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Jumping Into the Fire: An Understudy’s Tale
During the extension week of Liesl Tommy’s Hamlet this month, actor Nicholas Pelczar fell ill the morning of the Student Discovery Matinee, and his understudy, Philip Goleman, went on for him. This is his story. Everyone said, “Not what you expected … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Learning, Hamlet, Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "theater education", "theater", arts education, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, LeRoy McClain, Liesl Tommy, Nicholas Pelczar, Orinda, outdoor theater, Philip Goleman, Shakespeare, Zainab Jah
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Listen to Trish Tillman Talk About 32-Second Shakespeare
Here’s our own Director of Artistic Learning Trish Tillman on the air at FOX 101.1 FM in Salinas yesterday, talking with Mark Carbanaro about her 32-second Shakespeare at the Carmel Authors & Ideas Fest and our production of Hamlet.
Posted in Artistic Learning, By Trish Tillman (Director of Artistic Learning), Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Salinas", "Trish Tillman", arts education, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, Carmel, Carmel Authors & Ideas Festival, Mark Carbanaro, Shakespeare
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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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The Tempest Brings Out the Best in Student Audience … and Local Cows
Director of Artistic Learning Trish Tillman gives us an inside look at the first Student Matinee of The Tempest. We had our first Tempest matinee today, with a brand new group of Artistic Learning interns, and a really excited, … Continue reading
Posted in By Trish Tillman (Director of Artistic Learning), Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jon Moscone", "theater education", artistic learning, arts education, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Orinda, outdoor theater, Shakespeare, SMAT, Student Mattinee, The Tempest
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High School Drama… Naughty or Nice?
Marketing Intern Jessica Reinhardt sits in on her first in-school residency at Dougherty Valley High School’s drama class in San Roman, CA. As my second week at Cal Shakes began, I was antsy with anticipation for my first classroom residency … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Learning, Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "New Works/New Communities", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater education", "theater", "Trish Tillman", arts education, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, Dougherty Valley High, In-School Residency, internship, San Roman, Shakespeare
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Getting Back to Basics
Part Two in a new series by Marketing Intern Katie McGee as she participates in a Cal Shakes classroom residency. I went to bed Monday night eagerly awaiting my return to Northern Light for another dose of middle school Hamlet … Continue reading
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Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater education", "theater", "Trish Tillman", arts education, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, internship, Shakespeare
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S is for Shakespeare … and for Sharing
The final installment by Marketing Intern Katie McGee, documenting her participation in a Cal Shakes classroom residency. “Ummm…where’s my costume?” “What if I forget my lines?” Ahhh. The sounds of final performance day have arrived. Eager jitters spreading around the … Continue reading
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Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater education", "theater", "Trish Tillman", arts education, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, internship, outdoor theater, Shakespeare
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Hamlet: Smells Like Tween Spirit
Part One in a new series by Marketing Intern Katie McGee as she participates in a Cal Shakes classroom residency. What does Hamlet have in common with a group of middle schoolers? MAJOR angst and uncertainty about their futures. Right? … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Immersion Program, Uncategorized
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Hamlet: Blood in the Brain", "Professional Immersion Program", "theater education", "theater", arts education, cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, internship, Shakespeare
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Beginnings
A blog from Cal Shakes Director of Artistic Learning on the first day of class. I love the first day of class. I relish it. Kids are fresh to the work, unencumbered with expectations, hopeful, fearful, usually eager for something … Continue reading
Posted in Artistic Learning, By Trish Tillman (Director of Artistic Learning)
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Jay Yamada", "Jonathan Moscone", "theater education", "Trish Tillman", arts education, arts-integrated learning, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater
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