By John Moore CultureWest.Org is endeavoring to make short films out of all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets, each featuring actors with Colorado connections. The artistic intent is primarily to further CultureWest’s mission to spotlight the local theatre community and their current or upcoming productions. It’s also an attempt to promote Shakespeare education in a fun… Continue reading The Denver Sonnets Project, No. 124: Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s ‘The Tempest’
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Colorado Shakes 2014 will feature Henrys, Hamlet-hating and hooch
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
Photos: Opening Night at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Macbeth’
To see caption information for any photo above, or to see the gallery if watching on a mobile phone, click here. (The information is posted on the lower-left corner of each photo.) Or just click the “show info” option on any photo. By John Moore July 4, 2013 Opening No. 89: Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “Macbeth”:… Continue reading Photos: Opening Night at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Macbeth’
Photos: My night at Colorado Shakes’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
To see caption information on each photo above, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore June 12, 2013 Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Even if you’ve seen Shakespeare’s most popular title before, you likely haven’t seen it with a Hermia… Continue reading Photos: My night at Colorado Shakes’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
2013 theater photo series: It’s Opening Night in Colorado
By John Moore Jan. 1, 2014 Welcome to my 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the scenes on opening nights in Colorado theater. This series includes one representative shot from 151 of the performances we saw 2013. The intent was to allow the reader a window into a part of the… Continue reading 2013 theater photo series: It’s Opening Night in Colorado
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