battles of Wounded Knee, one a massacre by the U.S. Cavalry in 1890 and Plenty of places to see a show in the valley the other the 1973 OREGON CABARET THEATRE, takeover of the site by The Oregon Shakespeare Festival isn’t the Ashland’s only game in town for summer theater. other professional theater, runs year-round. Native Americans. It runs The following are other theater options: This summer’s shows are “Mamma Mia!” open- at the Thomas through BARNSTORMERS THEATRE: The Grants ing June 6 and running to Aug. 18 and “Sweeney Oct. 27. Pass theater opens the final show of the season, Todd” opening Aug. 29 and running to Nov. 10. • LA COMEDIA OF “Bell, Book, and Candle” by John Van Druten For information on tickets to the shows and ERRORS: A bilingual on June 7 with shows weekends through June RSVPs for meals, see theoregoncabaret.com or adaptation of Shake- 23. The popular play is about a woman who call 541-488-2902. speare’s zaniest comedy casts a spell over a publisher with entertaining CAMELOT THEATRE is in Talent. This sum- about mistaken identity, romantic consequences. mer’s shows are “The Hunchback of Notre this is directed by Bill The summer melodrama, now an annual Dame: A New Musical,” June 12-July 14 with the Rauch and will be per- event, opens July 6 and runs through Aug. 11. theater’s youth camp performing “Pirates of formed in the Thomas as It’s “Someone Save My Baby, Ruth!” by Billy Penzance” July 26-28 and a “Spotlight on the well as other venues with St. John and invites the audience to boo the vil- Mamas and the Papas” Aug. 8-Sept. 1. just nine actors taking all lain and cheer the hero. See camelottheatre.org or call 541-535-5250 the roles. It opens June 28 See barnstormersgp.com or call 541-479-3557 for more. and runs through Oct. 26. for tickets, which are $15 for all seats for regu- RANDALL THEATRE in downtown Medford is • HOW TO CATCH lar shows, with special pricing for the melodra- a small volunteer theater and is set to put on CREATION: Incoming ma at $10 for seniors and $5 for children. the slapstick “NOT, the Count of Monte Cristo” artistic director Nataki ROGUE MUSIC THEATRE produces a sum- June 7 to 23. Also this summer, the theater is Garrett helms this West mer musical, this year it’s “Fiddler on the moving to its new location. See Roof,” performed at the Grants Pass High randalltheatre.com or call 541-632-3258 for more. Coast premiere by School Performing Arts Center. It opens late COLLABORATIVE THEATRE PROJECT: In Christina Anderson about August. Watch The Daily Courier for more. the Medford Center, this volunteer company has four artists in the Bay CRATERIAN THEATER: The Medford theater “Silent Sky,” a play by Laura Gunderson, sched- Area who find their lives hosts Brian Regan on June 7 and Teen Musical uled May 30-June 16 and “Death Takes a Holi- unexpectedly intertwined Theatre productions “Disney’s ” day” from the screenplay of the film, playing and connected by a black July 19-21 and July 26-27 and their “Disney’s My July 5-Aug. 4 with “Dancing at Lughnasa” by lesbian writer from the Son Jr.” Aug. 10 and 17. Brian Friel, Aug. 22-Sept. 15. 1960s. This play opens See craterian.org or call 541-779-3000 for See ctpmedford.org or call 541-779-1055 for July 23 in the Thomas information. details. and runs through Oct. 26.

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