Tag Archives: Ashland

Hamlet

Posted on September 15, 2016 by djnpub

In the morning of my 6th day in Ashland I did a little exploring and took a drive up Mt. Ashland experiencing some nice mountain scenery. In the evening I attended OSF’s exciting production of Hamlet. It seemed both traditional … Continue reading →

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Richard II

Posted on September 14, 2016 by djnpub

Tonight I saw OSF’s production of Richard II. [Trailer] This is basically as bread and butter of a Shakespeare history play is it gets, starting off the Henriad sequence of plays. This was a wonderful production, carried off by really … Continue reading →

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Great Expectations

Posted on September 13, 2016 by djnpub

After a break day (where I totally wussed out of going to Crater Lake), I saw my next play in my OSF adventure, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but was somewhat excited knowing the … Continue reading →

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Time on Tomorrow :)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by djnpub

On my second day in Ashland, I saw one of the last two plays of Shakespeare’s canon that I’ve never seen before, Timon of Athens. Not quite knowing what to expect, I was treated to a powerful, entertaining tragedy. [Trailer, … Continue reading →

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Vietgone

Posted on September 10, 2016 by djnpub

Forcing myself out of bed earlier than I wanted to on a Saturday morning I undertook the 6 hour trek up to Ashland for a week of what will hopefully be great theater. This evening I saw the first play … Continue reading →

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Another Active Summer/Fall

Posted on November 1, 2015 by djnpub

In addition to my epic foreign vacation, I still managed to see quite a bit of theater. I wasn’t quite as driven as last summer, but I saw almost as many plays, skipping only Santa Cruz this summer. I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Antony and Cleopatra

Posted on October 3, 2015 by djnpub

On a brisk night, I saw my last play in Ashland for the year in the big Elizabethan theater, Antony and Cleopatra. The last time I saw this was almost 25 years ago, so I didn’t remember any of it. … Continue reading →

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Long Day’s Journey

Posted on October 2, 2015 by djnpub

This afternoon I saw the Eugene O’Neill play, Long Day’s Journey Into Night at the OSF’s Thomas Theatre. It is considered to be one of the great pieces of American theater of the 20th century, along with A Street Car … Continue reading →

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Another Ado

Posted on October 1, 2015 by djnpub

After an early morning drive, much of it in a light rain, I made it up to Ashland for my brief visit to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and saw my second production of Much Ado About Nothing of the summer. … Continue reading →

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Ashland Revisited — day 6

Posted on September 19, 2014 by djnpub

My last full day in Ashland started with a hearty breakfast at a local restaurant. I don’t think it will be necessary to eat much the rest of the day. In the early afternoon, I headed over to the intimate … Continue reading →

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