Taking the Heat, and Leading Through Crises, at Oregon Shakes
In her and her team’s first season at OSF, Nataki Garrett has faced COVID and wildfires, challenges that have only intensified their ties to the community.
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In her and her team’s first season at OSF, Nataki Garrett has faced COVID and wildfires, challenges that have only intensified their ties to the community.
An especially strong week of archival recordings and live readings of buzzy plays.
If we can’t have theatre until we can gather again safely, what are U.S. theatres and artists going to do in the meantime, and after?
Garrett, the artistic director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is the first to receive the new award for mid-career female directors.
Nataki Garrett’s first season includes Qui Nguyen’s sequel to ‘Vietgone’ and plays by Dominique Morisseau, Karen Zacarías, Theresa Rebeck, Marcus Gardley, and Sarah B. Mantell.
10 new artistic directors talk about their visions for their communities, and for the theatre field writ large.
A director and administrator known for championing new work, she is poised to lead one of the nation’s leading theatres.
Seven new members join the board, and Kathryn M. Lipuma will serve as board chair.
A make-it-new trend gains currency with audiences and academia.
With top positions turning over across the country, an historic sea change is possible—and so is more of the same.