In the last weekend of April, the Ashland New Plays Festival hosted its first-ever Playwright’s Retreat, and this author was lucky enough to be in…
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“Bold, Innovative, and Outrageous Creativity”: SOU’s Oregon Fringe Festival
Last week, Southern Oregon University hosted the eleventh annual Oregon Fringe Festival. The purpose of the event was to give emerging artists —particularly Southern Oregon…
“Blood Will Have Blood”: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Macbeth
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Macbeth is in the theaters at Ashland’s own Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Southern Oregon University students are offered a generous ticket discount,…
A Milk Man and a Cowboy Get Stuck in a Time loop- A look at the One Act Festival
This past weekend, the Black Box space in the Theatre Building was packed with an audience eager to see the One Act Festival. Previously known…
The Start of the SOU Theatre Coalition
Over the past few weeks, students and faculty alike have been on edge with the news of the impending budget cuts. Budget cuts of around…
A Review of “Once on This Island” at OSF
Once on This Island (2022): Dominique Lawson, Ayvah Johnson, Ciera Dawn, and Ensemble. Photo by Jenny Graham. Image Credit Oregon Shakespeare Festival There’s nothing that cures…
The Servant of Two Masters – A Hilarious Modern Rendition
Image Credit The Oregon Center for the Arts A modern take on a hilariously classic Italian play. Can this servant serve two masters and deceive…
Dear Evan Hansen – Another Movie Musical Flop?
Image credit: Universal Pictures The much anticipated Dear Evan Hansen movie adaptation arrived in theatres on September 24, 2021 and has so far deemed mixed…
A Return to Theatre with “Alcestis” and “Polaroid Stories”
Photo courtesy of Oregon Center for the Arts As I sat down to watch Oregon Center for the Arts’s (OCA) “Polaroid Stories,” a familiar sense…
Play On Shakespeare Announces Spring 2021 Season
All photos courtesy of Play On Shakespeare Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through translation and adaptation, today announces…