114 stories by "Linda Ferguson"
Review: The U.S. premiere at triangle productions features impressive performances and probing questions about sex and feminism.
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…
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.
Cosmic musings coexist with humor and romance in Craig Wright’s superbly acted play at 100 Lives Repertory.
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…
Set in the call-and-response culture of slam poetry, the show at Milagro Theatre boos Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric off the stage.
Fuse Ensemble, PETE, Ashland Fringe and Vanport Mosaic are all featuring festivals this month. Plus: Opening and continuing shows and more new season announcements.
The cast sings brilliantly … and so do the colorful costumes and choreography in Light Opera of Portland’s exuberant production of "The Gondoliers."
No raining on this parade: Melissa Gale shines in the role that made Barbra Streisand a superstar.
Playwrights Sandra de Helen, Sara Jean Accuardi, Genevieve Sage and Karen Romero offered a full festival experience, presenting shows in varying stages of development.
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…
Theater review: E.M. Lewis's warm and profound new play is the culmination of her six-year residency with Artists Repertory Theatre.
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…
Theater review: Triangle Productions' "The Savannah Sipping Society" offers a sweet comedic escape.
Theater review: The Tigard musical theater company presents a beautiful but devastating look at isolation in adolescence and beyond.
Theater review: In Gracie Gardner's play about two teenage fencers, a desire to win duels with a desire to be friends.
Corrib, triangle and Twilight theaters are all cultivating comedies this spring. Plus: Fertile Ground and Hand2Mouth's New2You festivals are gearing up.
Review: The solo show "Sojourner" from PassinArt calls for justice as it celebrates one of the great leaders of the abolitionist and feminist movements.
Review: Mikki Gillette's new play for Fuse Theatre Ensemble traces the beginnings of the trans rights movement.
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 …
Theater review: The 17th century farce serves up songs and swordfights, with a dash of feminism on the side.
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 …
Theater review: Sam Steiner's comedic play at 21ten Theatre neatly balances humor and hope.
Theater review: Artist Rep's thriller takes a surreal turn in Portland writer Kallan Dana's dark puzzle of a play.
Review: Wendy Westerwelle enthralls audiences in Don Horn's new play about Columbia Sportswear's "One Tough Mother," Gert Boyle, at triangle productions!
