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Jun 08, 2020 12:00 AM

Rogue Award winner talks about her films

Renee Tajima-Peña received the Ashland Independent Film Festival's Rogue Award for her "films of lasting significance and current relevance. "Her fil...
Mar 30, 2020 12:00 AM

Pat O'Scannell on the allure of early music

Pat O'Scannell is now in her fourth year as director of Musica Matrix, a nonprofit music organization promoting early music in the Rogue Valley. O'Scannell spen...
Mar 13, 2020 04:40 PM

Music elevates the power of silent film

Violinist Alicia Svigals and pianist/composer Donald Sosin were scheduled to accompany "The Ancient Law" at the Ashland Independent Film Festival. The 1923 Germ...
Feb 17, 2020 12:00 AM

Talking jazz with Thor Polson

Jazz pianist Thor Polson has recently released a new CD, "Thor Polson & Friends, The Portal. " Besides performing, Polson teaches piano and languages: Latin...
Feb 03, 2020 12:00 AM

Randall Theatre to expand beyond theater

Randall Theatre Artistic Director Robin Downward is expanding the theater's entertainment offerings. While maintaining its community theater, the venue will hos...
Jan 19, 2020 10:00 AM

Camelot officials ready for 2020 season

Camelot Theatre's Artistic Director, Shawn Ramagos, a former Disney lighting and special effects technician, brings considerable stagecraft expertise to Camelot...
Jan 06, 2020 12:00 AM

CTP aims to alleviate election-year stress

Susan Aversa-Orrego is managing director of Collaborative Theatre Project, now in its third year in the Medford Center. We met at Boulevard Coffee to discuss CT...
Sep 27, 2019 04:27 PM

Choosing the right role

Actor Marshall Gluskin is preparing for the Southern Oregon Theater Auditions now being held at The Oregon Cabaret Theatre. Gluskin played Malvolio in Cil Steng...
Aug 19, 2019 06:00 AM

Celebrating two decades of The Hamazons

The Hamazons, Warrior Princesses of Improv, are preparing for "The 20th Anniversary Show" at Ashland's Mountain Avenue Theatre, Saturday, Sept. 28th. Hamazons: ...
Aug 05, 2019 06:00 AM

Comedy brings joy, therapy

Writers Cynthia Rogan, Diane Nichols, and Mark Saunders are producing the Oregon Jest Fest, a 10-minute play festival, to be presented at Ashland's Belleview Gr...