ASHLAND, Ore. — Oregon Shakespeare Festival is looking to take the lead in the wake of the ‘Me Too’ movement.
This month the company welcomed its first resident intimacy director, Sarah Lozoff. OSF says an intimacy director is someone who helps choreograph romantic scenes and make performers confident and comfortable with their art.
Lozoff is certified through the National “Intimacy Directors and Coordinators.”
OSF says she’ll provide more safety and security to the actors, who often work in close contact with each other in their roles.
CJ Martinez said, “Helping artists achieve their best work and also maintain the integrity of the profession of their art.”
OSF says it’s the first flagship theater to hire a full-time intimacy director and hopes others will follow.
The non-profit said making performers comfortable is a priority.
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