Tuesday, 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 06:39PMTuesday, 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 02:50PM 
