activities for groups

The walking tour explores the history, design and technology of repertory theatre. Visit OSF's three theatre auditoriums, the Display Room and the area behind the Elizabethan Stage. Reservations are required; please include tour reservations with your ticket order. OSF Members who receive complimentary tour tickets must also make reservations. Note: The regular tour is a walking tour and has six flights of stairs. 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. daily except Mondays. No tours on July 4. Prices vary depending on season.

Note: A stairless tour is available with at least three days notice. To order stairless tour tickets, please call (541) 482-4331.

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Before attending the production, learn more about the story, themes and characters of the play (All tickets $5). Prefaces for Henry VIII, Don Quixote and Much Ado about Nothing are offered before each performance between June 16-Sept. 6 from 6:30 - 7:00 PM. (No Preface offered on July 4.)

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OSF directors, scholars and guest lecturers from around the country share their insights about the plays, the playwrights and theatre in general. Offered selected Saturdays during February-May. See calendar for dates. $8 per person; $7 members; $6 youth (6-17)

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There’s more opportunity to learn about the Festival then ever before! On Wednesdays and Fridays, attend a lecture from a theatre scholar, practitioner or OSF director. On Thursdays, join an Education staff member for a Preface Plus, designed to give you more information on the plays in our season. (Check back for the specific play each Thursday Preface Plus will address). On Saturdays, the entire family can watch or participate in special demonstrations, workshops or forums, from presentations on Stage Combat to Renaissance Dance. Tickets are $8; members $7; youths 6-17, $6. A complete list of Festival Noon events will be published on the website and in the Summer Pleasures brochure.

June 12 - September 5, every Tuesday through Sunday.

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Spend an hour with actors, directors and other company members of OSF who share their knowledge about the Festival and theatre in general, followed by a question-and-answer period.

These informal talks with members of the OSF company are free and take place either in Carpenter Hall (in the spring) or in the Bill Patton Garden (in the summer). Free.

Please check back for a list of speakers.

Spring Talks  |  Park Talks