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Blithe Spirit and the Spirits

Posted on August 23, 2012 by skalem

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 →

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Blithe Spirit Grove Talk

Posted on August 23, 2012 by skalem

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.

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Igniting a Spark

Posted on August 16, 2012 by skalem

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 →

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Blithely Run: Blithe Spirit Rehearsal Blog August 2

Posted on August 3, 2012 by skalem

The following was written by Marketing & PR Manager Marilyn Langbehn. Stay tuned for more dispatches from inside rehearsals. Every Cal Shakes play has benchmarks on its path to the finished production our audiences will see on the Bruns stage. … Continue reading →

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Ask Philippa: BLITHE SPIRIT Edition

Posted on August 2, 2012 by skalem

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 →

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Inside the Séance: Blithe Spirit Rehearsal Blog July 31

Posted on July 31, 2012 by skalem

The following was written by Blithe Spirit Assistant Director Megan Sada. Stay tuned for more dispatches from inside the rehearsal room. The production and artistic teams and cast are back from their break early in anticipation of today’s visitor to … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: Blithe Spirit Rehearsal Blog July 18

Posted on July 20, 2012 by skalem

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 →

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The BLITHE SPIRIT Cocktail Contest

Posted on July 9, 2012 by skalem

“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 →

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Shakespeare!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by skalem

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 →

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Ask Philippa: Off-season Edition!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by skalem

Philippa Kelly, Resident Dramaturg for Cal Shakes, shares her thoughts and answers your questions on our upcoming 2012 season programming and about productions past. Throughout his 20-year writing career, Shakespeare was fascinated with metaphors of rehearsing and scripting: the very … Continue reading →

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