Shakespeare, Period Panel Discussion:
Artistic director Bill Rauch, Lue Douthit, and others discussed Shakespeare production choices in a lively panel discussion in Carpenter Hall recently.
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American Theatre magazine: "Welcome Back to Grover's Corners."
This season's productions of Our Town throughout the nation.
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Christian Science Monitor: "For an Iraq War Veteran, New Play is a Personal Odyssey" (April 2008)
Writer Brad Knickerbocker interviews veteran Melissa Steinman and actors from the OSF production of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter.
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OSF Member Prologue: "Producing Shakespeare: Is There a "Traditional" Tradition?" (April 2008)
OSF director of literary development and dramaturgy Lue Morgan Douthit discusses the notion of traditional Shakespeare.
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Mail Tribune: "Libby's Legacy at OSF" (6/10/07)
Bill Varble speaks with Libby Appel about her pending retirement and her years at OSF.
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Mail Tribune: "If Music be the Food of Love, Play On" (2/18/07)
Music is integral to the productions at OSF. Bill Varble spoke with the four composers of the opening shows and shares insight on how they approach composition for theatre.
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Time Magazine: "Bigger Than Broadway!" (06/03)
In 2003 Time magazine traveled the country to find theatres that bring great art to the stage and serve local audiences. OSF was rated among the top five regional theatres in the United States.
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Travel-watch.com: "Along the Southern Oregon Way" (6/06)
Harvey Frommer and Myrna Katz Frommer traveled to Ashland in July 2006. They were captivated by Ashland and the surrounding area.
“You come for a visit, and you want to remain – or, at least, to return. So strong is the pull of this peaceful valley town blessed by the splendid vistas of embracing mountains and a moderate four-season climate where long summer days are marked by abundant sunshine and low humidity.”
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Washington Post: "Room and Bard" (08/22/04)
The Washington Post's Staff Writer Cindy Loose discovers the pleasures of Ashland, Oregon and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
"For the soul who equally embraces the pleasures of mind and body, Ashland is like a dream. This has got to be the only place in the world where whitewater rafting outfitters volunteer the information that they guarantee to have you back in time for Shakespeare...Ashland is quite simply the biggest little town you'll ever see, and wish you never had to leave."
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Christian Science Monitor: "In a Small Oregon Town" (07/14/04)
Brad Knickerbocker, staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor, weighs in on the merits of Ashland and offers insights into the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
"In fact, Oregon Shakespeare Festival's name has become a misnomer: Most playgoers, as well as directors and actors, are from out-of-state; while it's rooted in Shakespeare, most of its plays are not by the Bard; and it's not a short-run festival but a full-blown repertory organization (one of the largest in North America) whose productions run all but the winter months."
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