DramaWatch: Cirque du Soleil, C.S. Lewis, 'Peter Pan' fly into town Bob HicksCirque's "Kooza" settles under the Big Top for a lengthy run. A fireside chat with the author of the "Narnia" nov…
'My Fair Lady': Still loverly after all these years Linda FergusonClackamas Repertory Theatre mines the lasting appeal of the classic musical, which stays rooted in the Edwardian era yet dan…
Jessica Wallenfels: Hatching new works Dmae Lo RobertsStage & Studio: In her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with director & choreographer Wallenfels about The Hatchery, a project…
'Reggie Hoops': It's much more than basketball Darleen OrtegaProfile Theatre's world premiere of Kristoffer Diaz' play wrestles fascinatingly with questions of family, professional striving,…
Dear Juliet, I love you 'til death us do part. Signed, Anonymous. Ben WaterhouseHail fellows, well met: Until Anonymous Theatre's one and only performance of "Romeo and Juliet" on Aug. 12, e…
Shooting the breeze with Kristoffer Diaz about 'Reggie Hoops' Bobby BermeaBobby Bermea talks with the Tony-nominated author of "Hell's Kitchen" about theater, writing, family, deadlines, und…
DramaWatch: JAWing about new plays Bob HicksPortland Center Stage's JAW festival is off and running. Plus: "Reggie Hoops," the return of Eliza Doolittle, site-specific plays in a century-old…
One fine show: It's 'Beautiful' Linda FergusonBroadway Rose Theatre Company's smart and sharply choreographed "Beautiful" tells the inspiring story of singer and songwriter Carole King's mus…
New plays from an old place: Northwest Theatre Workshop's 'Fragments' Brett CampbellA rural Oregon grocery store-cum-creative hub provides a source of freshly devised plays " and a showcase …
A giant falls: Sam Mowry, 1959-2024 Bob HicksThe beloved Portland actor, known over his 40-plus year career for his distinctive voice and his devotion to family, friends, the stage, and radi…
Can't take our eyes off of them: The Boys are back Linda FergusonBroadway actor Russell Fischer stars as Frankie Valli in Lakewood Theatre Company's exuberant and entertaining jukebox musica…
DramaWatch: Whole lotta Shakespeare goin' on (and summer musicals, too) Bob HicksOregon Shakespeare Festival's "Much Ado" leads a bevy of Bards. Plus: Another side of Ashland, a quintet of m…
Ashland on the big stage: light yet bright Darleen OrtegaThe Oregon Shakespeare Festival's outdoor-theater "Jane Eyre" and "Much Ado About Nothing" don't plumb all the depths, but both succe…
'Seagull': PETE's exuberant Chekhov riff Ben WaterhouseReview: Rejecting the playwright's doom and gloom, "a seagull" swings audaciously between faithfully exploring Chekhovian themes of art…
Light Opera of Portland's 'Iolanthe' throws Gilbert & Sullivan for a LOoP Brett CampbellThe company brings its comic operettas to downtown Portland and Hillsboro.
Ashland's 'Lizard Boy,' 'Virgins to Villains' Darleen OrtegaReview: Robin Goodrin Nordli's trek through a lifetime of playing Shakespeare's women and Justin Huertas' superhero musical about …
Theatre 33's Intoxicating Vision  Brett CampbellAs it begins its second decade, the Salem company based at Willamette University is creating new opportunities for Oregon dramatists
Bobby Bermea: PETE gets down to the Chekhov nitty-gritty Bobby BermeaWith its new adaptation "a seagull," the experimental theater troupe aims to sand off the romantic sheen and reclaim the …
DramaWatch: 'Tartuffe,' Original Practice Shakespeare take the shows outside Bob HicksHere comes summer, and the acting heads outdoors. Plus: Ashland under the stars, Risk/Reward Fest, Deep …
Stage & Studio: Meet The Kashiwabaras Dmae Lo RobertsIn her new podcast Dmae Lo Roberts talks with four members of a busy Portland "theater family" about juggling schedules, "Matilda the…
'Clyde's': Imperfect people striving for a perfect sandwich Darleen OrtegaReview: In Portland Center Stage's heart-filled production of Lynn Nottage's truck-stop diner comedy/drama, ex-inmat…
Seeing America in a hazy orange tone Darleen OrtegaReview: Profile Theatre's premiere of christopher oscar peña's "our orange sky" tells an immigrant story steeped in ambition, family dis…
Letter from New York: So many good shows, so little time Misha BersonAs Broadway revs up for this year's Tony Awards, Misha Berson takes in the tales of "Stereophonic," "The Outsiders," "Wat…
DramaWatch: Girl from Dylan Country Bob HicksThe Broadway tour of the Bob Dylan musical "Girl from the North Country" comes to Portland. Also: Openings in Portland and Ashland; Seattle theat…
DramaWatch: Ex-cons, songs, and greasy spoons Bob HicksThe musical "The Spitfire Grill" and the comedy "Clyde's" are cooking in the kitchen. Plus: a Christopher Oscar Peña premiere at Pro…