Slings? Arrows? Nay: Bard thrives in Oregon
November 02, 2009 21:46 GMT
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — With the recession cutting back travel and entertainment spending, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival was anticipating a tough 2009 season — so much so that it cut the budget $1 million and actors tripled-up on roles.
But the repertory theater Monday reported record attendance of 410,034 — 89 percent of capacity for the three theaters — and revenues of $17,098,115.
Executive director Paul Nicholson called the turnaround "astonishing," and credited loyal festival patrons.
Among the most popular plays of the season were a modern adaptation of a 250-year-old Italian farce, "The Servant of Two Masters;" the quirky "Dead Man's Cell Phone," and the classic American musical, "The Music Man."
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