Dorothy Velasco
Theater ReviewerDorothy Velasco has reviewed productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for KLCC since 1985.
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Fans of Westerns have revered Shane, both the book by Jack Schaefer and the 1953 film, for generations. And now, new fans can enjoy a highly original stage adaptation by Karen Zacarias at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. KLCC's Dorothy Velasco has a review of the west coast premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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Although Quixote Nuevo, written by Octavio Solis, a playwright long affiliated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, often seems too long and too jumbled, director Lisa Portes makes sure the surprises are impactful.
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Dorothy Velasco reviews Fam Ham performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
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Dorothy Velasco reviews Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Now playing at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, this tender-hearted two-person drama by E.M. Lewis can juggle our emotions from laughter to tears in a matter of seconds.
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The Last Yiddish Speaker, now playing at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, offers a chilling version of the near future. This thoughtful new play by Deborah Zoe Laufer is reminiscent of dystopian works by Sinclair Lewis, George Orwell and Philip Roth.
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Coriolanus, now playing at the Shakespeare Festival’s Thomas Theatre, offers the chance to see a lesser known play by Shakespeare adapted to contemporary language that is easier to understand.
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As directed by Miriam Laube, the production is bursting with highly original stage business performed to perfection by a stellar cast.
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Dorothy Velasco reviews the theatrical adaptation of the famous gothic novel by Charlotte Bronte in production at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.