After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
It’s complicated. “Murder for Two,” the newest offering at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre, is a two-person whodunit musical comedy that features wow-inducting acting, a piano, and incredible staging. But what complicates matters is that sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all that happens.
Murder comes with a melody this fall at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre with “Murder for Two.” The zany, high-energy, musical comedy flips the script on the classic whodunit — with just two actors playing all the roles. One is the determined cop. The other? Every suspect in the murder of a celebrated novelist.
Whodunnit? Find out when the Oregon Cabaret Theatre offers “Murder for Two,” a comedic musical that features 15 original songs and more than a dozen characters played by two versatile, piano-playing performers.
Review: Camelot Theatre’s “Spotlight on the Highwaymen” is entertaining but needs some work. It contains all the elements that make for an evening of genuine country music, including some fine singer-musicians and honestly interpreted, familiar numbers like “Always on My Mind.” But this horse needs a little more ridin’ before it’s ready for the range.
Jim Flint: A decade after Rick Robinson and his wife, director Valerie (Val) Rachelle, stepped into ownership of Ashland’s Oregon Cabaret Theatre, the pair has transformed the intimate playhouse into one of Southern Oregon’s most vibrant cultural hubs.
Lucie K. Scheuer:This is a multi-layered, gut-wrenching exposé about what we bring to our adult relationships. Just remember what you’re getting into when you get on this streetcar. It takes you places you didn’t expect to go. But then, that can be the hallmark of great art.
Review: “Tales of the Direwood” echoes Shakespearean themes used in “Hamlet,” “King Lear” and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Add a bit of Joseph Campbell’s myth and the zany style of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and you get a blend of present-day and ever-universal elements done in audacious ways.
What do Robin Hood, Miss Marple, Roaring ’20s Chicago, Dracula, and Anne of Green Gables have in common?
Caitlin Nolan: Amanda Emmanuella Andersen — Mandersen, Mandypants, Mandy — 35, died in the early morning of Monday, Aug. 11, following a valiant four-year battle with breast cancer. She was a beloved and ubiquitous fixture of the theater communities of Portland and Ashland.
This year’s Ashland Mystery Festival is scheduled to run Oct. 16 through 19, and will be headquartered at the Historic Ashland Armory.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a phishing scam involving fake emails that appear to come from the official Jackson Alerts system.
Throughout October, 12 female professionals from across the country and Australia — organized by Ashland-based nonprofit Keeping All Women Safe (KAWS) — will offer “valuable information” to help women and men cultivate safer, healthier and more empowering lives and relationships.
The Oregon Senate on Monday passed the long-awaited transportation bill to update the state’s funding sources for road maintenance and operations. The bill would raise taxes and fees, including a gas tax increase from $0.40 to $0.46, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Once a vibrant hub for local produce and community gathering, the Ashland Growers Market is now, some say, struggling with shrinking sales and dwindling attendance. Longtime vendors report drops of up to two-thirds in revenue, while people voice frustrations over pricing, location and atmosphere.
A former civil rights attorney said that the Trump administration’s lawsuit demanding that Oregon turn over voter information to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud is unprecedented.
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