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Smote This, A Comedy About God... and Other Serious $H*T at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Dates: 8/27/2026 - 10/24/2026

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival


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

Phone: 800-219-8161


An encore of the hit solo show from Rodney Gardiner

Back by popular demand, this sharp and hilarious solo show follows actor Rodney Gardiner as he attempts to abandon God—no easy feat for a devoutly raised, undocumented Black boy growing up in tumultuous 1980s Miami. For young Rodney, dealing with racial unrest, an immigration crisis, and the drug war is just another Tuesday. Smote This spins an entertaining web of personal stories and hilarious tangents that land with equal parts heart and heat. OSF is thrilled to welcome back Rodney, who has riveted our audiences for years in everything from musicals to Shakespeare.


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Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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

Phone: 800-219-8161

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival is at 15 S. Pioneer St. Ashland, OR 97520, Ashland, OR.

A major theatre arts organization, OSF offers a diversity of plays as well as events and activities to enhance your overall experience. We are a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1935. Our 2022 season will run from April through December, and we have three theatres: our two indoor stages—the Angus Bowmer Theatre and the Thomas Theatre—and our flagship outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre, which opens in early June and runs through mid-October. We offer up to 8 different plays that include works by Shakespeare as well as a mix of classics, musicals, and world-premiere plays. And our O! digital stage features groundbreaking online productions, films, immersive experiences, and art. As of January 2022, OSF is in the process of finalizing our new organizational strategic plan, which will outline and clarify our mission and values. Also, our website is undergoing an accessibility scan to ensure that all of our patrons can find tickets and learn more about the changes we're making to our programming, community engagement, and IDEA work.

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