August Wilson’s “Jitney” at The Old Globe
I was introduced to August Wilson by a Study of Filmed Played class at San Diego City College, in which we watched Fences, the film with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. Fences, set in the…
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“Hold These Truths” at the Lyceum Theatre
My whole family, including my mother and mother-in-law, went to see the San Diego Rep’s presentation of Hold These Truths at the Lyceum Theatre, at what used to be Horton Plaza downtown. The last time…
“Twelfth Night” and “On Golden Pond”
I took the family to see Twelfth Night at The Old Globe a few weeks ago. The show wasn’t part of the regular season; it was a special run presented as part of the Shiley…
“Sweat” at the Lyceum Theatre
Sweat by Lynn Nottage is something of a very-recent-history play about what the author calls “the de-industrial revolution,” a time at the turn of the 21st century when American factories closed down and blue-collar workers…
Welcome to 2019: Looking Back and Moving Forward
It’s my first MidLifeLit post of the new year, and it’s a bit late because holidays. In reviewing 2018, I realized I’d seen a whopping 18 live plays and musicals: Hamilton (San Diego Civic), Shrek…
Globe for All A Midsummer Night’s Dream
We went to the Central Library downtown to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream, staged by Globe for All. This wonderful program brings Shakespeare’s plays out of the theatre and into the community, with free live…
Julius Caesar at The Old Globe
I took the family to see Julius Caesar at The Old Globe. The show was part of The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program, so the performers were MFA candidates….
Macbeth at Coronado Playhouse
I took the family to see Macbeth at Coronado Playhouse, a wonderful community theatre on the water. Coronado Playhouse puts on one free classic show every year, usually Shakespeare since it’s in the public domain,…
Hamilton in San Diego, Opening Night
We took the family to see Hamilton, the mega-hit musical about the life and times of one of America’s founding fathers. We have two season tickets to the San Diego Civic Theatre (which we bought…
Globe for All Twelfth Night
Every year, as part of its relatively new Globe for All program, The Old Globe performs a Shakespeare play for free at various community venues. Twelfth Night is the third Globe for All performance our…