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Live Rogue Valley theater, streaming plays: Oct. 28 By Tempo staff Updated: Oct 27, 2022 02:00 PM A A Cyndii Johnson as LuAnne Jade, left, and Erika Rose as Sara in a scene from OSF's production of "Confederates." See listings. Photo by Jenny Graham for OSF *Note: To submit your event to Tempo, email information to [email protected]. Ashland High School Theatre: Mountain Avenue Theatre, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Tickets can be purchased online at ashlandhs.booktix.com. For further information call 541-482-8771. ‘Romeo & Juliet’: Ashland High School Theatre will present a modern twist on Shakespeare’s “Romeo And Juliet.” The a 100-minute production, adapted by Hilary Tate, is set in the Pacific Northwest in 1968, where the two star-crossed lovers attend warring parochial schools. Accompany these young lovers from their first blissful kiss to their final parting words, as the powerful forces of traditional social mores suffocate them. For centuries, “Romeo and Juliet” has been the love story by which all others are measured. It is as fresh today as it was over 400 years ago. In this iconic romance, Shakespeare captured what it means to find love, fight for and sacrifice for it, then to ultimately determine what love is for ourselves, not as prescribed by other’s outmoded and fossilized notions. This production breathes new life into this always-relevant, always-contemporary tale. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 10-20. Tickets are $17, $12 for students 18 and younger and seniors 65 and older; tickets are currently available only online through AHS’s ticketing site. A livestream option will also be available Nov. 18-20. Camelot Theatre: 101 Talent Ave., Talent. Tickets and information available at camelottheatre.org or 541-535-5250. Group and discounted season packages, as well as special rate performances are available. Box Office hours are noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. See website or call box office for current COVID-19 requirements. ‘Catch Me If You Can’: Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, “Catch Me If You Can” is a high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. Seeking fame and fortune, precocious teenager, Frank Abignale, Jr., runs away from home to begin an unforgettable adventure. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination, and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer – living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. When Frank’s lies catch the attention of FBI agent, Carl Hanratty, he pursues Frank across the country to make him pay for his crimes. Directed by Todd Nielsen and Jonathan Pratt Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 30. Tickets are $20-$38. Collaborative Theatre Project: 555 Medford Center, Medford. Tickets and information are available at ctpmedford.org, on Facebook, or by calling the Box Office at 541-779-1055. Group rates are available. See website or call Box Office for current COVID-19 requirements. ‘Macbeth’: “Something wicked this way comes,” when CTP actors bring Shakespeare’s drama of greed and ambition to the stage, featuring the doomed king whose destruction will come from within as much as without. The year is 1150. The Scottish lords, and their beloved King Duncan, have just won a war with Norway. The time is unsettled and a most ambitious man is about to upend a kingdom he just fought for. Murder is in the air — and witchcraft combines with ambition to create one of the darkest Shakespearian tragedies. Featuring OSF veteran Russell Lloyd as Macbeth and Kaitie Warner as Lady Macbeth, this play gives us an intimate look at two people who schemed and killed their way to power. Directed by Susan Aversa. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 1:30 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 30. A special Halloween closing performance will be given at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Tickets are $35; $28 for seniors and students. Grants Pass High School Theatre: Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. Further information and tickets are available online at gphstheatre.com. Tickets will also be available at the door one hour prior to the show. ‘Ranked — A Musical’: This musical, performed by Grants Pass High School theatre students, follows three sets of siblings as they navigate an eerily familiar world where everyone’s future is determined by their high school test scores, tracked on a giant and very public leaderboard. Fall “Below the Average,” and say goodbye to friends and all hopes of college or a good career. All three families are hiding secrets, and all are struggling with the same questions: What are you worth? Who decides? And what do you do when it all comes crashing down? “Ranked” is a new musical written in 2019 by Granite Bay High School’s drama teacher Kyle Holmes and music director David Taylor Gomes, in collaboration with their students. The story explores the need to validate teenagers’ experiences as the real, difficult, complicated, and painful experiences they are, rather than dismiss them as fleeting moments that would eventually pass. Directed by Julia Cuppy. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 4-13.There will be a facilitated talk-back after the Nov. 6 matinee where audiences will be able to ask questions directly to the cast, crew and other campus representatives. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors. Oregon Cabaret Theatre: 241 Hargadine St, on the corner of First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. Tickets and information are available at oregoncabaret.com or by calling 541-488-2902. Reservations are required for pre-show dinner and brunch. Appetizers, beverages and desserts are available without reservations. See website or call box office for current COVID-19 requirements. Student rush tickets are $15 and can be purchased 30 minutes before curtain with valid ID, subject to availability. Group discounts available. ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Final Problem’: Sherlock Holmes’ skills are put to the test when he goes head-to-head with his intellectual equal, criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. After repeated attempts on his life, Holmes is rejoined by his recently married friend Dr. Watson and the two attempt to thwart the Professor’s plans on a continent-spanning theatrical adventure that takes audiences from the safety of Holmes’ flat at 221B Baker Street to the heights of Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. With five actors playing all of the roles in the show, “Sherlock” is a comic, theatrical take on a thriller. The show features a gunfight in a forest, a fight on top of a moving train with eight different characters, and, of course, the iconic confrontation at the top of Reichenbach Falls. Performances are set for 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, Mondays and select Wednesdays, and 1 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, through Nov. 6. Were it movie, “Sherlock Holmes” would be rated PG, for onstage violence, discussion of murder, some adult situations, and very mild language. Tickets are $43, $39 or $29. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland. Showtimes, ticket prices and information available at osfashland.org or at 800-219-8161. See website or call box office for current COVID-19 requirements. Group discounts available. O! digital: OSF’s interactive and immersive digital content platform, O!, can be accessed for free at osfashland.org/digital. Some content will be accessed for a fee, including streaming plays. The Cymbeline Project: “Cymbeline,” a rarely performed “problem play” that explores timeless themes of power and agency through a uniquely layered narrative and language, comes to life in a 10-episode transmedia series, “The Cymbeline Project,” conceived by OSF Artistic Director Nataki Garrett and created by OSF Associate Artistic Director and Director of Innovation and Strategy, Scarlett Kim, in collaboration with iconoclastic guest artists whose practices range in form from collage to puppetry to virtual reality. “The Cymbeline Project” interweaves theatrical performance captured from performers’ homes across the country with digitally rendered visual layers, creating a hybrid form of collage—part theatre and part film—that resonates with our complex contemporary experience of media. Episodes begin streaming Nov. 4 through Dec. 2; all episodes available on-demand, Dec. 2-31. Tickets are $15. Quills Fest: OSF’s second annual Quills Fest, a two-day immersive festival at the intersection of live theatre and extended reality (XR), will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5. The artist-centric space invites the public—in person and virtually—to experience Extended Reality (XR) commissioned projects that explore interactivity and immersive storytelling. Quills Fest 2022 features exhibitions of world-premiere Virtual Reality (VR), juxtaposing seminal works in the field with early stage experiments. These art experiences will be accompanied by conversations that invite the audience into the behind-the-scenes of XR production. This year’s festival features an abundance of new, original work by multi-hyphenate and genre-breaking artists, including legendary artist and filmmaker Nao Bustamante, trailblazing VR experience makers Mengtai Zhang and Lemon Guo, and visionary performance artist Daniel Alexander Jones. Innovative matches of creative technologists and artists abound, such as artist, designer and anthropologist Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde with scholar and writer Nehal El-Hadi, in partnership with New York Live Arts. Tickets are $10. For a complete lineup of presentations and to purchase tickets see osfashland.org/quillsfest. The digital programming of the festival will also be available through the end of Nov. via web browser or through a VR headset on quillsfest.com. Live Productions: ‘Once on This Island’: Once on a golden and verdant Caribbean island, a little girl is rescued from a disastrous storm by four gods — Asaka, Mother of the Earth; Agwé, god of Water; Erzulie, goddess of Love; and Papa Ge, demon of Death. So starts the myth told in this breathtaking story of Black joy and sorrow, the aftermath of colonization and isolation, and the triumph of love against all forces. Told with Caribbean rhythms and instruments, this Tony Award-winning musical is a testament that a beautiful story simply told has the power to inspire and heal all. Directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The show runs through Oct. 30 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Tickets are $35 to $75. ‘King John’: A corrupt monarch faces an unruly court and fights to hold onto the crown at all costs through political intrigue and warmongering. “King John” features a cast of 12 female and non-gender-binary performers — speaking directly to our current fractured political moment and bringing new meaning to Shakespeare’s powerful play about power itself. Directed by Rosa Joshi. The show runs through Oct. 28 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Tickets are $35 to $75. ‘Confederates’: An enslaved woman turned Union spy and a brilliant professor in a modern-day private university are facing similar struggles, though they live over a century apart. This play by MacArthur genius award-winner Dominique Morisseau leaps through time to trace the identities of two brilliant Black women and explores the reins that racial and gender bias still hold on American systems today. Directed by Nataki Garrett; an American Revolutions Commission West Coast Premiere. The show runs through Oct. 29 in the Thomas Theatre. Tickets are $35 to $75. ‘It’s Christmas, Carol!’: On Christmas Eve, three ghosts take miserly businesswoman Carol Scroogenhouse through time and space to reckon with how she’s abandoned humanity for hollow capitalism. Whisked to a Shakespearean theatre, a prehistoric holiday celebration, and a Zombie future, will Carol find her soul with the help of these apparitions? The play is a zany, hilarious, song-filled twist on Dickens classic story, the holidays and Shakespeare, with a dose of the Marx Brothers, fractured carols and more. Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh. The show runs Nov. 23 through Jan. 1, 2023, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Tickets are $35 to $75. Rogue Theater Company: See roguetheatercompany.com or call 541-205-9190 for showtimes, tickets and further information. ‘Every Brilliant Thing’: At age seven, the Narrator, played by David Kelly, begins a list of everything brilliant thing worth living for to give to his ailing mother. He leaves the list on his mom’s pillow. He knows she has read it, because she’s corrected his spelling, then the list takes on a life of its own in funny and heartwarming ways. At its core, “Every Brilliant Thing” is about human connection, exploring the lengths we go for those we love. This play deals with suicide and may not be appropriate for some audiences. Directed by Caroline Shaffer. Performances are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, Nov. 30-Dec. 10, at Grizzly Peak Winery, 1600 E. Nevada St., Ashland. Talkbacks with the actor and director will be offered following the performance Dec. 1, and Dec. 6-7. Tickets are $30. For tickets, including special performances such as a reduced rate preview performance and opening benefit for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), see the theater company’s website. Teen Musical Theater of Oregon: Craterian Performances’ youth theater program stages professional productions at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Tickets and information are available at craterian.org, at the box office, 16 S. Bartlett St., or by calling 541-779-3000. See website or call box office for current COVID-19 requirements. ‘Cinderella’: TMTO brings the new Broadway adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” a celebrated and timeless musical to the Craterian stage. This contemporary take on the classic tale features the show’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” alongside an up-to-date, hilarious and romantic score by Tony Award-nominee Douglas Carter Beane. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 10-18. Tickets are $25, $15 for ages 22 and younger.