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By Galen|2016-09-05T11:56:59-07:00September 5, 2016|osf, plays|

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival The River Bride by Marisela Treviño Orta Some plays are so mystical and rich with meaning that I feel inadequate. I know I should be getting more from the plot, from the language, from gestures, from everything. I am not worthy to be viewing the performance and should only be allowed back in the theater after completing a refresher course of Symbolism 201. Either that, or the play itself actually is thin, obvious, and over hyped. My ego makes me choose the later reason for my reaction to The River Bride. Ensemble from "The River Bride". [...]

Twelfth Night

By Galen|2017-01-02T14:28:10-08:00September 5, 2016|osf, plays|

Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Director Christopher Liam Moore invented a brilliant, fun concept for this workhorse comedy: set it on a 1930's movie musical set. Emphasize the scripted music and add more song and dance! Unleash the voices and tapping toes! Keep the Shakespeare give it 20th Century Foxiness! Scenes are sharp, funny homages to classic the musical films of the day. Susan Tsu's costumes are elegant and completely right. You get your ticket's worth from the fashion show alone. Twelfth Night - photo by OSF You will be talking for years about Moore's [...]