Tag Archives: Ashland

Henry V

Posted on September 20, 2018 by djnpub

I ended my visit to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with a wonderful production of Henry V. This completed the Henriad tetralogy that started in 2016 with Richard II and the two parts of Henry IV that I saw last year. … Continue reading →

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The Book Of Will

Posted on September 19, 2018 by djnpub

For my last outdoor production in the Elizabethan Theatre this visit, I saw a new play The Book of Will. It told the story of how, a few years after William Shakespeare’s death, his friends got together and tried to … Continue reading →

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Romeo and Juliet

Posted on September 18, 2018 by djnpub

Tonight I returned to the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre to see one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, Romeo and Juliet. I guess by categorizing it as a favorite, I set the bar higher for my expectations. This production had some weaknesses … Continue reading →

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Othello

Posted on September 16, 2018 by djnpub

This evening I trekked back to the Angus Bowmer Theatre to see OSF’s production of Othello. As I’ve said before, among all Shakespeare’s tragedies, this one bothers me the most because ultimately a good guy is brought down by a … Continue reading →

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Snow in Midsummer

Posted on September 16, 2018 by djnpub

This afternoon I attended a matinee in the Bowmer Theatre of the next play in my OSF visit, Snow in Midsummer. This was a modern play, based on an old Chinese story, that dealt with injustice and vengeance, and it … Continue reading →

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Sense and Sensibility

Posted on September 15, 2018 by djnpub

Today I attended a matinee in the Bowmer Theatre of the next play in my OSF visit, Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility. I had seen this a year or so ago at the Livermore Shakespeare Festival, but I didn’t really … Continue reading →

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Love’s Labor’s Lost Again

Posted on September 14, 2018 by djnpub

Prior to my visit to CoSF in Boulder earlier this summer, it had been 18 years since I’d seen Love’s Labor’s Lost. Tonight I saw it again in the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre as my first play in my visit to … Continue reading →

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Red Ball Sun … or the best-laid plans

Posted on September 13, 2018 by djnpub

So today was supposed to start my annual Shakespeare diet at Ashland. The drive normally takes between 5 1/2 and 6 hours depending on how many breaks I take. I had planned to get up to Ashland, get settled in, … Continue reading →

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Playtime 2017 — a terrific season

Posted on October 15, 2017 by djnpub

In another extended season running into the fall, I managed to see quite a bit of theater this year and hit some fun milestones as well. I saw a total of 21 plays this year, 14 productions of Shakespeare plays, … Continue reading →

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The Odyssey

Posted on September 21, 2017 by djnpub

Superb! This has been quite a week+ of wonderful plays at OSF, and it ended with an outstanding production of Homer’s The Odyssey. It was the longest play of this trip, but there’s a lot of story to pack into … Continue reading →

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