376 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
The Actors Conservatory: Hale and hearty and going on 40 Bob HicksThe Portland professional training school, which began life in 1985 in a former dental office, now draws students from acros…
Happy theater holidays on the Oregon Coast Lori TobiasTheaters in Nehalem, Cannon Beach, and Newport welcome the season (and audiences) with some timely onstage comedy, family-friendly nosta…
Stage & Studio: Sarah Jane Hardy on Northwest Children's Theater Dmae Lo RobertsIn her newest podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the youth company's longtime leader about its bold move …
DramaWatch: A season brimming with hope and light Linda FergusonSetting the stage for gratitude: As December dawns, "Black Nativity," "Fezziwig's Fortune," and "Veronica, In Bed" all acknowl…
'Twelfth Night': High comedy & big ideas Darleen OrtegaReview: Shakespeare's mind-bending comedy at Portland Center Stage ripples with laughter as the play explores fascinating facets of…
Portland's Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre expands acting, dance, and vocal classes to second location in Salem David BatesThe company's first show to be staged in both cities, "G…
Fresh Takes: Adaptations and original works abound in theaters this month Linda FergusonDramaWatch: In addition to a sleigh full of holiday shows, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," an updated C…
Letter from Seattle: Holiday greetings from Jeeves, John Waters & more Misha BersonHeading north during the holiday season? Seattle's theaters are hoisting multiple cups of onstage seaso…
Kids Make Theatre: In Astoria, teaching the performing arts, igniting a passion Lori TobiasSince April 2023, the Liberty Theatre's low-cost program has brought theater, dance " and self-conf…
One brick at a time: Rebuilding the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Lucie K. ScheuerArtistic director Tim Bond and board member Amy Cuddy talk about what's in the wings for OSF as the festival s…
Short and sweet: E.M. Lewis's 60-minute play 'Dorothy's Dictionary' offers inspiration and hope in a divisive time Linda FergusonReview: Chronicling the friendship between a teen and a libra…
Stage & Studio: Paul Susi's odyssey with 'An Iliad' Dmae Lo RobertsOn her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with actor and social justice activist Susi about touring a version of Homer'…
Up Close and Personal: Oregon Contemporary Theatre champions new work and intimate experiences Ester BarkaiThe Eugene theater's production of "The Last Yiddish Speaker" gathers actors and au…
Forget your troubles: Plays to help get us through the election trauma Linda FergusonDramaWatch: Early November shows a range from comics and camp to E.M. Lewis's heartfelt first two-hander,…
Can we talk? An unflinching and funny tale of life and illness in a fasting clinic Linda FergusonReview: Annie Baker's "Infinite Life," produced by Third Rail at CoHo Theatre, uses silence …
'The Event!' " Artists Rep unveils a mystery Darleen OrtegaReview: In its first full production in its home space since 2019, the company creates a cluster of intriguing small-town Oregon ch…
'Is You Is' finds hope in the darkness of the past Linda FergusonReview: The moving musical, which expertly interweaves racial issues past and present, is the first collaboration between Was…
All together now: Community is the focus of four theater companies this month Linda FergusonDramaWatch: Bag&Baggage and Broadway Rose are co-producing a concert performance of the new mu…
Dámaso RodrÃguez and the skin of Seattle's teeth Misha BersonThe former artistic director of Portland's Artists Rep picks Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth," which he directed t…
Review: A razor-sharp 'Sweeney Todd' Darleen OrtegaPortland Center Stage mounts a compellingly sung version of Stephen Sondheim's penny-dreadful tale of meat pies, murder, and revenge on the…
'No More Candy': Mikki Gillette and Asae Dean, together again Bobby BermeaPlaywright Gillette and director Dean, who've developed a close working partnership over the years, dig deep into th…
Theatrical giant Tobias Andersen dies Bob HicksThe actor, director and writer, whose professional career spanned almost 60 years, is dead at 87, leaving a brilliant legacy ranging from Holly…
'Amélie': A blissful musical tour de force Linda FergusonWith Lo Steele in the title role and an all-star cast also serving as the onstage orchestra, Portland Playhouse's magical stage vers…
Bobby Bermea: A theatrical ghost, rising Bobby BermeaThe Broken Planetarium gets ready to unleash "The Greenbrier Ghost." And like most things ghostly, this fresh work of music, theater, and…
DramaWatch: Autumn blows in a breeze of musicals Linda Ferguson"Amélie," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," and "Sweeney Todd" all take the stage this week. October also brings Artists Rep's "The …
