376 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
A trio of shows on the indoor Bowmer stage " "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Come From Away," and "A Raisin in the Sun" " kick things off starting March 13.
Producers recreate memorable intimacy and emotion, and it shows at Keller Auditorium, March 10-15.
Milagro is presenting staged readings by two Latine playwrights, and PassinArt is producing a solo show about the Black feminist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Plus: Fuse Theatre's "Riot …
As the Ashland festival's 2026 season approaches, McIntyre talks about guiding creativity and chaos to bring the musical "Come from Away" to life.
British playwright Sam Holcroft's sleight-of-hand drama pokes into authoritarian politics and the human core of theater in Third Rail Rep's new production.
Theater review: The 17th century farce serves up songs and swordfights, with a dash of feminism on the side.
The School Visit Program brings touring performances and workshops directly to classrooms and rural communities throughout Oregon and beyond, introducing students to live performances and in…
Third Rail, Portland State University, Funhouse Lounge, Chapel Theatre, Foxhole Projects and Lakewood round out the month with a medley of shows. Plus: Continuing shows, Clackamas Rep's new …
Theater Review: Portand Playhouse's West Coast premiere of Pearl Cleage's pointed and funny play about Black women's power shimmers with insight, love, and hope.
Theater review: Sam Steiner's comedic play at 21ten Theatre neatly balances humor and hope.
Theater review: Artist Rep's thriller takes a surreal turn in Portland writer Kallan Dana's dark puzzle of a play.
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…
Amid fears that Irish cast members could be denied U.S. entry because of increased federal pressure, the Ashland-born show drops plans to rehearse and preview in Ireland.
As the Broadway tour eases down the road to Portland, veteran Alan Mingo, Jr. talks about relishing his role as The Wiz, and newcomer Dana Cimone plays Dorothy.
Portland Center Stage's co-production with Seattle Rep hits all the wrong notes to perfection in this comedy romp in which anything that can go wrong hilariously does.
Mike Lew's canny and engaging comic battleground on the small Ellyn Bye Studio stage deftly dives below the stereotypes of Chinese American life and achievement.
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).
The playwright talks about his "absurd, irreverent satire" of Asian American identity, tiger parents, and the model-minority myth, opening at Portland's Profile Theatre.
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…
Inside the Talent warehouse in Southern Oregon, thousands of festival costumes are
preserved and reused, then sent to stages across the country, including "Saturday Night Live."
Robert Westenberg, who plays Diamond as his older self in the Broadway touring musical that performs Jan. 6-11 in Portland's Keller Auditorium, talks about the pleasures of playing the grea…
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.
