Archive for the '20th Anniversary Memories' Category

10 Feb

Lesley's year-end letter to the company

Dear All:   Now that our season is finally over — including our quickest ever strike (I picked trash and screws out of the gravel backstage for two hours yesterday while Bob and Mark shoved the last of the heavy … Continue reading

20 Jul

MSC Memory – Filthy Shakespeare

“Shakespeare…was a walking, talking, breathing sexual pun. His name meant Wanker – to shake one’s spear. His Christian name was a pun on prick, cunt and sexual desire. But the names also meant someone strong and courageous. And with this … Continue reading

20 Jul

MSC Memory – Some of our Favorite Actors

We’ve been bringing our children and their friends since our children were 6 and 9 (10 seasons ago).  Not being very cultured or well-read ourselves, we were skeptical but figured “What could we lose at a Pay What You Will … Continue reading

20 Jul

MSC Memory – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

2007′s Complete Works was an All-Star cast!  Darren Bridgett, Jarion Monroe and Ryan Schmidt could not have been surpassed in their perfect execution of comedic timing, inflection, mannerisms… just everything… it was perfect!!!  Thank you!!!  Encore, Encore!!

20 Jul

MSC Memory – Romeo and Juliet

To this day, when my children’s friends say “Oh I hate Shakespeare… we have to read Romeo and Juliet and blah blah blah….” My children respond ‘then you haven’t seen it performed as it should be”… like in Marin Shakespeare’s … Continue reading

20 Jul

MSC Memory – Knight of the Burning Pestle

In 2005′s The Knight of the Burning Pestle,, you were amazingly hilarious!!! You all really captured how WIlliam Shakespeare was a living, walking, breathing pun! We brought lots of kids to that one and you turned them in to Shakespeare fans!! … Continue reading

20 Jul

MSC Memory – Amadeus

We all wish we could have seen last year’s performance of Amadeus over and over and over! All the actors played fabulously, but of course, there is no more perfect actor for the part of Salieri than William Elsman!! His … Continue reading

09 Jul

MSC Memory – Amy Young

It’s hard to sum up all of the great memories I have of MSC. We go back over 10 years now. I have enjoyed working for MSC and just being in the audience. I am really thrilled that my kids … Continue reading

02 Jul

MSC Memory – Lucas McClure

I first met Bob & Lesley in 1995 when I was playing Hamlet at Ukiah Players Theatre, the house that Bob built. They said they had a Shakespeare Festival and would I be interested in auditioning… My first show was … Continue reading

25 May

MSC Memory – Lee Seronello

This may seem like a strange memory, but it is truly a testamanet to the appeal Shakespeare has to children. 2 years ago we brought our 11 year old grandson to see MSC’s production of Much Ado About Nothing . … Continue reading

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