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A Haunted HAMLET
Blithe Spirit has been such a witty whirlwind that things got a little behind in the Hamlet department around here. As a result, here’s a belated combo blog, featuring impressions from a lunch the marketing department had with director Liesl Tommy, … Continue reading
Posted in By Janet Magleby (Director of Marketing & Communications), By Stefanie Kalem, Hamlet, Main Stage, Professional Immersion Program
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Hamlet", "Jonathan Moscone", cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Clint Ramos, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, Jessica Kitchens, LeRoy McClain, Liesl Tommy, Oregon Shakespeare Theater, OSF, Party People, Philippa Kelly, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare
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Blithe Spirit and the Spirits
Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly on the Spiritualist movement and the origin of the word “ghost.” Where did Coward get his interest in Spiritualism? Most importantly (and this information is supplied by Cal Shakes’ own Robin Dolan), Coward had a housekeeper … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Orinda, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, Spiritualism
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Blithe Spirit Grove Talk
Click on the arrow below to listen to a podcast of a pre-performance Blithe Spirit Grove Talk, presented by Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly. Podcast produced by Will McCandless. Blithe Spirit runs through September 2, 2012.
Posted in Blithe Spirit, By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Main Stage
Tagged "Annie Smart", "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Mark Rucker", "Noel Coward", Blithe Spirit, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, Orinda, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly
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A Grove Talk Speaker Is Born
Box Office Manager Robin Dolan blogs about doing her first-ever Grove Talk, for Blithe Spirit. I’ve always wanted to do a grove talk: I’m one of those odd people who love public speaking; I also love an excuse to research … Continue reading
Igniting a Spark
Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly offers more contextual information on the writing of Blithe Spirit, on our stage now through September 2, 2012. Despite its having nothing to do with war, Noël Coward very much saw Blithe Spirit as a war … Continue reading
Posted in Blithe Spirit, By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Mark Rucker", "Noel Coward", "theater", cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, World War, WWII
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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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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 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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