Sondra Pearlman, founder of Oregon Children’s Theatre, dies at 81
Pearlman began the children's theater company at the old Portland Civic Theatre and built it into a driving force that brought millions of young people into the theatrical fold.
Pearlman began the children's theater company at the old Portland Civic Theatre and built it into a driving force that brought millions of young people into the theatrical fold.
Blind review of 350 scripts produced 12 finalists, from which ANPF artistic director Jackie Apodaca selected the winners.
In performances in Portland this weekend and Salem next month, the Willamette University-based company showcases and develops new plays by Northwest writers.
Lanier, who died June 9 at age 67, was a vibrant figure in Portland theater, including being co-artistic director of Original Practice Shakespeare Festival. A celebration of her life is at 6…
The Manzanita resident took ‘My Dinner with Andre’ as the jumping-off point for his two-character drama, which premieres Friday in Nehalem.
Panels, workshops, and performances explore myriad applications for improv, both onstage and off.
To be a better Jersey, the mother in the bio-musical about the early life of singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, actress Kennedy Caughell sought advice from former Beaverton resident Shoshana Bea…
Company founder Lewis will leave at the end of the year, and associate artistic director Diego Solan Kjelland will take over for Lewis as artistic director in January 2027.
DramaWatch: “Newsies” at Broadway Rose, “Hands on a Hardbody” at Lakewood, and the touring “Hell’s Kitchen” will be sizzling on local stages. Plus: Festivals offered by From th…
Audiobook narrator Heather Anne Henderson will present the book, a travelogue about a widow and her children sailing the British Columbia waterways nearly a century ago.
Darleen Ortega reviews the festival's "Henry Four, Part One," "The Taming of the Shrew," and "Emma" on the outdoor stage, plus "You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!" in the int…
The comedian brings her act to Portland's Helium Comedy Club through July 4, and to Bend for a single show July 5.
Design and performances in Porland Experimental Theatre Ensemble's production turn Ariana Reines’ play into an enthralling art installation.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival veteran John Tufts moves from the intimate romance of "Constellations" to the epic sweep of "An Iliad" at Ashland's Rogue Theater Company.
Review: Clackamas Rep's production brings out both the humor and the political and cultural shadows in Simon's behind-the-scenes show biz play.
Kelly's show, which she wrote and performs, is part of CoHo Productions’ 2026 residency program. Next up: Julia Bray's "Lobotomommy."
PETE's production of Ariana Reines' play "Telephone" reaches back into the wonders of its invention. “To me," its director says, "the whole play is like a seance.”
DramaWatch: Pride productions, H2M’s immersive "Home/Land," outdoor Shakespeare, and plays from Theatre Diaspora and Clackamas Rep are among the season’s offerings. Plus: More opening an…
The women's arts nonprofit From the Ground UP celebrates women artists with a festival in July, and will move into a new home at the Ford Building creative space in the fall.
Five young members of Artists Rep's PATHWAYS project speak up about what theater could be, and how the right kinds of conversations about it can be crucial.
Solo star Storm Large brings laughter, lush vocals, and memories of tough times to her new show "Storm Large Makes It Home" at Portland Center Stage.
At long last, Lauren Gemelli will portray Roxie Hart – not on Broadway, but in Oregon Cabaret Theatre’s production of the musical she's long loved, "Chicago."
Beth Piatote's adaptation of "Antigone," a co-production of Native Performing Arts Network and Bag&Baggage, frames the revised tale around the conflicts over preservation of Native histo…
Gail Dartez and Eleanor O'Brien shine as older women making the best of things in Jen Silverman's sharp two-hander "The Roommate" at Profile Theatre.
How do they recreate epic scenes, including a time-traveling DeLorean sports car? Find out June 16-21 at Keller Auditorium.
Review: The splendid new comedy from Spring 4th Productions also offers a splash of sweetness and social commentary.
Review: The U.S. premiere at triangle productions features impressive performances and probing questions about sex and feminism.
The three, all with Oregon Roots, won at Sunday's Broadway theater ceremony for "Death of a Salesman," "Ragtime," "The Lost Boys," and "Cats: The Jellicle Ball."
The outdoor theater’s opening weekend starts June 19 and the Green Show arrives during previews June 12. New this summer: a beer and wine garden on select evenings.
Hillsboro’s Native Performing Arts Network and Bag&Baggage Productions stage the erstwhile Oregon writer’s Indigenized adaptation of ‘Antigone.’
The Portland playwright, who spent several years at New Dramatists in New York City, is having a reading of her ice-bound, Oregon Book Award-winning drama at the Eastside Jewish Commons.
The Hillsboro performing arts education organization marks 16 years of teaching performing arts to local students with the world premiere of an original musical exploring issues close to hom…
Come up and see me: Season-enders from triangle, Bag&Baggage, Profile and Portland Center Stage in June, and OSF begins its outdoor shows. Plus: Risk/Reward Festival, other opening and c…
Built by volunteers, donors, and determination, the company has become a cornerstone of downtown life.
Third Rail Rep's production of Alistair McDowell's drama about five astronauts on Pluto who've lost touch with Earth is disorienting – and expertly performed.
The 25th anniversary tour of the hit musical, June 2-7 at Portland's Keller Auditorium, features "Dancing Queen," "The Winner Takes It All," "Mamma Mia," and more favorites.
Wong’s solo musical comedy, playing at Portland Center Stage, also digs deep as it schools us on rising food insecurity in the richest nation in the world.
Portland Chinatown Museum and The –Ism Project will present stories of the city's Chinese American population. Plus: The season-ending night of stories from Solo Speak.
Huertas brings his multiple skills to the OSF stage in this season's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Come From Away," and last year's "Lizard Boy," which he created.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2027 season will range from "Hamlet" to the broad comedy of "Shrek the Musical," with the world-premiere comedy "A Loco-Motive for Murder" and more in the n…
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in a podcast with Wong, whose solo show from Portland Center Stage and Boom Arts combines comedy with the serious plight for many of access to food.
Cosmic musings coexist with humor and romance in Craig Wright’s superbly acted play at 100 Lives Repertory.
It's true – and Howard Skora's "Freud on Cocaine," the featured play in Fuse Theatre's OUTwright Theatre Festival, tells the tale with comic zest and a whiff of darkness.
Broadway Rose's whimsical classic musical, Third Rail's sci-fi/horror, Center Stage explores food insecurity, UO Theatre explores our anti-immigrant crisis. Plus: More opening and continuing…
PSU's spring productions, led by a stylish, successful "Spring Awakening," highlighted expanded theater programming.
Set in the call-and-response culture of slam poetry, the show at Milagro Theatre boos Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric off the stage.
NPAN’s reading of Cherokee playwright DeLanna Studi’s new ‘I is for Invisible’ highlighted national commemoration of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Think you're too old for all the playful silliness in this cartoon musical comedy at Portland Playhouse? So why that big goofy grin on your face, oh-so-mature person?
Fuse Ensemble, PETE, Ashland Fringe and Vanport Mosaic are all featuring festivals this month. Plus: Opening and continuing shows and more new season announcements.
Portland Playhouse and Portland Center Stage combine on a lively production of Jame Ijames' updated version of "Hamlet," set amid a North Carolina barbecue bash.