Yes, it’s that time of year again, the first of my two trips to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I was somewhat horrified when my boss asked me if I had a costume ready. It’s not a Ren Faire people! (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) OSF is the largest repertory theater in the country. Over 8 1/2 months, they perform 11 plays in three theaters including a huge Elizabethan stage.

I’m trying something new and going by myself this year. I need some time to write and read and think and renew myself a bit. And what better place! I’ll see my favorite innkeepers, Corbett and Bill, at the Arden Forest Inn and go to my favorite restaurants and lay by the pool and walk in Lithia park and shop and many, many other things. And here’s the play line-up:

I may try to squeeze in Dead Man’s Cell Phone (even though I’ve not like the two other Sarah Ruhl plays I’ve seen) and, dare I say it, The Music Man, just because it’s the only thing playing my first night. Sigh…musicals.

A shout out to my friends planning to go on the September trip, will post here soon what I’m going to see then, but I think Henry VIII (because when do you get a chance to see that!) and Don Quixote are shoe-ins. Check back soon because I’ll be posting about the plays I’m seeing this time around.

More about OSF Part Un soon!

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