2010 - Macbeth
Set in the thrilling, seedy underworld of 1920's Prohibition, Bard in the Quad's 2010 production of Macbeth explored the lives and ambitions of a small-time gangster crawling his way to the top of a New Orleans crime family. Adapted and directed by Liz Helman.
2009 - Twelfth Night
The over-the-top, Commedia del Arte style characters enchanted and tricked us in the magical world of Illyria. Mistaken identies, sword fights, and longing hearts captivated auidances like never before. Adapted and directed by Liz Helman.
2008 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
In the style of the great silent films of the early 1910's and 1920's, A Midsummer Night's Dream enchanted and charmed all who saw it under a midsummer night's sky. Adapted and directed by Scott Palmer.
2007 - Much Ado about Nothing
The second annual production of Bard in the Quad took place in late July and early August of 2007, featuring ten performances of Shakespeare's comic/romantic exploration of the battle of the sexes, Much Ado about Nothing. The production was once again adapted and directed by Scott Palmer; performed in a WWII era style, including military uniforms, big band music, swing dancing, "Rosie the Riveter" costumes and large period set pieces (including military jeeps and aircraft of the period). Much Ado broke all previous box office records, attracting over 4,200 people to performances outdoors in the Quad.
2006 - Romeo and Juliet
In August of 2006, the Oregon State University Theatre produced the first outdoor production of a work by William Shakespeare on the OSU campus in nearly 100 years. Adapted and directed by Scott Palmer, Romeo and Juliet featured a cast of student and community actors, large-scale installation set pieces and a large audience capacity... all located outdoors in the spectacular surroundings of the Memorial Union Quad. The production was a huge critical and popular success, attracting nearly 3,000 audience members over an extended run, drawing significant statewide and local press coverage, and achieving some of the highest audience attendance figures in the history of OSU theatre.
