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2011 reviews

Reviews for the 2011 season will be posted as the shows open.




Measure for Measure


Angus Bowmer Theatre

Refreshingly Unpredictable "Measure"

August 26, 2011 – excerpted from The Wall Street Journal

A Four-Star Production

March 16, 2011 – excerpted from Sacramento Bee

"Measure for Measure" repositions a complex comedy for multicultural America

March 4, 2011 – excerpted from The Oregonian

Measure for Measure a Pleasure

March 1, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

Measure of this "Measure" is Laughter

February 27, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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The Imaginary Invalid


Angus Bowmer Theatre

Oregon Shakespeare Festival gives the Moliere comedy a 1960s twist
March 4, 2011 – excerpted from The Oregonian

"Invalid" is Fast-paced, Wonderful

March 3, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

High Energy and Good for What Ails Us

March 1, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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To Kill a Mockingbird


Angus Bowmer Theatre

Oregon Shakespeare Festival puts Harper Lee's classic story onstage
March 4, 2011 – excerpted from The Oregonian

OSF Makes Best of a Weak "Mockingbird" Scrip

March 3, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

To Stage a "Mockingbird"

February 28, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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August: Osage County


Angus Bowmer Theatre

When Mother is a Monster

April 25, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune

Compelling Comic Contentiousness

April 25, 2011 – excerpted from AshlandPlayReviews.com


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Shakespeare, race and the will to perform
July 25, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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Julius Caesar


New Theatre

The Glorious Tragedy of Julia Caesar
August 26, 2011 – excerpted from The Wall Street Journal

Forceful production surprises from the first moment

July 5, 2011 – excerpted from San Jose Mercury News

Provocative Julius Caesar runs in New Theatre

June 15, 2011 – excerpted from Bay City News

Add this to your list of must-see productions

March 29, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

Powerful and Provocative

March 25, 2011 – excerpted from AshlandPlayReviews.com


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Ghost Light


New Theatre

The tale of a parent lost takes on dazzling depth in New Theatre
July 7, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

Ghosts of our Fathers

July 7, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune

Tale shines with universal power

July 7, 2011 – excerpted from San Jose Mercury News


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The Language Archive


New Theatre

Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents poetic play by Julia Cho
March 7, 2011 – excerpted from The Oregonian

Engaging and Impeccably Staged "Language Archive"

March 4, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

What we're talking about when words fail us
March 2, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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Henry IV, Part Two


Elizabethan Stage

"Henry IV, Part Two" a worthy follow-up to last year's Part One

June 14, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

Entertaining Production Overcomes Punchless Plot

June 14, 2011 – excerpted from AshlandPlayReviews.com

Out of Chaos, Order

June 12, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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The Pirates of Penzance


Elizabethan Stage

Superior Staging of "Pirates"
August 26, 2011 – excerpted from The Wall Street Journal

"Pirates" appeals to young and old

June 16, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings/Revels

OSF's first big musical on the Elizabethan Stage is not to be missed
June 15, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

"Pirates" makes rave waves

June 15, 2011 – excerpted from Bay City News

"Pirates" a treasure to behold

June 13, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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Love's Labor's Lost


Elizabethan Stage

Shakespeare's words still clear in buddy-movie version of play
June 17, 2011 – excerpted from Ashland Daily Tidings

A Juicy and Delectable Diversion

June 15, 2011 – excerpted from AshlandPlayReviews.com

So what is the end of study?

June 14, 2011 – excerpted from Mail Tribune


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