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Discounted rush tickets to 17 select Oregon Shakespeare Festival plays in March will be offered to patrons who donate food or cash to the nonprofit organizations ACCESS and the Ashland Emergency Food Bank. The rush ticket price is $10, and patrons must donate at least one nonperishable food item or cash donation. Rush tickets are available two hours before the show -- 11:30 a.m. for matinées and 6 p.m. for evening performances. The tickets are sold at the OSF box office ticket windows, 15 S. Pioneer St., on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the show. Tickets apply to these shows only: Sunday, March 3 8 p.m. “Mother Road” Tuesday, March 5 8 p.m. “As You Like It” Wednesday, March 6 8 p.m. “Cambodian Rock Band” 8 p.m. “Hairspray — The Broadway Musical” Thursday, March 7 8 p.m. “Mother Road” Thursday, March 14 1:30 p.m. “Cambodian Rock Band” Tuesday, March 19 8 p.m. “As You Like It” 8 p.m. “Cambodian Rock Band” Wednesday, March 20 1:30 p.m. “Cambodian Rock Band” Friday, March 22 1:30 p.m. “Mother Road” Sunday, March 24 8 p.m. “Hairspray — The Broadway Musical” Wednesday, March 27 8 p.m. “Hairspray — The Broadway Musical” Thursday, March 28 1:30 p.m. “Hairspray — The Broadway Musical” 8 p.m. “Mother Road” Saturday, March 30 8 p.m. “Mother Road” Sunday, March 31 1:30 p.m. “Hairspray — The Broadway Musical” 8 p.m. “Mother Road” OSF Communications manager Julie Cortez is also a board member of the Ashland Emergency Food Bank. OSF has typically held this program every year for shows at the start of the season and sometimes for shows near the end, as well, Cortez said. “I think some of the top ways this program benefits these organizations aside from getting food and money is that it also increases visibility and reminds people that these are important resources for the community, and helps with regular support to help keep our neighbors fed,” Cortez said. She said OSF also regularly rushes shows at $5 a ticket for those who receive SNAP benefits. For more information on these specials and other discounts, visitosfashland.org/en/tickets-and-calendar/ticket-specials.aspx. “I think this is such a wonderful opportunity especially at the top of the season to see these shows, support local organizations and to help spread the word of the work these organizations are doing,” Cortez said. The OSF 2019 season runs from March 8 to Oct. 27. For more information, visit www.osfashland.org. The Ashland Emergency Food Bank provides free food to residents of Ashland, Talent and other rural community members in need. Twenty-five percent of those served are children, according to a press release. The food bank also provides food for organizations that prepare meals for the hungry, such as Uncle Foods Diner and St. Vincent de Paul. ACCESS has provided food, housing and other essential services to low-income residents of Jackson County since 1976. ACCESS currently serves residents through 15 local programs. Contact Tidings reporter Caitlin Fowlkes at [email protected] or 541-776-4496. Follow her on Twitter @ cfowlkes6 .