Tomorrow Colin and I will drive 400 miles to witness three incredible theatrical productions by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon—over 800 miles all told. The great Angus Bowmer Theater will reopen following our departure with the schedule performance of August: Osage County held in the nearby interim location of Lithia Park. Recalling the Angus Bowmer injects me into memories of sitting in the audience of Chekov’s Cherry Orchard and Dietz’ God’s Country many years ago. The performances affected me then even as a teenager and taught me what exceptional theater is. God’s Country with its confrontation of white supremacy helmer by actor Remi Sandri was particularly impressive upon me and I’m brought to tears in remembrance and anticipation. We never saw the scheduled Henry V due to rain in which fellow students Nicole Hale, Emerson Murray and I, and our English teacher Mr. Harris laughed so hard watching the actors peek out from velvet curtains into the Elizabethan constructs of the Black Swan. I look forward to the rollercoaster awaiting Colin and I beginning Saturday evening.
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