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Meeting and Greeting the Story Inside Us All
Marketing Intern Jessica Reinhardt offers a look into the Spunk meet and greet with Director Patricia McGregor and cast. “There is no agony like hearing the untold story inside of you.”—Spunk The rehearsal space at Cal Shakes was abuzz with … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Immersion Program, Spunk, Uncategorized
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "meet and greet", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater", Anthony Peterson, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Patricia McGregor, Poloma McGregor, Spunk, Spunk Cast, Tru, Tru "Guitar Man", Zora Neale Hurston
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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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From Romance to Revenge
Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly on Prospero’s and other’s journeys in The Tempest. The Tempest is a “Romance” play, best illustrated in relationship to King Lear, written six years before in 1605. Lear is a tragedy that leaves its audiences in a diminished Britain … Continue reading
Posted in By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), The Tempest
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jon Moscone", "Jonathan Moscone", "King Lear", "Stefanie Kalem", "Word for Word Performing Arts", cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, Michael Winters, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, Prospero, Shakespeare, The Tempest
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Where Are the Mothers in Shakespeare?
Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly muses on maternal absences in The Tempest and other Shakespeare plays. In Renaissance times the mother was the family member principally involved with her children’s education and upbringing. Yet in Renaissance drama older women were rarely represented … Continue reading
Posted in By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), The Tempest
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jonathan Moscone", "Moscone", "Pericles", "theater", "Word for Word Performing Arts", cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, Shakespeare, The Tempest
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How many goodly creatures are there here!
Stage Management PIP Alex Kimmel offers a window into the Tempest rehearsal hall. I’m Alex and I’ve just completed my first week as an SM intern at Cal Shakes! Three cheers to Erin, Andrea, Katie, Jess, Kendall, and Jessica—all the … Continue reading
Posted in Main Stage, Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Catherine Castellanos", "intern", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater internship bay area", "Theater internship", cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, corrie bennett, internship, Orinda, outdoor theater, scamels, Shakespeare, The Tempest
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Ask Philippa: THE TEMPEST Edition
Philippa Kelly, resident dramaturg for Cal Shakes and production dramaturg for The Tempest, shares her thoughts on the current production, and invites your questions. The Tempest runs May 30–June 24, 2012. The Tempest is a “Romance” play, best introduced in relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Philippa, By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Main Stage, The Tempest
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jon Moscone", "Jonathan Moscone", "Moscone", "theater education", "theater", Ask Philippa, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, Shakespeare, The Tempest
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare!
In honor of William Shakespeare’s 448th birthday (celebrated today, even though he was baptized on April 26), here are a list of Cal Shakes/Shakespeare/Jonathan Moscone factoids, courtesy of Board Member and unofficial Cal Shakes photographer Jay Yamada. (These numbers include the … Continue reading
Posted in Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jon Moscone", "Jonathan Moscone", "Mark Rucker", Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Festival, California Shakespeare Theater, Daniel Fish, Joel Sass, outdoor theater, Shakespeare
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Spy for a Day
The latest report from Marketing Intern Katie McGee. OK, I’m about to unleash a few personal secrets. 1) I have always idolized Harriet the Spy. 2) I have a soft spot for Groucho Marx glasses. 3) Sometimes when I am … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Learning, Main Stage, Professional Immersion Program, Uncategorized
Tagged "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jay Yamada", "Professional Immersion Program", arts education, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, internship, outdoor theater
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The Triangle Lab: What’s in a Name?
A report on the naming of our partnership with Intersection, courtesy of Partnership Project Director Rebecca Novick. Last August, I was invited by Jonathan Moscone and Deborah Cullinan (executive director of Intersection for the Arts) to help develop the partnership … Continue reading
Posted in By Rebecca Novick, Main Stage, new works/new communities, Spunk, Triangle Lab
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "community engagement", "Jon Moscone", "Jonathan Moscone", "Moscone", "Sean San Jose", "theater", andrew mellon foundation, Bruns Amphitheater, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, campo sant, Deborah Cullinan, Intersection for the Arts, Luis Alfaro, new play development, Orinda, outdoor theater, Rebecca Novick, Shakespeare, Zora
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