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local schools programs

While the following programs are specifically for schools in the Ashland area, we also offer a variety of classes, activities, and events for visiting school groups. Or, invite us into your school for one to five days of exciting theatre learning through the School Visit Program.



The Bowmer Project for Student Playgoers

Every year, the Bowmer Project provides tickets to ten high school and middle school classes (15-35 students per class). Prior to their visit, the class teachers attend special workshops that offer strategies for teaching the plays their students will attend. During the program the students make two visits to the Festival to see two plays, attend a Backstage Tour, and participate in a post-show discussion led by an OSF company member. All students who complete the program receive a pass to attend selected plays with a guest during the season.

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To be considered for the Bowmer Project, your school must be located in Jackson, Josephine, Klamath or Siskiyou County.

Download the application (PDF, 48 KB)

Complete the application and fax it to (541) 482-0446 or mail it to Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Education Department, 15 S. Pioneer Street, PO Box 158, Ashland, OR 97520.

Classes have been selected for participation in the 2008 Bowmer Project. Applications are currently being accepted for 2009. The application deadline is May 16.

Bowmer Project Sponsors

James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
The Carpenter Foundation

The Bowmer Society proudly sponsored by
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The Ashland Schools Project

This program, offered to all schools in the Ashland School District, provides a variety of learning opportunities. Students in the 5th grade classes take a Backstage Tour. Students in the 6th through 8th grades see a 40-minute adaptation of a current OSF production presented by OSF actors and 7th and 8th graders will participate in Shakespeare workshops. Freshman English students at Ashland High School participate in a Prologue, attend a current OSF production in the Angus Bowmer Theatre, and join in a follow-up discussion with a member of the cast. Teachers from any Ashland school bringing students to see a play at OSF can schedule a prepatory class in their classroom taught by company members.

Ashland High School Partnership

OSF and Ashland High School formed a school-business partnership in the fall of 1993 in response to Measure 5, which greatly reduced education funds in Oregon. Under the terms of the partnership, OSF company members teach a master class at the high school each year. OSF provides a limited number of English class visits each school year as well.

US Bank - continuing a 29-year tradition of support as proud sponsor of the 2008 season