Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Portland Shakespeare Project’s "Merchant" uses a new modern-verse translation by Elise Thoron to mirror contemporary American othering.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:23PMSunday, July 13, 2025
Clackamas Rep's "Sherlock Holmes" is her last turn as a sought-after stage manager for more than 30 years, Mulligan says. But she'll still be busy in the director's chair.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AMTuesday, July 1, 2025
The Bard’s work is on outdoor and indoor stages all over, with the return of Portland Actors Ensemble, shows by Original Practice Shakespeare Festival, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in A…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:34PMMonday, June 30, 2025
Broadway Rose’s "Waitress" successfully blends music and magical realism with a strong message about female empowerment.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:19PMTuesday, June 17, 2025
Integrating clown performance with PETE’s "Aw, Hell"; Anthony Hudson (Drag Clown Carla Rossi) is co-producing the third annual drag workshop, part of the Risk/Reward festival of new perfor…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:05PMTuesday, June 10, 2025
Review: Triangle’s encore production of "That’s No Lady" pays tribute to Darcelle/Walter Cole, as well as his love for Roxy Neuhardt and drag performance.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:45PMReview: Tour de Force Productions turns the trainwrecked relationship at the center of Sam Shepard’s desert drama into thrilling theater.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:28PMTuesday, June 3, 2025
illioo Native Theatre’s workshop performance of ‘BlueJay’s Canoe’; Profile Theatre’s upcoming ‘Mother Russia’ and its scenic designer Alex Meyer. Plus other openings, an extend…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:54PMSunday, June 1, 2025
Fuse Theatre Ensemble lights up Reed College’s Black Box Theatre with a sizzling production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about presidential assassins.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:22PMTuesday, May 27, 2025
Twilight Theater Company turns the witty 1950 play into a charming antidote to contemporary American meanness.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:51PMTuesday, May 20, 2025
Despite funding cuts, vibrant stories are busting out all over, from "The Book of Mormon" to Ten Fifteen’s "Again! The Art of Perfection" to "Assassins" and other continuing shows.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:21PMFriday, May 16, 2025
A look inside the making of Triffle's "Happyness (The Wrecking Ball)" and Webb's "Precipice: re-remembering, forgetting, and claiming home."
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:50PMTuesday, May 6, 2025
DramaWatch: ‘The Other Place’; Portland Playhouse campaigns to aid Oregon arts groups; Fuse’s OUTwright Festival Linda FergusonPlus: More openings and continuing shows; Native Theate…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:38PMFriday, May 2, 2025
‘The Storyteller’: Starlight and stories Linda FergusonPremiering at Artists Repertory Theatre, Sara Jean Accuardi’s play explores the complexities of life and of storytelling, which i…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:48PMMonday, April 28, 2025
‘Groundhog Day’: Worth repeating Linda FergusonThe lively and thoughtful stage musical, based on the 1993 movie, creates its own magic at Lakewood Theatre.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:37PMTuesday, April 22, 2025
DramaWatch: Meaning and music in ‘Another Dialogue’ and ‘Ballad of Iron Jo’ Linda FergusonMusic is key in productions from Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble and Bag&Baggag…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:07PMMonday, April 21, 2025
Fertile Ground wrap-up: Four shows from a vibrant festival Linda Ferguson"Rogues," "545," "Unbound: A Bookish Musical," and "Camp Fire Stories" offered a rich array of theater at this year�…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AMTuesday, 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 06:39PM 
