OSF 2009 season announced
Mar 12th, 2008 by Daniel
We just got news that Bill Rauch has announced the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2009 season. (To watch a video of the announcement, click here.)
ANGUS BOWMER THEATRE
MACBETH by William Shakespeare (February – November)
Director: Gale Edwards; Scenic Design: Scott Bradley; Costume Design: Murrell Horton; Lighting Design: Mark McCollough; Music/Sound: Todd Barton.
DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN by Wole Soyinka (February – July)
Director: Chuck Smith; Scenic Design: Linda Buchanan; Costume Design: Constanza Romero; Lighting Design: TBA; Sound/Music: Michael Keck; Creative Consultant: Olusegun Ojewuyi.
THE MUSIC MAN (February – November)
Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson; story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey
Director: Bill Rauch; Choreography: Chase Brock; Scenic Design: Rachel Hauck; Costume Design: Shigeru Yaji; Lighting Design: TBA; Music Director: Gary Busby; Sound Design: Jeremy J. Lee.
EQUIVOCATION by Bill Cain - World Premiere (April – November)
Director: Bill Rauch; Scenic Design: Christopher Acebo; Costume Design: Deborah M. Dryden; Lighting Design: Christopher Akerlind; Music/Sound: Andre Pluess; Movement: John Sipes.
PARADISE LOST by Clifford Odets (July – November)
Director: Libby Appel; Scenic Designer: Marjorie Bradley Kellogg; Costume Designer: TBA; Lighting Designer: Robert Peterson; Music/Sound: TBA.
NEW THEATRE
DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE by Sarah Ruhl
West Coast Premiere (February – June)
Director: Christopher Liam Moore; Scenic Design: Christopher Acebo; Costume Design: Alex Jaeger; Lighting Design: Lonnie Alcaraz; Music/Sound: Paul James Prendergast.
THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS by Carlo Goldoni (March – November)
Director: Tracy Young; Scenic Design: Richard L. Hay; Costume Design: David Zinn; Lighting Design: Lap Chi-Chu; Sound/Music: Todd Barton; Choreography: Ken Roht.
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL by William Shakespeare (July – November)
Director: Amanda Dehnert; Scenic Design: Christopher Acebo; Costume Design: Linda Roethke; Lighting Design: Dawn Chiang; Sound Design: Fabian Obispo.
ELIZABETHAN STAGE/ALLEN PAVILION
HENRY VIII by William Shakespeare (June – October)
Director: John Sipes; Scenic Design: Michael Ganio; Costume Design: Christina Poddubiuk; Lighting Design: Alexander V. Nichols; Sound/Music: Todd Barton.
DON QUIXOTE by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra; (June – October)
adapted by Octavo Solis - World Premiere
Director: Laird Williamson; Scenic Design: Richard L. Hay; Costume Design: Deborah M. Dryden; Lighting Design: Robert Peterson; Sound/Music: Paul James Prendergast; Puppets: Lynn Jeffries.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare (June – October)
Director: Kate Buckley; Scenic Design: Todd Rosenthal; Costume Design: TBA; Lighting Design: Robert Peterson; Music/Sound: Sarah Pickett.
Go to our website for more information on the 2009 season or watch video of the announcement. If there is alternative programming, click on the NEXT box to forward to the announcement.
I went to school in Ashland Oregon for a semester and was thrilled to see four productions at the Shakespeare Festival there. One of my goals in life is to go back to Ashland with the kids and have them experience the beautiful town, the theatres, and the plays.