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Category Archives: Theatre
Review: The Ceremony of Innocence, a play written in 1968 by Ronald Ribman
It is Christmas Eve in the year 1013. The king of England, Ethelred, has retired to a cell in a monastery on the Isle of Wight. He is mournful, despairing, and self-exiled from his court and kingdom due to remorse … Read More
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Into the Woods
When I go to Ashland for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, my days begin with an hour’s walk through Lithia Park. I come across other early risers walking or jogging through the leafy glades , and frequently they are in groups … Read More
The Ashland Festival
Not the Forest of Arden. We bumped into these two on our morning walk. I’ve attended the Oregon Shakespeare Festival many times, but only this year did I discover the publication Illuminations: A Guide to the Plays. Published annually, it … Read More
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Shasta to Ashland
On Tuesday morning I woke at 3:15 a.m. to find Lloyd peering out the window.“What is it?” I asked“There’s a bear out there.” A bear. I should take a photo for my blog, I thought. But it was 3:15, and … Read More
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Oregon Bound
We rarely leave the house early when we take road trips. Friends and neighbors leave at 4 a.m., 5 a.m., 6 at the latest. Not us. We like to travel on full stomachs and give ourselves plenty of opportunity before … Read More