Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Fuse Ensemble, PETE, Ashland Fringe and Vanport Mosaic are all featuring festivals this month. Plus: Opening and continuing shows and more new season announcements.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:04PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 30, 2026
The cast sings brilliantly … and so do the colorful costumes and choreography in Light Opera of Portland’s exuberant production of "The Gondoliers."
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:56AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 29, 2026
No raining on this parade: Melissa Gale shines in the role that made Barbra Streisand a superstar.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:27PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 25, 2026
Playwrights Sandra de Helen, Sara Jean Accuardi, Genevieve Sage and Karen Romero offered a full festival experience, presenting shows in varying stages of development.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Portland Revels’ new musical, Fertile Ground, “Fat Ham,” “SpongeBob,” “Angels in America” and a magical “The Glass Menagerie” are flowering in Portland and beyond. Plus: Mo…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:21PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Theater review: E.M. Lewis's warm and profound new play is the culmination of her six-year residency with Artists Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:13AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2026
The city's annual festival of new works, a co-production between Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse, and new shows from Carol Triffle and Samantha Van Der Merwe will quench our thi…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:27PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 4, 2026
Theater review: Triangle Productions' "The Savannah Sipping Society" offers a sweet comedic escape.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Theater review: The Tigard musical theater company presents a beautiful but devastating look at isolation in adolescence and beyond.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Theater review: In Gracie Gardner's play about two teenage fencers, a desire to win duels with a desire to be friends.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Corrib, triangle and Twilight theaters are all cultivating comedies this spring. Plus: Fertile Ground and Hand2Mouth's New2You festivals are gearing up.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:45PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Review: The solo show "Sojourner" from PassinArt calls for justice as it celebrates one of the great leaders of the abolitionist and feminist movements.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:42PM[SHARE]Review: Mikki Gillette's new play for Fuse Theatre Ensemble traces the beginnings of the trans rights movement.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:13PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Milagro is presenting staged readings by two Latine playwrights, and PassinArt is producing a solo show about the Black feminist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Plus: Fuse Theatre's "Riot …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Theater review: The 17th century farce serves up songs and swordfights, with a dash of feminism on the side.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:27PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Third Rail, Portland State University, Funhouse Lounge, Chapel Theatre, Foxhole Projects and Lakewood round out the month with a medley of shows. Plus: Continuing shows, Clackamas Rep's new …
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:59PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Theater review: Sam Steiner's comedic play at 21ten Theatre neatly balances humor and hope.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:30PM[SHARE]Theater review: Artist Rep's thriller takes a surreal turn in Portland writer Kallan Dana's dark puzzle of a play.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:39PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Review: Wendy Westerwelle enthralls audiences in Don Horn's new play about Columbia Sportswear's "One Tough Mother," Gert Boyle, at triangle productions!
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 3, 2026
February roars in with exciting shows from 100 Lives Rep, Artists Rep, Imago, Boom Arts and others. Plus: Native Performing Arts Network, Broadway in Portland, and Salt and Sage announce new…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Theater review: Corrib Theatre's warm variety show at T.C. O'Leary's Irish pub is a welcome respite from winter's cold.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:25PM[SHARE]With a set design as dazzling as its singing star, the new solo play about the life and art of the French ceramist Marie-Berthe Cazin makes lovely music (and pottery, too).
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Chapel Theatre, Corrib Theatre, triangle and Broadway Rose Theatre are presenting new shows. Plus: Stumptown's "Pippin" revival, other opening and continuing plays, and good news from Orego…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 6, 2026
As a new year rolls out, shows are opening at Experience Theatre Project, Portland Center Stage and many more. Plus: Twilight Theater is 12 years old and as edgy as ever; Ten Fifteen Product…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 28, 2025
A year on the boards: Even costumed characters protesting in front of an ICE facility couldn't upstage the stellar performances from Oregon's theater community this year.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 17, 2025
The city's largest theater company surpassed its first fundraising benchmark, raising more than $2.5 million by the end of August. Now, in the midst of a 14-month campaign, it's hoping to ra…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Akroyd," "A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical" and "Nervous Laughter" will be onstage in early January. Plus: Imago's 'ZooZoo,' 'Jinkx & De…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:46PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Theater review: Salt and Sage offers a merry comedy of Shakespearean romantic mix-ups.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 4, 2025
Stumptown Stages' colorful revival of Lionel Bart's classic 1960 musical version of Charles Dickens' novel of scoundrels and pickpockets is an exuberant delight.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Plus: Holiday shows, Northwest Theatre Workshop's Founder's Showcase, continuing shows, reading series celebrating William S. Gregory, theater news.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:34PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 18, 2025
"Little Women," lots of musicals, and Recta the drag clown are among the offerings for this holiday season. Plus: Continuing shows and Rogue Theater Company's new season.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:13PM[SHARE] 
