Before the evening plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival there has been a long tradition of a free Green Show. Today’s picture is from the Green Show a couple nights back.

Until last year, a group of dancers performed in front of live music nightly. Beginning last year the dancers are gone and every night is something different. The dancers were consistently good. Now you never know what you will get. Sometimes great, sometimes good, sometimes not so good. The starting time for the OSF Green Show is 7:15 after Memorial Day until mid-August. From mid-August until early October the Green Show starts at 6:45. If you want a good seat you should arrive at least 20 minutes early.

Here is a schedule of this year’s OSF Green Show performances.

Posted on June 26th, 2009 under only in ashland, people. Tags: music, oregon shakespeare festival. Comments: None

The box office for OSF has moved across the street this year to Carpenter Hall. To the left of the box office in this picture is the “New Theatre” (now in its seventh year).

Posted on April 11th, 2009 under only in ashland, places. Tags: buildings, oregon shakespeare festival, spring, trees. Comments: 3

All the tourists are long gone on an early, frozen morning at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The lower duck pond in Lithia Park is completely frozen over and snow has fallen overnight.

Posted on December 28th, 2008 under lithia park, only in ashland. Tags: lithia park, oregon shakespeare festival, snow, winter. Comments: 3

Ashland is perhaps best known for its theatrical arts. Besides the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, there are countless plays going on in and around town. On most nights you have your choice of between 3 and 8 or so different plays to see. Not bad for a town of just over 20,000 people.

With all of these professional actors, directors, etc. in town it’s no surprise that the schools have amazing drama programs. The middle school plays are as good or better than high school plays elsewhere. The high school plays are as good or better than university plays elsewhere. And the SOU plays are better than professional plays elsewhere.

Unfortunately, I can’t stand plays. So I only go when I have to. Unfortunately, that is very often as my son loves to attend and participate in them.

The above photo is from the curtain call of Ashland Middle School’s rendition of “This is a Test.” They also performed “Small Actors” on the same night a few weeks back.

Posted on November 23rd, 2008 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland middle school, oregon shakespeare festival, people, plays, Southern Oregon University. Comments: None