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TV favorites Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery reunite for a night of classic pop, quick laughs, and vintage cabaret charm in Medford.

As a young immigrant to the U.S., Karen Zacarías was moved by the classic Western novel "Shane." Now an accomplished playwright, she has adapted the story for the stage, reimagining the coming-of-age tale with more cultural accuracy. Zacarías joins director Blake Robison in a conversation with JPR’s Vanessa Finney to discuss the creative and collaborative process behind the adaptation.

JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with the director of Oregon's first professionally-staged production of "Waitress."

Tim Bond, the artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, directs the August Wilson play March 9 – July 20 at the Angus Bowmer Theatre.

Holocaust survivor, Felicia Lubliner felt driven to remind us that the millions who perished were not defined by their deaths but by their lives-their joys, dreams, loves.

When performance venues closed for an uncertain period of time during the pandemic, playwright/director Octavio Solis thought he might have to leave theater behind. In that first year of global shutdown, though, he revisited the writing of Samuel Beckett - and hatched a plan to produce a festival of Beckett’s short works in Ashland. JPR Arts Reporter Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Solis about the innovative project.

The Ashland New Plays Festival presents four plays October 16-20 at Southern Oregon University's Main Stage Theatre. Two finalists of the annual competition, Novid Parsi and Keiko Green, tell JPR's Vanessa Finney what audiences can expect.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland announced Tuesday that it’s hired a new executive director. That’s after a nearly two year national search.

Marc Yaffee is one of three stand-up comedians in the upcoming Native Comedy All-Stars show on August 30 at the Ross Ragland Theater in Klamath Falls - along with Vaughn Eaglebear and Gilbert Brown. JPR's Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Yaffee about his art and how his Native heritage helps shape his sense of humor.

When performers get up close and personal, they often need focused guidance. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Fight and Intimacy Director Rocío Mendez recently discussed her work with JPR's Vanessa Finney.

What began as a satiric novel about Stanford Law School became a Golden Globe-nominate movie and a Tony-nominated musical. Now, Legally Blonde is playing at Ashland’s Oregon Cabaret Theatre through September 1. JPR's Vanessa Finney spoke with director and choreographer Lauren Blair.

Several Oregon Shakespeare Festival shows have been canceled through Sunday because of a high number of COVID cases among the cast and crew.