ASHLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has a new artistic director. Tim Bond will take up the position on September 17, OSF said. He previously served as OSF’s associate artistic director for 11 seasons from 1996 to 2007. Most ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has a new interim executive director. OSF’s board of directors announced Thursday that Tyler Hokama will take over for Nataki Garrett, who left the position at the end of May. According to OSF, ...
The former Oregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director, David Schmitz, left the organization in January 2023. We’re now learning what he’s been up to since then. After the hardships OSF experienced throughout the pandemic, Schmitz developed a purpose driven consulting firm to help other organizations experiencing similar troubles. It’s called Amplify Leadership Advisors. ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Nataki Garrett announced she’s resigning. Theatres across the nation, including the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, are still struggling roughly three years since the pandemic started. Ahead of the spring 2023 season, OSF cut ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Located in the heart of downtown Ashland is where you’ll find John Brenes‘ record store called Music Coop. His store’s been there for over 20 years. He’s seen first hand the impact the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is less than one week away from opening its 2023 season. OSF board chair Diane Yu said compared to last year, ticket sales are up, but are not what they were in 2019. ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is desperately looking for donations, as it looks to save it’s 2023 season, which begins just next week. “In order to mount the high quality shows that we want to, we need that ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The world-famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival is asking for emergency financial support. On Tuesday, April 11, OSF kicked off “The Show Must Go On: Save Our Season, Save OSF” fundraising campaign. After a difficult few years, OSF recently ...
ASHLAND, Ore — The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is currently in the process of a years-long restructuring strategy, weeks after it announced major staffing changes. On January 10th, NBC5 exclusively learned that former executive director David Schmitz resigned. The organization also ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is restructuring, laying people off, furloughing others and much more. It’s executive director has also resigned. Many businesses around Ashland rely on summer tourism and the people OSF brings in to stay afloat. But ...