My wife and I recently went to this little theater and attended a showing of "The Rabbit Hole." I…read morewas not expecting much but boy was I surprised! The little cast of five had all of us in the audience laughing and crying, sometimes only a few seconds apart. I was wondering how they were going to take such a serious and sad situation and be able to interject humor. Something only the gifted can do. Bravo!

I have seen a couple of plays here. Very intimate community theater. It is an oasis of culture in a…read moretown that thinks culture is fiberglass bears.

First time coming here. We did not know what to expect, we also thought we would drive 8 hrs from…read moreSeattle. Let's start with the flight, it was a quick 50 min flight from SEA vs 8 hr drive. Our Lyft driver Carlos had a few recommendations for food (see my Italian food reviews). Then our hotel, we stayed at The Ashland Springs Hotel, celebrating 100 yrs. Everything was walkable. Theaters are walkable We didn't need a car to go around. We saw Midsummer's Night Dream and Yellow Face, both were at the Angus Bowmer Theater. Enjoyed both productions. Yellow Face was well written. Planning the 2027 plays, will watch an outdoor play.

We had a wonderful time at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival! Everything was well organized, from the…read moretheater experience to the shows themselves. The performances were engaging, entertaining, and full of energy. It was such a fun experience to watch live theater and see the actors bring these classic stories to life on stage. The whole atmosphere made the visit feel special and memorable. Definitely a great place to enjoy a show with friends or family. We'd love to come back for another performance!

In Ashland, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is the "Big Dog" in town. However, at least a…read morefew "Off Broadway" options are available including (but not limited to); - Ashland High School - Ashland New Plays Festival - Camelot (5 miles north of Ashland) - Oregon Center for the Arts @Oregon Southern University - Oregon Cabaret Theater - Rogue Theater Company (RTC) Gayle and I had the recent pleasure of attending a performance of "Off Peak" at the RTC. It was performed at the Grizzly Peak Winery within a relatively small indoor "warehouse" venue and stared 2 noted OSF veterans (Michael Elich and Robin Goodrin Nordli). As afternoon performances of about 90 minutes are among our favorites, we not only stayed awake, but attentively enjoyed show. It was almost a full house and and enjoying a free glass of wine at the beginning was a nice touch. The Winery was just a short drive beyond Downtown Ashland. We'll be sure to check to RTC schedule before we return to Ashland on our next trip here.

Amazing work by very talented artist. The venue is perfect. Every play I have seen at Rogue Theatre…read morehas been incredible . I encourage everyone to experience this wonderful theatre company.

The Black Swan served as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 3rd theater from 1977 to 2001. I was…read morehere sometime in the late 1980s when a friend's parents lived in Ashland and our gang would come up a weekend of revelry and theater. This Building was originally an automobile dealership, and was acquired in 1969 as a second-floor scene shop and first-floor rehearsal hall for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Company members began using it to stage "Midnight" readings for one another, and is a practice continued to this day. They invited friends who brought other friends, and the place became an underground hit. The Artistic Director at that time recognized the opportunity to take risks with unconventional staging and subjects, and called for its development as a third OSF theater. That was a challenge as the place could hold only 138 seats, all within five rows of the stage. That required a certain amount of "tucking and squeezing." Each director also had to solve the problem of an immovable roof support in the middle of the stage, which inevitably became an integral part of many plays. For example, in one scene, with a horizontal piece added, it became a painting of a crucifixion. The Black Swan reverted to its earlier roles as working space in 2002 when it was replaced by the New/Thomas Theater. In 2011 it also became the home for the Black Swan Lab, which serves as an incubator for new writers and cutting edge dramatic works. Each year, several OSF actors are assigned to the Lab as one of their three regular repertory assignments. One graduate of the Black Swan Lab that I particularly enjoyed during the 2012 Season was "All The Way".

Love the Varsity! Perfect theater for Ashland. Excellent programming. The independent films are…read moremuch better than the mainstream ones.

Great local theater!! And many interesting movies are booked there. Clean with friendly service.read more

This is the huge new production facility for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival…read more It's *huge*. There is an entire bay inside just for recreating the trap areas of the three theaters, which allows the production staff to fully build and test the set and lifts for any production. There's a separate huge bay for actually building the sets, and the usual set of metal and wood shops, including a dedicated CNC room. Then there are the props and costume storage rooms--enormous multistory rooms with everything visible, ample aisles for forklifts (in the props room) and rolling stairs (in the costume room). It's an amazing asset for the Festival!

This is the best gem museum I have ever seen. I was so impressed with the gift shop that I thought…read moreit was the museum. It is impossibly huge. Just room after room. Staff was super nice and knowledgeable. Would go again next time.

Great experience from start to finish today. Easy parking in a beautiful setting and an environment…read morethat clearly valued the visitor's time and needs. Amazing collection of all things Earth science, with wonderful rocks, fossils and minerals to delight all. KUDOS to the folks who put this together. We understood that a guest speaker from a local college was due to arrive and give a presentation. Unfortunately we had other places on our schedule during this brief visit to Ashland/Medford. Did I mention that the staff were friendly and knowledgeable?

Ok, this review is on the popcorn, which is really the only reason I go to movies. This theater…read moreused to have the BEST popcorn, perfect texture, delicious in every way. They have yeast to put on top, add extra butter if you want....it was AMAZING!!! Was amazing, the last two times I've been to this theater the popcorn is just plain bad. Hard kernels with no real flavor. It's such a bummer, something has changed and I don't like it. Can someone please switch back to the other popcorn brand, or flavoring? It's just not fun to go to the movies when the popcorn tastes day old. Help, bring back the OG popcorn.

I simply could not recommend this festival experience enough…read more I used to live in Ashland and this event is the thing still that prompts me to go back and visit every year. It's such a unique film festival experience and its such a great town. The films are incredibly well curated, the people involved are uncommonly kind and fun, the town is adorable, supportive and WALKABLE, and the festival is the perfect size to make it feel like you've all gone to film camp for 5 days. And you don't have to be a film geek to have a ball! My 28 year old sister and my 55 year old mother both had a great time and neither are students of film, but both enjoyed the temporary 5-day community that they got to feel a part of. Did I mention WALKABLE? No shuttles or buses to catch. Kinda unheard of when it comes to most festivals. For the full experience, I would recommend: 1) Go see some shorts! Its so rare you get to see shorts in a theater, I highly recommend taking advantage the opportunity. And there are some incredible story tellers that show their work there. 2) Go out to the designated after hours spot at least one of the nights. Tons of folks gather there, including filmmakers, volunteers, staff and film-goers. The conversations there are rich, passionate, inspiring and authentic. 3) Take advantage of the "Talks". There are some great panels that are fantastic opportunities to learn and hear about independent filmmaking. Always a highlight of the festival. 4) See a film at the Armory. There's great food there and it's actually kind of a cool place to see a film. 5) See a film in one of the really small theaters~ there aren't many places you can go to a theater that is that small.