chautauqua 150

April 25, 2009: Oregon and the Environment

To purchase or reserve tickets for these events call the Box Office at (541) 482-4331 or (800) 219-8161.

10:30-11:30 a.m.
Chautauqua Readings: The Environment
Carpenter Hall
Ticketed Event - $10 admission

Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors and others will read works by poet Judith Barrington, The Dell'Arte Players, poet Janice Gould, playwright Sharon Greene, poet Robert Hackett, journalist Cheewa James, writer William Kittredge, journalist Betsy Marston, writer Kathleen Dean Moore, playwright Stephen Most, playwright Aaron Posner adapting Ken Kesey, playwright William Ritch, playwright Marv Ross, poet Kim Stafford, poet William Stafford, writer Wallace Stegner, memoirist Jessie Louetta Wright, law professor Mary Christina Wood.

1:15-2:15 p.m.
Presentation: "Place and History: In Search of the Pacific Northwest"
Led by Historian William G. Robbins
Ashland Community Hall
73 Winburn Way
Ticketed Event - Free

In this multidisciplinary program, William Robbins discusses the complex relationships between geography and history—the configurations of landscapes, topographical features, and climatic conditions. He shows how cultural regions are intertwined with regional geographies (the interior Northwest or the coastal environment), as are other regional topologies, such as political or administrative regions (the Bureau of Mines or the Mount Hood National Forest.) He concludes with a discussion of the literature of place, a critical element to regional understanding.

2:00-3:15 p.m.
Case Studies: Creating Environmental Theater
Earth Matters Director Theresa May, The Ghosts of Celilo creators Thomas Morning Owl and Marv Ross, and playwright and filmmaker Stephen Most
Carpenter Hall
Ticketed Event - Free

Go to a gathering of theater makers in this country, and frequently the question arises: why hasn’t the field as whole responded to the environmental problems our civilization faces? It’s easy to cite the challenges. How can we dramatize change that may take place over centuries on a scale beyond daily human life? How do bring to the stage non-human forces and creatures? Join us as we explore these and other questions and learn about works of art have successfully addressed these questions and explore the questions in depth.

2:15-3:30 p.m.
Roundtable: "Past to Present"
Led by Historian William Lang
Participants include organic farmer David Mostue and Tony DeFalco, a Coordinator for the Young Environmental Professionals of Color and Sustainability Manager for the Trust for Public Land's Tribal & Native Lands Program
Ashland Community Hall
73 Winburn Way
Ticketed Event - Free

How do new conditions and changes to our environmental and economic realities and social relations affect our current ideas, actions, and understanding of the world? What are the connections between different perspectives and positions? What are our experiences from the front lines of our lives, and how do we bind them together toward common understanding?

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Now Is the Time
Led by OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch
Mountain Theatre
Ashland High School
201 South Mountain Ave.
Ticketed Event - Free

Once we know where we are, what do we do? Former Secretary of State and Al Gore trainee Bill Bradbury will begin the event with a presentation on the current state of Oregon’s environment in light of climate change developments. Then Bradbury, historian William Robbins, Earth Matters On Stage Director Theresa May and Artistic Director Bill Rauch will tackle questions of what we’ve learned and how we can use it to develop an integrated and successful approach to addressing the environmental challenges we face.

7:00-8:00 p.m.
Conversation: In Your Hands
Carpenter Hall
Non-ticketed Event - Free

Have you ever felt at the end of an event that you had lots of and ideas and a desire to make connections but didn’t know how to channel your energy? Using open space technology and other participant-based meeting structures, this will be the time to meet people, plan and figure out how we can work together to turn our thoughts and talk into action.





chautauqua 150 April 25, 2009: Oregon and the Environment To purchase or reserve tickets for these events call the Box Office at (541) 482-4331 or (800) 219-8161. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Chautauqua Readings: The Environment Carpenter Hall Ticketed Event - $10 admission Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors and others will read works by poet Judith Barrington, The Dell'Arte Players, poet Janice Gould, playwright Sharon Greene, poet Robert Hackett, journalist Cheewa James, writer William Kittredge, journalist Betsy Marston, writer Kathleen Dean Moore, playwright Stephen Most, playwright Aaron Posner adapting Ken Kesey, playwright William Ritch, playwright Marv Ross, poet Kim Stafford, poet William Stafford, writer Wallace Stegner, memoirist Jessie Louetta Wright, law professor Mary Christina Wood. 1:15-2:15 p.m. Presentation: "Place and History: In Search of the Pacific Northwest" Led by Historian William G. Robbins Ashland Community Hall 73 Winburn Way Ticketed Event - Free In this multidisciplinary program, William Robbins discusses the complex relationships between geography and history—the configurations of landscapes, topographical features, and climatic conditions. He shows how cultural regions are intertwined with regional geographies (the interior Northwest or the coastal environment), as are other regional topologies, such as political or administrative regions (the Bureau of Mines or the Mount Hood National Forest.) He concludes with a discussion of the literature of place, a critical element to regional understanding. 2:00-3:15 p.m. Case Studies: Creating Environmental Theater Earth Matters Director Theresa May, The Ghosts of Celilo creators Thomas Morning Owl and Marv Ross, and playwright and filmmaker Stephen Most Carpenter Hall Ticketed Event - Free Go to a gathering of theater makers in this country, and frequently the question arises: why hasn’t the field as whole responded to the environmental problems our civilization faces? It’s easy to cite the challenges. How can we dramatize change that may take place over centuries on a scale beyond daily human life? How do bring to the stage non-human forces and creatures? Join us as we explore these and other questions and learn about works of art have successfully addressed these questions and explore the questions in depth. 2:15-3:30 p.m. Roundtable: "Past to Present" Led by Historian William Lang Participants include organic farmer David Mostue and Tony DeFalco, a Coordinator for the Young Environmental Professionals of Color and Sustainability Manager for the Trust for Public Land's Tribal & Native Lands Program Ashland Community Hall 73 Winburn Way Ticketed Event - Free How do new conditions and changes to our environmental and economic realities and social relations affect our current ideas, actions, and understanding of the world? What are the connections between different perspectives and positions? What are our experiences from the front lines of our lives, and how do we bind them together toward common understanding? 4:00-5:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Now Is the Time Led by OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch Mountain Theatre Ashland High School 201 South Mountain Ave. Ticketed Event - Free Once we know where we are, what do we do? Former Secretary of State and Al Gore trainee Bill Bradbury will begin the event with a presentation on the current state of Oregon’s environment in light of climate change developments. Then Bradbury, historian William Robbins, Earth Matters On Stage Director Theresa May and Artistic Director Bill Rauch will tackle questions of what we’ve learned and how we can use it to develop an integrated and successful approach to addressing the environmental challenges we face. 7:00-8:00 p.m. Conversation: In Your Hands Carpenter Hall Non-ticketed Event - Free Have you ever felt at the end of an event that you had lots of and ideas and a desire to make connections but didn’t know how to channel your energy? Using open space technology and other participant-based meeting structures, this will be the time to meet people, plan and figure out how we can work together to turn our thoughts and talk into action.		American Night Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Hamlet Henry IV, Part One Pride and Prejudice Ruined She Loves Me The Merchant of Venice Throne of Blood Twelfth Night Well