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Tag Archives: romeo and juliet
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
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An Artistic Learning Valentine: R&J in Suburbia
Last week we heard from Eli Wirtschafter, a former Cal Shakes Conservatory student—that’s him on the right, playing Berowne in Love’s Labour’s Lost in 2009, the summer after his senior year of high school. Eli is now studying at UC … Continue reading
Review Cal Shakes: Help Us Make a Difference for Bay Area Youth
Are you a fan of Cal Shakes? Have you been moved by a performance at the Bruns, or touched by an experience you or your child had in one of our camps, classes, Student Discovery Matinees, or talkbacks? If so, … Continue reading
Jim Carpenter wins Best Bay Area Actor award!
Cal Shakes Associate Artist and fellow blogger James Carpenter was just honored by the East Bay Express as part of their annual “Best of the East Bay” issue. Carpenter was lauded for—among other Bay Area portrayals—his roles in Cal Shakes’ … Continue reading
“Don’t Take Our Word for It!”(Or”Patrons on the Pavement”)
Before, during, and after the last preview performance of Romeo and Juliet, I wandered the Bruns Amphitheater grounds, camera in hand and Artistic intern extraordinaire Grace Vincent in tow, harassing patrons for their assessment of the current production. This video … Continue reading
The interns are blogging! The interns are blogging!
Now that the opening night of Romeo and Juliet is behind us—and the 2009 season opening, as well—the young ladies and gentlemen of Cal Shakes’ Professional Immersion Program (PIP) have had a moment to catch their collective breath. And, of … Continue reading
Pulling Strings
Thomas Azar (Benvolio) reports from Romeo and Juliet tech: Tech week: the time when the magic of theater is carefully, painstakingly constructed. All of the planning, all of the rehearsing… now we get to see how far we really have … Continue reading
Letters from Verona
This is the second actor blog of the season; this one is written by Marilet Martinez, a member of the Romeo and Juliet ensemble who is also serving as Assistant to the Choreographer, MaryBeth Cavanaugh. It’s hot here! No really, … Continue reading
First actor blog of the season! Or, insights from inside the warehouse
What follows is our first actor blog of 2009. This one is by Thomas Azar, who plays Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, currently in rehearsals. Tom also portrayed Valentine and Curio in 2008’s Twelfth Night (yes, he was one of … Continue reading
Coming Soon: Romeo and Juliet Actor Blogs!
Watch this space for blogs from inside the rehearsal hall.And have you seen our freshly launched play pages yet?