OSF Artistic Director
Director, August Wilson’s Jitney
Tim Bond is the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s seventh Artistic Director, marking his triumphant return to Ashland. He previously served as Associate Artistic Director under Libby Appel from 1996 to 2007. Tim's contributions to OSF include directing 13 productions, championing equity and inclusion efforts, and establishing the FAIR Program, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to nurturing the next generation of diverse theatre artists and administrators. Since assuming the role of Artistic Director in 2023, Tim has not only continued to shape the artistic vision of OSF but has also been the driving force behind major fundraising efforts, securing the Festival’s future as it approaches a monumental 90th anniversary in 2025.
Tim has held artistic leadership roles across the country including Artistic Director at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Producing Artistic Director at Syracuse Stage, Artistic Director at Seattle Theatre Group, Artistic Director of The Paul Robeson Theatre, and Head of the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Washington School of Drama. Tim has guest directed at many theatres nationally and internationally, including The Market Theatre (Johannesburg), Baxter Theatre Centre (Cape Town), The Guthrie Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Arena Stage, Cleveland Play House, Indiana Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Dallas Theater Center, and A Contemporary Theatre (ACT). He is the recipient of two Backstage West Garland Awards, two Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards, and a Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Forum Award.
Tim has served on the national boards of trustees for both Theatre Communications Group and ASSITEJ: The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young Audiences. His work as an organizational leader, teacher, and stage director has led him to South Africa, The Republic of the Congo, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Austria, France, England, and Belgium. Tim received a B.F.A. in Dramatic Arts from Howard University and an M.F.A. in Directing from the University of Washington.