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Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Repertory theatre in Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is a regional repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, United States, founded in 1935 by Angus L. Bowmer. The Festival now offers matinee and evening performances of a wide range of classic and contemporary plays not limited to Shakespeare. During the Festival, between five and eleven plays are offered in daily rotation six days a week in its three theatres.[1] It welcomed its millionth visitor in 1971, its 10-millionth in 2001, and its 20-millionth visitor in 2015.
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![]() Angus Bowmer and the outdoor theatre, the keystone of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival he created. | |
Genre | Repertory theatre |
Begins | Each April |
Ends | Each December |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | Ashland, Oregon |
Inaugurated | 1935 |
Attendance | 400,000 (annual) |
Budget | $32 million (annual) |
Website | www.osfashland.org |
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