Macbeth (2009)
Photo by Jenny Graham The web page for this year’s production of Macbeth at Oregon Shakespeare Festival contain a line whose like I don’t recall: “there are scenes of witchcraft, the slaughter of a...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Nothing (2009)
Photo by David Cooper This year’s production of Much Ado About Nothing in the Elizabethan is a sure-fire crowd pleaser. Primary thanks goes to the playwright (an up and comer by the name of W....
View ArticleParadise Lost (2009)
Photo by Jenny Graham As in 2008, a 20th century American play is debuting a half-season at OSF in July. It is again directed by Libby Appel. Then, as now, there is a solid cast. So what’s the...
View ArticlePride and Prejudice (2010)
Photo by Jenny Graham Pride and Prejudice is the cure for what ails you. A sunny, unabashedly romantic production, it shines on the Angus Bowmer stage with polished acting and production values that...
View ArticleCat On a Hot Tin Roof (2010)
Photo by Jenny Graham You know you’ve seen something special when Company members are snuffling emotionally in the row behind you. The stereotype of comedians is for them to nod at another comedian’s...
View ArticleWell (2010)
Photo by Jenny Graham The presence of Well on this year’s roster of Oregon Shakespeare Festival productions signals in no uncertain terms that the Festival is going to remain committed to presenting...
View ArticleRuined (2010)
Photo by Jenny Graham Before I saw Ruined last week at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I was dreading it. I felt like a kid staring at a pile of vegetables – it’s supposed to be good for me, but that...
View ArticleThe Imaginary Invalid (2011)
The Imaginary Invalid has a hell of a pedigree to live up to. The play, originally by Moliere, has been adapted for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival this year by Oded Gross and Tracy Young, the same...
View ArticleMeasure for Measure (2011)
I had the privilege of seeing Measure for Measure at OSF in 1998 at the Black Swan. Many elements of that production blew me away. I remember being surprised when audience members stood up and joined...
View ArticleJulius Caesar (2011)
I thought I knew this play, having played Portia in a school production as a child; and of course it’s deeply steeped in our culture in one way or another. But OSF revamped it, stuck to a nearly...
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