The Colorado Shakespeare Festival last staged “The Tempest” in 2007. By John Moore When you schedule your every summer around pretty much the same 400-year-old canon, you can understand why the Colorado Shakespeare Festival is pretty excited about a major development coming next summer at … the concession stand. The nation’s second-oldest Shakespeare fest will… Continue reading Colorado Shakes 2014 will feature Henrys, Hamlet-hating and hooch
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60-second review: Colorado Shakes’ “Midsummer” and “Macbeth”
By John Moore June 30, 2013 The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s two 2013 mainstage outdoor offerings could not be more different. But they do have one thing in common (and I don’t mean that shared unit set): There are moments in both when I sat agape, asking myself, “Did they really just go there?” Oh, yes,… Continue reading 60-second review: Colorado Shakes’ “Midsummer” and “Macbeth”
Arvada-bound Philip Sneed: The entrance/exit interview
By John Moore Jan. 27, 2013 Philip Sneed loves the symmetry of it all: His first two professional jobs were with the Arvada Center and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Fast-forward more than 30 years, and now his two most recent jobs are with the Arvada Center and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Although his professional… Continue reading Arvada-bound Philip Sneed: The entrance/exit interview
Breaking news: Phil Sneed leaving Colorado Shakes for Arvada Center
By John Moore Jan. 14, 2013 Colorado Shakespeare Festival producing artistic director Philip Sneed announced today he is leaving the nation’s second-oldest Shakespeare festival after seven years to succeed Gene Sobczak as executive director of the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities. That’s the money job. Rod Lansberry remains the Arvada Center’s artistic director. But… Continue reading Breaking news: Phil Sneed leaving Colorado Shakes for Arvada Center