Category Archives: plays

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Adapted and Directed by Penny Metropulos Music  by Sterling Tinsley Lyrics by Penny Metropulos and Sterling Tinsley. Additional lyrics by Linda Alper. Oregon Shakespeare Festival has a … Continue reading →

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Othello by William Shakespeare Words, words, words!  Othello (Peter Macon, pictured left) and Iago (Dan Donohue, pictured right) made me feel like they each had too many of those damn multisyllabic chores to get … Continue reading →

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Our Town by Thornton Wilder When you decide to present a well-known, quality chestnut, you’re declaring that you either have a fresh vision or else you’re going to new heights in production standards.  Hurtling … Continue reading →

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner by Luis Alfaro A discussion of this performance needs be brief.  The reviewer shouldn’t put more effort into the recap than the play writer did into his creation. This wandering, pointless … Continue reading →

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller Most plays in theaters today are snappy, fast-faced reactions to the enveloping, careful productions of the mid-1900’s.  They’re not stodgy, not slow. We recognize what they are … Continue reading →