Category Archives: plays

The Great Society

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Galen

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Great Society by Robert Schenkkan | World Premiere I lived through the unsettled, uncertain four years of the Presidential term of Lyndon Johnson, the period in which The Great Society is set.  It … Continue reading →

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Family Album

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Galen

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Family Album Book & lyrics by Stew | Music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald Created with & Directed by Joanna Settle | World Premiere Artistic Director Bill Rauch has challenged the complacent, traditional view … Continue reading →

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Richard III

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Galen

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Richard III by William Shakespeare Rarely is an evening so thoroughly wrecked by the technology and crafts as is this production of Richard III.  The new sound system in the outdoor theater made Richard inaudible … Continue reading →

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The Tempest

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Galen

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Tempest by William Shakespeare Director Tony Taccone should be ashamed.  This Tempest not only lacked insight and sharpness, my group of friends was struggling at intermission to recall a more juvenile, poorly … Continue reading →

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Galen

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams When a complicated, difficult story plays out flawlessly and naturally, the review of the performance can only lift up a part at a time.  Any look … Continue reading →

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