From NPR, 20 September 2015
Actress Bonnie Milligan should be belting out songs in a production of Head Over Heels at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. But belting and smoke don’t mix — and that’s causing problems this year at one of the country’s oldest and most respected theater festivals.
Wildfires have been raging across the Pacific Northwest. In Washington State they’ve consumed more than 1 million acres, displaced thousands of people and killed three firefighters. They’re also creating potentially hazardous breathing conditions beyond the fire zones.
The Shakespeare festival has canceled six performances so far — shows will only go on if the air quality is safe for audiences and performers.
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