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Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s New Short Film Reflects on Race and the Difficult Questions Surrounding Identity “We have been rewired by the time we spent in Oregon. Our atoms had been rejiggered anew, but we look the same.” (Oregon Shakespeare Festival) Updated February 23 For nearly 90 years, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has been one of the state s landmark artistic institutions, drawing both international theater talent and audiences to Ashland. But last July, OSF artistic director Nataki Garrett called Shariffa Ali, hoping the acclaimed New York stage director and the festival s 2020 artist-in-residence could help save it. At the time, Ali had sheltered in Ashland for months after COVID-19 shut down her production of
Oregon Shakespeare Festival shakes things up for 2021
This year, OSF has a range of options on offer including the traditional live performances, new pieces tailored for digital viewing, and on-demand recordings of some classic shows.
Posted: Feb 17, 2021 5:33 PM
Posted By: KDRV Staff
ASHLAND, Ore. (KDRV) After a 2020 season curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has adapted. The 2021 line-up, announced on Wednesday, reflects the sort of contingencies that come from successive years of wildfire smoke impacts and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 closures.
This year, OSF has a range of options on offer including the traditional live performances, new pieces tailored for digital viewing, and on-demand recordings of some classic shows.
OSF announces multi-pronged approach to 2021 season after pandemic lockdown
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival s 2021 season will include a combination of live performances, new digital shows, and some classic shows on-demand.
Posted: Feb 17, 2021 11:14 AM
Updated: Feb 17, 2021 11:25 AM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
ASHLAND, Ore. After a 2020 season curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has adapted. The 2021 line-up, announced on Wednesday, reflects the sort of contingencies that come from successive years of wildfire smoke impacts and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 closures.
This year, OSF has a range of options on offer including the traditional live performances, new pieces tailored for digital viewing, and on-demand recordings of some classic shows.
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As a theater director, Shariffa moves her audiences to engage with timely issues touching upon
Black, Afropolitan, and African-American identities. As an administrator and activist, she is an
expert at using the arts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism throughout an institution.
In addition to working as a director, community organizer, and administrator at NYC’s
The Public Theater, Shariffa has been invited to direct/guest direct at theaters across the country. Shariffa served as assistant director to her mentor Cynthia Nixon for Rasheeda Speaking, Steve (The New Group) and Motherstruck! (Culture Project).