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The Artistic Directors, Board of Directors, and company members of Original Practice Shakespeare Festival in Portland, Oregon are all very excited to welcome Nataki Garrett as the sixth Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Welcoming a woman of color at the helm of a Shakespeare theatre here in the Pacific Northwest is definitely cause for celebration and seeing another sister take the artistic reigns of this prestigious theatre makes my heart full. Nataki is an exciting artist with wide vision and I hope the Ashland artistic community welcomes her with all the pomp and circumstance due such an accomplished woman. I look forward to being in the audience for How to Catch Creation, her directorial debut in Ashland, and having a chance to welcome her to Oregon face to face. So proud of you, sister!The Artistic Directors, Board of Directors, and company members of Original Practice Shakespeare Festival in Portland, Oregon are all very excited to welcome Nataki Garrett as the sixth Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Welcoming a woman of color at the helm of a Shakespeare theatre here in the Pacific Northwest is definitely cause for celebration and seeing another sister take the artistic reigns of this prestigious theatre makes my heart full. Nataki is an exciting artist with wide vision and I hope the Ashland artistic community welcomes her with all the pomp and circumstance due such an accomplished woman. I look forward to being in the audience for How to Catch Creation, her directorial debut in Ashland, and having a chance to welcome her to Oregon face to face. So proud of you, sister!   -Jennifer Lanier, Artistic Director, Ops Fest
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In Shakespeare's Era, the audience knew the actors had not rehearsed and that the only context each had of the play was their own role on a scroll. The play was as fresh to the actors as the audience.

In our company, you'll NEVER see the same cast do the same play in the same way. We're dangerous like that.
Original Practice Shakespeare players have a great talent for improv, making the Bard’s words not just relevant, but also bringing out the best lighter qualities of the script... this allows the audience and cast to work together, and the words to stand, as they can, on their own."                                                        
-Oregon Arts Watch
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​Every little bit helps, friends! We thank you right now for being an OPS Superhero and helping bring our 10th Anniversary season to a park near you!
 
 
Sincerely,
The artists, staff, and board of
Original Practice Shakespeare

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