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Letters, June 17 By Mail Tribune readers Jun 17, 2022 12:00 PM A A Proud of OSF Erla Goller’s letter, “OSF no longer what it was,” which appeared in the Mail Tribune, is disappointing. Forming an opinion about this year’s productions prior to seeing the plays is not acceptable. Theater reflects current movements within a society. OSF is keeping up with current movements such as digital and virtual performances. Closed captioning, sign language translation plus audio support is available. Ticket prices are two tiered and affordable. I am impressed and proud of the direction OSF has taken. Jean Conger Ashland OSF performance brilliant What a truly brilliant performance by veteran actor Stephan Anthony Jones in one of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s current plays by August Wilson, “How I Learned What I Learned”! How one actor can do a continuous one man monologue for almost two hours boggles my mind. My husband was African American (grew up in Harlem and later lived and worked in Los Angeles) and I know he would have experienced many of the insults, degradations and joys August endured while growing up in Pittsburgh. Just like Wilson spent some time in jail for an invalid reason, my husband was twice arrested on mistaken identity in Los Angeles. We saw together some of Wilson’s 10 plays in Salt Lake City and I have seen others here in Ashland, but this was the most impressive one of all considering one actor with no supporting cast had to control the whole stage and play by himself. The Samuel French Acting Edition Booklet which I purchased today is 48 pages long! That is an unbelieveable number of lines to memorize. Kudos to him! Thank you so much OSF for this extraordiary dramatical experience. Susan Brown Bolt Phoenix Ashland needs citizen input If you haven’t done so already, I strongly encourage Ashland residents to complete and return the community survey that arrived in the mail recently. Like many municipalities, Ashland is facing some significant budget challenges and community members need to voice their opinions about what public services and amenities are most important to them. Despite what a few vocal Ashlanders state, I believe there are no simple solutions here. The budget is complex and multi-faceted, and the city should be commended for soliciting the broadest input. It is quite likely some trade-offs will be required in order to achieve a budget we can all live with. Now is the time to express your preferences and priorities. Marilyn Hawkins Ashland