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Tag Archives: “Jonathan Moscone”
Ask Philippa: Off-Season Edition
Philippa Kelly, resident dramaturg for Cal Shakes, invites your questions about our 2013 season, which begins May 29. Subscriptions and FlexPasses on sale now. Just because the Main Stage season closes, it doesn’t mean we at Cal Shakes are suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Philippa, By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Main Stage
Tagged "Amanda Dehnert", "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Hamlet", "Jonathan Moscone", "Oscar Wilde", American Night, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Christopher Liam Moore, Culture Clash, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, Lady Windermere's Fan, outdoor theater, Paloma McGregor, Patricia McGregor, Philippa Kelly, Richard Montoya, romeo and juliet, Shakespeare, Spunk, The Ballad of Juan Jose, The Verona Project, Winter's Tale
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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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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 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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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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Moscone and Norris at PlayGround’s Benefit & Awards Night
Hot on the heels of his “tending to his faithful flock like a preacher saving souls….on fire as he proclaimed his theatrical gospel,” at our gala, Cal Shakes Artistic Director Jonathan Moscone will emcee PlayGround’s 2012 Benefit & Awards Night … Continue reading
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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