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Oct 23, 2025
2026 Season Announcement
Inaugural Season in the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center Announced!
Jul 06, 2018
Wall Street Journal: RICHARD II “cuts straight to the heart”
Originally published on July 5, 2018 by Terry Teachout in The Wall Street Journal (“A New Twist On Shakespeare: Playing It Straight”). Seven years ago, it was still inherently newsy when the Oregon Shakespeare Festival put on a “Julius...
Jul 06, 2018
Wall Street Journal: “TAMING plays it the way the author wrote it”
Originally published on July 5, 2018 by Terry Teachout in The Wall Street Journal (“A New Twist On Shakespeare: Playing It Straight”). In the #MeToo moment, how can “The Taming of the Shrew” be staged without setting off alarm bells of...
Jul 03, 2018
Casting Announced for RIP VAN WINKLE
Forty local citizen actors to take the stage this Labor Day Weekend alongside professional actors and designers in Seth Bockley’s newly-commissioned adaptation.
Jul 02, 2018
TAMING’s Love in the Time of Misogyny by Deb Lucke
Originally published on June 22, 2018 by Deb Lucke in The Highlands Current. Writer and Illustrator Deb Lucke (The Lunch Witch) caught up with the cast of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW during a pre-show rehearsal in June. For best viewing on mobile,...
Jun 26, 2018
Weekly Trivia Contest
Try your hand at our weekly trivia quiz to test your knowledge on Richard II. After completing the quiz, you will be automatically entered to win two free tickets to a weeknight show of your choosing. One submission per household. Check every...
Jun 22, 2018
Julia Coffey and Liz Wisan on Performing Shakespeare in 2018
Originally published on June 19, 2018 by Sarah Rebell, with photography by Jessica Nash, The Interval [HVSF Actors] Julia Coffey and Liz Wisan are no strangers to Shakespeare. Combined, their credits include As You Like It, Macbeth, Merchant of...
Jun 16, 2018
Help Build Sets, Props, Masks, Puppets, and Costumes for RIP VAN WINKLE
Join your neighbors, fellow artists, crafters, makers, stitchers, and builders on our RIP VAN WINKLE Community Design/Build Team! We’re seeking a team of committed volunteers to create the sets, props, masks, costumes, and puppets for this...
May 19, 2018
Fit for a King: The New Theater Tent
When our 2018 Season planning began last fall, we realized we had a slight problem: the tension cables used to give the HVSF Theater Tent its shape (and keep it from floating downriver) were outdated and in need of love if they were to best serve...
May 12, 2018
Meet the Young Local Talents in this Season’s ROBIN HOOD
One Saturday in February, dozens of kids from all over the region auditioned for the roles of Sarah and Jethro Summers in this season’s THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD, bringing an energy and youthful creativity we don’t often get to feature at the...
Apr 29, 2018
Gabriel Kahane joins RICHARD II creative team
Gabriel Kahane, best known as “a musician who synthesizes influences from classical, pop and art songs into work that’s often dense with contemporary concern,” (American Theatre) has joined the creative team for 2018’s RICHARD II,...
Apr 29, 2018
Golden State Killer: HVSF Alum recorded ‘Gone in the Dark’ bestseller
Originally published on April 27, 2018 by Peter D. Kramer, LoHud. [HVSF Alum] Gabra Zackman couldn’t help but gush a little. The voice actor and Larchmont native — a longtime mainstay and favorite at Hudson Valley Shakespeare in Garrison...
Apr 21, 2018
Top 3 Words of Wisdom for Young Actors
As our 2018 productions begin take shape and the latest class of Conservatory Company members find their sea legs in the rehearsal room, seasoned actors from the 2018 Company share their top three words of wisdom for young actors: