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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director David Schmitz steps down amid restructuring
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced a slew of staffing changes this week as part of a "restructuring strategy aimed at aligning its business model with its vision and realities of the post-pandemic market."

‘Nutcracker’ performance in Vancouver challenges original’s cultural stereotypes
"The Nutcracker" is a classic ballet performed every year around Christmas. But this year, Columbia Dance in Vancouver, Washington, will reinterpret the ballet with a Pacific Northwest flair.

Performance venues, arts groups ask Oregon lawmakers for more COVID recovery funds
Performing arts organizations in Oregon say they’re still struggling to recover from the economic blow of COVID-19. They’re asking the Legislature for another round of funding to help them get back on their feet.
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New musical in Vancouver gives queer and trans youth a Christmas story
“Holiday Out,” a new Christmas musical presented by Metropolitan Performing Arts in Vancouver, seeks to raise awareness about queer youth houselessness and give young LGBTQ+ people a story to tell at Christmas.

Working in theater is a grind. But it doesn’t have to be
The hours are long and the pay isn't great. But one theater in Baltimore is trying to rethink its labor practices to make theater a better workplace.

Multiple Oregon Shakespeare Festival performances canceled due to COVID outbreak
Several Oregon Shakespeare Festival shows have been canceled through Sunday because of a high number of COVID-19 cases among the cast and crew.
Broadway theater will be renamed after James Earl Jones
The Shubert Organization's Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a promise by the theater giant to honor a Black artist in such a way.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival announces 2022 season with 8 live, 3 digital productions
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland has announced its 2022 season lineup, as well as a significant drop in ticket prices.

Week 3 In Harney County | Rehab | Affordable Housing | 'Moby Dick'
We're talking about: the armed occupation in Harney County, a new drug rehab facility in Sweet Home, a housing developer who donated property for a homeless shelter and the modern day resonance of "Moby Dick."