USITT Training Ground at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Pricing depends on elected housing: $37.50 - $75/night

OSF is pleased to offer accommodation for all participants in company housing at our “friends and family” rate.

Single units are available at $75/night with some two-bedroom units available at the same price for participants who would like to share costs.

OSF apartments are fully furnished with at least one bathroom, an outfitted kitchen, basic linens, and all utilities including Wi-Fi available.

All OSF Company Housing is within half a mile walking distance to OSF theatres.

Pet-friendly and ADA apartment options are available upon request.

OSF Company Management will be available for roundtrip shuttle services to and from Medford International Airport (MFR) at no cost.

OSF Company Management and select OSF Staff will be available for roundtrip shuttle services to and from the Talent production building, as needed, at no cost.

Transportation requests should be made in advance and are subject to availability.

$25/ticket to (1) performance each day (3 total per participant) as assigned by track.

OSF will determine which shows the entire cohort will attend as a group. OSF staff will accompany participants to the group performances, and curate preshow/intermission/post-show conversations

Participants who would like to arrive for the training early, or leave later, will have the option to stay in OSF housing at the “friends and family” rate of $75/night and attend shows for $25/ticket for the duration of their stay, up to one week.

Participants in the Scenic Art track will practice hands-on skills and techniques as seen onstage in the2026 season including gold leafing, glazing on a variety of surfaces, and processes to preserve the integrity of scenic art treatments through a season of outdoor rep.

Explore Props construction and management through hands-on workshops and career developmentopportunities designed to support early-career artisans and managers preparing for a career in props. Participants will learn crucial skills including wood joinery, converting designer renderings into workingdrawings, and will receive individual coaching including resume review and recommendations for portfolio development.

This audit-style course is designed for early-career professionals and recent graduates looking to learn the fundamentals of stage management within the context of repertory producing. Participants will discover how the stage management team supports a variety of scopes and genres in three very different venues: look at show-specific and repertory-specific paperwork, see different calling scripts and booths, learn the emergency and contingency protocols for different productions; and shadow a performance from the calling booth.

Experience Stage Operations from the deck of the Thomas and Bowmer Theatres during performances and changeovers. This unique backstage learning opportunity allows participants to shadow IATSE local154 crew members on OSF stages and observe firsthand how shows are run and how scenery moves, stores, and assembles to transform the playing space into different worlds each day.

Stage Automation in a rotating rep setting comes with unique conditions which demand custom solutions. We invite you to join us for an insider look at OSF's automation control software, control design and fabrication, mechanical design and fabrication, and demonstrations of our full system inaction across our three theaters. Sessions will include both workshop and discussion settings.

Learn how to bring the creative team’s vision to life while navigating the challenges of repertory production. Through workshops focused on collaborative problem-solving and technical design, and an up-close view of the paperwork, drawings, and finished scenery onstage this season, participants will explore strategies for Technical Directors – from bolts to breakups to budgets – to deliver high-quality productions safely, on time, and on budget.