Oregon Shakespeare Festival is at its best when they do an old chestnut in a way that makes you wonder if they haven't rewritten it to make it more contemporary.  Their production of George Bernard Shaw's 1893 The Philanderer has me downloading the play from Project Gutenberg.  It's a pleasant task. The full review

Ashland, Oregon Opening Weekend of the Oregon Shakespeare FestivalBy the Waters of Babylon by Robert Schenkkan This two-person play commissioned by OSF and written for its stars, Catherine Coulson and Armando Duran, has everything: flawless and inspired acting, cogent story, Deep Meaning, well-weaved metaphors, balance, nuance, comic relief,  dense but flowing dialog, character transformation, and, well, what did I leave out? Unfortunately, something is left out, but damn if I or others in the post-show crowd could put our fingers on it. The full review