Category Archives: plays

Henry IV, Part 2

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Henry IV, Part 2 By William Shakespeare Directed by Carl Cofield  This production is unique in my Ashland experience. Not in a good way. At all. The Festival is allowing an actor to go … Continue reading

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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical

Eureka Theater, 215 Jackson St., San Francisco at Theatre Rhinoceros Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The Musical By Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott Directed by John Fisher The more I think about this production, the better I like it. And, … Continue reading

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UniSon

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival UniSon A new musical by UNIVERSES Inspired by August Wilson’s Poetry In association with Constanza Romero WORLD PREMIERE UniSon is a brief, brilliant, shotgun wedding between poetry and drama, lubricated into position with just … Continue reading

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Hannah and the Dread Gazebo

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Hannah and the Dread Gazebo by  Jiehae Park WORLD PREMIERE At least half of the audience has a wonderful time seeing a fun show with amusing characters. But, make no mistake about what’s amusing: Asian … Continue reading

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Henry IV, Part One

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare Writing about a performance you saw two months ago gives the “review” a different perspective. I have been slammed and until now unable to spend an hour … Continue reading

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