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2009 reviews



Reviews for the 2009 season will be posted as the shows open.



Macbeth


Angus Bowmer Theatre

Edwards Stages Wonderful Production
March 11, 2009 – excerpted from a news cafe dot com

Director goes for blood
March 6, 2009 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

Prophesy Points to Possibilities in the Scottish Play
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from playshakespeare.com

All Hail Macbeth
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from The World (Coos Bay)


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Death and the King's Horseman


Angus Bowmer Theatre

Soyinka's Stunning Drama
March 25, 2009 – excerpted from coloradodrama.com

Spirited Production is Beautiful and Complex
March 11, 2009 – excerpted from a news cafe dot com

Lavishly staged play breaks new ground
March 10, 2009 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

Powerful Story that Satisfies
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from The Register-Guard (Eugene)

Horseman Highlights Weekend
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from Bay City News Service


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The Music Man


Angus Bowmer Theatre

Tour de force Music Man
March 10, 2009 – excerpted from anewscafe.com

OSF's Production a Stand-out
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

OSF's First Foray into American Musicals a Success
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from Bay City News Service

Splash of Color
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from The Register-Guard (Eugene)

Get Thee to Ashland!
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from The World (Coos Bay)


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Equivocation


Angus Bowmer Theatre

The Must-See Play of the Season
June 25, 2009 – excerpted from Napa Valley Register

EQUIVOCATION: Dazzling
June 25, 2009 – excerpted from Bay City News Service

EQUIVOCATION is Thematic Key to OSF
June 22, 2009 – excerpted from The Oregonian (Portland)

A Masterful Work
May 8, 2009 – excerpted from Eureka (CA) Times-Standard

World Premiere a Complex Work at OSF
April 24, 2009 – excerpted from Grants Pass Daily Courier

OSF Premieres Bill Cain's Historical Play
April 23, 2009 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

Equivocation Works on Many Levels
April 20, 2009 – excerpted from Medford Mail Tribune


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Paradise Lost


Angus Bowmer Theatre

Dead Man's Cell Phone


New Theatre

Play offers light-hearted comedic jousts
March 25, 2009 – excerpted from coloradodrama.com

Funny, but unconnected
March 11, 2009 – excerpted from a news cafe dot com

Enjoy the romp
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from The Register-Guard (Eugene)

Life and Death Exploration
March 3, 2009 – excerpted from Herald and News (Klamath Falls, OR)


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THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS is Delightful
June 22, 2009 – excerpted from The Oregonian

Hilarious! Lung-Squeezing Long Laughs
April 3, 2009 – excerpted from Grants Pass Daily Courier

A Fresh, Joyous Theatrical Experience
April 3, 2009 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

A Play Within a Play
March 30, 2009 – excerpted from Medford Mail Tribune


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Henry VIII


Elizabethan Stage

HENRY VIII presents Intrigue and Splendor
June 25, 2009 – excerpted from Napa Valley Register

OSF Stages Rarely Produced Shakespeare Work
June 23, 2009 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

A Treat for Canon Completists
June 22, 2009 – excerpted from The Oregonian

HENRY VIII Serves a Visual Feast
June 20, 2009 – excerpted from Eureka Times-Standard

Heat in the Halls of the Tudors
June 17, 2009 – excerpted from San Francisco Chronicle

Gorgeous with Strong Portrayals
June 17, 2009 – excerpted from Mail Tribune (Medford, OR)


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Don Quixote


Elizabethan Stage

World Premiere Adaptation is a Delight
June 24, 2009 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

DON QUIXOTE is bittersweet but loveable
June 22, 2009 – excerpted from The Oregonian (Portland)

DON QUIXOTE Lights up OSF Stage
June 17, 2009 – excerpted from Mail Tribune

New Adaptation Delights
June 17, 2009 – excerpted from San Francisco Chronicle


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Much Ado About Nothing


Elizabethan Stage

MUCH ADO Shines Like New in OSF Production
June 22, 2009 – excerpted from The Oregonian

Bright and Breezy production
June 17, 2009 – excerpted from San Francisco Chronicle

Warm-hearted MUCH ADO Focuses on Love
June 17, 2009 – excerpted from Mail Tribune (Medford, OR)


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