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Ashland Beckett Shorts Festival/Ashland Beckett Shorts FestivalWhen performance venues closed for an uncertain period of time during the pandemic, playwright/director Octavio Solis thought he might have to leave theater behind. In that first year of global shutdown, though, he revisited the writing of Samuel Beckett - and hatched a plan to produce a festival of Beckett鈥檚 short works in Ashland. JPR Arts Reporter Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Solis about the innovative project. -
Ashland New Plays Festival/ANPFThe Ashland New Plays Festival presents four plays October 16-20 at Southern Oregon University's Main Stage Theatre. Two finalists of the annual competition, Novid Parsi and Keiko Green, tell JPR's Vanessa Finney what audiences can expect.
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland announced Tuesday that it鈥檚 hired a new executive director. That鈥檚 after a nearly two year national search. -
Marc Yaffee is one of three stand-up comedians in the upcoming Native Comedy All-Stars show on August 30 at the Ross Ragland Theater in Klamath Falls - along with Vaughn Eaglebear and Gilbert Brown. JPR's Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Yaffee about his art and how his Native heritage helps shape his sense of humor. -
When performers get up close and personal, they often need focused guidance. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Fight and Intimacy Director Roc铆o Mendez recently discussed her work with JPR's Vanessa Finney. -
What began as a satiric novel about Stanford Law School became a Golden Globe-nominate movie and a Tony-nominated musical. Now, Legally Blonde is playing at Ashland鈥檚 Oregon Cabaret Theatre through September 1. JPR's Vanessa Finney spoke with director and choreographer Lauren Blair. -
Several Oregon Shakespeare Festival shows have been canceled through Sunday because of a high number of COVID cases among the cast and crew. -
With an immersive show opening later this week, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is proving that despite its name, Southern Oregon鈥檚 well-regarded repertory arts group is innovating in ways well beyond the theater tradition of the English Bard. -
Acting may be fun and rewarding work, but it requires a lot of the actor; preparation, audition, rehearsal, and more. Theatre professionals Jackie Apodaca鈥� -
Audiences have drawn sharp breaths upon seeing some of the plays and operas directed by Peter Sellars, a professor at UCLA. And upon occasion, the sharp鈥� -
Just because your middle name is "Shakespeare" doesn't mean all your work has to be hundreds of years old. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival commits art in鈥� -
After a hiatus forced by January 1st (a holiday) falling on a Friday, First Friday Arts returns to The Exchange!The first Friday of any month has become a鈥� -
Start warming up your voice. Friday is here, and with it, the return of our First Friday Arts Segment.And we'll be singing a cappella with the Rogue鈥� -
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is known for the occasional world premiere of a new play. But this time a smaller community theater is the one trotting鈥�
