Oregon Shakespeare Festival

We will be seeing six plays:   Jitney, August Wilson’s story set in 1977, when an unlicensed taxi service takes to the streets of Pittsburgh, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, set in the British Malay Peninsula, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, featuring a female and non-binary cast, as well as his All’s Well that Ends Well, love and hijinks in the forest, Quixote Nuevo, about a professor who doesn’t want to go into assisted living, and finally, Into the Woods, the “smash hit musical.”

As we are housed at the local university, we are required to affirm that we are a student group, and you will need to attend a two-session overview and analysis of the plays which will be led by Dr. Haffa in the two weeks before the trip. We will have daily discussions of the plays while we are in Ashland, which many of us consider to be an invaluable adjunct to the experience.

Dormitory suites can accommodate one or two people and have private bathrooms, and usually a mini fridge, and microwave oven.

Costs include:  Transportation from and back to MPC as well as within Ashland, six nights lodging, tickets to six plays, and all gratuities.  Meals are not included.

Suite/single           $1,558

Suite/double EACH   1,433

The trip is limited to 29 participants and spaces are filled on a first-come basis.  Your check for the full amount, made out to MPC/Gentrain Society, will secure your reservation.  Please send checks to Allison Porter, 1920 Noche Buena St., Seaside, CA 93955.    Make sure your name, address, phone number and email address are included.  If you plan on having a roommate, please include their name.

All participants must be members of the Gentrain Society.  If you are not a member, please include your membership check made out to Gentrain Society/Membership in the amount of $35 per person or $50 per couple.

Any questions about registration can be answered by Allison Porter at 831-394-8051, email arpesq@hotmail.com.