OSF Hip Hop Documentary

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Discussion on Hip Hop Culture and Shakespeare!

Two Gents: Interview with Director Sarah Rasmussen (2/2)

In this segment, Director Rasmussen talks more about her thoughts on the production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”

The play will run in the Allen Elizabethan Theatre from June 5 through October 12 at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

OSF: Two Gents: Interview with Director Sarah Rasmussen (1/2)

In this part of the interview, Director Sarah Rasmussen talks about Shakespeare’s play, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” and her vision for this production.

The play will run in the Allen Elizabethan Theatre at OSF from June 5 through October 12.

OSF: Director Interview: Tony Taccone on “The Tempest” (1/2)

In this segment, Director Taccone talks about Shakespeare’s play and how he understands this masterpiece of revenge and forgiveness. This production will run from Feb. through November in 2014 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.

OSF: Director Interview: Tony Taccone on “The Tempest” (2/2)

In this segment of the interview, Director Taccone discusses his thoughts about the production and the staging.

OSF: Director Interview: Kent Gash on “The Comedy of Errors,” (2/2)

In this part of the interview, Kent Gash talks about his choice to set the play in the Harlem Renaissance.

“The Comedy of Errors” will play in the Thomas Theatre from Feb. 20 through Nov. 2.

OSF: Director Interview: Kent Gash on “The Comedy of Errors,” (1/2)

In this segment of the interview, Kent Gash talks about why he likes Shakespeare’s play and why he wanted to direct it.

“The Comedy of Errors” will run in the Thomas Theatre from Feb. 20 to Nov. 2.

OSF: Choreography & Movement in “The Tempest”

Sonya Delwaide, associate movement director, talks about the use of dancers in OSF’s 2014 production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” directed by Tony Taccone, artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Folger Library: Teacher to Teacher – Hamlet – Ambiguity and Impulsiveness

We asked teachers which of Shakespeare’s plays they’d most like to teach. Jill Burdick-Zupancic believes that “Hamlet” offers a “best-of” Shakespeare’s devices, mastery of language, and character studies. For more teaching resources visit http://www.folger.edu/education

Folger Library: Teacher to Teacher – Famous Last Words

Start Shakespeare with your students by going right to the end! This short video shows how using characters’ death lines can be an excellent introduction to Shakespeare and can work especially well for ESL and ELL students. To learn more, visit www.folger.edu/teachingshakespeare