Production history of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival explained

Production history of plays performed by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, .

The early years (1930s)

In the early years, OSF only produced works of Shakespeare.[1]

OSF Production History: 1935–1940
YearPlayDirectorTheatre
1935The Merchant of VeniceAngus L. BowmerElizabethan Theatre
Twelfth NightAngus L. Bowmer
1936Romeo and JulietAngus L. BowmerElizabethan Theatre
The Merchant of VeniceAngus L. Bowmer
Twelfth NightAngus L. Bowmer
1937Romeo and JulietAngus L. BowmerElizabethan Theatre
The Taming of the ShrewAngus L. Bowmer
Twelfth NightAngus L. Bowmer
1938HamletAngus L. BowmerElizabethan Theatre
The Taming of the ShrewAngus L. Bowmer
Twelfth NightAngus L. Bowmer
The Merchant of VeniceAngus L. Bowmer
1939As You Like ItAngus L. BowmerElizabethan Theatre
The Taming of the ShrewAngus L. Bowmer
HamletAngus L. Bowmer
The Comedy of ErrorsAngus L. Bowmer
1940[2] As You Like ItWilliam CottrellElizabethan Theatre
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam Cottrell
The Merry Wives of WindsorWilliam Cottrell
Much Ado About NothingWilliam Cottrell
In July 1939, OSF was invited to present their production of The Taming of the Shrew at the Golden Gate International Exposition. The performance was broadcast nationally over NBC Radio. The interest drawn up by the national broadcast may have been the necessary exposure that allowed the Festival to return following World War II.[3]

The post-war years (late 1940s and 1950s)

The festival did not present any productions from 1941 to 1946. This was due to World War II and a fire that burned down the festival's original Elizabethan Theatre.[4]

In 1951, actors from the summer acting company formed the Vining Repertory. This "edition" of the festival was created to present plays in indoor venues that allowed the season to utilize more of the year when winter weather would prohibit outdoor performances. They performed for three seasons in a local venue known as the Lithia Theatre before a fire destroyed the stage, stock, and records. The name "Vining Repertory" was in honor of the brothers who founded the Lithia Theatre and who had died just before the creation of this "sub-company".[5] [6]

OSF Production History: 1947–1959
YearPlayDirectorPlaywrightTheatre
1947HamletFrank Lambrett-SmithWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Love's Labour's LostAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
MacbethAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
The Merchant of VeniceAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
1948King JohnAllen FletcherWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Love's Labor's LostAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
OthelloAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
The Merchant of VeniceAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
1949A Midsummer Night's DreamJames SandoeWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
OthelloAllen FletcherWilliam Shakespeare
Richard IIJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
Romeo and JulietRichard GrahamWilliam Shakespeare
The Taming of the ShrewAllen FletcherWilliam Shakespeare
1950Antony and CleopatraJames SandoeWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
As You Like ItAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part IAllen FletcherWilliam Shakespeare
The Comedy of ErrorsRichard GrahamWilliam Shakespeare
1951King LearAngus L. BowmerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Measure for MeasureJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part IIPhilip HansonWilliam Shakespeare
Twelfth NightRichard GrahamWilliam Shakespeare
Fall 1951AntigoneWilliam OylerJean AnouilhAdapted by

Lewis Galantiere

Lithia TheatreVining Repertory
On Monday NextRichard GrahamPhilip King
Ten Little IndiansPhilip HansonAgatha Christie
The Late Christopher BeanH. Paul KlissSidney Howard
Spring 1952Arsenic and Old LaceBarbara CurtisJoseph KesselringLithia Theatre

Vining Repertory

ClaudiaPhilip HansonRose Franken
Death of a SalesmanH. Paul KlissArthur Miller
The Importance of Being EarnestRichard GrahamOscar Wilde
1952Henry VPhilip HansonWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Julius CaesarAllen FletcherWilliam Shakespeare
Much Ado About NothingAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
The TempestRichard GrahamWilliam Shakespeare
Fall 1952DraculaPhilip HansonHamilton DeaneJohn L. BalderstonLithia TheatreVining Repertory
The Glass MenagerieRichard GrahamTennessee Williams
The Show-OffJohn E. TaylorGeorge Kelly
The Vinegar TreeH. Paul KlissPaul Osborn
1953CoriolanusAllen FletcherWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Henry VI, Part IJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
The Merchant of VeniceRichard GrahamWilliam Shakespeare
The Taming of the ShrewPhilip HansonWilliam Shakespeare
1954Henry VI, Part IIJames SandoeWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
HamletAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of WindsorAllen FletcherWilliam Shakespeare
The Winter's TaleH. Paul KlissWilliam Shakespeare
1955A Midsummer Night's DreamJames SandoeWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
All's Well That Ends WellRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part IIIJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
MacbethH. Paul KlissWilliam Shakespeare
Timon of AthensRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
1956CymbelineB. Iden PayneWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Love's Labor's LostAllen FletcherWilliam Shakespeare
Richard IIIAllen FletcherWilliam Shakespeare
Romeo and JulietHal J. ToddWilliam Shakespeare
Titus AndronicusHal J. ToddWilliam Shakespeare
1957As You Like ItAngus L. BowmerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Henry VIIIRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
OthelloJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
Pericles, Prince of TyreRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
1958King LearRobert B. LoperWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Much Ado About NothingRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
The Merchant of VeniceJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
Troilus and CressidaJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
1959Antony and CleopatraJames SandoeWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
King JohnRichard D. RissoWilliam Shakespeare
Measure for MeasureJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
The Maske of the New World[7] First non-Shakespeare production

in the Elizabethan Theatre

Jerry TurnerCarl Ritchie
Twelfth NightAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare

The 1960s

The 60s confirmed the demand for an indoor venue that permitted performances in colder months. Vining Rep continued for another year in a new venue: a local movie theatre called the Varsity Theatre with the dressing rooms in a trailer behind the venue.[8] Later in the decade, the festival used the Varsity for matinee performances of Ballad Operas, but were soon able to raise enough money to build a new indoor space: The Angus Bowmer Theatre.[9]

OSF Production History: 1960–1969[10]
YearPlayDirectorPlaywrightTheatre
1960Julius CaesarJerry TurnerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Richard IIRichard D. RissoWilliam Shakespeare
The Taming of the ShrewRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
The TempestJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
The Tragedy of the Duchess of MalfiJames SandoeJohn Webster
1961A Midsummer Night's DreamB. Iden PayneWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
All's Well That Ends WellCharles G. TaylorWilliam Shakespeare
HamletRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part IRichard D. RissoWilliam Shakespeare
The AlchemistEdward S. BrubakerBen Jonson
Late 1961Night of the AukCarl RitchieArch ObolerVarsity TheatreVining Repertory
RashomonWilliam KinsolvingMichael KaninFay Kanin
The Boy FriendWilliam KinsolvingSandy Wilson
The MiserDorothy StolpMolière
1962As You Like ItJerry TurnerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
CoriolanusJ. H. CrouchWilliam Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part IIEdward S. BrubakerWilliam Shakespeare
The Comedy of ErrorsRod AlexanderWilliam Shakespeare
A Thieves BalladCarl RitchieCarl RitchieLes Carlson
1963Henry VJerry TurnerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Love's Labor's LostRod AlexanderWilliam Shakespeare
Romeo and JulietRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of WindsorEdward S. BrubakerWilliam Shakespeare
1964Henry VI, Part IJerry TurnerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
King LearAngus L. BowmerWilliam Shakespeare
The Merchant of VeniceRod AlexanderWilliam Shakespeare
Twelfth NightRobert B. LoperWilliam Shakespeare
The Knight of the Burning PestleEdward S. BrubakerFrancis BeaumontJohn Fletcher
Lovers Made MenCarl RitchieBen JonsonVarsity Theatre
1965Henry VI, Part IIEdward S. BrubakerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
MacbethRichard D. RissoWilliam Shakespeare
Much Ado About NothingJames MollWilliam Shakespeare
The Winter's TaleHugh C. EvansWilliam Shakespeare
VolponeNagle JacksonBen Jonson
1966OthelloRichard D. RissoWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
A Midsummer Night's DreamHugh C. EvansWilliam Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaNagle JacksonWilliam Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part IIIJerry TurnerWilliam Shakespeare
The Beggar's OperaCarl RitchieJohn GayVarsity Theatre
1967Antony and CleopatraJerry TurnerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Pericles, Prince of TyreNagle JacksonWilliam Shakespeare
Richard IIIHugh C. EvansWilliam Shakespeare
The Taming of the ShrewRichard D. RissoWilliam Shakespeare
The Maid of the MillCarl RitchieSamuel ArnoldVarsity Theatre
1968As You Like ItWilliam KinsolvingWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
CymbelineJames SandoeWilliam Shakespeare
HamletPatrick HinesWilliam Shakespeare
Henry VIIIRichard D. RissoWilliam Shakespeare
Lock Up Your DaughtersCarl RitchieHenry FieldingVarsity Theatre
1969King JohnEdward S. BrubakerWilliam ShakespeareElizabethan Theatre
Romeo and JulietPatrick HinesWilliam Shakespeare
The TempestRichard D. RissoWilliam Shakespeare
Twelfth NightHugh C. EvansWilliam Shakespeare
Virtue in DangerCarl RitchiePaul DehnJames BernardVarsity Theatre

The 1970s

The 1970s began with the first season in the new Angus Bowmer Theatre. In 1977, after being used for company-only play performances and staged readings, the Black Swan Theatre became another venue presenting shows as a part of the main OSF season. The Black Swan was used for more experimental or intimate productions.[11]

OSF Production History: 1960–1969[12]
YearPlayPlaywrightDirectorTheatre
1970Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadTom StoppardAngus L. BowmerAngus Bowmer Theatre
AntigoneJean AnouilhLarry Oliver
The FantasticksTom JonesHarvey SchmidtPeter Nyberg
The Imaginary InvalidMolièreRaye Birk
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam ShakespeareAngus L. Bowmer
You Can't Take It with YouGeorge S. KaufmanMoss HartPat Patton
The Glass MenagerieTennessee WilliamsLarry Oliver
Julius CaesarWilliam ShakespeareLarry OliverElizabethan Theatre
Richard IIWilliam ShakespeareJackson Nagle
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareJackson Nagle
1971A Man for All SeasonsRobert BoltPat PattonAngus Bowmer Theatre
Arsenic and Old LaceJoseph KesselringPhilip Davidson
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareRaye Birk
Under Milk WoodDylan ThomasLarry Oliver
The Glass MenagerieTennessee WilliamsLarry Oliver
U.S.A.John Dos PassosPaul ShyreJerry Turner
Henry IV, Part IWilliam ShakespearePat PattonElizabethan Theatre
MacbethWilliam ShakespearePhilip Davidson
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareLarry Oliver
1972Room ServiceAllen BoretzJohn MurrayLaird WilliamsonAngus Bowmer Theatre
The CrucibleArthur MillerPat Patton
The Playboy of the Western WorldJ.M. SyngeJerry Turner
Uncle VanyaAnton ChekhovLarry Oliver
Troilus and CressidaWilliam ShakespeareJerry Turner
Our TownThornton WilderPat Patton
Love's Labor's LostWilliam ShakespeareLaird WilliamsonElizabethan Theatre
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam ShakespeareRobert Benedetti
Henry IV, Part IIWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Roberts
1973OthelloWilliam ShakespeareJerry TurnerAngus Bowmer Theatre
The AlchemistBen JonsonLaird Williamson
The Dance of DeathAugust StrindbergJerry Turner
The Importance of Being EarnestOscar WildeJames Edmondson
Our TownThornton WilderPat Patton
Waiting for GodotSamuel BeckettAndrew J. Traister
As You Like ItWilliam ShakespearePat PattonElizabethan Theatre
Henry VWilliam ShakespeareLaird Williamson
The Merry Wives of WindsorWilliam ShakespeareThomas B. Markus
O Rare Ben JonsonDavid McPhersonThomas B. MarkusChristian Science Church
1974The Two Gentlemen of VeronaWilliam ShakespeareLaird WilliamsonAngus Bowmer Theatre
Hedda GablerHenrik IbsenMargaret Booker
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumBert SheveloveLarry Gelbart

Stephen Sondheim

Jerry Turner
The Time of Your LifeWilliam SaroyanPat Patton
Waiting for GodotSamuel BeckettAndrew J. Traister
HamletWilliam ShakespeareJerry TurnerElizabethan Theatre
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareJames Edmondson
Titus AndronicusWilliam ShakespeareLaird Williamson
1975Charley's AuntThomas BrandonPat PattonAngus Bowmer Theatre
Long Day's Journey Into NightEugene O'NeilJerry Turner
Oedipus the KingSophoclesRobert B. Loper
The Petrified ForestRobert E. SherwoodJerry Turner
The Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareAudrey Stanley
All's Well That Ends WellWilliam ShakespeareJon JoryElizabethan Theatre
Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareJames Edmondson
Henry VI, Part IWilliam ShakespeareWill Huddleston
1976BrandHenrik IbsenJerry TurnerAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Devil's DiscipleGeorge Bernard ShawMichael Leibert
The Little FoxesLillian HellmanJames Moll
The TavernGeorge M. CohanPat Patton
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareWill Huddleston
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareJames EdmondsonElizabethan Theatre
King LearWilliam ShakespearePat Patton
Henry VI, Part IIWilliam ShakespeareJerry Turner
1977A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee WilliamsElizabeth HuddleAngus Bowmer Theatre
Angel StreetPatrick HamiltonPat Patton
The RivalsRichard Brinsley SheridanWilliam Glover
Measure for MeasureWilliam ShakespeareJerry Turner
A Taste of HoneyShelagh DelaneyJames EdmondsonBlack Swan Theatre
A Moon for the MisbegottenEugene O'NeilJerry Turner
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam ShakespeareMichael AddisonElizabethan Theatre
Henry VI, Part IIIWilliam ShakespearePat Patton
Antony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareRobert B. Loper
A Moon for the MisbegottenEugene O'NeilJerry TurnerTao House
1978Mother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt BrechtJerry TurnerAngus Bowmer Theatre
Private LivesNoël CowardDennis Bigelow
TartuffeMolièreSabin Epstein
Miss JulieAugust StrindbergElizabeth Huddle
Timon of AthensWilliam ShakespeareJerry Turner
Night of the TribadesPer Olav EnquistJerry TurnerBlack Swan Theatre
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon MarigoldsPaul ZindelWillam Glover
Richard IIIWilliam ShakespearePat PattonElizabethan Theatre
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam ShakespeareJudd Parkin
The TempestWilliam ShakespeareMichael Addison
1979Born YesterdayGarson KaninJames MollAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Play's the ThingFerenc MolnárDennis Bigelow
The Wild DuckHenrik Ibsen
MacbethWilliam ShakespearePat Patton
Miss JulieAugust Strindberg
Indulgences in the Louisville HaremJohn OrlockMichael KevinBlack Swan Theatre
Root of the MandrakeNiccolò MachiavelliJudd Parkin
Who's Happy Now?Oliver HaileyTennessee WilliamsMichael Leibert
As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareAudrey StanleyElizabethan Theatre
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareDennis Bigelow
The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusChristopher MarloweJerry Turner

The 1980s

OSF Production History: 1980–1989[13]
YearPlayTheatre
1980As You Like ItAngus Bowmer Theatre
CoriolanusAngus Bowmer Theatre
Juno and the PaycockAngus Bowmer Theatre
Laundry and BourbonAngus Bowmer Theatre
Lone StarBlack Swan Theatre
Love's Labor's LostElizabethan Theatre
Of Mice and MenAngus Bowmer Theatre
Richard IIElizabethan Theatre
Ring Round the MoonAngus Bowmer Theatre
SeascapeBlack Swan Theatre
Sizwe Bansi Is DeadBlack Swan Theatre
The Merry Wives of WindsorElizabethan Theatre
The Merry Wives of WindsorAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Philadelphia StoryAngus Bowmer Theatre
1981Tis Pity She's a WhoreAngus Bowmer Theatre
ArtichokeBlack Swan
Death of a SalesmanAngus Bowmer Theatre
Henry IV, Part OneElizabethan Theatre
OthelloAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Birthday PartyBlack Swan
The IslandAngus Bowmer Theatre
Two Gentlemen of VeronaElizabethan Theatre
Twelfth NightAngus Bowmer Theatre
Twelfth NightElizabethan Theatre
Wild OatsAngus Bowmer Theatre
1982Blithe SpiritAngus Bowmer Theatre
Henry VElizabethan Theatre
Hold Me!Black Swan
Inherit the WindAngus Bowmer Theatre
Julius CaesarAngus Bowmer Theatre
OthelloAngus Bowmer Theatre
Romeo and JulietElizabethan Theatre
SpokesongAngus Bowmer Theatre
Comedy of ErrorsElizabethan Theatre
The FatherBlack Swan
The MatchmakerAngus Bowmer Theatre
WingsBlack Swan
1983Ah, Wilderness!Angus Bowmer Theatre
CymbelineElizabethan Theatre
Don Juan in HellBlack Swan
DraculaAngus Bowmer Theatre
DreamhouseBlack Swan
HamletAngus Bowmer Theatre
Man and SupermanAngus Bowmer Theatre
Much Ado about NothingElizabethan Theatre
Richard IIIElizabethan Theatre
The EntertainerBlack Swan
The MatchmakerAngus Bowmer Theatre
What the Butler SawAngus Bowmer Theatre
1984Cat on a Hot Tin RoofAngus Bowmer Theatre
DraculaAngus Bowmer Theatre
Hay FeverAngus Bowmer Theatre
Henry VIIIElizabethan Theatre
London AssuranceAngus Bowmer Theatre
Seascape with Sharks and DancerBlack Swan
The Revenger's TragedyAngus Bowmer Theatre
Taming of the ShrewElizabethan Theatre
Winter's TaleElizabethan Theatre
TranslationsBlack Swan
Troilus and CressidaAngus Bowmer Theatre
1985All's Well That Ends WellBlack Swan
An Enemy of the PeopleAngus Bowmer Theatre
Crimes of the HeartAngus Bowmer Theatre
King JohnElizabethan
King LearAngus Bowmer Theatre
Light up the SkyAngus Bowmer Theatre
Lizzie Borden in the Late AfternoonBlack Swan
Strange SnowBlack Swan
The Majestic KidBlack Swan
Merchant of VeniceElizabethan Theatre
Trelawny of the "Wells"Angus Bowmer Theatre
1986An Enemy of the PeopleAngus Bowmer Theatre
As You Like ItElizabethan Theatre
BroadwayAngus Bowmer Theatre
Measure for MeasureElizabethan Theatre
On the VergeAngus Bowmer Theatre
Sea MarksBlack Swan Theatre
Strange SnowBlack Swan Theatre
The TempestAngus Bowmer Theatre
Threepenny OperaAngus Bowmer Theatre
Three SistersAngus Bowmer Theatre
Titus AndronicusElizabethan Theatre
1987"Master Harold"...and the BoysBlack Swan Theatre
A Midsummer Night's DreamElizabethan Theatre
BallerinaBlack Swn Theatre
Curse of the Starving ClassAngus Bowmer Theatre
MacbethElizabethan Theatre
Richard IIAngus Bowmer Theatre
She Stoops to ConquerAngus Bowmer Theatre
Taking StepsBlack Swan Theatre
The HostageAngus Bowmer Theatre
Member of the WeddingAngus Bowmer Theatre
Shoemakers' HolidayElizabethan Theatre
1988A Penny for a SongAngus Bowmer Theatre
Boy Meets GirlAngus Bowmer Theatre
Enrico IVAngus Bowmer Theatre
GhostsBlack Swan Theatre
Henry IV, Part OneElizabethan Theatre
Love's Labor's LostElizabethan Theatre
OrphansBlack Swan Theatre
Romeo and JulietAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Iceman ComethAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Marriage of Bette and BooBlack Swan Theatre
Twelfth NightElizabethan Theatre
1989All My SonsAngus Bowmer Theatre
And a Nightingale Sang...Angus Bowmer Theatre
Breaking the SilenceAngus Bowmer Theatre
Cyrano de BergeracAngus Bowmer Theatre
Henry IV, Part IIElizabethan Theatre
Hunting CockroachesBlack Swan Theatre
Much Ado About NothingElizabethan Theatre
Not About HeroesBlack Swan Theatre
Pericles, Prince of TyreAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Road to MeccaBlack Swan Theatre
Two Gentlemen of VeronaElizabethan Theatre

The 1990s

OSF Production History: 1990–1999[14]
YearPlayTheatre
1990God's CountryAngus Bowmer Theatre
Peer Gynt
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The House of Blue Leaves
Aristocrats
At Long Last LeoBlack Swan Theatre
The Second Man
The Voice of the Prairie
Henry VElizabethan Stage
The Winter's Tale
The Comedy of Errors
1991Major BarbaraAngus Bowmer Theatre
Other People's Money
Our Town
The Merchant of Venice
Some Americans AbroadBlack Swan Theatre
Two Rooms
Woman in Mind
Julius CaesarElizabethan Stage
The First Part of Henry VI
The Taming of the Shrew
1992All's Well That Ends WellAngus Bowmer Theatre
La Bete
The Ladies of the Camellias
The Playboy of the Western World
Toys in the Attic
Heathen ValleyBlack Swan Theatre
Restoration
The Firebugs
As You Like ItElizabethan Stage
Othello
The Conclusion of Henry VI
1993A Flea in Her EarAngus Bowmer Theatre
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
Richard III
The Illusion
Theresa Bassoon
CymbelineBlack Swan Theatre
Light in the Village
The Baltimore Waltz
Mad Forest
A Midsummer Night's DreamElizabethan Stage
Antony and Cleopatra
The White Devil
1994Fifth of JulyAngus Bowmer Theatre
Hamlet
You Can't Take It With You
The Pool of Bethesda
The Rehearsal
Tales of the Lost FormicansBlack Swan Theatre
Oleanna
The Colored Museum
Much Ado About NothingElizabethan Stage
The Tempest
The Two Noble Kinsmen
1995PravdaAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Skin of Our Teeth
This Day and Age
Twelfth Night
Blood Wedding
Emma's ChildBlack Swan Theatre
From the Mississippi Delta
The Cure at Troy
MacbethElizabethan Stage
Richard II
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1996ArcadiaAngus Bowmer Theatre
Awake and Sing!
Molière Plays Paris
The Winter's Tale
This Day and Age
The Darker Face of the Earth
A Pair of Threes: Three Viewings and Three HotelsBlack Swan Theatre
Cabaret Verboten
Strindberg in Hollywood
CoriolanusElizabethan Stage
Love's Labor's Lost
Romeo and Juliet
1997Death of a SalesmanAngus Bowmer Theatre
King Lear
Pentecost
Rough Crossing
The Magic Fire
Blues for an Alabama SkyBlack Swan Theatre
The Turn of the Screw
Nora
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaElizabethan Stage
Timon of Athens
As You Like It
1998A Touch of the PoetAngus Bowmer Theatre
Les Blancs
Midsummer Night's Dream
The School for Scandal
Uncle Vanya
Sailing to ByzantiumBlack Swan Theatre
Vilna's Got a Golem
Measure for Measure
CymbelineElizabethan Stage
Henry IV, Part One
The Comedy of Errors
1999ChicagoAngus Bowmer Theatre
Good Person of Szechuan
Othello
Pericles
Seven Guitars
El Paso BlueBlack Swan Theatre
Rosmersholm
Tongue of a Bird
Three MusketeersElizabethan Stage
Henry IV, Part Two
Much Ado About Nothing

The 2000s

The early 2000s saw the decommissioning of the Black Swan Theatre as a venue for the regular season and the construction and opening of the New Theatre that would later be renamed as the Thomas Theatre in 2013. The Black Swan closed at the end of the 2001 season on October 28, and the New Theatre started performances in March 2002.[15]

The decade also saw a change in leadership. In 2007, Libby Appel ended her tenure as the Artistic Director. The 2008 season was the first for Bill Rauch, who became the fifth person to assume the role.[16]

OSF Production History: 1990–1999
YearPlayPlaywrightDirectorTheatre
2000[17] Henry VWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Man Who Came to DinnerGeorge S. KaufmanMoss HartWarner Shook
The Night of the IguanaTennessee WilliamsPenny Metropulos
Force of NatureSteven DietzJames Edmondson
The Trojan WomenEuripidesLiz Diamond
WitMargaret EdisonJohn DillonBlack Swan Theatre
Crumbs from the Table of JoyLynn NottageSeret Scott
Stop KissDiana SonLoretta Greco
HamletWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelElizabethan Stage
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareTimothy Bond
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam ShakespeareKenneth Albers
2001[18] The TempestWilliam ShakespearePenny MetropulosAngus Bowmer Theatre
Enter the GuardsmanScott WentworthMarion Alder

Craig Bohmler

Peter Amster
Life is a DreamPedro Calderón de la BarcaLaird Williamson
Oo-Bla-DeeRegina TaylorTimothy Bond
Three SistersAnton ChekhovLibby Appel
The Trip to BountifulHorton FooteLibby AppelBlack Swan Theatrefinal season
Fuddy MeersDavid Lindsay-AbaireJames Edmondson
Two Sisters and a PianoNilo CruzAndrea Frye
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam ShakespeareMichael Donald EdwardsElizabethan Stage
Troilus and CressidaWilliam ShakespeareKenneth Albers
The Merry Wives of WindsorWilliam ShakespeareLillian Groag
2002[19] Julius CaesarWilliam ShakespeareLaird WilliamsonAngus Bowmer Theatre
Noises OffMichael FraynKenneth Albers
Idiot's DelightRobert E. SherwoodPeter Amster
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward AlbeeTimothy Bond
Saturday, Sunday, MondayEduardo De FilippoLibby Appel
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelNew Theatredebut season
HandlerRobert SchenkkanBill Rauch
Playboy of the West IndiesMustapha MaturaKenny Leon
The Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareMichael Donald EdwardsElizabethan Stage
Titus AndronicusWilliam ShakespeareJames Edmondson
As You Like ItWilliam ShakespearePenny Metropulos
2003[20] Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareLoretta GrecoAngus Bowmer Theatre
Daughters of the Revolution Continental Divide, Part 2David EdgarTony Taccone
Present LaughterNoël CowardPeter Amster
Hedda GablerHenrik IbsenBill Rauch
The Piano LessonAugust WilsonTimothy Bond
Mothers AgainstContinental Divide, Part 1David EdgarTony TacconeNew Theatre
Antony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespearePenny Metropulos
Lorca in a Green DressNilo CruzPenny Metropulos
Richard IIWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelElizabethan Stage
Wild OatsJohn O'KeeffeJames Edmondson
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareKenneth Albers
2004[21] The Comedy of Errors[22] William ShakespeareBill RauchAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Royal FamilyEdna FerberGeorge S. KaufmanPeter Amster
The VisitFriedrich DürrenmattKenneth Albers
A Raisin in the SunLorraine HansberryAndrea Frye
Oedipus Complex[23] Frank GalatiFrank Galati
Topdog/UnderdogSuzan-Lori ParksTimothy BondNew Theatre
Henry VI Part One: Talbot & JoanWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelScott Kaiser
Humble BoyCharlotte JonesPenny Metropulos
King LearWilliam ShakespeareJames EdmondsonElizabethan Stage[24]
Henry VIParts Two & Three: Henry & MargaretWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelScott Kaiser
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareLaird Williamson
2005[25] Richard IIIWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelAngus Bowmer Theatre
The PhilandererGeorge Bernard ShawPenny Metropulos
Room ServiceJohn MurrayAllen BoretzJ.R. Sullivan
Napoli Milionaria! (Napes Millionaires!)Eduardo De FilippoLibby Appel
The Belle's StratagemHannah CowleyDavis McCallum
By the Waters of BabylonRobert SchenkkanBill RauchNew Theatre
Ma Rainey's Black BottomAugust WilsonTimothy Bond
GibraltarOctavio SolisLiz Diamond
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespearePeter AmsterElizabethan Stage
The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusChristopher MarloweJames Edmondson
Love's Labor's LostWilliam ShakespeareKenneth Albers
2006[26] The Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Diary of Anne FrankFrances GoodrichAlbert HackettJames Edmondson
The Importance of Being EarnestOscar WildePeter Amster
Intimate ApparelLynn NottageTimothy Bond
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDavid EdgarPenny Metropulos
UPBridget CarpenterMichael BarakivaNew Theatre
Bus StopWilliam IngeLibby Appel
King JohnWilliam ShakespeareJohn Sipes
The Merry Wives of WindsorWilliam ShakespeareAndrew TsaoElizabethan Stage
Cyrano de BergeracEdmond RostandLaird Williamson
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaWilliam ShakespeareBill Rauch
2007[27] As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareJ.R. SullivanAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Cherry OrchardAnton ChekhovLibby Appel
On The RazzleTom StoppardLaird Williamson
Gem of the OceanAugust WilsonTimothy Bond
TartuffeMolièreadapted and translated by

Ranjit Bolt

Peter Amster
Rabbit HoleDavid Lindsay-AbaireJames EdmondsonNew Theatre
Tracy's TigerLinda AlperDouglas Langworthy

Penny Metropulos

Sterling Tinsley

Penny Metropulos
DistractedLisa LoomerLiz Diamond
The TempestWilliam ShakespeareLibby AppelFinal show as Artistic DirectorElizabethan Stage
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam ShakespeareKate Buckley
Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareBill Rauch
2008A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareMark RuckerAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Clay CartSudrakaBill Rauch
FencesAugust WilsonLeah C. Gardiner
A View From the BridgeArthur MillerLibby Appel
The Further Adventures of Hedda GablerJeff WhittyBill Rauch
Welcome Home, Jenny SutterJulie MyattJessica ThebusNew Theatre
CoriolanusWilliam ShakespeareLaird Williamson
Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerLuis AlfaroTracy Young
OthelloWilliam ShakespeareLisa PetersonElizabethan Stage
Our TownThornton WilderChay Yew
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespearePenny Metropulos
2009[28] MacbethWilliam ShakespeareGale EdwardsAngus Bowmer Theatre
Death and the King's HorsemanWole SoyinkaChuck Smith
The Music ManMeredith WilsonFranklin LaceyBill Rauch
EquivocationBill CainBill Rauch
Paradise LostClifford OdetsLibby Appel
Dead Man's Cell PhoneSarah RuhlChristopher Liam MooreNew Theatre
Servant of Two MastersCarlo GoldoniTracy Young
All's Well That Ends WellWilliam ShakespeareAmanda Dehnert
Henry VIIIWilliam ShakespeareJohn SipesElizabethan Stage
Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes SaavedraLaird Williamson
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareKate Buckley

The 2010s

Several theaters underwent name changes for the 2013 season. The New Theatre finally gained a formal name as the Thomas Theatre.[29] The Elizabethan Stage and Allen were united under one name as the Allen Elizabethan Theatre, thanks to a $3 Million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.[30]

In 2014, the Festival announced their Canon in a Decade initiative. In the next ten years, from 2015 to 2024, the Festival would be producing the complete Shakespeare Canon to honor the 80th anniversary of the festival.[31] This project is in progress, and may have been affected by shut downs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In August 2019, Bill Rauch left the position of Artistic Director. Nataki Garrett is his successor, and she is the sixth person to hold the position.[32]

OSF Production History: 2010–2019[33]
YearPlayPlaywrightDirectorTheatre
2010HamletWilliam ShakespeareBill RauchAngus Bowmer Theatre
Pride and PrejudiceJane AustenJoseph Hanreddy (adapter)

J. R. Sullivan (adapter)

Libby Appel
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofTennessee WilliamsChristopher Liam Moore
She Loves MeJoe MasteroffJerry Bock

Sheldon Harnick

Rebecca Bayla Taichman
Throne of BloodAkira KurasawaHideo Oguni

Shinobu Hashimoto

Ryuzo Kikushima

Ping Chongdirector and adaptor
WellLisa KronJames EdmondsonNew Theatre
RuinedLynn NottageLiesl Tommy
American Night: The Ballad of Juan JoséRichard Montoya,Ric Salinas,

Herbert Siguenza

Jo Bonney
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareDarko TresnjakElizabethan Stage
Henry IV, Part OneWilliam ShakespearePenny Metropulos
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam ShakespeareBill Rauch
2011Measure for MeasureWilliam ShakespeareBill RauchAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Imaginary InvalidMolièreadapted by

Oded Gross & Tracy Young

Tracy Young
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Leeadapted by

Christopher Sergel

Marion McClinton
Tracy LettsChristopher Liam Moore
The African Company Presents Richard IIICarlyle BrownSeret Scott
The Language ArchiveJulia ChoLaurie WooleryNew Theatre
Julius CaesarWilliam ShakespeareAmanda Dehnert
Ghost LightTony TacconeJohnathan Moscone
Love's Labor's LostWilliam ShakespeareShana CooperElizabethan Stage
Henry IV, Part TwoWilliam ShakespeareLisa Peterson
The Pirates of PenzanceArthur SullivanW. S. GilbertBill Rauch
2012Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareLaird WilliamsonAngus Bowmer Theatre
All the WayRobert SchenkkanBill Rauch
The White Snakeadapted byMary ZimmermanMary Zimmerman
Animal CrackersGeorge S. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
adapted by
Henry Wishcamper		Allison Narver
Medea/Macbeth/CinderellaEuripides
William Shakespeare
Rodgers and Hammerstein		Bill Rauch
Tracy Young
directors and adaptors
Party PeopleUNIVERSES
(Steven Sapp
Mildred Ruiz Sapp
William Ruiz aka Ninja)		Liesl TommyNew Theatre
SeagullAnton Chekhovadapted by

Libby Appel

Libby AppelRob Melrose
Troilus and CressidaWilliam ShakespeareRob Melrose
Henry VWilliam ShakespeareJoseph HajElizabethan Stage
As You Like itWilliam ShakespeareJessica Thebus
The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, IowaWilliam ShakespeareChristopher Liam Moore
2013The Taming of the ShrewWilliam ShakespeareDavid IversAngus Bowmer Theatre
My Fair LadyGeorge Bernard ShawFrederick Loewe

Alan Jay Lerner

Amanda Dehnert
Two Trains RunningAugust WilsonLou Bellamy
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee WilliamsChristopher Liam Moore
The Tenth MuseTanya SarachoLaurie Woolery
King LearWilliam ShakespeareBill RauchThomas Theatreformerly "New Theatre"
The UnfortunatesJon BeaversCasey Hurt

Ian Merrican

Ramiz Monsef

Shana Cooper
The Liquid PlainNaomi WallaceKwame Kwei-Armah
CymbelineWilliam ShakespeareBill RauchElizabethan Stage
The Heart of Robin HoodDavid FarrJoel Sass
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareChristopher Liam Moore
2014The TempestWilliam ShakespeareTony TacconeAngus Bowmer Theatre
The CocoanutsIrving BerlinGeorge S. Kaufman

Mark Bedard (adapter)

David Ivers
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's WindowLorraine HansberryJuliette Carillo
A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle (author)Tracy Young (adapter)Tracy Young
The Great SocietyRobert SchenkkanBill Rauch
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareKent GashThomas Theatre
Water by the SpoonfulQuiara Alegría HudesShishir Kurup
Family AlbumStewJoanna Settle

Heidi Rodewald

Joanna Settle
Richard IIIWilliam ShakespeareJames BundyAllen Elizabethan Theatreformerly "Elizabethan Stage"
Into the WoodsJames LaPineStephen SondheimAmanda Dehnert
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaWilliam ShakespeareSarah Rasmussen
2015Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareLileana Blain-CruzAngus Bowmer Theatre
Guys and DollsFrank LoesserJo Swerling

Abe Burrows

Mary Zimmerman
FingersmithAlexa JungeBill Rauch
Secret Love in Peach Blossom LandStan LaiStan Lai
SweatLynn NottageKate Whoriskey
PericlesWilliam ShakespeareJoseph HajThomas Theatre
Long Day's Journey into NightEugene O'NeillChristopher Liam Moore
The Happiest Song Plays LastQuiara Alegría HudesShishir Kurup
Antony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareBill RauchAllen Elizabethan Theatre
Head over HeelsJeff WhittyThe Go-Go'sEd Sylvanus Iskandar
The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre DumasMarcela Lorca
2016[34] Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareChristopher Liam MooreAngus Bowmer Theatre
Great ExpectationsPenny Metropulos (adapter)Linda Alper (adapter)

Charles Dickens (author)

Penny Metropulos
The River BrideMarisela Treviño OrtaLaurie Woolery
RoeLisa LoomerBill Rauch
Timon of AthensWilliam ShakespeareAmanda Dehnert
Yeoman of the GuardArthur Sullivan and W. S. GilbertSean Graney, Andra Velis,

& Matt Kahler (adapters)

Sean GraneyThomas Theatre
VietgoneQui NguyenMay Adrales
Richard IIWilliam ShakespeareBill Rauch
HamletWilliam ShakespeareLisa PetersonAllen Elizabethan Theatre
The WizWilliam F. BrownCharlie Smalls

Frank L. Baum

Robert O'Hara
The Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareDesdemona Chiang
2017[35] Julius CaesarWilliam ShakespeareShana CooperAngus Bowmer Theatre
Shakespeare in LoveMarc NormanTom Stoppard

Lee Hall

Christopher Liam Moore
Mojada: A Medea in Los AngelesLuis AlfaroJuliette Carillo
UniSonUNIVERSESRobert O'Hara
Off the RailsRandy ReinholzBill Rauch
Henry IV, Part OneWilliam ShakespeareLileana Blain-CruzThomas Theatre
Hannah and the Dread GazeboJiehae ParkChay Yew
Henry IV, Part TwoWilliam ShakespeareCarl Cofield
The Merry Wives of WindsorWilliam ShakespeareDawn Monique WilliamsAllen Elizabethan Theatre
The OdysseyHomerMary Zimmerman (adapter)Mary Zimmerman
Disney's Beauty and the BeastAlan MenkenHoward Ashman

Tim Rice

Linda Woolverton

Eric Tucker
2018[36] OthelloWilliam ShakespeareBill RauchAngus Bowmer Theatre
Sense and SensibilityJane AustenKate Hamill (adapter)Hana Sharif
Destiny of DesireKaren ZacariasJosé Luis Valenzuela
Oklahoma!Richard RodgersOscar Hammerstein IIBill Rauch
Snow in Midsummer[37] Francis Ya-Chu CowhigJustin Audibert
Henry VWilliam ShakespeareRosa JoshiThomas Theatre
ManahattaMary Kathryn NagleLaurie Woolery
The Way the Mountain MovedIdris GoodwinMay Adrales
Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareDámaso RodríguezAllen Elizabethan Theatre
The Book of WillLauren GundersonChristopher Liam Moore
Love's Labor's LostWilliam ShakespeareAmanda Dehnert
2019[38] As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareRosa JoshiAngus Bowmer Theatre
HairsprayMarc Shaiman
Scott Wittman
John Waters		Christopher Liam Moore
Mother RoadOctavio SolisBill Rauch
IndecentPaula VogelShana Cooper
Cambodian Rock BandLauren YeeChay YewThomas Theatre
Between Two Knees1491sEric Ting
How to Catch Creation[39] Christina AndersonNataki Garrett
MacbethWilliam ShakespeareJosé Luis ValenzuelaAllen Elizabethan Theatre
Alice In WonderlandEva Le GallienneFlorinda FriebusSara Bruner
All's Well That Ends WellWilliam ShakespeareTracy Young
La Comedy of Errors
A bilingual English & Spanish version
of Comedy of Errors.		William Shakespeare
adapted and translated by
Luis Alfaro		Bill RauchCommunity Visit Project

The 2020s

The Festival opened the 2020 season on February 28. On March 11, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the performances and remaining openings of all shows to be cancelled indefinitely.[40] By the end of March, the Festival was hoping to present a smaller season that would open Labor Day weekend. The plan was to present the four shows that had already opened with the addition of Shakespeare's The Tempest in the outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre. On May 8, it became apparent that ongoing social distancing restrictions in Oregon would prohibit a fall season and all shows for 2020 were cancelled.[41]

In February 2021, the Festival announced a hybrid season that would allow for flexibility surrounding ongoing social distancing mandates.[42] The Festival offered month-long streaming access to archive videos of previous shows in the early part of the year on their newly-launched streaming platform, O!. The archive streams included Julius Caesar (2017 season), Manahatta (2018 season), and Snow in Midsummer (2018 season). Also announced were tentative plans for three fully-staged shows to open in the followed by OSF's first ever Christmas show. In later May 2021, the OSF announced they would be proceeding with only one play, Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a one woman show opening July 1 and playing through mid-October in the outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre.[43] Concurrently, the outdoor theatre would also offer performances every Wednesday hosting performing groups typically featured in the Green Show.[44] This press release also re-affirmed their plans for a Christmas show written by three members of their acting company titled It's Christmas, Carol!.

YearPlayPlaywrightDirectorTheatre
2020[45] A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareJoseph HajAngus Bowmer Theatre
The Copper ChildrenKaren ZacaríasShariffa Ali
Peter and the StarcatcherRick Elice
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Wayne Barker		Lavina Jadhwani
Bring Down the House (Parts 1 & 2)
A two-part adaptation of Shakespeare's
three Henry VI plays.		William Shakespeare
Rosa Joshi (adapter)
Kate Wisniewski (adapter)
& Upstart Crow Collective		Rosa JoshiThomas Theatre
2021Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou HamerCheryl L. WestHenry GodinezAllen Elizabethan Theatre
It's Christmas, Carol!Mark Bedard
Brett Hinkley
John Tufts		Pirrone YousefzadehAngus Bowmer Theatre
2022[46] Once On This IslandLynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty		Lili-Anne BrownAngus Bowmer Theatre
How I Learned What I LearnedAugust WilsonTim Bond
King JohnWilliam ShakespeareRosa Joshi
It's Christmas Carol!Mark Bedard
Brett Hinkley
John Tufts		Pirrone Yousefzadeh
UnseenMona MansourEvren OdcikinThomas Theatre
ConfederatesDominique MorisseauNataki Garrett
The TempestWilliam ShakespeareNicholas C. AvilaAllen Elizabethan Theatre
Revenge SongQui NguyenRobert Ross Parker
2023[47] Romeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareNataki GarrettAngus Bowmer Theatre
RentJonathan LarsonTiffany Nichole Greene
It's Christmas Carol!Mark Bedard
Brett Hinkley
John Tufts		Pirrone Yousefzadeh
The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas
Kirsten Childs		Kent GashAllen Elizabethan Theatre
Twelfth NightWilliam ShakespeareDawn Monique Williams
Where We BelongMadeline SayetMei Ann TeoThomas Theatre
2024[48] MacbethWilliam ShakespeareEvren OdcikinAngus Bowmer Theatre
Born with TeethLiz Duffy AdamsRob Melrose
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareMiriam A. LaubeAllen Elizabethan Theatre
Jane EyreElizabeth WilliamsonDawn Monique William
Shakespeare and the Alchemy of GenderLisa WolpeLaurie WooleryThomas Theatre
Smote This, A Comedy About God... and Other Serious $H*TRodney GardinerRaz Golden
Virgins to Villains: My Journey with Shakespeare’s WomenRobin Goodrin NordliPenny Metropulos
Lizard BoyJustin HuertasBrandon Ivie
CoriolanusWilliam ShakespeareRosa Joshi
Behfarmaheen (If You Please) Barzin AkhavanDesdemona Chiang

Cumulative Shakespeare canon productions

A list of the number of times the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has produced each of Shakespeare's plays is available below. It counts only main stage productions produced in Ashland and at OSF Portland.[49]

The Festival has completed the canon of the first folio four times: the first time with Troilus and Cressida in 1958, and the remaining times with Timon of Athens in 1978, 1997, and 2016.

OSF Production History of Shakespeare's Plays[50] !Play!Number!Seasons
Twelfth Night181935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1951, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1981, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2023
As You Like It161939, 1940, 1950, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2019
Romeo and Juliet151936, 1937, 1949, 1956, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1982, 1988, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2018, 2023
The Comedy of Errors141939, 1940, 1950, 1962, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2019
The Taming of the Shrew141937, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1991, 2000, 2007, 2013
The Merchant of Venice141935, 1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1977, 1985, 1991, 2001, 2010
Much Ado About Nothing141940, 1952, 1958, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2024
A Midsummer Night's Dream131949, 1955, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2020
Hamlet121938, 1939, 1947, 1954, 1961, 1968, 1974, 1983, 1994, 2000, 2010, 2016
Othello111948, 1949, 1957, 1966, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1999, 2008, 2018
Love's Labour's Lost111947, 1948, 1956, 1963, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2005, 2011, 2018
The Tempest111952, 1960, 1969, 1978, 1986, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2022
Macbeth111947, 1955, 1965, 1971, 1979, 1987, 1995, 2002, 2009, 2019, 2024
The Merry Wives of Windsor101940, 1954, 1963, 1973, 1980, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2017
The Winter's Tale91954, 1965, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2016
King Lear91951, 1958, 1964, 1976, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2013
Henry V81952, 1963, 1973, 1982, 1990, 2000, 2012, 2018
Julius Caesar81952, 1960, 1970, 1982, 1991, 2002, 2011, 2017
Henry IV, Part 181950, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1988, 1998, 2010, 2017
Richard II81949, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2016
81957, 1966, 1974, 1981, 1989, 1997, 2006, 2014
All's Well That Ends Well71955, 1961, 1975, 1985, 1992, 2009, 2019
Henry IV, Part 271951, 1962, 1972, 1989, 1999, 2011, 2017
Antony and Cleopatra71950, 1959, 1967, 1977, 1993, 2003, 2015
Richard III71956, 1967, 1978, 1983, 1993, 2005, 2014
Henry VI, Part 161953, 1964, 1975, 1991, 2004, 2020
Henry VI, Part 261954, 1965, 1976, 1991 and 92, 2004, 2020
Henry VI, Part 361955, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2004, 2020
Cymbeline61956, 1968, 1983, 1993, 1998, 2013
Measure for Measure61951, 1959, 1977, 1986, 1998, 2011
King John61948, 1959, 1969, 1985, 2006, 2022
Coriolanus61953, 1962, 1980, 1996, 2008, 2024
Pericles, Prince of Tyre*51957, 1967, 1989, 1999, 2015
Troilus and Cressida51958, 1972, 1984, 2001, 2012
Timon of Athens41955, 1978, 1997, 2016
Henry VIII41957, 1968, 1984, 2009
Titus Andronicus41956, 1974, 1986, 2002
The Two Noble Kinsmen*11994

Venues

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 1930s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 1940s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 11 May 2020.
  3. Web site: History of OSF. 20 July 2012. Ashland Shakespeare Review. 12 May 2020.
  4. News: 20 February 2010. A brief history of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The Oregonian. 12 May 2020.
  5. Book: Leary. Kathleen F.. Images of America: Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Richard. Amy E.. Arcadia Publishing. 2009. 978-0-7385-7086-0. Google Books. 40–41.
  6. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 1950s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 11 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Carl Ritchie: Other Works. IMDb. 13 May 2020.
  8. News: Varble. Bill. 16 January 2011. Patton's passion — a life in theater. Medford Mail Tribune. 13 May 2020.
  9. Book: Engle. Ron. Shakespeare Companies and Festivals: An International Guide. Londré. Felicia Hardinson. Watermeier. Daniel J.. Greenwood Press. 1995. 0-313-27434-7. 279.
  10. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 1960s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 11 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Black Swan Theatre. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 15 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 1970s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 11 May 2020.
  13. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 1980s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 11 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 1990s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 11 May 2020.
  15. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 2000s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
  16. News: 12 February 2008. Oregon Shakespeare Festival prepares to open 2008 season. Napa Valley Register. 12 May 2020.
  17. News: Jones. Kenneth. 25 February 2000. Oregon Shakes Fest Opens 2000 Season Feb. 25–27, Starting w/ Henry V. Playbill. 11 May 2020.
  18. News: Jones. Kenneth. 16 February 2001. OR Shakes Begins 2001 Season With Tempest Preview Feb. 16. Playbill. 11 May 2020.
  19. News: Winn. Steven. 6 March 2002. Ashland's about acting / Opening plays offer jewels of performance. SFGate. 11 May 2020.
  20. News: Churchill. Scott. Oregon Shakespeare Festival – Ashland – Southern Oregon Travel. BootsnAll. 11 May 2020.
  21. News: Schiffman. Jean. 23 March 2004. Oregon Shakes Wakes in 2004. Backstage.com. 11 May 2020.
  22. Web site: The Comedy of Errors: presented by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Angus Bowmer Theatre, Ashland, Oregon. Armstrong. Alan. Spring 2005. Gale Academic Onefile. 11 May 2020.
  23. News: Jones. Kenneth. 19 November 2003. Galati Creates and Directs Oedipus Complex, a World Premiere, for Oregon Shakespeare in 2004. Playbill. 11 May 2020.
  24. News: Hurwitt. Robert. 22 June 2004. REVIEW / Merry 'Much Ado' at Ashland festival matches balmy weather; traditional, studied 'King Lear' comes off more pitiable than tragic. SFGate. 11 May 2020.
  25. News: Avery. David. Butler. Phyllis. 8 September 2005. Oregon Shakespeare Festival – 2005. Curtain Up. 11 May 2020.
  26. News: Jones. Kenneth. 10 February 2006. A Sad Tale's Best for Winter: 2006 Oregon Shakespeare Fest Begins Feb. 17. Playbill. 11 May 2020.
  27. News: 27 February 2007. Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens the 2007 season. Napa Valley Register. 11 May 2020.
  28. News: Berson. Misha. 7 March 2008. Lineup set for Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2009 season. Seattle Times. 11 May 2020.
  29. Web site: OSF Receives Donation that Secures Naming Right of New Theatre. 16 March 2012. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130118102621/http://osfashland.org/press-room/press-releases/osf-receives-donation-that-secures-naming-right-of-new-theatre.aspx. 18 January 2013. 13 May 2020.
  30. Web site: The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards OSF $3,000,000 Grant. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211201312/http://www.osfashland.org/press-room/press-releases/allen-grant.aspx. 11 December 2013. 2014-03-13.
  31. Web site: OSF's 2015 Season Set. 14 March 2014. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611172429/https://www.osfashland.org/press-room/press-releases/2015-season-announcement.aspx. 11 June 2014. 13 May 2020.
  32. Web site: OSF Announces Sixth Artistic Director. 19 March 2019. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 13 May 2020.
  33. Web site: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Production History = 2010s. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 10 May 2020.
  34. News: 24 March 2015. Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces 2016 Season. American Theatre. 10 May 2020.
  35. News: 20 March 2016. OSF announces its 11-play 2017 season. Ashland Tidings. 11 May 2020.
  36. News: 17 March 2017. Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces 2018 Season. American Theatre. 11 May 2020.
  37. News: Battistella. Maureen Flanagan. 16 August 2018. REVIEW: Worlds collide in OSF's 'Snow in Midsummer'. Medford Mail Tribune. 11 May 2020.
  38. News: Parfitt. Jamie. 4 April 2018. OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2019 LINEUP. KDRV TV. 11 May 2020.
  39. News: Choy. Bill. 6 August 2019. OSF Play Review: 'How to Catch Creation' is full of insight into the human condition. Siskiyou Daily. 11 May 2020.
  40. News: Paulson. Michael. 27 March 2020. Spring Culture Fell to Virus. In Oregon, Summer Theater Now Succumbs.. The New York Times. 10 May 2020.
  41. News: Acker. Lizzy. 8 May 2020. Oregon Shakespeare Festival cancels 2020 fall season due to coronavirus pandemic. The Oregonian. 10 May 2020.
  42. News: 17 February 2021. Oregon Shakes to Combine Live, Digital Programming for 2021 Season. American Theatre. 23 September 2021.
  43. News: Keefer. Bob. 27 May 2021. Shakespeare Festival Seeks Comeback, Cuts Indoor Shows. Eugene Weekly. 23 September 2021.
  44. News: Choy. Bill. 28 May 2021. Oregon Shakespeare Festival is opening July 1. Here's what you need to know. The Siskiyou Daily News. 23 September 2021.
  45. News: 23 April 2019. Announcing the 2020 OSF Season. Oregon Shakespeare Festival Press Release. 11 May 2020.
  46. News: Clark. Jayde. 6 October 2021. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Returns. The Siskiyou. 26 October 2021.
  47. News: 3 November 2022 . OSF 2023 season will include 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'The Three Musketeers,' 'Rent' . Mail Tribune . 6 March 2023.
  48. News: 2024 Season. 13 August 2024.
  49. News: 2014. Production History of Shakespeare Plays. Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2014 Season Press Kit.
  50. Web site: Production History. Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 12 May 2020.

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