Thursday, March 27, 2025
Fertile Ground: An early look at three new plays in this year's festival Linda FergusonIn Portland's festival of dozens of new works April 4-19, "Conciliation" reckons with the continuing ef…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Oregon Children's Theatre to pause all shows and activities Linda FergusonDue to financial troubles, the nationally recognized company will suspend its productions and educational programs b…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:08PM[SHARE]Stumptown's 'Tootsie': Naughty and nice Linda FergusonTheater review: Stumptown Stages presents a salty, witty, and musical update of the comic 1982 movie.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 18, 2025
DramaWatch: A bevy of absorbing and socially significant shows Linda FergusonPortland Center Stage presents a stirring production of "The Light." Fuse prepares "Great White Goes Down" for Fe…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:38PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 4, 2025
DramaWatch: A whole new fairy tale world Linda FergusonSpeculative Drama's immersive show "Bitter Herb: A Play in Movement" invites audiences to explore the realm of fairy tales. Plus: other…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:47PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A satirical and entrancing 'Antipodes' at Shaking the Tree Linda FergusonReview: Samantha Van Der Merwe's production of Annie Baker's play is a beguiling blend of realistic dialogue and thea…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 10:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 25, 2025
21ten's broadly comic 'Chekhov: 3 Farces' offers some rowdy and welcome laughs Linda FergusonReview: New translations and superb performances (plus a little Looney Tunes) bring "The Bear," "…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:45PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 18, 2025
DramaWatch: Only connect, all over town Linda FergusonWith a multitude of shows opening in the next few weeks, the artistic teams read like a who's who of Portland theater favorites. Plus: O…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Review: Don Horn's 'Gospel' leap of faith Linda FergusonWith "J.C.: Gospel According to an Angel," the founder of Triangle Productions! and composer Michael Allen Harrison turn biblical deba…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:27PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 4, 2025
DramaWatch: Michael Allen Harrison, composing a new musical, lives by his father's advice to 'love what you do' Linda FergusonThe prolific composer thrives on his packed schedule, which incl…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:39PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 28, 2025
'Mrs. Harrison': Movable mosaic of a showdown in an upscale bathroom Linda FergusonReview: R. Eric Thomas's densely stitched two-hander play at Portland Center Stage raises a complex tapest…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:06PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 21, 2025
DramaWatch: Performers from two thought-provoking plays talk about their characters. Linda FergusonAudiences and actors alike have the chance to engage with the issues presented in "American…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:31PM[SHARE]Monday, January 20, 2025
Breathtaking performances, lush set make Imago's 'Streetcar' a stunning experience Linda FergusonReview: Jerry Mouawad is the maestro behind this tragic but artistically magical reimagining …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:13PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 7, 2025
DramaWatch: In January, theaters explore intricate shades of gray Linda FergusonImago's "A Streetcar Named Desire," the touring musical "Kimberly Akimbo," and Portland Center Stage's "Mrs. H…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:55PM[SHARE]Monday, January 6, 2025
Style is the star of Lakewood Theatre's 'The Maltese Falcon' Linda FergusonReview: Delicious set, sound and costume designs bring a film noir vibe to the stage in this U.S. premiere theatric…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:27PM[SHARE]Monday, December 30, 2024
2024 in Review: A few of my favorite (theatrical) things Linda FergusonOregon theaters offered us an abundance of blissful, moving and mind-altering moments in 2024, and DramaWatch columnist…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:30AM[SHARE]Friday, December 27, 2024
DramaWatch: In with the new Linda FergusonThe 2024 theater year is ending, but there's plenty to anticipate in 2025 " and a little left in '24.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:04AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Review: Â 'ZooZoo' blinks, hops, slinks and sings with fresh delights Linda FergusonImago Theatre's co-artistic directors Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, who have been creating anthropomo…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:29PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Christmas spirits: Playing with the supernatural in 'Fezziwig's Fortune' and 'It's a Wonderful Life' Linda FergusonJosie Seid and Sara Jean Accuardi's "Fezziwig" offers Twilight Theater audi…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 3, 2024
DramaWatch: A season brimming with hope and light Linda FergusonSetting the stage for gratitude: As December dawns, "Black Nativity," "Fezziwig's Fortune," and "Veronica, In Bed" all acknowl…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Fresh Takes: Adaptations and original works abound in theaters this month Linda FergusonDramaWatch: In addition to a sleigh full of holiday shows, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," an updated C…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:02PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Short and sweet: E.M. Lewis's 60-minute play 'Dorothy's Dictionary' offers inspiration and hope in a divisive time Linda FergusonReview: Chronicling the friendship between a teen and a libra…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Forget your troubles: Plays to help get us through the election trauma Linda FergusonDramaWatch: Early November shows a range from comics and camp to E.M. Lewis's heartfelt first two-hander,…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:17PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Can we talk? An unflinching and funny tale of life and illness in a fasting clinic Linda FergusonReview: Annie Baker's "Infinite Life," produced by Third Rail at CoHo Theatre, uses silence …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:44PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 22, 2024
'Is You Is' finds hope in the darkness of the past Linda FergusonReview: The moving musical, which expertly interweaves racial issues past and present, is the first collaboration between Was…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 15, 2024
All together now: Community is the focus of four theater companies this month Linda FergusonDramaWatch: Bag&Baggage and Broadway Rose are co-producing a concert performance of the new mu…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:41PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 8, 2024
'Amélie': A blissful musical tour de force Linda FergusonWith Lo Steele in the title role and an all-star cast also serving as the onstage orchestra, Portland Playhouse's magical stage vers…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:44PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 1, 2024
DramaWatch: Autumn blows in a breeze of musicals Linda Ferguson"Amélie," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," and "Sweeney Todd" all take the stage this week. October also brings Artists Rep's "The …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Broadway Rose and Patsy Cline, together again Linda Ferguson"Always ... Patsy Cline," a musical about the friendship between the legendary country singer and her biggest fan, is still delig…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Welcome back: 'Ann' captures the charisma of the late Ann Richards Linda FergusonMargie Boulé takes the stage at triangle productions!, reprising her role as the legendary Texas Democrat in…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Purple Reign: 'Henry V' entertains with colorful characters, artful fight scenes Linda FergusonPortland's Salt and Sage performs Shakespeare's historical fiction in repertory with "Henry IV,…
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