OSF Mission Statement
The mission of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is to create fresh and bold interpretations of classic and contemporary plays in repertory, shaped by the diversity of our American culture, using Shakespeare as our standard and inspiration.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's vision is to create theatre of extraordinary quality in which we proceed with daring to fulfill our artistic dreams. The 1959 Elizabethan Stage was designed by OSF Principal Scenic and Theatre Designer Richard L. Hay and patterned on London's 1599 Fortune Theatre. The Allen Pavilion encircling the seating area and providing improved acoustics was completed in 1992.
The OSF season runs from late February through the end of October; you'll find more to do mid-June through September, but tickets are less expensive from February through June and in October
2009 Playbill
Angus Bowmer Theatre
Macbeth Feb. 13 - Nov. 1
Death and the King's Horseman Feb. 14 - Jul. 5
The Music Man Feb. 15 - Nov. 1
Equivocation Apr. 15 - Oct. 31
Paradise Lost Jul. 22 - Oct. 31
New Theatre
Dead Man's Cell Phone Feb. 19 - Jun. 19
The Servant of Two Masters Mar. 25 - Nov. 1
All's Well That Ends Well Jun. 30 - Nov. 1
Elizabethan Stage
Henry VIII Jun. 2 - Oct. 9
Don Quixote Jun. 3 - Oct. 10
Much Ado About Nothing Jun. 4 - Oct. 11
Backstage Tours
Daily at 10:00 a.m., reservations required.
Festival Noons
Lectures, concerts and other events. These ticketed events are held at noon, mid-June through September.
The New Green Show (free)
Jun 3 - Oct 12 Festival Courtyard
A free, outdoor performance held before the evening show, mid-June through September in the Courtyard.
Park Talks
Informal Q and A sessions with OSF performers. Held at noon, mid-June through September, most Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Bill Patton Garden, outside Elizabethan Theatre Gate I.
Shakespeare's First Folio
One of the world's finest copies is on loan Microsoft executive Paul Allen's collection. Viewable Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., mid-June through September. Tickets are required
Video, Podcasts & More
(Click the titles for audio and video clips of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons.)
