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OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL


Ashland, OR

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A major theatre arts organization, OSF offers a diversity of plays as well as events and activities to enhance your overall experience. We are a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1935. Our 2022 season will run from April through December, and we have three theatres: our two indoor stages—the Angus Bowmer Theatre and the Thomas Theatre—and our flagship outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre, which opens in early June and runs through mid-October. We offer up to 8 different plays that include works by Shakespeare as well as a mix of classics, musicals, and world-premiere plays. And our O! digital stage features groundbreaking online productions, films, immersive experiences, and art. As of January 2022, OSF is in the process of finalizing our new organizational strategic plan, which will outline and clarify our mission and values. Also, our website is undergoing an accessibility scan to ensure that all of our patrons can find tickets and learn more about the changes we're making to our programming, community engagement, and IDEA work.

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Director of Production
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
4/17-5/1/24

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Past Shows

Once On This Island
4/12 - 10/30/2022


Once On This Island is a captivating musical based on the novel "My Love, My Love" and a vibrant reimagining of the Hans Christian Andersen ...

SNOW IN MIDSUMMER
5/3 - 5/29/2021


By Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig Based on the classical Chinese drama The Injustice to Dou Yi That Moved Heaven and Earth by Guan Hanqing Directed by ...

MANAHATTA
3/29 - 4/24/2021


Bya??Mary Kathryn Nagle Directed bya??Laurie Woolery This 2018 world premiere by celebrated playwright, activist,a??and attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle illuminates the tragic consequences of commercial exploits, ...

Manhattan
3/29 - 4/24/2021


Yale Repertory Theatre: Manhattan...

JULIUS CAESAR
3/1 - 3/27/2021


By William Shakespeare Directed by Shana Cooper This muscular 2017 production features the signature physical storytelling of director Shana Cooper and choreographer Erika Chong Shuch. ...

Peter And The Starcatcher
2/29 - 11/1/2020


The Tony-winning play, based on the best-selling novels, upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan....

Between Two Knees
4/3 - 10/27/2019


Thomas Theatre: 1491s ; dir: Eric Ting....

Cambodian Rock Band
3/6 - 10/27/2019


Thomas Theatre: Lauren Yee; dir: Chay Yew....

HAIRSPRAY
3/9 - 10/27/2019


This fun-loving new musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air. Lovable ...

How to Catch Creation
7/23 - 10/26/2019


Four artists and intellectuals in San Francisco struggle to nurture creative impulse and establish legacy—in both their professional and personal lives. When one discovers the ...

Indecent
7/4 - 10/26/2019


Paula Vogel Oregon Shakespeare Festival...

Mother Road
3/3 - 10/26/2019


Angus Bowmer Theatre: Octavio Solis; dir: Bill Rauch....

All's Well that Ends Well
5/30 - 10/13/2019


Allen Elizabethan Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Tracy Young....

Alice in Wonderland
5/29 - 10/12/2019


This brand-new musical version of the timeless classic takes you down the rabbit hole with the ever-curious Alice to a land of zany adventures where ...

Macbeth
5/28 - 10/11/2019


Allen Elizabethan Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....

HAIRSPRAY
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2/15 - 9/27/2019


This fun-loving new musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air. Lovable ...

Oklahoma!
4/16 - 10/28/2018


Othello
2/16 - 10/28/2018


William Shakespeare; music: Andre Pluess; dir: Bill Rauch. Angus Bowmer Theatre:...

Sense and Sensibility
2/17 - 10/28/2018


adapt: Kate Hamill from Kate Hamill; music: Justin Ellington; dir: Hana Sharif. Angus Bowmer Theatre:...

The Way the Mountain Moved
7/10 - 10/28/2018


Thomas Theatre: Idris Goodwin; dir: May Adrales....

Manahatta
3/28 - 10/27/2018


Mary Kathryn Nagle; music: Paul James Prendergast; dir: Laurie Woolery. Thomas Theatre:...

Snow in Midsummer
8/2 - 10/27/2018


Angus Bowmer Theatre: Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig; dir: Justin Audibert....

The Book of Will
6/6 - 10/13/2018


Allen Elizabethan Theatre: Lauren Gunderson; music: Paul James Prendergast; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....

Destiny of Desire
2/18 - 7/12/2018


Karen Zacar??as; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....

Mojada
2/19 - 10/29/2017


Medea, a Mexican seamstress of extraordinary skill, barely survived the perilous border crossing into the United States and lives uneasily in a borrowed Los Angeles ...

Shakespeare in Love
2/18 - 10/29/2017


adapt: Lee Hall from Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard; music: David Reiffel; dir: Christopher Liam Moore. Angus Bowmer Theatre:...


William Ruiz, aka Ninja, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, Steven Sapp; music: Toshi Reagon; dir: Robert O'Hara. World Premiere...

Hannah and the Dread Gazebo
3/29 - 10/28/2017


Jiehae Park; dir: Chay Yew. Thomas Theatre:...

Henry IV, Part One
2/23 - 10/28/2017


William Shakespeare; dir: Lileana Blain-Cruz. Thomas Theatre:...

Off the Rails
7/27 - 10/28/2017


Randy Reinholz; dir: Bill Rauch. World Premiere...


Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...

The Odyssey
6/8 - 10/15/2017


adapt: Mary Zimmerman; trans: Robert Fitzgerald; dir: Mary Zimmerman....

The Merry Wives of Windsor
6/6 - 10/13/2017


William Shakespeare; dir: Dawn-Monique Williams....

Great Expectations
2/20 - 10/30/2016


In its premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse, the audiences and critics cheered this new adaptation of one of the greatest novels in the English ...

Richard II
7/5 - 10/30/2016


Richard II is an epic tale of fading power that sheds a light on the deterioration of a kingdom and the isolation of power. King ...

Richard II
7/5 - 10/30/2016


Richard II is an epic tale of fading power that sheds a light on the deterioration of a kingdom and the isolation of power. King ...

The Yeoman of the Guard
2/24 - 10/30/2016


adapt: Sean Graney, Matt Kahler, Andra Velis Simon; book: W.S. Gilbert; music: Arthur Sullivan; dir: Sean Graney....

Twelfth Night
2/19 - 10/30/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....

Roe
4/20 - 10/29/2016


Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over forty years later. In this incisive play, acclaimed writer Lisa ...

Timon of Athens
7/27 - 10/29/2016


In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a financial god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, ...

Timon of Athens
7/27 - 10/29/2016


In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a financial god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, ...

Vietgone
3/30 - 10/29/2016


Qui Nguyen; dir: May Adrales....

The Winter's Tale
6/9 - 10/16/2016


Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...

The Wiz
6/8 - 10/15/2016


book: William F. Brown; lyrics: Charlie Smalls; music: Charlie Smalls; dir: Robert O'Hara....

Hamlet
6/7 - 10/14/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Lisa Peterson....

The River Bride
2/21 - 7/7/2016


Various Storefronts along downtown pedestrian shopping district: Marisela Trevi...

GUYS & DOLLS
2/22 - 11/1/2015


The slickest high rollers are in town, and they’re depending on Nathan Detroit to score a secret spot for their floating craps game. Throw in ...

Guys and Dolls
2/22 - 11/1/2015


book: Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling; lyrics: Frank Loesser; music: Frank Loesser; dir: Mary Zimmerman....


Eugene O'Neill; music: Andre Pluess; dir: Christopher Moore....

Much Ado about Nothing
2/20 - 11/1/2015


William Shakespeare; music: Chad Raines; dir: Lileana Blain-Cruz....

Pericles
2/26 - 11/1/2015


Sailors and pirates, nuns and hookers, innocent virgins and evil kings--seven actors play forty roles in Shakespeare's adventure tale about a shattered family trying to ...


On a movie set in Jordan, a veteran relives his trauma while filming a war-themed blockbuster. In a humble kitchen in North Philadelphia, a woman ...


Stan Lai; trans: Stan Lai; dir: Stan Lai....

Sweat
7/29 - 10/31/2015


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

The Count of Monte Cristo
6/4 - 10/11/2015


music: Sarah Pickett; dir: Marcela Lorca....

Head Over Heels
6/3 - 10/10/2015


Head Over Heels is a jubilant musical comedy that injects a modern twist on a classic story. Adapted from the 16th-century prose romance "The Countess ...

Antony and Cleopatra
6/2 - 10/9/2015


Antony and Cleopatra is a love story with the power to shatter nations. (Sound hyperbolic? Trust us, it’s not.) But reality has a way of ...

Fingersmith
2/21 - 7/12/2015


adapt: Alexa Junge; music: Andre Pluess; dir: Bill Rauch....

Angus Bowmer Theatre:
2/14 - 11/2/2014


The Tempest William Shakespeare; dir: Tony Taccone....

The Cocoanuts
2/16 - 11/2/2014


Angus Bowmer Theatre: adapt: Mark Bedard; book: George S. Kauffman, Morrie Ryskind; lyrics: Irving Berlin; music: Irving Berlin; dir: David Ivers....

The Comedy of Errors
2/20 - 11/2/2014


Thomas Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Kent Gash....

The Tempest
2/14 - 11/2/2014


There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports ...

Thomas Theatre:
2/20 - 11/2/2014


The Comedy of Errors William Shakespeare; dir: Kent Gash....

Water by the Spoonful
3/26 - 11/2/2014


Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts ...

A Wrinkle in Time
4/16 - 11/1/2014


On a dark and stormy night…so begins the fantasy adventure sending three children across space and time. Along the way, they must rely on their ...

INTO THE WOODS
6/4 - 10/12/2014


The Brothers Grimm hit Broadway with an epic fairytale where worlds collide.  James Lapine  and  Stephen Sondheim  take everyone's favorite storybook characters and brings them ...


Richard III William Shakespeare; dir: James Bundy....


Angus Bowmer Theatre: Lorraine Hansberry; dir: Juliette Carrillo....

King Lear
2/21 - 11/3/2013


Thomas Theatre: - William Shakespeare; dir: Bill Rauch....

My Fair Lady
2/17 - 11/3/2013


Angus Bowmer Theatre: - book: Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir: Amanda Dehnert....

The Liquid Plain
7/2 - 11/3/2013


Naomi Wallace; dir: Kwame Kwei-Armah....

The Taming of the Shrew
2/15 - 11/3/2013


Angus Bowmer Theatre: - William Shakespeare; dir: David Ivers....

A Streetcar Named Desire
4/17 - 11/2/2013


Angus Bowmer Theatre: - Tennessee Williams; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....

The Tenth Muse
7/24 - 11/2/2013


Tanya Saracho; dir: Laurie Woolery....

The Unfortunates
3/27 - 11/2/2013


Thomas Theatre: - book: 3 Blind Mice, Kristoffer Diaz, Casey Hurt; lyrics: 3 Blind Mice, Casey Hurt; music: 3 Blind Mice, Casey Hurt; dir: Shana ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6/6 - 10/13/2013


Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....

The Heart of Robin Hood
6/5 - 10/12/2013


Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - David Farr; dir: Joel Sass....

Cymbeline
6/4 - 10/11/2013


Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - William Shakespeare; dir: Bill Rauch....

Two Trains Running
2/16 - 7/7/2013


Angus Bowmer Theatre: - August Wilson; dir: Lou Bellamy....

Animal Crackers
2/19 - 11/4/2012

Romeo and Juliet
2/17 - 11/4/2012

Troilus and Cressida
3/28 - 11/4/2012

All the Way
7/25 - 11/3/2012

Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella
4/18 - 11/3/2012

Party People
7/3 - 11/3/2012

As You Like It
6/7 - 10/14/2012


An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and ...

Henry V
6/5 - 10/12/2012

The White Snake
2/18 - 7/8/2012


Mary Zimmerman is mesmerizing. From Metamorphoses to The Arabian Nights, audiences have embraced her enchanting adaptations of epic tales. Now the Tony Award-winning director casts ...

Seagull
2/23 - 6/22/2012


A stage made of curtains that cry, that move as though they were alive, as though they were the main characters of the play. A ...

Julius Caesar
3/23 - 11/6/2011

Measure for Measure
2/18 - 11/6/2011


“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” Shakespeare’s black comedy tingles with intrigue in this story of love, lust, and politics. A full ...

The Imaginary Invalid
2/20 - 11/6/2011

To Kill a Mockingbird
2/20 - 11/6/2011

August: Osage County
4/23 - 11/5/2011


One of the most bracing and critically-acclaimed plays in recent Broadway history, August: Osage County is the hilarious and biting portrait of the dysfunctional American ...

Ghost Light
6/28 - 11/5/2011

Love's Labor's Lost
6/2 - 10/9/2011

Pirates of Penzance
6/1 - 10/8/2011

Henry IV, Part Two
5/31 - 10/7/2011

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