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Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!
Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly presents a birthday meditation on the late, great one who gave us our name. Today is Shakespeare’s birthday (also nominated as his death day 52 years later). William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to John Shakespeare … Continue reading
Season Artist Profile: Paloma McGregor
In the months leading up to the start of our 2013 Main Stage season, I am once again profiling the creative minds behind our productions. The final installment of the 2013 Season Artist Profile series introduces you to choreographer Paloma McGregor, whose movement … Continue reading
Posted in A Winter's Tale, By Stefanie Kalem, Main Stage, Spunk
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "theater", A Winter's Tale, Angela's Pulse, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Danspace Project, DraftWork, Jerome Foundation, Loving v. Virginia, Orinda, outdoor theater, Paloma McGregor, Patricia McGregor, Shakespeare, Spunk, St. Croix
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What Does It Take to Awaken Your Faith? A Note from the Director of A WINTER’S TALE
Director Patricia McGregor’s early thoughts on her fall 2013 production of A Winter’s Tale. What does it take to awaken your faith? At some point in our lives, each one of us is sure to have suffered from the diseased … Continue reading
Season Artist Profile: Richard Montoya
In the months leading up to our 2013 Main Stage season, I will once again be profiling the fertile minds behind the season’s productions—American Night, Romeo and Juliet, Lady Windermere’s Fan, and A Winter’s Tale—in our e-newsletters. For the inaugural … Continue reading
Posted in American Night, By Stefanie Kalem, Main Stage, Season Artist Profiles, Uncategorized
Tagged "Amy Freed", "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Octavio Solis", American Night, American Revolutions, cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Campo Santo, cesar chavez, Culture Clash, history play, luis valdez, Lynn Nottage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Orinda, OSF, outdoor theater, Richard Montoya, teatro campesino, The Ballad of Juan Jose
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Associate Artist Roundup: Scrooge, the Circus, and a Baby
It’s time for our annual shout-out to the theatrical antics our talented Associate Artist company is up to during the winter months. L. Peter Callender is in the midst of directing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which opens January … Continue reading
Posted in Associate Artists, By Stefanie Kalem, The Taming of the Shrew, Uncategorized
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Pericles", "theater education", "theater", cal shakes, California Shakespeare Theater, Orinda, outdoor theater, Shakespeare
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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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HAMLET Grove Talk
Click on the arrow below to listen to a podcast of a pre-performance Hamlet Grove Talk, presented by Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly. Podcast produced by Will McCandless. Hamlet has been extended; the production runs through October 21, 2012.
Posted in By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Hamlet, Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Hamlet", cal shakes, California Shakespeare Festival, California Shakespeare Theater, Clint Ramos, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, LeRoy McClain, Liesl Tommy, Orinda, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, Shakespeare
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Death and Revenge in Hamlet
Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly on grief and vengeance in Hamlet and beyond. Hamlet returns from Wittenberg to honor his father’s death, and is suddenly confronted with his father’s ghost. Immediately, it seems, he is roused (or provoked) to an act … Continue reading
Posted in By Philippa Kelly (dramaturg), Hamlet, Main Stage
Tagged "bay area theater", "California Shakespeare Thetaer", "CalShakes", "Hamlet", "Professional Immersion Program", cal shakes, Cal Shakes Artistic Learning, California Shakespeare Theater, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturgy, Liesl Tommy, Orinda, outdoor theater, Philippa Kelly, 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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