Opening Weekend at OSF!

Welcome to India ..... I mean Ashland, Oregon. We have come for Opening Weekend for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The play we are dying to see is the Clay Cart. Written in India over 2000 years ago, Katie can't wait.

We arrived at the Gala dinner Friday night to find out that everyone is excited about the Clay Cart. The room was decorated like an Indian wedding & the food, amazing (not to mention the pink champagne flowing everywhere). We were treated to some fabulous Indian dancing.



And Katie (complete with new haircut and black dress) did a little posing with some over the top Indian decor.



Yes, I did mention Indian food and pink champagne, so at 7 am the next morning I was at the Ashland YMCA when the doors opened. I usually visit the Y every day that we are in Ashland, because the food is great & so are the beverages. Trying hard to be a good girl.



And who did we bump into in the bathroom but an old college buddy of Katie's, Alicia. Of course we had to stop at a local watering hole to catch up and we landed smack dab in the middle of the Midsummer Night's Dream cast party. Too much fun. We were only in Ashland for 48 hours which included 4 plays, 2 dinners, 2 lectures & 2 cast parties. Katie and I never waste a moment when we are in Ashland.



And now for the man himself! Katie's bud, Bill Rauch, the new Artistic Director of OSF. He is energy and passion and has already brought some fabulous new ideas to Ashland. We are so excited to be able to be part of this wonderful new era!