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“Begin the Beguine”: Drive-in at Oakland Theater Project

“Begin the Beguine”: Drive-in at Oakland Theater Project

June 8, 2021 Philippa Kelly

Kathleen Collins, Dawn L. Troupe Summon Healing Spirits  by Philippa Kelly On Sunday night I saw the Oakland Theater Project’s “Begin the Beguine,” a drive-in experience in the carpark of the Flax building in Oakland. William Oliver III, a familiar and much-loved company member, was there to welcome us, directing traffic and helping everyone…

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Philippa Kelly

Philippa Kelly

February 3, 2021 Philippa Kelly

Philippa Kelly is Resident Dramaturg for the California Shakespeare Theater, Resident Dramaturg for Remote Theater, and production dramaturg for many regional theaters. She serves on the board of TheaterFirst and is professor and chair of English at the California Jazz Conservatory. Philippa’s Arden book, The King and I, illuminates King Lear through the lens…

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