“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, two for thirty dollars. The play, the shortest of William Shakespeare’s tragedies and first shown…

Oregon Shakespeare Festival asks for $2.5 million in emergency fundraising campaign

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is seeking $2.5 million in donations to save its 2023-2024 season. A cultural mainstay of Ashland, the festival started in 1935, and it serves as an economic hub for the Rogue Valley. The festival brings in…

What Happened While Hero Was Dead: A Comedic Tragedy

*This production is rated “R” and is for mature audiences only (age 17+); contains explicit sexual content and adult themes. Oregon Center for The Arts presents What Happened While Hero Was Dead written by Meghan Brown, directed by Holly L.…

The show’s not over till the playhouse caves in! Interview with OCT’s Valerie Rachelle

For those haven’t heard, the Oregon Cabaret Theatre (OCT) is putting on The Play That Goes Wrong, the comedic tragedy of the Rogue Valley Drama Society’s valiant attempt to put on a murder-mystery play– no matter what (or who) falls…

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 $14 million. The repercussions of these budget cuts started rolling out this past week after…

Visions of a Bright Future: Who is The Oracle Theatre Company?

There is a fairly new club at Southern Oregon University, and they’re here to stay. The Oracle Theatre Company is, simply put, a Theatre Club “… we seek to create an equitable and educational environment dedicated to serving the Oregon…

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 midterm mood quite like an OSF musical. Throughout the month of April, OSF was…