CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY OPENED THE FINAL SHOW of its 2013-14 season Saturday with a fresh and lovely rendering of the Bard’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Director Shana Cooper incorporates dance and other directed movement into the production, lending a graceful aspect to this zany, mixed-up fantasy about four pairs of lovers who all seem to […]
On the Stage: Cal Shakes casts ‘Raisin’ in a universal light
CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY OPENED its 40th summer season last week with the American classic, “A Raisin in the Sun,” demonstrating that playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s depiction of the Younger family’s struggles in 1950s Chicago reflects a universal American theme. The title itself suggests that universal aspect, taken as it is from a line of the Langston […]