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1 week ago | 
orartswatch.org | Jim Flint
From enchanted forests and 9/11 airport runways to Pittsburgh backyards and Shakespearean battlegrounds, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s newly announced 2026 season delivers 10 powerful productions that span centuries and genres — each exploring what it means to rise, connect, and move forward in uncertain times.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Jim Flint
By Jim FlintWhen Julian Remulla was a kid and was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, the answer usually depended on the last movie he had seen or what make-believe game he had been playing. A doctor, a sailor, a baker, Spider-Man. Now he does it all and more — and gets paid for it. Remulla is treading the boards in his fourth season as an actor for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, this year playing protagonist Jack Worthing in “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
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1 month ago | 
orartswatch.org | Jim Flint |Oregon ArtsWatch
The Ashland Independent Film Festival is set to honor one of Ashland’s most beloved artists with the Oregon premiere of I Know Catherine, The Log Lady, a deeply personal documentary celebrating the life and legacy of Catherine E. Coulson. The film will screen four times at the festival, which runs April 24-27. It will debut at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, and an audience Q&A will follow, led by director-producer Richard Green. Additional showings are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 25; 10:20 .m.
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1 month ago | 
orartswatch.org | Jim Flint |Oregon ArtsWatch
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, suffering the loss of a second distinguished alumnus in the span of little more than a week, flew its flag at half-mast in honor of the two men. James Edmondson, an actor, director, and educator with more than 38 seasons at OSF, was born in Montrose, Colorado, on June 29, 1938, and died at home in Ashland on April 2, 2025, only eight days after the death of Tony-nominated and fellow OSF veteran Denis Arndt.
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1 month ago | 
ashland.news | Jim Flint
By Jim Flint for Ashland.newsThe Oregon Shakespeare Festival, suffering the loss of a second distinguished alumnus in the span of little more than a week, flew its flag at half-mast in honor of the two men. James Edmondson, an actor, director, and educator with more than 38 seasons at OSF, born in Montrose, Montana, on June 29, 1938, died at home in Ashland on April 2, eight days after the death of Tony-nominated and fellow OSF veteran Denis Arndt.
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2 months ago | 
orartswatch.org | Jim Flint |Oregon ArtsWatch
Denis Arndt, a distinguished stage and screen actor whose decades-long career spanned Shakespearean classics, Broadway triumphs, Hollywood roles, and 15 seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, died unexpectedly on March 25, 2025, at his home in Ashland. He was 85. The death was confirmed by his wife of 45 years, Magee Downey. No cause was reported. He had suffered and recovered from a stroke in 2019. He made his OSF debut in 1976 in the title character in King Lear, reprising the role in 1985.
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2 months ago | 
ashland.news | Jim Flint |Bert Etling
By Jim Flint for Ashland.newsDenis Arndt, a distinguished stage and screen actor whose decades-long career spanned Shakespearean classics, Broadway triumphs, Hollywood roles, and 15 seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, died unexpectedly on March 25, 2025, at his home in Ashland. He was 85. The death was confirmed by his wife of 45 years, Magee Downey. No cause was reported. He had suffered and recovered from a stroke in 2019.
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2 months ago | 
ashland.news | Jim Flint
By Jim FlintWhen Rebecca Goldman first attended a Southern Oregon Repertory Singers concert, it was because she had a friend in the choir. Not long after that, she assumed a leadership role for the organization as interim executive director. Taking over for Jessica Bailey, who resigned to take on another project, Goldman is excited about her new job. “I left that concert feeling honored by the experience,” Goldman said.
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2 months ago | 
orartswatch.org | Jim Flint |Oregon ArtsWatch
While the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is best known for its commitment to the Bard, its stages have long featured a wide range of playwrights. One writer, in particular, stands out as OSF’s most-produced after Shakespeare: August Wilson. The acclaimed chronicler of Black life in America has had many of his plays performed in Ashland, with longtime OSF actor Kevin Kenerly taking on key roles in several of them over his 26 seasons with the company.
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2 months ago | 
orartswatch.org | Jim Flint |Oregon ArtsWatch
Ashland photographer Christopher Briscoe has returned to Ukraine for the fourth time, once again immersing himself in the stories of a nation enduring war with remarkable resilience. With each journey, he uncovers deeper layers of courage, meeting people whose lives have been reshaped by conflict yet remain filled with unwavering strength. Through his lens, he continues to document not just the hardships of war, but the humanity and hope that endure.
