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Who would have dreamed that a theater company in remote Ashland, Oregon, so far from New York, would be sending shows to Broadway and major theaters…
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It’s been a smoky summer in the Pacific Northwest. Wildfires have communities from Eastern Washington to Northern California gasping through days and…
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The last play to open at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival this season is one of the very best. “Sweat,” a deeply satisfying new work by Pulitzer Prize…
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“The Happiest Song Plays Last,” now at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Thomas Theatre, is part three of a trilogy by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Last year the…
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Take two plays, one an ancient farce and the other a modern tale of lost love. Accidentally schedule them for a dress rehearsal on the same stage at the…
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“Antony and Cleopatra,” now playing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is one of Shakespeare’s most confounding plays. Directors have a hard time…
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“Long Day’s Journey into Night,” Eugene O’Neill’s gut-wrenching family drama, is playing in a superlative production at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s…
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Among the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s summer openings, the funniest by far is the world premiere of the musical, “Head Over Heels,” at the Allen…
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REVIEW OF “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”by Dorothy VelascoMarch 31, 2015There is much to enjoy in the production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” now playing at the…
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REVIEW OF “FINGERSMITH”by Dorothy VelascoMarch 24, 2015“Fingersmith,” the acclaimed Victorian crime novel by Sarah Waters, has been described as “Oliver…
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REVIEW OF “GUYS AND DOLLS”by Dorothy VelascoMarch 17, 2015I’ve got a tip for all you fun-loving guys and dolls. Put your money on the musical, “Guys and…
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REVIEW OF “PERICLES”by Dorothy VelascoMarch 10, 2015The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s spring season, in its 80th year, offers a lavish theatrical bounty.…