115 stories by "Linda Ferguson"
Review: Wendy Westerwelle enthralls audiences in Don Horn's new play about Columbia Sportswear's "One Tough Mother," Gert Boyle, at triangle productions!
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…
Theater review: Corrib Theatre's warm variety show at T.C. O'Leary's Irish pub is a welcome respite from winter's cold.
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).
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Theater review: Salt and Sage offers a merry comedy of Shakespearean romantic mix-ups.
Stumptown Stages' colorful revival of Lionel Bart's classic 1960 musical version of Charles Dickens' novel of scoundrels and pickpockets is an exuberant delight.
Plus: Holiday shows, Northwest Theatre Workshop's Founder's Showcase, continuing shows, reading series celebrating William S. Gregory, theater news.
"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.
Review: Corrib Theatre's world premiere production draws from the tale of Rumpelstiltskin to challenge the online narratives of today's far right.
Review: Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Third Rail Rep's pitch-perfect revival of its inaugural show sheds light on the events of 2025.
Review: The world premiere at 21ten Theatre of Sue Mach's play filling in the 16-year gap in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" uses fantasy and whimsy to explore real-life woes.
Former festival producers are spreading their roots and wings this month with new and revised productions. Plus: Season openers from Third Rail Rep and Corrib Theatre.
Review: Like an irresistible layer cake, Profile Theatre's staging of Jen Silverman's devilishly humorous "Witch" is a rich and tasty experience.
Oregon's theaters are offering a host of innovative entertainment in the coming weeks. Plus, continuing shows, a peek at early November offerings, and theater news.
Review: With delightful music and motion, Light Opera of Portland's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's tragicomedy is a perfect October treat.
In Imago Theatre's production of Noël Coward's 1933 play, a three-way affair is cause for comedy as well as angst for its characters.
Keiko Green's contemporary Shakespearean riff of a play, set in a college dorm, keeps the mood mostly light in Artists Rep's entertaining season-opener.
Mikki Gillette's first musical premieres at Fuse Theatre Ensemble, while Shaking the Tree Theatre stages a dancing rebellion. Plus the Stage Fright Festival, other opening shows, continuing …
Plus: Sunstone's "The Grown-Ups," Shake&Pop's "Midsummer Night's Dream," Stage Fright Queer Horror Fest, Fuse's "Magnetic Electric," Portland Playhouse's "Paradise Blue," more opening an…
Oregon author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner's new biography chronicles how the creator of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" reached impossible heights.
