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Ashland New Plays Festival will present four playwrights’ new works at its 27th annual festival from Oct. 17–21 at the Unitarian Center, 87 Fourth St., in Ashland. The winners are: • Ian August for “The Excavation of Mary Anning.”…

ASHLAND — The Schneider Museum of Art is transformed into four separate galleries with art ranging from minimalist to lush for exhibits that will continue through Sept. 9. An opening reception for the exhibits and artists will be held…

Years in the making my path to Finisterre unfolds step by step Unstructured spiritual paths, meandering as they tend to be, often prove most meaningful for many of us as we flee the strictures of doctrinaire religions in a…

To understand what makes Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles such a marvel to see on stage, one must be prepared for what will unfold. A tale of tragedy retold as a story of immigration and the hope for a better life, the play is both shocking…

The days of Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors rehearsing in the lobby of the Angus Bowmer Theatre and other improvised spaces are over. Theater lovers gathered Friday for a dedication ceremony for the new Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center on…

Sometimes it takes a human story to make abstract news stories immediate and very real. Behind America’s decades of corporate buyouts, union busting and outsourcing industrial jobs overseas are thousands of human stories. There are stories…

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s “Head Over Heels” is a nonstop party. Come as you are, bring in a drink from the concession stand in the courtyard, settle into your seat and share in the fun. “Head Over Heels,” by Tony Award-winning…

Oregon Cabaret Theatre will celebrate its new beginnings with some sweet memories. The opening show for the Cabaret’s 30th season — the first for new artistic director Valerie Rachelle — is “Dames at Sea,” the first show produced when a…

Varsity Theatre Feb. 13-19 Still Alice Fri.-Sun. early show: 1:30 Daily showtimes: 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 One Academy Award nomination (best actress) — Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics…

The theater community and family and friends of Jim Giancarlo gathered Monday afternoon to say goodbye to the beloved dancer and showman with lots of laughs and more than a few tears. The celebration of the life of the long-time artistic…