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Inside the Oregon Shakespeare Festival: A Wonderful Week of Theatre |
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Program Number: |
19884RJ |
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5 nights |
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Ashland, Oregon
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| Price starting at: |
$898.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Theater; Festivals, Misc.
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| Meals: |
14;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 4 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Attend three performances and go behind-the-scenes at the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Actors and production staff illuminate plots, themes and characters, while discussions with OSF company members provide deeper insights and incredible access to the actors and artisans who make the festival such a unique and magical experience. Lectures, demonstrations and field trips all add to the richness of your theatre experience in charming, small-town Ashland.
Highlights
• Expert artisans from the world-renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival lead you through the studies of performance and production.
• Explore the beautiful and architecturally unique OSF theatres with a behind-the-scenes field trip, led by an OSF company member.
• Learn about repertory theatre history and the life of a player, and enjoy three performances by a world-renowned theatre company.
Activity Particulars
Walking up to two blocks, standing up to one hour. Indoor and outdoor theatres are accessible.
An abbreviated 3-night version of this program is also available, #19885. For details, see www.roadscholar.org/19885 or call toll free at (877) 426-8056.
Date Specific Information
3-31-2013
“The Taming of the Shrew,” “King Lear,” “My Fair Lady.”
6-2-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“The Taming of the Shrew,” “King Lear,” “The Unfortunates.”
6-16-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“Cymbeline,” “My Fair Lady,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
6-23-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“The Heart of Robin Hood,” “The Taming of the Shrew,” “Two Trains Running.”
7-14-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The Liquid Plain,” “The Unfortunates.”
8-4-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“The Taming of the Shrew,” “The Tenth Muse,” “The Heart of Robin Hood.”
8-18-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“My Fair Lady,” “The Tenth Muse,” “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
8-25-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“The Heart of Robin Hood,” “King Lear,” “The Unfortunates.”
9-29-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Cymbeline,” “My Fair Lady.”
10-20-2013
Lodging in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus.
“A Streetcar Named Desire,” “My Fair Lady,” “The Liquid Plain.”
Coordinated by Road Scholar.
Ashland
The Siskiyou Mountains provide a scenic, inspirational backdrop to this progressive community in southern Oregon, which offers a gorgeous environment, small-town charm, and an annual schedule of world-class theater and music festivals.
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Accommodations
Some dates in a comfortable residence hall on the SOU campus and some at an inn located in downtown Ashland. Campus residence hall offers choice of standard room with private bath, or lower-cost traditional dormitory-style room with shared bath, and meals at the on-campus dining hall. The Inn offers rooms with private baths with meals at various restaurants and venues. See notes below.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Suzanne Witucki
| | Born and raised on the East Coast, Suzanne Witucki lived in the Midwest while completing her graduate studies, raising a family and pursuing her teaching career at the Detroit Country Day School. Now retired and a resident of Ashland, Oregon, Suzanne runs a college consulting business and has taught Shakespeare for more than 15 years through the Siskiyou Center. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, theater, hiking, bridge, gourmet cooking and activities with the Ashland branch of the American Association of University Women. | | | | Michael J. Hume
| | During his 21 seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Michael Hume has appeared in numerous productions, including “Twelfth Night,” “Paradise Lost,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Henry V.” A member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC), Michael has directed 40 full-scale, professional productions on both coasts. He is also a published playwright, and is the co-author of “Dogpark: The Musical” and “They Came From Way Out There!” Michael was a founding member of the Capital Repertory Theater in Albany, N.Y., and has performed with other regional theaters including the Hartford Stage Company and the South Coast Repertory. When not on stage, Michael has found time to share his love for theater with eager students at Southern Oregon University and Road Scholar participants. | | | | Kimberley Barry
| | Kimberley Barry has been with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 34 seasons. She’s been production stage manager since 1991, managing 36 productions at the Festival —half of which were Shakespeare productions. She also managed the world premiere of "Daughters of the Revolution [Continental Divide]," both on the Festival stage in Ashland and on its tour in England. Kimberly also organizes the backstage explorations at the Festival, as well as the Daedalus Project AIDS benefit shows. | | | | Catherine E. Coulson
| | Though her more than 35-year career has encompassed a myriad of roles both on stage and television, Catherine Coulson is best known for her performance as the “Log Lady” on the TV series “Twin Peaks.” Her television credits also include appearances on the shows, “Portlandia” and “Psych,” while her film work includes “Eraserhead” and “Calvin Marshall.” Catherine has joined the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for the past 19 seasons, with performances in productions including “As You Like It,” “Much Ado About Nothing” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” She has also performed in stage productions with the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Denver Center Theatre Company. | | | | Tyrone Wilson
| | For more than 15 years, Tyrone Wilson has been sharing his love for theater and knowledge of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) with Road Scholar participants. As an actor, Tyrone has performed for more than 18 seasons with the OSF, including in productions such as “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” He has appeared in the motion picture, “The Super,” as well as on TV shows including, “Daniel Boone,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” and “The Mod Squad.” Tyrone holds a B.A. from Middlebury College and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. | | | | Terri McMahon
| | A long-time member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Acting Company, Terri McMahon has appeared in more than 50 productions, including “The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa,” “Macbeth,” “As You Like It,” “Julius Caesar,” and “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.” When not on stage, Terri shares her talents as a teacher in outreach, middle-school, grade school and high school programs. She has led theater and acting classes at colleges and universities, and is a favorite lecturer on Road Scholar learning adventures. Terri has performed with a number of other theaters, including La Jolla Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company and California Shakespeare Theater. She holds a B.F.A. from the University of Southern California. | | | | Paul Nicholson
| | Paul Nicholson was the executive director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 17 years, retiring at the end of 2012. Prior to his appointment in 1995, he served as OSF’s general manager for 16 years. Paul has been a guest lecturer at Stanford University, Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Oregon, and is a frequent speaker at regional and national arts conferences. He has consulted with many U.S. arts organizations and is actively involved in arts advocacy for the state of Oregon. Paul has served or serves on many local boards, and on the national level, was on the Theater Communications Group (TCG) board for seven years. He has a graduate level business degree from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.. | | | | Darcy Danielson
| | Darcy Danielson is associate music director for “My Fair Lady” this year at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She will illuminate Road Scholar participants about the unique, two-piano score of the classic production. During her eight years at OSF, Darcy has served as arranger, composer and pianist for productions including “The Pirates of Penzance,” “The Music Man” and “The Comedy of Errors.” | | | | Christopher Duval
| | Christopher DuVal is this season's fight director for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of "Robin Hood" — and marks his 13th season with the company. He serves as the head of BFA / MFA Performance at the University of Idaho, and has frequently worked as a guest teacher or guest fight director at regional theaters and training programs throughout the country. He is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, a senior instructor with Dueling Arts International, a second-degree black belt in Aikido, and an associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. | | | | Casey Hurt
| | This is Casey Hurt’s first year at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as music director of "The Unfortunates." An indie-acoustic singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, he has released seven albums. His latest album, "Mended Souls," topped the iTunes singer-songwriter charts and he has been featured on radio stations up and down the West Coast. Casey’s music has been featured on television shows such as One Tree Hill, Necessary Roughness, and Jane By Design. In addition, he has produced and performed with artists across the United States and has toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe. | | | | Geoff Ridden
| | Geoff Ridden divided his time between Winchester, England and Ashland, Oregon from 2002 until 2008. He was associate dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Winchester, and has also taught Shakespeare courses at Southern Oregon University as well as giving lectures for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Geoff has performed a number of Shakespearean roles in England and the U.S. Since his retirement from the University of Winchester in 2008, he has settled permanently in Ashland, where he continues to be associated with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and with Southern Oregon University. He is also a regular volunteer-host on the Classics and News Service of Jefferson Public Radio, and has recorded audio books for Bolinda.com through Bee Audio. | | | | Darrell Bluhm
| | Darrell Bluhm is the Feldenkrais Method instructor at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Feldenkrais aims to reduce pain or limitations in movement, to improve physical function, and to promote general well-being by increasing students' awareness of themselves and by expanding students' movement repertoire. On the most basic level in theatre, Feldenkrais is tuning the actor’s instrument that is their body and voice. Darrelll is a sixth-dan, Shihan in Aikido and chief instructor of Siskyou Aikikai in Ashland, where he teaches Aikido, Tai Chi Chuan and maintains a private Feldenkrais practice. This year is his sixth season with the acting company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. | | | |
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