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ABOUT OREGON STAGE WORKS

“It made me think and it made me feel - it is great theatre.”

~ Patrons of Oregon Stage Works

       From it’s days as an itinerant theater company producing acclaimed productions at various venues ranging from hotels and restaurants to the OSF Black Swan and with financial support from many individuals and major foundations along with the construction of an intimate theatre just three blocks from OSF in Ashland’s Railroad District, (191 A Street, Ashland) the evolution of Oregon Stage Works has been unique.

       Led by Producing Artistic Director Peter Alzado, Kate Sullivan and Board Chairman William Sauers, Oregon Stage Works has established itself as provocative, exciting, and exquisitely entertaining, reminiscent of New York City’s finest Off-Broadway theatres. Focusing on developing and master American playwrights this award winning, artist driven company produces a diverse palette of plays, special events and readings throughout the year. Programs of particular note are Oregon Stage Works Ashland Children’s Theatre with on going classes and performances for youth, The Craft of The Actor an acting workshop for adults, and the Playwrights Unit for the development of new American plays.

       Speaking for the company Alzado indicates that each of us at Oregon Stage Works, from board member, to staff, to creative personnel, to audience member, is here to relish the power of words in live performance. From the depths of our sorrow to the heights of our joy, we are in honor and in celebration of the extraordinary gift of life. In that commemoration we happily, confidently, rely on you, a discerning audience willing to be intrigued, challenged, provoked and educated as well as entertained. In the exploration of our feelings, ideas, our beliefs, we may recognize in each of us our essential commonality. It seems to me that if the theatre can lead us to this certain insight, there is the possibility of understanding that which we have come to believe separates us from each other, and in that understanding there is the possibility of change. Join us in the profound, provocative and exquisitely entertaining adventure that is live performance at Oregon Stage Works!

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