376 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
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…
Review: Triangle stars a different Supreme Rose WongThe Portland theater company pays tribute to Florence Ballard, the Motown girl group's original lead singer, but leaves a wanting audienc…
DramaWatch: Singing at the mall, and other musical moments Bob HicksLava Alapai's new comedy "Middletown Mall" features karaoke in the food court. Plus the folk-musical "The Spitfire Grill" …
DramaWatch: A new/old Ashland season Bob HicksThe Oregon Shakespeare Festival's just-announced 2025 season sounds like old times, with contemporary twists. In Portland, Third Rail hangs out …
'Cocktails with George and Martha' K.B. DixonReview: Philip Gefter's book about Edward Albee's culture-shattering play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" tells the tale of how its movie versio…
A farewell to Joe Cronin and John Dillon Bob HicksTwo longtime stalwarts of the Northwest theater world have died: Oregon actor Cronin, in Eugene; and Portland-born director Dillon, in Seatt…
DramaWatch: Blonde on a Bum Trip Bob HicksFuse's 14th OUTwright Theatre Festival opens with Mikki Gillette's backstage comedy. Also: Boom Arts' "History of Empires," a spot of Sondheim, a wa…
DramaWatch: Arf! says Sandy Bob HicksJoining the sassy orphan and her dancing billionaire on this week's stages are a medieval "Everyman" update, several worthy mid-run shows, and a pair of …
Stage & Studio: Andrew Sianez-De La O and 'Borderline' Dmae Lo RobertsDmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with the author of Milagro Theatre's world-premiere "Borderline" about ghos…
Bobby Bermea: All along the 'Borderline' Bobby Bermea12-year-old actors Eli Ingraffea and Mila Kashiwabara talk about the joys and challenges of starring in Milagro's new play about survivi…
Bulick, a folk musician and potter and human of many talents,"supervised the nation's first comprehensive regional cultural planning process, Arts Plan 2000. That document led to the creatio…
They need to allow their audience to narrow to those folks who actually care about movies, and stop trying to appease the viewers who only tune in when massive hits they've already bought an…
Artists Repertory Theatre had plans to sell half of its building, including one of its theatres, to a development group that was going to turn the pricey Portland real estate into a 20-story…
