Category Archives: plays

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Music Man Book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Wilson Story by Meredith Wilson and Frank Lacey I keep saying that I don’t like musicals. When I walked out of The Music Man grinning, … Continue reading →

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Paradise Lost by Clifford Odets Oh, damn! Another performance ranking Production: Good, Play: Awful. I was happily anticipating this Depression Era play directed by the same Libby Appel who resurrected  A View from the Bridge and provided … Continue reading →

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes Saavedra Word Premiere adaption by Octavio Solis The quest of our aging, would-be knight hero failed to pass a friend’s “So what?” test, but even she enjoyed reasonably … Continue reading →

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Henry VIII by William Shakespeare A better title of this production of the seldom-produced Henry VIII would be The Vilma and Tony Show.  The performances of Vilma Silva (Queen Katherine) and Anthony Heald … Continue reading →