After an eight-year absence from the stage, actor Jonathan Haugen is stepping back under the lights with Rogue Theater Company’s production of “Waiting for Godot.”
The Jefferson Baroque Orchestra is sailing into its 32nd season with renewed vigor, a wave of fresh talent and a clear vision under music director and harpsichordist Abigail Mace.
Pianopalooza, a weeklong festival of three Rogue Valley Symphony concerts Aug. 19-24, will celebrate the debut of the orchestra’s recently acquired grand piano, a 9-foot Hamburg Steinway D, christened “Raven”
Playing the delightfully over-the-top Miss Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls,” Jones … brings a deep well of emotion, sparked by memories of her late uncle, theater professor Paul R. Jones, whose college production of the classic musical first sparked what would become her lifelong passion for performance.
Review: A limited run at the Collaborative Theatre Project of “Dear Jack, Dear Louise,” a play set at Camp White outside of Medford during World War II, has audiences giving standing ovations. See it if you can.
Rick Wasserman has spent much of the past 30 years behind a mic as a voice-over artist. Known for his distinctive deep voice, his best-known roles include Thor and Hulk for Marvel Animation.
Mark Bedard will play three roles in David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy “Ripcord,” set to open July 16 at Rogue Theater Company’s Richard L. Hay Center at Grizzly Peak Winery.
Next up for Eileen DeSandre: a role in Rogue Theater Company’s “Ripcord” as a senior living facility resident named Abby Binder with a razor-sharp tongue and a temperament as sunny as a thundercloud.
If all goes according to plan, Davied Morales will be dodging sippy cups on set and fighting crime in spandex within the decade. For now, Morales is bringing his larger-than-life energy to the stage as Tio in “Fat Ham” at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival — a role that may not come with a cape but definitely packs its own kind of power.
“Jazz in the Vineyard” kicks off May 25, at Grizzly Peak Winery, 1600 E. Nevada St., Ashland, with a solo concert by Mimi Fox, a virtuosic improviser who’s collaborated with many of jazz’s greatest figures.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival will spotlight homegrown talent Saturday, Feb. 21, during its revived Local Lens Spotlight at the Varsity Theatre. The one-night program features 13 short films by filmmakers from Jackson and Siskiyou counties, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and crew.
Evan Frost, ecologist and conservationist, passed away Dec. 12, 2025.
Ashland concertgoers have a chance to encounter a rare musical treat. Klezmer violinist Zoë Aqua and her Transylvanian String Band will play a house concert of klezmer music Wednesday, Feb. 25, as part of the group’s 12-show tour of the Western United States.
The city fire marshal closed Ashland City Hall after a building code inspection found significant structural concerns. Staff will work remotely pending an engineer’s review.
The Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association will bring some of the countries and customs of Asia together for the Lunar New Year celebration. Residents will have the opportunity to learn more about those cultures while kicking off the Year of the Fire Horse throughout downtown Jacksonville.
Ashland Outdoor School Ashland teacher and local fiddle instructor Robin Bliss-Wagner, critically injured Monday, is in a coma in the intensive care unit of a hospital as of publication time Wednesday. Area residents are working to raise up to $45,000 for his care, as well as to help with ICU and other expenses for his wife, Ruth, and their three sons.
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