Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Salomé’s spellbinding strangeness Linda FergusonImago Theatre’s mesmerizing production embraces the wonderful weirdness of Oscar Wilde’s verse play … and then some.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:00PMThe bouyant absurdity of ‘Melancholy Play’ Linda FergusonA parachute keeps the comic action moving in Blinking Eye Theatre’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s oddly uplifting play about sad…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:15PMWednesday, April 9, 2025
‘Life of Pi:’ A shipwreck and a tiger’s tale Linda FergusonThe Broadway in Portland show at Keller Auditorium sates our hunger for spectacle by offering a sumptuous feast of projection…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:24PMTuesday, April 1, 2025
DramaWatch: Rain, shine, & Fertile Ground Linda FergusonOregon theaters will flourish under an invigorating shower of shows this month, with big attractions like Oscar Wilde’s “Salom…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:59PMThursday, 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 …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:18PMTuesday, 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…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:08PMStumptown’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 02:54PMTuesday, 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 04:38PMTuesday, 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:…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:47PMWednesday, 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 …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 10:30AMTuesday, 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 Be…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:45PMTuesday, 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:…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:01PMTuesday, 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 biblica…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:27PMTuesday, 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, whic…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:39PMTuesday, 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 ta…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:06PMTuesday, 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 “Americ…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:31PMMonday, 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 reimag…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:13PMTuesday, 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 "Mr…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:55PMMonday, 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 th…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:27PMMonday, 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 11:30AMFriday, 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 09:04AMTuesday, December 17, 2024
Review: ‘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 anthro…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:29PMTuesday, 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 Twi…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:50PMTuesday, 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�…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:33PMTuesday, 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 upd…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:02PMTuesday, 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…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:04PMTuesday, 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-hande…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:17PMTuesday, 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 silenc…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:44PMTuesday, 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…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:03PMTuesday, 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 07:41PMTuesday, 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 stag…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:44PM 
