Day 1: “From the heart, not the clever”
Posted May 26, 2019Day 1: May 26, 2019 “From the heart, not the clever” – Lisa Wolpe, Director, TWO...
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The Chronology
Posted May 20, 2019James Shapiro’s book A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1599 was a revelation to...
Rules of the Festival, or, how we think this is going to work
Posted May 15, 2019“We think” are the operative words in that title. Given the vast number of moving parts,...
New Video!
Posted May 2, 2019Check out our new video talking about the work of translating Shakespeare for a modern audience!...
How the Festival Came to Be
Posted April 18, 2019A culminating presentation was not part of the original program when we commissioned 36 writers to...
The New York Times: A Shakespeare Festival Presents Modern Translations. Cue the Debate (Again).
Posted April 3, 2019Originally published on April 3, 2018 by Jennifer Schuessler in the New York Times....
Play On Festival Press Release
Posted April 3, 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY AND OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL...
Welcome Letter from Lue
Posted March 29, 2019Dear Audiences, For the first half of my career at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I was...
Folger Shakespeare and Beyond: Play on! Tracy Young on translating ‘The Winter’s Tale’
Posted December 4, 2018Originally published on December 04, 2018 by Tracy Young in the Shakespeare and Beyond blog by Folger...
Folger Shakespeare and Beyond: Play on! Yvette Nolan on translating ‘Henry IV, Part 1’
Posted October 19, 2018Originally published on October 19, 2018 by Yvette Nolan in the Shakespeare and Beyond blog by Folger...
