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The incoming Oregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director, David Schmitz, sat down exclusively with NBC5 News to discuss his new position and upcoming move. The 2021 season will mark the first year for the festival’s new executive director.  Schmitz will be the festival’s …

ASHLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced its next executive director. David Schmitz will be the fourth executive director in the festival’s history, following Paul Christy, who served as acting executive director since early last year. Over the past decade, Schmitz …

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Another drive-in movie opportunity is coming to Southern Oregon. This past weekend, the City of Medford held a drive-in movie event at U.S. Cellular Park. While one of the movies was canceled due to weather, a lucky few …

ASHLAND, Ore.– If you’re looking for some safe social distancing fun, an Ashland business is offering something unique. Escape Ashland has released an outdoor puzzle hunt you can use through your smartphone. All that you have to do is sign up with …

(CNN) Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller has passed away at the age of 92. Stiller was well known for his roles on the hit TV shows Seinfeld and The King of Queens. His career, which spanned decades, also included a long list …

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Jackson County Fair organizers say they’re working to make sure they keep the “heart” of the fair alive amid news it won’t continue as usual this year due to COVID-19. On May 7, Governor Kate Brown told Oregonians …

(CNN) Nicholas Cage will play the man portrayed in the hit docuseries “Tiger King.” Variety Magazine says Cage has landed the role of Joe Exotic in an upcoming scripted TV series. The eight-episode series is being produced by Imagine Television Studios and …

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – The Britt Festival is delaying its latest 2020 concert announcement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Britt usually announces the upcoming performances for the annual festival at three separate times during the first half of the year. The first two …

ASHLAND, Ore.– The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has launched its digital content platform called “O!” The platform is the brainchild of new artistic director Nataki Garret who in a statement said she was excited to bring forth OSF’s digital experience. The site is …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Actors and theatre workers in the Rogue Valley are sharing readings of Shakespeare’s sonnets. It’s being called the Rogue Valley Plague Theatre Company and it was helped formed by the Collaborative Theatre Project in Medford. Since the end of March …