/tags/theater theater en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:23:49 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-22/a-lull-then-a-celebration-idea-for-beckett-shorts-festival-came-during-the-pandemic When 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’s short works in Ashland. JPR Arts Reporter Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Solis about the innovative project. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:23:49 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-22/a-lull-then-a-celebration-idea-for-beckett-shorts-festival-came-during-the-pandemic Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-10-12/playwrights-find-humor-in-hard-topics The 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. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 14:36:15 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-12/playwrights-find-humor-in-hard-topics Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-09-17/oregon-shakespeare-festival-names-new-executive-director The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland announced Tuesday that it’s hired a new executive director. That’s after a nearly two year national search. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:36:03 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-09-17/oregon-shakespeare-festival-names-new-executive-director Roman Battaglia /music-arts-culture/2024-08-29/indigenous-comics-unite-in-klamath-falls-on-august-30 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. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:48:10 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-08-29/indigenous-comics-unite-in-klamath-falls-on-august-30 Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-08-23/sword-fights-and-marriage-proposals-osfs-fight-and-intimacy-director-stages-it-all When performers get up close and personal, they often need focused guidance. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Fight and Intimacy Director Rocío Mendez recently discussed her work with JPR's Vanessa Finney. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:00:44 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-08-23/sword-fights-and-marriage-proposals-osfs-fight-and-intimacy-director-stages-it-all Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-07-28/musically-blonde-the-heros-journey-of-a-sorority-girl 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’s Oregon Cabaret Theatre through September 1. JPR's Vanessa Finney spoke with director and choreographer Lauren Blair. Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:23:22 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-07-28/musically-blonde-the-heros-journey-of-a-sorority-girl Vanessa Finney /music-arts-and-culture/2022-07-21/multiple-oregon-shakespeare-festival-performances-canceled-due-to-covid-outbreak Several Oregon Shakespeare Festival shows have been canceled through Sunday because of a high number of COVID cases among the cast and crew. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 01:01:39 GMT /music-arts-and-culture/2022-07-21/multiple-oregon-shakespeare-festival-performances-canceled-due-to-covid-outbreak /music-arts-culture/2022-07-18/an-immersive-show-celebrates-bingo-loving-southern-oregon-civil-rights-leader-dr-g With an immersive show opening later this week, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is proving that despite its name, Southern Oregon’s well-regarded repertory arts group is innovating in ways well beyond the theater tradition of the English Bard. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:25:10 GMT /music-arts-culture/2022-07-18/an-immersive-show-celebrates-bingo-loving-southern-oregon-civil-rights-leader-dr-g Elizabeth Castillo /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-30/ashland-theatre-pro-shared-an-advice-column Acting may be fun and rewarding work, but it requires a lot of the actor; preparation, audition, rehearsal, and more. Theatre professionals Jackie Apodaca… Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:42:47 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-04-30/ashland-theatre-pro-shared-an-advice-column Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-07/groundbreaking-director-peter-sellars-visits-ashland 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… Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:33:58 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-07/groundbreaking-director-peter-sellars-visits-ashland Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich