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Sage on Stage: An enthusiastic fan of the Rogue Theater Company ask how decisions are made artistically to best showcase a production, especially in the choice of stage configuration.
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Sage on Stage: An enthusiastic fan of the Rogue Theater Company ask how decisions are made artistically to best showcase a production, especially in the choice of stage configuration.

Sage on Stage: Part two of a series of interviews with Rogue Theater Company cast members, on how to make an ensemble piece work.

Sage on Stage: This is part one of actors’ experiences working as an ensemble, what makes it fun, what makes it fly, and what it does for the audience as well as the actors themselves.

Sage on Stage: Part two of a discussion about actors as chameleons. This time, Jessica Sage interviews Barret O’Brien, to get his thoughts on how actors transition from one character to another.

Sage on Stage: Developing a character is a huge part of the work an actor takes on for any role. Whether a character is a lead role or a supporting personality, the more prepared an actor is to embody a given character, the more easily and more quickly he or she can move in and out of that character’s space. Jessica Sage talks to actor Daniel Molina about his process.

Sage on Stage: What grabs Jessica Sage when she sees a director’s work? Passion, insight and empathy. That inspires her and gets her imagination to work.

Sage on Stage: Jessica Sage, artistic director of the Rogue Theater Company, emphasizes the importance of collaboration among all the people involved in a performance. It’s the foundation of a strong, successful production.

Sage on Stage: In this column, Jessica Sage discusses grappling with the subject of suicide in drama — a theme that delves into the deepest questions that arise from the human experience. The latest RTC production, “Gidion’s Knot,” deals with this tragic theme.

Sage on Stage: This column, Jessica Sage delves into the process of choosing the right actor for the right role — and making magic.

Sage on Stage: This month, Jessica Sage reflects on how she develops her characters as an actor. Unsurprisingly, there’s a lot more to it than you might think.
The Ashland City Council will convene on Monday, Dec. 1, for its retreat and on Tuesday, Dec. 2, for its regular business meeting. Monday’s retreat focuses on a deep dive into city finances.
A six-acre, 1.4 megawatt (MW) solar energy development proposal just outside the north end of Ashland on the east side of Highway 99 is set for public hearing at the county on Monday, Dec. 1. The proposed project on one parcel of a much larger area owned by Medella Bison Ranch, was initially denied approval by county planning staff based primarily on impacts to agricultural lands.
Eighty volunteers prepared and distributed approximately 300 meals on Thursday for the 10th annual Thanksgiving Community Peace Meal organized by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice. This year’s gathering was the largest yet, with meal deliveries doubling compared to last year.
State employees packed boxes of food to be distributed throughout the state to help low-income Oregonians. But it’s not just to give out immediate food aid, it’s an exercise the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management will use to prepare agencies to help respond to major emergencies.
Oregon is co-leading a group of Democratic attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its leader Brooke Rollins over abrupt cuts to food assistance for refugees and asylum seekers. The cuts could affect up to 3,000 Oregonians who rely on SNAP.
Herbert Rothschild: We aren’t appreciably safer now than we were during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What else can we conclude but that nuclear policy simply mustn’t be left in the hands of the warmakers? Either we give peace a chance or we continue to chance self-immolation.

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