376 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
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 "Salome" a…
Oregon theater giant Denis Arndt, 1939-2025 Jim FlintThe Northwest actor, who spent 15 seasons as a star at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and co-founded Seattle's Intiman Theatre, leaves a…
'Julius Caesar' & 'The Importance of Being Earnest': Ashland reinvents the classics Darleen OrtegaWith a women and nonbinary cast for "Caesar" and an "Earnest" transported to the Malay P…
Stage & Studio: Exploring personal diasporas at Fertile Ground Dmae Lo RobertsDmae Lo Roberts talks in this podcast with Laotian-American theatermaker Samson Syharath and Indo-American w…
Oregon Shakespeare Festival strikes gold with a pair of plays about Black life Darleen OrtegaJames Ijames' "Fat Ham" and August Wilson's "Jitney" kick off the Ashland festival's 90th season …
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 ef…
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 b…
Stumptown's 'Tootsie': Naughty and nice Linda FergusonTheater review: Stumptown Stages presents a salty, witty, and musical update of the comic 1982 movie.
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…
August Wilson & Kevin Kenerly help kick off Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 90th season Jim FlintKenerly, a 26-year veteran of the Ashland festival who has starred in other works by the gr…
Center Stage's searing 'Virginia Woolf': Why now? Darleen OrtegaEdward Albee's 1960s masterwork of two toxic marriages gets a bold and skillful new performance. Sixty years later, does its e…
'Hamilton' roars back into Portand James BashThe latest Broadway tour of Lin-Manuel's historical hit musical, back in town through March 23, thrillingly tells its early American tale in cont…
As Ashland's theater season kicks in, an actor does double duty without a doubt Jim FlintDaniel Molina, who will be in "Shane" at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival this summer, gets an early s…
Unexpected connections, onstage and off Brett CampbellBringing authenticity to neurodiversity: PHAME Academy and Artists Rep collaborate on Diana Burbano's "Sapience," a play that deals in p…
Review: Third Rail's potent 'A Case for the Existence of God' Darleen OrtegaActors Isaac Lamb and Charles Grant shine in Samuel D. Butler's empathetic drama about two men struggling to disco…
'Sapience': A loving look at diverse abilities Bob HicksArtists Repertory Theatre's warm and colorful premiere of Diana Burbano's play embraces its array of characters.
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: other…
Shakespeare, minimalist and feminist Brett CampbellBag&Baggage Productions' snappy "Beginnings & Endings" presents a stripped-down "Richard III" and a modern look at the Bard's women.
'Notes from the Field': A play for today Darleen OrtegaPortland Playhouse's sterling production of Anna Deavere Smith's play about the school-to-prison pipeline meets the nation's political …
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 and thea…
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 Bear," "…
The future of Portland theater? Seven young artists who are making a difference Bobby BermeaDespite tough times, theater is NOT dead, Bobby Bermea declares, and talks with seven up-and-comin…
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: O…
Stage & Studio: A conversation with the star and director of 'Notes From The Field' Dmae Lo RobertsIn Anna Deavere Smith's solo play opening at Portland Playhouse, there are "heavy issue…
A farewell to theater critic Misha Berson Bob HicksThe longtime Seattle theater and culture writer, who also contributed often to Oregon ArtsWatch, embraced life and art with passion and a c…
