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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland has been having a rough time in the pandemic. In March 2020, after shutting down all three of its … Continue reading
If you haven’t experienced the flag being raised high above the hammerbeam roof of the Allen Elizabethan Theatre just before the show begins at the … Continue reading
Beleaguered by financial woes from last season’s wildfires, whose smoke caused cancellations of a couple dozen outdoor performances, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicked off its … Continue reading
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has chosen Nataki Garrett as its next artistic director, succeeding Bill Rauch when he leaves in August after 12 years in … Continue reading
The buzz in Ashland last weekend at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s season openings should, by all rights, have been about Bill Rauch. The popular and … Continue reading
It was only a matter of time. Bill Rauch, the Harvard educated wunderkind who over the past decade has elevated the Oregon Shakespeare Festival from … Continue reading
If, like me, you happen find yourself on some clear summer night seated just about dead center of the orchestra level at Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s … Continue reading
It’s Bill Rauch’s tenth season as artistic director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, and on Saturday morning of opening weekend last month he … Continue reading
We were deeply troubled today when we received the letter below detailing incidents of racism and homophobia towards our friends at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. As evidenced by this and the recent cancellation of the Festival of Eugene due to an incident of racism, it's becoming more and more apparent that these are not isloated incidents but evidence of an alarming national trend. An Open Letter to Our Community Continue reading
Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland consistently delivers up ancient texts in modern, fresh ways. Their Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, is no exception, delighting – and ultimately transcending – with an interpretation as fresh and relevant as anything on the contemporary stage. Continue reading