CulturalConnections - Oregon Shakespeare Festival

CulturalConnections
at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
ASSOCIATE
PRODUCER,
COMMUNITY
Claudia Alick
TECHNICAL
MANAGER
Benajah B. Cobb
PRODUCING
ASSISTANTS,
COMMUNITY
Cassondra Lindbloom
Donya K. Washington
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
& EDUCATION
PROGRAM
STUDENTS
Maddy Bangs
Caetlyn Burt
Jennifer Conrard
Isabeau Kennedy
Jackson Richmond
Maxwell Samuel-Garolff
FAIR
MARKETING
& PUBLICITY
INTERN
Colleen Slavin
PLEASE NOTE:
At selected
Green Show
performances,
an OSF photographer will be
taking photos for
use strictly in OSF
publications and
on our website.
If you or anyone
in your party does
not wish to be
included in photos
for these purposes,
please see our
production staff
before the show.
The inclusion of diverse people, ideas,
cultures and traditions enriches both our insights
into the work we present on stage and our
relationships with each other.
Introduce your multicultural organization
or club to OSF or participate in:
Bilingual events Eventos bilingües
Spanish Backstage Tours Visitas guiadas en español
Spanish open-captioned performances Descuentos de
boletos y obras con subtítulos en español
For information, call 541-482-2111, ext. 242.
Watch for these events and programs
throughout the season
OSF PRESENTS
OSF Presenta
Thanks to the many volunteers
who make the Green Show happen
¡Bienvenidos al Green Show! 4 de
junio–13 de octubre, martes a domingo.
Música, baile y teatro. El Green Show
es gratis. ¡Por favor invite a su familia y
amigos! Para más información visite
www.osfashland.org/greenshow
View selected Green Show
performances on our website at
www.osfashland.org/greenshow.
A pilot program spotlighting talent
from around our company. Shows
in September and October feature
OSF artists Robin Goodrin Nordli,
Michael Elich, Barzin Akhavan,
Monique Holt and Claudia Alick.
Tickets are $20/$10 for youths.
For a full list of performances, go to
www.osfashland/org/osf-presents.
FAMILY DAYS
Días de
Descuento
Familiar An exciting selection of familyfriendly plays. Create a shared theatre
experience for the whole family—
at a great price. Next: The Tenth Muse
on Saturday, October 26, 2013.
19.35
Boletos para
años 19-35 Special $25.00 tickets to designated
shows throughout the season for
you and your friends between the
ages of 19 and 35.
FESTIVAL NOONS Summertime noon-hour activities
to help you make the most of your
Festival al
play experience. See the Festival
mediodía
Noons brochure. (Park Talks are
free. Gratis.)
Program subject to change.
For a complete 2013 schedule
and links to artist websites, visit
www.osfashland.org/greenshow
SEPT/OCT 2013
Tickets at the Box Office. For more information on any of
these programs or events, go to www.osfashland.org
or call the Box Office at 541-482-4331.
Photos, from top:
Okaidja & Shokoto, Wild Rose Garland English Dancers,
Ashland Danceworks, Susie Garcia of Las Colibrí.
Cover: Rokafella.
All photos by Jenny Graham
Photo by Jenny Graham
september / october 2013
NANDA
All the world’s a stage, and our Courtyard Stage welcomes the world!
6:45 p.m.– 7:30 p.m.
sunday
monday
september 1
Ballet Folklórico
Ritmo Alegre
tuesday
2
Colorful, exhuberant
dances representing
the soul of Mexican
folk tradition
8
Kwikstep and
Rokafella
15
9
22
16
29
23
6
High-energy taiko
drumming with
elements of jazz
and rock
Mud Bay Jugglers
Jesse Baldwin
Presents
Family Carr
30
17
24
october 1
The Unfortunates
Band
The band from OSF’s
The Unfortunates,
with the artists who
wrote the musical
7
The Taming of
the Shrew Band
8
A showcase of
musicians and actors
from OSF’s 2013 play
13
Inventive trio
collaboratively
combines theater,
physical comedy,
dance and juggling
4
3BlindMice
& Casey Hurt
Hip-hop folk/soul
that sounds like
pawn shop gospel
Pat O’Scannell’s
An Cailín Gaelach
The Taming of
the Shrew Band
11
18
A showcase of
musicians and actors
from OSF’s 2013 play
THE JAZZ MEN
thursday
5
Phoenix and Four
Directions
Soulful multicultural
musical celebration
of harmony, love
and peace!
Lyrical Gaelic songs
and compelling tunes
on whistle, fiddle
and bodhrán
Wild, ancient
melodies and songs
bridging generations
Dynamic, hip,
energetic grandma
drummers. Oldest: 87.
Average: 71.
Meidoko
10
A benefit for local
firefighters featuring
OSF employees
Award-winning
dance by professional
dancers with and
without
disabilities
Heiwa Taiko
Rogue Valley
Gospel Group
Sharing God’s
message of love
for all through
inspirational music
A musical/
vaudevillian
deconstruction of
OSF’s current season
DanceAbility
International
3
Jesse Baldwin
Presents: The
Bein’ Green Show
A benefit for local
nonprofits featuring
OSF employees
Pseudobiographical
hip-hop dance
theatre duet
Regan and Oded
wednesday
25
Classic big band
jazz orchestra
reliving Swing era
to contemporary
Trine
12
Kites & Crows
Ashland-based
indie folk band
Weaves world
rhythms with
classical elements
6
Kwikstep and
Rokafella
13
Oded Gross
19
20
DanceAbility
International
Spirited traditional
English garland
dancers from
Portland, Oregon
Award-winning
dance by professional
dancers with and
without disabilities
The Wild Zappers
7
Jug of Punch
Fresh, local, exuberant
Celtic band playing
high-energy tunes
Pseudobiographical
hip-hop dance
theatre duet
Wild Rose Garland
English Dancers
26
3
Douglas Ross
Heiwa Taiko
27
Dynamic, hip,
energetic grandma
drummers. Oldest: 87.
Average: 71.
Brings fresh
approaches to the
sweetness of the
American zither
9
saturday
14
Dúo Flamenco with
Spanish Dance
Sharing his unaffected
and childlike outlook Spanish Flamenco
on life through his
dance, guitar, song
original music and
and percussion
musings
Jazz/funk/hip-hop
deaf dance troupe
2
friday
Sweet Malloy
4
Toe-tappin’,
hip-wigglin’ good
times to be had
by all!
10
Jefferson State Brass
NANDA
Brass music artistry
across the ages and
around the world
Acrobaticalist Ninja
theater
Mud Bay Jugglers
Inventive trio
collaboratively
combines theater,
physical comedy,
dance and juggling
21
Wild Rose Garland
English Dancers
Spirited traditional
English garland
dancers from
Portland,
Oregon
The Wild Zappers
28
Jazz/funk/hip-hop
deaf dance troupe
5
La Bruja
Poetic musical
performance of
bilingual Puerto Rican
urban/folkloric culture
11
NANDA
12
Acrobaticalist Ninja
theater
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
El Gallo
Taco Truck! Sunday, September 1,
Saturday, September 21
and Sunday, September 22
in front of the
Thomas Theatre
Program subject to change.
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