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Festival Review: “Julius Caesar” at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Examines Power, Betrayal, and Gender Embodiment (Through October 26, 2025)

The first preview of the norm-disrupting production of “Julius Caesar” kicked off a promising start to this year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival, now in its 90th season. During the preshow announcement, local playgoers and seasonal staff conveyed their pride for Ashland’s yearly homage to William Shakespeare’s masterworks with a level of cheering and applause one would expect to hear at a…

Off-Broadway Review: “Fear” at the Lucille Lortel Theatre

November 17, 2019 | Off-Broadway, oregon, trapped > | "Fear", Alexander Garfin, Andrew Boyce, Christine Catti, D.M. Wood, Enrico Colantoni, J. David Brimmer, Jane Shaw, Jeremy Daniel, Lucille Lortel Theatre, Mary Jo Slater, Matt Williams, Oana Botez, Obi Abili, Tea Alagic

Perhaps the most problematic element in the new play “Fear” by Matt Williams is that it is flooded with too many sources of fear that tend to diminish the fear that might actually be present during the action of the play. Characters display their fear of infidelity, bullying, child welfare and safety. These concerns and fears are all revealed while…