Oklahoma! - Oregon Shakespeare Festival 

“Our production, is deeply respectful of the story it is telling, while breaking new ground with gender-inclusive casting and same-sex couples in a delightful celebration of love in its many forms.” - OSF Website

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An interview with NPR & Bill Rauch

NPR’s Here & Now's Robin Young talks with artistic director Bill Rauch about the adaptation, in which the character of Aunt Eller is also played by a transgender woman.

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Watch the Trailer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Watch an interview with Director, Bill Rauch

"The audience — gay, straight, bisexual, you name it — everybody's on the ride together."

— Bill Rauch, Director

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In This ‘Oklahoma!,’ She Loves Her and He Loves Him

Read the New York Times article as they review the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of Oklahoma!

Question: Do you believe that the storyline that Rodgers & Hammerstein created inherently changes by adding LGBTQia+ representation in the characters?

Does this representation matter?

How does this change affect an audience’s interpretation of Oklahoma!?

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