Tag: On the Scene

Undergrad Kate Irwin reviews TDPS production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard

Published date November 17, 2015

From October 23rd to November 1st, Cal’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies staged a production of Anton Chekhov’s last play The Cherry Orchard, adapted by Libby Appel and directed by Lura Dolas. English Major and Daily Cal columnist Kate Irwin had the opportunity to attend closing night; here is her review of the final showing. Losing everything, starting over, moving on: Discarding...

Review of Our Town at the Ashby Stage

Published date January 9, 2015

In “On the Scene,” a series on theater, we ask current graduate students with an interest in theater to review select local plays. The ninth piece in the series is a review by Christopher Patrick Miller of The Shotgun Players’ production of Our Town at the Ashby Stage.

Review of Harry Thaw Hates Everybody at the Ashby Stage

Published date November 3, 2014

In “On the Scene,” a series on theater, we ask current graduate students with an interest in theater to review select local plays. The eighth piece in the series is a review by Aileen Liu of The Shotgun Players’ production of Harry Thaw Hates Everybody at the Ashby Stage.

Review of Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom at The Ashby Stage

Published date September 14, 2014

The seventh piece in the “On the Scene” series is a review by Aileen Liu of The Shotgun Players’ production of Enda Walsh’s The New Electric Ballroom at the Ashby Stage.

Review of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at The Ashby Stage

Published date August 22, 2014

The sixth piece in the series is a review by Aileen Liu of The Shotgun Players’ production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at the Ashby Stage.

Review of Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness by The Shotgun Players

Published date January 2, 2014

In “On the Scene,” a new series for the blog, we ask current graduate students with an interest in theater to review select local plays. The fifth piece in the series is a review by Alek Jeziorek of Shotgun Players’ production of Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness at Ashby Stage.

Shotgun Players’ Strangers, Babies: “Injured things can survive.”

Published date October 30, 2013

The fourth piece in the series is a review by Alek Jeziorek of Shotgun Players’ production of Strangers, Babies, directed by Jon Tracy.

“Thy zeal deserves a miracle”: A Winter’s Tale at CalShakes

Published date October 8, 2013

The third piece in the series is a review by CFS. Creasy of Cal Shakes’s production of A Winter’s Tale, directed by Patricia McGregor.

If Chekhov Had a Laugh Track: Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Published date October 2, 2013

The second piece in the series is a review by Jonathan Shelley of the Berkeley Rep’s production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play.

Bonnie and Clyde: On the Run with the Shotgun Players at Ashby Stage

Published date September 11, 2013

In a new series for the blog, we ask current graduate students with an interest in theater to review select local plays. The first piece in the series is a review by Alek Jeziorek of the Shotgun Players’ performance of Bonnie & Clyde.