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August Wilson’s King Hedley II at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Dates: 7/16/2026 - 10/24/2026


15 S. Pioneer St. Ashland, OR 97520
Ashland, OR 97520

Phone: 800-219-8161


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It’s 1985, and King returns to his family and community, determined to take control of his life after having served seven years in prison. He patches together odd jobs—some legal, some not, hoping to open a video store and build a new future. Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson has created a mythic and metaphysical landscape full of unabashed lyricism amongst the crumbling Black neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Like the hero of a Greek tragedy, King seeks redemption from a past that still haunts him: the murder that changed his life, old vendettas that won’t die, and an explosive secret his mother has kept hidden. Director Tim Bond brings his love of August Wilson, along with a powerhouse cast, to this poetically tragic epic about systems of violence and intergenerational poverty, the ninth play in Wilson’s American Century Cycle. King Hedley II continues OSF’s commitment to August Wilson’s monumental American Century Cycle.

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15 S. Pioneer St. Ashland, OR 97520
Ashland, OR 97520

Phone: 800-219-8161

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15 S. Pioneer St. Ashland, OR 97520, Ashland, OR

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