About the Theatre
A major theatre arts organization, OSF offers a diversity of plays as well as events and activities to enhance your overall experience. We are a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1935. Our 2022 season will run from April through December, and we have three theatres: our two indoor stages—the Angus Bowmer Theatre and the Thomas Theatre—and our flagship outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre, which opens in early June and runs through mid-October. We offer up to 8 different plays that include works by Shakespeare as well as a mix of classics, musicals, and world-premiere plays. And our O! digital stage features groundbreaking online productions, films, immersive experiences, and art. As of January 2022, OSF is in the process of finalizing our new organizational strategic plan, which will outline and clarify our mission and values. Also, our website is undergoing an accessibility scan to ensure that all of our patrons can find tickets and learn more about the changes we're making to our programming, community engagement, and IDEA work.RELATED STORIES
Review: CORIOLANUS at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - May 08, 2024
What did our critic think of CORIOLANUS at Portland Center Stage?...
Portland Center Stage Receives $1 Million From the Mellon Foundation
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2024
Portland Center Stage has received a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation....
CORIOLANUS to be Presented at Portland Center Stage This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 15, 2024
From April 20 through May 19, 2024, Shakespeare’s study of political power and folly, Coriolanus, takes the stage at Portland Center Stage. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets....
Play On Shakespeare Reveals Winter/Spring 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2023
Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare in performance through translation and adaptation, has announced their Winter/Spring 2024 Season....
E.M. Lewis Awarded The Mellon Foundation Playwright Residency At Artists Repertory Theatre E.M.
by A.A. Cristi - July 17, 2023
Local and renowned playwright and Resident Artist, E.M. Lewis has been awarded another three years of the Mellon Foundation Playwright Residency at Artists Repertory Theatre. The grant recognizes Lewis' outstanding contribution to the theatrical arts and provides a platform for continued development...
Nataki Garrett Resigns as Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 05, 2023
Nataki Garrett, artistic director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, has resigned....
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director Resigns as Organization Restructures
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 11, 2023
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Executive Director David Schmitz has stepped down this week after three years in the position. The company's Artistic Director Nataki Garrett will be stepping into the position temporarily. ...
Hitz Foundation Grants $10 Million To Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by A.A. Cristi - November 16, 2022
Hitz Foundation, a private non-operating family foundation supporting numerous projects in science, the arts, and the environment throughout the world, has awarded the Oregon Shakespeare Festival a $10 million unrestricted grant, to be paid over the next five years.
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Theatre Organizations Condemn Threats Made Against Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Nataki Garrett
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2022
The Dramatists Guild, Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theatre Association have released a statement condemning threats made against Nataki Garrett, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. ...
Past Shows
Once On This Island
4/12 - 10/30/2022
Once On This Island is a captivating musical based on the novel "My Love, My Love" and a vibrant reimagining of the Hans Christian Andersen ...
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER
5/3 - 5/29/2021
By Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig Based on the classical Chinese drama The Injustice to Dou Yi That Moved Heaven and Earth by Guan Hanqing Directed by ...
MANAHATTA
3/29 - 4/24/2021
Bya??Mary Kathryn Nagle Directed bya??Laurie Woolery This 2018 world premiere by celebrated playwright, activist,a??and attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle illuminates the tragic consequences of commercial exploits, ...
Manhattan
3/29 - 4/24/2021
Yale Repertory Theatre: Manhattan...
JULIUS CAESAR
3/1 - 3/27/2021
By William Shakespeare Directed by Shana Cooper This muscular 2017 production features the signature physical storytelling of director Shana Cooper and choreographer Erika Chong Shuch. ...
Peter And The Starcatcher
2/29 - 11/1/2020
The Tony-winning play, based on the best-selling novels, upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan....
Between Two Knees
4/3 - 10/27/2019
Thomas Theatre: 1491s ; dir: Eric Ting....
Cambodian Rock Band
3/6 - 10/27/2019
Thomas Theatre: Lauren Yee; dir: Chay Yew....
HAIRSPRAY
3/9 - 10/27/2019
This fun-loving new musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air. Lovable ...
How to Catch Creation
7/23 - 10/26/2019
Four artists and intellectuals in San Francisco struggle to nurture creative impulse and establish legacy—in both their professional and personal lives. When one discovers the ...
Indecent
7/4 - 10/26/2019
Paula Vogel Oregon Shakespeare Festival...
Mother Road
3/3 - 10/26/2019
Angus Bowmer Theatre: Octavio Solis; dir: Bill Rauch....
All's Well that Ends Well
5/30 - 10/13/2019
Allen Elizabethan Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Tracy Young....
Alice in Wonderland
5/29 - 10/12/2019
This brand-new musical version of the timeless classic takes you down the rabbit hole with the ever-curious Alice to a land of zany adventures where ...
Macbeth
5/28 - 10/11/2019
Allen Elizabethan Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....
HAIRSPRAY
2/15 - 9/27/2019
This fun-loving new musical delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's are out-- and change is in the air. Lovable ...
Oklahoma!
4/16 - 10/28/2018
Othello
2/16 - 10/28/2018
William Shakespeare; music: Andre Pluess; dir: Bill Rauch. Angus Bowmer Theatre:...
Sense and Sensibility
2/17 - 10/28/2018
adapt: Kate Hamill from Kate Hamill; music: Justin Ellington; dir: Hana Sharif. Angus Bowmer Theatre:...
The Way the Mountain Moved
7/10 - 10/28/2018
Thomas Theatre: Idris Goodwin; dir: May Adrales....
Manahatta
3/28 - 10/27/2018
Mary Kathryn Nagle; music: Paul James Prendergast; dir: Laurie Woolery. Thomas Theatre:...
Snow in Midsummer
8/2 - 10/27/2018
Angus Bowmer Theatre: Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig; dir: Justin Audibert....
The Book of Will
6/6 - 10/13/2018
Allen Elizabethan Theatre: Lauren Gunderson; music: Paul James Prendergast; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....
Destiny of Desire
2/18 - 7/12/2018
Karen Zacar??as; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....
Mojada
2/19 - 10/29/2017
Medea, a Mexican seamstress of extraordinary skill, barely survived the perilous border crossing into the United States and lives uneasily in a borrowed Los Angeles ...
Shakespeare in Love
2/18 - 10/29/2017
adapt: Lee Hall from Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard; music: David Reiffel; dir: Christopher Liam Moore. Angus Bowmer Theatre:...
August Wilson's poetry in UniSon
4/19 - 10/28/2017
William Ruiz, aka Ninja, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, Steven Sapp; music: Toshi Reagon; dir: Robert O'Hara. World Premiere...
Hannah and the Dread Gazebo
3/29 - 10/28/2017
Jiehae Park; dir: Chay Yew. Thomas Theatre:...
Henry IV, Part One
2/23 - 10/28/2017
William Shakespeare; dir: Lileana Blain-Cruz. Thomas Theatre:...
Off the Rails
7/27 - 10/28/2017
Randy Reinholz; dir: Bill Rauch. World Premiere...
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
6/8 - 10/15/2017
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...
The Odyssey
6/8 - 10/15/2017
adapt: Mary Zimmerman; trans: Robert Fitzgerald; dir: Mary Zimmerman....
The Merry Wives of Windsor
6/6 - 10/13/2017
William Shakespeare; dir: Dawn-Monique Williams....
Great Expectations
2/20 - 10/30/2016
In its premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse, the audiences and critics cheered this new adaptation of one of the greatest novels in the English ...
Richard II
7/5 - 10/30/2016
Richard II is an epic tale of fading power that sheds a light on the deterioration of a kingdom and the isolation of power. King ...
Richard II
7/5 - 10/30/2016
Richard II is an epic tale of fading power that sheds a light on the deterioration of a kingdom and the isolation of power. King ...
The Yeoman of the Guard
2/24 - 10/30/2016
adapt: Sean Graney, Matt Kahler, Andra Velis Simon; book: W.S. Gilbert; music: Arthur Sullivan; dir: Sean Graney....
Twelfth Night
2/19 - 10/30/2016
William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....
Roe
4/20 - 10/29/2016
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over forty years later. In this incisive play, acclaimed writer Lisa ...
Timon of Athens
7/27 - 10/29/2016
In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a financial god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, ...
Timon of Athens
7/27 - 10/29/2016
In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a financial god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, ...
Vietgone
3/30 - 10/29/2016
Qui Nguyen; dir: May Adrales....
The Winter's Tale
6/9 - 10/16/2016
Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...
The Wiz
6/8 - 10/15/2016
book: William F. Brown; lyrics: Charlie Smalls; music: Charlie Smalls; dir: Robert O'Hara....
Hamlet
6/7 - 10/14/2016
William Shakespeare; dir: Lisa Peterson....
The River Bride
2/21 - 7/7/2016
Various Storefronts along downtown pedestrian shopping district: Marisela Trevi...
GUYS & DOLLS
2/22 - 11/1/2015
The slickest high rollers are in town, and they’re depending on Nathan Detroit to score a secret spot for their floating craps game. Throw in ...
Guys and Dolls
2/22 - 11/1/2015
book: Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling; lyrics: Frank Loesser; music: Frank Loesser; dir: Mary Zimmerman....
Long Day's Journey into Night
3/25 - 11/1/2015
Eugene O'Neill; music: Andre Pluess; dir: Christopher Moore....
Much Ado about Nothing
2/20 - 11/1/2015
William Shakespeare; music: Chad Raines; dir: Lileana Blain-Cruz....
Pericles
2/26 - 11/1/2015
Sailors and pirates, nuns and hookers, innocent virgins and evil kings--seven actors play forty roles in Shakespeare's adventure tale about a shattered family trying to ...
The Happiest Song Plays Last
7/7 - 11/1/2015
On a movie set in Jordan, a veteran relives his trauma while filming a war-themed blockbuster. In a humble kitchen in North Philadelphia, a woman ...
Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land
4/15 - 10/31/2015
Stan Lai; trans: Stan Lai; dir: Stan Lai....
Sweat
7/29 - 10/31/2015
Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...
The Count of Monte Cristo
6/4 - 10/11/2015
music: Sarah Pickett; dir: Marcela Lorca....
Head Over Heels
6/3 - 10/10/2015
Head Over Heels is a jubilant musical comedy that injects a modern twist on a classic story. Adapted from the 16th-century prose romance "The Countess ...
Antony and Cleopatra
6/2 - 10/9/2015
Antony and Cleopatra is a love story with the power to shatter nations. (Sound hyperbolic? Trust us, it’s not.) But reality has a way of ...
Fingersmith
2/21 - 7/12/2015
adapt: Alexa Junge; music: Andre Pluess; dir: Bill Rauch....
Angus Bowmer Theatre:
2/14 - 11/2/2014
The Tempest William Shakespeare; dir: Tony Taccone....
The Cocoanuts
2/16 - 11/2/2014
Angus Bowmer Theatre: adapt: Mark Bedard; book: George S. Kauffman, Morrie Ryskind; lyrics: Irving Berlin; music: Irving Berlin; dir: David Ivers....
The Comedy of Errors
2/20 - 11/2/2014
Thomas Theatre: William Shakespeare; dir: Kent Gash....
The Tempest
2/14 - 11/2/2014
There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports ...
Thomas Theatre:
2/20 - 11/2/2014
The Comedy of Errors William Shakespeare; dir: Kent Gash....
Water by the Spoonful
3/26 - 11/2/2014
Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts ...
A Wrinkle in Time
4/16 - 11/1/2014
On a dark and stormy night…so begins the fantasy adventure sending three children across space and time. Along the way, they must rely on their ...
INTO THE WOODS
6/4 - 10/12/2014
The Brothers Grimm hit Broadway with an epic fairytale where worlds collide. James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and brings them ...
Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion:
6/3 - 10/10/2014
Richard III William Shakespeare; dir: James Bundy....
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
2/15 - 7/6/2014
Angus Bowmer Theatre: Lorraine Hansberry; dir: Juliette Carrillo....
King Lear
2/21 - 11/3/2013
Thomas Theatre: - William Shakespeare; dir: Bill Rauch....
My Fair Lady
2/17 - 11/3/2013
Angus Bowmer Theatre: - book: Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir: Amanda Dehnert....
The Liquid Plain
7/2 - 11/3/2013
Naomi Wallace; dir: Kwame Kwei-Armah....
The Taming of the Shrew
2/15 - 11/3/2013
Angus Bowmer Theatre: - William Shakespeare; dir: David Ivers....
A Streetcar Named Desire
4/17 - 11/2/2013
Angus Bowmer Theatre: - Tennessee Williams; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....
The Tenth Muse
7/24 - 11/2/2013
Tanya Saracho; dir: Laurie Woolery....
The Unfortunates
3/27 - 11/2/2013
Thomas Theatre: - book: 3 Blind Mice, Kristoffer Diaz, Casey Hurt; lyrics: 3 Blind Mice, Casey Hurt; music: 3 Blind Mice, Casey Hurt; dir: Shana ...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6/6 - 10/13/2013
Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....
The Heart of Robin Hood
6/5 - 10/12/2013
Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - David Farr; dir: Joel Sass....
Cymbeline
6/4 - 10/11/2013
Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - William Shakespeare; dir: Bill Rauch....
Two Trains Running
2/16 - 7/7/2013
Angus Bowmer Theatre: - August Wilson; dir: Lou Bellamy....
Animal Crackers
2/19 - 11/4/2012
Romeo and Juliet
2/17 - 11/4/2012
Troilus and Cressida
3/28 - 11/4/2012
All the Way
7/25 - 11/3/2012
Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella
4/18 - 11/3/2012
Party People
7/3 - 11/3/2012
As You Like It
6/7 - 10/14/2012
An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and ...
The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa
6/6 - 10/13/2012
Henry V
6/5 - 10/12/2012
The White Snake
2/18 - 7/8/2012
Mary Zimmerman is mesmerizing. From Metamorphoses to The Arabian Nights, audiences have embraced her enchanting adaptations of epic tales. Now the Tony Award-winning director casts ...
Seagull
2/23 - 6/22/2012
A stage made of curtains that cry, that move as though they were alive, as though they were the main characters of the play. A ...
Julius Caesar
3/23 - 11/6/2011
Measure for Measure
2/18 - 11/6/2011
“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” Shakespeare’s black comedy tingles with intrigue in this story of love, lust, and politics. A full ...
The Imaginary Invalid
2/20 - 11/6/2011
To Kill a Mockingbird
2/20 - 11/6/2011
August: Osage County
4/23 - 11/5/2011
One of the most bracing and critically-acclaimed plays in recent Broadway history, August: Osage County is the hilarious and biting portrait of the dysfunctional American ...
Ghost Light
6/28 - 11/5/2011
The African Company Presents Richard III
7/20 - 11/5/2011
Love's Labor's Lost
6/2 - 10/9/2011
Pirates of Penzance
6/1 - 10/8/2011
Henry IV, Part Two
5/31 - 10/7/2011
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