We had a wonderful time at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival! Everything was well organized, from the…read moretheater experience to the shows themselves. The performances were engaging, entertaining, and full of energy. It was such a fun experience to watch live theater and see the actors bring these classic stories to life on stage. The whole atmosphere made the visit feel special and memorable. Definitely a great place to enjoy a show with friends or family. We'd love to come back for another performance!

We finally made it to the world famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival and it was well worth the trip…read more The caliber of the performances was uniformly exceptional and the venues were easy to access. Ashland is a great little town with some decent restaurants. It was a great experience.

In Ashland, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is the "Big Dog" in town. However, at least a…read morefew "Off Broadway" options are available including (but not limited to); - Ashland High School - Ashland New Plays Festival - Camelot (5 miles north of Ashland) - Oregon Center for the Arts @Oregon Southern University - Oregon Cabaret Theater - Rogue Theater Company (RTC) Gayle and I had the recent pleasure of attending a performance of "Off Peak" at the RTC. It was performed at the Grizzly Peak Winery within a relatively small indoor "warehouse" venue and stared 2 noted OSF veterans (Michael Elich and Robin Goodrin Nordli). As afternoon performances of about 90 minutes are among our favorites, we not only stayed awake, but attentively enjoyed show. It was almost a full house and and enjoying a free glass of wine at the beginning was a nice touch. The Winery was just a short drive beyond Downtown Ashland. We'll be sure to check to RTC schedule before we return to Ashland on our next trip here.

Amazing work by very talented artist. The venue is perfect. Every play I have seen at Rogue Theatre…read morehas been incredible . I encourage everyone to experience this wonderful theatre company.

Love the Varsity! Perfect theater for Ashland. Excellent programming. The independent films are…read moremuch better than the mainstream ones.

Great local theater!! And many interesting movies are booked there. Clean with friendly service.read more

The Black Swan served as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 3rd theater from 1977 to 2001. I was…read morehere sometime in the late 1980s when a friend's parents lived in Ashland and our gang would come up a weekend of revelry and theater. This Building was originally an automobile dealership, and was acquired in 1969 as a second-floor scene shop and first-floor rehearsal hall for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Company members began using it to stage "Midnight" readings for one another, and is a practice continued to this day. They invited friends who brought other friends, and the place became an underground hit. The Artistic Director at that time recognized the opportunity to take risks with unconventional staging and subjects, and called for its development as a third OSF theater. That was a challenge as the place could hold only 138 seats, all within five rows of the stage. That required a certain amount of "tucking and squeezing." Each director also had to solve the problem of an immovable roof support in the middle of the stage, which inevitably became an integral part of many plays. For example, in one scene, with a horizontal piece added, it became a painting of a crucifixion. The Black Swan reverted to its earlier roles as working space in 2002 when it was replaced by the New/Thomas Theater. In 2011 it also became the home for the Black Swan Lab, which serves as an incubator for new writers and cutting edge dramatic works. Each year, several OSF actors are assigned to the Lab as one of their three regular repertory assignments. One graduate of the Black Swan Lab that I particularly enjoyed during the 2012 Season was "All The Way".

This is the huge new production facility for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival…read more It's *huge*. There is an entire bay inside just for recreating the trap areas of the three theaters, which allows the production staff to fully build and test the set and lifts for any production. There's a separate huge bay for actually building the sets, and the usual set of metal and wood shops, including a dedicated CNC room. Then there are the props and costume storage rooms--enormous multistory rooms with everything visible, ample aisles for forklifts (in the props room) and rolling stairs (in the costume room). It's an amazing asset for the Festival!

Ok, this review is on the popcorn, which is really the only reason I go to movies. This theater…read moreused to have the BEST popcorn, perfect texture, delicious in every way. They have yeast to put on top, add extra butter if you want....it was AMAZING!!! Was amazing, the last two times I've been to this theater the popcorn is just plain bad. Hard kernels with no real flavor. It's such a bummer, something has changed and I don't like it. Can someone please switch back to the other popcorn brand, or flavoring? It's just not fun to go to the movies when the popcorn tastes day old. Help, bring back the OG popcorn.

I simply could not recommend this festival experience enough…read more I used to live in Ashland and this event is the thing still that prompts me to go back and visit every year. It's such a unique film festival experience and its such a great town. The films are incredibly well curated, the people involved are uncommonly kind and fun, the town is adorable, supportive and WALKABLE, and the festival is the perfect size to make it feel like you've all gone to film camp for 5 days. And you don't have to be a film geek to have a ball! My 28 year old sister and my 55 year old mother both had a great time and neither are students of film, but both enjoyed the temporary 5-day community that they got to feel a part of. Did I mention WALKABLE? No shuttles or buses to catch. Kinda unheard of when it comes to most festivals. For the full experience, I would recommend: 1) Go see some shorts! Its so rare you get to see shorts in a theater, I highly recommend taking advantage the opportunity. And there are some incredible story tellers that show their work there. 2) Go out to the designated after hours spot at least one of the nights. Tons of folks gather there, including filmmakers, volunteers, staff and film-goers. The conversations there are rich, passionate, inspiring and authentic. 3) Take advantage of the "Talks". There are some great panels that are fantastic opportunities to learn and hear about independent filmmaking. Always a highlight of the festival. 4) See a film at the Armory. There's great food there and it's actually kind of a cool place to see a film. 5) See a film in one of the really small theaters~ there aren't many places you can go to a theater that is that small.

A very cute science museum really good for the young kids that don't want to be outside (in the…read morecold/rain). They have a lot of hands on activities (airplanes, rockets). A place that makes science fun is always a plus. It's smaller than some of the other kids museums I've been to but very reasonably priced.

We visited here on a rainy afternoon. We have 3 kids - ages 9, 6 and 2, and all three were…read moreentertained here. We spent about 1-2 hours here and we all had a good time.

The Nutcracker Ballet performed by Studio Roxander is one of the best things to do during the…read moreholiday season here in the valley. The show I saw today was just fabulous. The costumes, the staging, the variety of experience and the range of ages of the dancers are so well showcased by this ballet company -- with so many charming performances and talented dancers. It isn't Christmas without the Studio Roxander performance of The Nutcracker Ballet! You will not be disappointed. I promise.