September 22-25 | Ashland, Oregon
The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship held its 2022 Annual Conference at the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites in Ashland, Oregon on September 22-25, 2022. See below for lodging and venue details. Download our guide to Ashland to make the most of your stay.
Registration ends Sunday, September 18.
Tickets for the evening performance of The Tempest on September 23rd at the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival may be purchased directly through the OSF website (the SOF group discount deadline has already passed).
PROGRAM
All times below are U.S. Pacific.
Download the full Conference Program with bios and abstracts.
Thursday September 22
Noon – SOF registration desk opens at Ashland Hills Inn and Suites
1:30 – 1:45 – Opening of first session. Introductions: Don Rubin.
Bob Meyers, President of SOF: Welcome
1:45 – 2:30 – Tom Woosnam: “Teaching the Authorship” (an authorship 101 talk)
2:30 – 3:15 – Tom Townsend: “Finding The True Shakespeare” (an authorship 101 talk)
3:15 – 3:35 – Refreshment Break
3:35 – 4:20 – Gabriel Ready: “On the 400th Anniversary of the First Folio: A Short History of Fixing” (video)
4:20 – 4:50 – Ernest Rehder: “Objectives and Limitations of the First Folio” (video)
4:50 – 5:35 – Shelly Maycock: “Folger and the First Folio: An Update”
5:45 – 7:15 – Opening Reception (included for all registrants)
Dinner On Own
9:00 -10:30 – Screening of Cheryl Eagan-Donovan’s film Nothing Is Truer Than Truth.
Introduced by Cheryl. (Not live-streamed)
Friday September 23
10:00 – 10:05 – Second session. Introductions and announcements: Bob Meyers.
10:05 – 10:50 – Sundra Malcolm: “The Complaint in A Lover’s Complaint”
10:50 – 11:35 – Kristin Bundesen: “Oxford’s Women” (video)
11:35 – 12:20 – Bonner Cutting: “The Portrait That Time Forgot”
12:30 – 2:00 – Buffet Lunch (included for all registrants)
2:00 – 2:05 – Third session. Introductions: Tom Woosnam
2:05 – 2:50 – Dorothea Dickerman: “The Roar of the Mouse: Anne Cecil de Vere and What She Tells Us About Shakespeare”
2:50 – 3:35 – John Hamill: “Is Southampton the Key to the Authorship Question”
3:35 – 3:55 – Refreshment break
3:55 – 4:40 – James Warren: “Foundations of the Oxfordian Claim”
4:40 – 5:40 – A Conversation: Earl Showerman and Roger Stritmatter on The Tempest
Dinner On Own
8:00 – The Tempest at Oregon Shakespeare Festival – in town
(Tickets to be ordered separately. A short ride by taxi, uber or with volunteer local driver)
Note: Please check the OSF website regarding any possible Covid requirements
Saturday September 24
9:30 – 9:35 – Fourth session. Introductions: Alex McNeil
9:35 – 10:20 – Michael Dudley, William Boyle and Catherine Hatinguais:”Tongue-tied By Authorities: Library of Congress Vocabularies and the Shakespeare Authorship Question” (video presentation by Mssrs Dudley and Boyle)
10:20 – 11:05 – Cheryl Eagan-Donovan: Henslowe, Alleyn, Burbage and Shakespeare: “Staging the Myth”
11:05 – 11:20 – Refreshment Break
11:20 – 12:30 – Panel: “An Actors Talkback.” Hosted by Roger Stritmatter. Open Discussion with some of the OSF actors in The Tempest:
— William Thomas Hodgson (Ferdinand). In his fifth season at OSF, he has also performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Hartford Stage Company, the Capital Playhouse, the American Conservatory Theater and at South Coast Repertory.
— Michael J. Hume (Gonzalo; understudy for Prospero). In his 28th season at OSF, he has performed all across the US, in TV and films. His work has been seen at the La Jolla Playhouse, the Berkeley Rep and the San Diego Rep among many others.
— Amy Lizardo (Trinculo). In her fourth season at the OSF, she has also performed at the American Conservatory Theater, the California Shakespeare Theater and the San Francisco Playhouse.
— Grace Chan Ng (Miranda). Trained at San Francisco State and at the American Conservatory Theater, this is her second season at OSF. She has previously played at the Berkeley Rep, the California Shakespeare Theater and the Berkeley Playhouse.
12:30 – 2:00 – Buffet Lunch (included for all registrants)
2:00 – 2:05 – Fourth session. Introductions: Dorothea Dickerman
2:05 – 3:20 – Panel: “Filming the Authorship.” Bob Meyers (moderator)
With Cheryl Eagan-Donovan, Robin Phillips, Lisa and Laura Wilson
3:20 – 4:05 – Michael Delahoyde: “Subtler Scents in Oxford’s The Taming of the Shrew” (video)
4:05 – 4:25 – Refreshment break
4:25 – 5:35 – Debate: James Warren and John Shahan: “Strategizing the Future.” Don Rubin (moderator)
Each speaker will have 12-15 minutes to set out their positions. Then each will have 5 additional minutes to rebut or further explain. By agreement, Jim will speak first. The moderator will then throw it open to the audience for comments, questions and other ideas.
Dinner On Own
7:30 – 8:15 – Screening of Robin Phillips’ new film “Shakespeare: Loitering in Italy!”
Introduced by Robin. (Not live-streamed.) 8:30 – 10:00 – Screening of Lisa and Laura Wilson’s film “Last Will. and Testament.”
Introduced by the Wilsons. (Not live-streamed.)
Sunday September 25
10:00 – noon – Annual General Meeting (SOF Members Only). Chair: Bob Meyers.
Available to members NOT in Ashland by Zoom link. Watch your email for details.
12:00 – 2:00 – Closing Banquet (included for all registrants)
- Opening Remarks by Earl Showerman
- Showing of top three videos from the Video contest. Bob Meyers
- Award: Oxfordian of Year
- Announcement of 2023 conference
Note:
All sessions with papers and/or panels are being live-streamed unless noted otherwise. This also includes the beginning of the Sunday Banquet with its opening remarks, video showings, awards and announcements. The evening film showings will not be live-streamed.
(Program subject to change)
LODGING
The SOF has contracted with the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites to provide discounted guest rooms at the following single and double occupancy rates for September 21 – 25, 2022:
$139 for a King room
$149 for Premium King and Queen-Queen Rooms
$159 for King Suites and Double-Double suites
These rates extend to one day before and after the conference.
There is a $10 a night charge for each additional person in a room.
An additional 12.07% tax is added on checkout.
Reservations must be received by August 22 after which rooms will be released for general sale.
To make your reservation you can call the hotel directly at (855) 482 8310 or go online. Be sure to reference the group booking for the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship if you book by phone. To book online go to ashlandhillshotel.com and use 240854 in the Group ID field.
Download our guide to Ashland to make the most of your stay: To stay, see and do in Ashland, Oregon (PDF)
ABOUT
ASHLAND
Home to the Oregon Shakeseare Festival and ranked in the top 10 of “The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America.” Ashland combines stunning natural beauty with a vibrant arts scene.
Download our guide to make the most of your stay: To stay, see and do in Ashland, Oregon (PDF)
SUPPORT
We are grateful for the sustained and faithful generosity of our members and donors, especially in these difficult years. Please continue to support the work of the SOF! Donations are always welcome.
