Philippa Kelly

The Mystery of Things – Mother Lear at the Cal Shakes Upper Grove

The Mystery of Things – Mother Lear at the Cal Shakes Upper Grove By Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly Shakespeare’s King Lear speaks profoundly to the mysteries of age, pride, loss, abandonment and love; and it has a mighty counterpart in Mother Lear, a brilliant two-person, 50-minute piece made and performed by Ava Roy and Courtney Walsh. Mother Lear’s […]

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Ramie Targoff, author of “Shakespeare’s Sisters,” in conversation with Philippa Kelly

Presented by Orinda Books, and co-sponsored with Cal Shakes and Mechanics’ Institute. Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 – 12:00pm Location: ONLINE Free Event, Register Here This remarkable work about women writers in the English Renaissance explodes our notion of the Shakespearean period by drawing us into the lives of four women who were committed to

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Photo of Cal Shakes' production of William Shakespare's "As You Like It" featuring the cast o f the 2017 Cast by Kevin Berne.

BUT WHERE ARE THE MOTHERS IN SHAKESPEARE? 

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: BUT WHERE ARE THE MOTHERS IN SHAKESPEARE?  By Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly In Shakespeare’s 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 on-stage in what would obviously be one of their more sympathetic roles: that of

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