chautauqua 150

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Oregon and Beyond

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

10:00-11:30 a.m.
From Chautauqua 1893 to Shakespeare Under the Stars
New Theatre
Ticketed Event - $5 admission

A historical talk by OSF's Associate Producer Kimberley Jean Barry. Kimberley has been with the OSF company for 30 seasons and is a vast and entertaining treasure trove of OSF history.

12:00-1:00 p.m.
Chautuauqua Readings: Who We Are and Where We've Been
Carpenter Hall
Ticketed Event - $8 admission

Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors and others will read passages of plays, poetry and prose exploring Oregon’s creation and interaction with the world outside its borders.

1:15-2:15 p.m.
Weaving Our Way Then and Now: Indians in Southern Oregon
Southern Oregon Historical Society's Tom Smith
Carpenter Hall
Ticketed Event - Free

Through an interactive presentation utilizing hands-on artifacts, participants learn how Southern Oregon’s earliest inhabitants lived, worked, socialized and hunted. Hands-on artifacts are used to demonstrate how homes were built, how tools, clothing and weapons were made, as well as the food gathering and processing techniques Native people used to thrive. Social, familial and leadership structures are emphasized including personal responsibility for the survival of tribal bands, governance by consensus as well as the honor codes employed by the warrior societies.

2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Community Story Circles: Making and Remaking Oregon
Led by Project Director and Playwright Alison Carey
2:30 event held in Carpenter Hall
3:30 event held in Bill Patton Garden
Ticketed Event - Free

What do we have in our hearts and our memories to create art? Join us at these participatory theater, writing and storymaking workshops.

3:45-4:45 p.m.
Talk: The Oregon Encyclopedia
Editor-in-Chief William Lang
Carpenter Hall
Ticketed Event - Free

Editor-in-Chief William Lang will talk about the encyclopedia, a comprehensive and authoritative compendium of information about Oregon’s history and culture. The encyclopedia has been developed through a partnership between Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society.

6:00-7:00 p.m.
Talk: Oregon and Beyond
Writer Nicholas Kristof
Lithia Park Bandshell
Non-Ticketed Event - Free

This open-air oration by Pulitzer Prize winner, New York Times columnist and Oregon native Nicholas Kristof will look at the intersection and conflict of values and interests across state, national and international boundaries.





chautauqua 150 Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Oregon and Beyond To purchase or reserve tickets for these events call the Box Office at (541) 482-4331 or (800) 219-8161. 10:00-11:30 a.m. From Chautauqua 1893 to Shakespeare Under the Stars New Theatre Ticketed Event - $5 admission A historical talk by OSF's Associate Producer Kimberley Jean Barry. Kimberley has been with the OSF company for 30 seasons and is a vast and entertaining treasure trove of OSF history. 12:00-1:00 p.m. Chautuauqua Readings: Who We Are and Where We've Been Carpenter Hall Ticketed Event - $8 admission Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors and others will read passages of plays, poetry and prose exploring Oregon’s creation and interaction with the world outside its borders. 1:15-2:15 p.m. Weaving Our Way Then and Now: Indians in Southern Oregon Southern Oregon Historical Society's Tom Smith Carpenter Hall Ticketed Event - Free Through an interactive presentation utilizing hands-on artifacts, participants learn how Southern Oregon’s earliest inhabitants lived, worked, socialized and hunted. Hands-on artifacts are used to demonstrate how homes were built, how tools, clothing and weapons were made, as well as the food gathering and processing techniques Native people used to thrive. Social, familial and leadership structures are emphasized including personal responsibility for the survival of tribal bands, governance by consensus as well as the honor codes employed by the warrior societies. 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Community Story Circles: Making and Remaking Oregon Led by Project Director and Playwright Alison Carey 2:30 event held in Carpenter Hall 3:30 event held in Bill Patton Garden Ticketed Event - Free What do we have in our hearts and our memories to create art? Join us at these participatory theater, writing and storymaking workshops. 3:45-4:45 p.m. Talk: The Oregon Encyclopedia Editor-in-Chief William Lang Carpenter Hall Ticketed Event - Free Editor-in-Chief William Lang will talk about the encyclopedia, a comprehensive and authoritative compendium of information about Oregon’s history and culture. The encyclopedia has been developed through a partnership between Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Talk: Oregon and Beyond Writer Nicholas Kristof Lithia Park Bandshell Non-Ticketed Event - Free This open-air oration by Pulitzer Prize winner, New York Times columnist and Oregon native Nicholas Kristof will look at the intersection and conflict of values and interests across state, national and international boundaries.		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