336 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
illioo Native Theatre's workshop performance of 'BlueJay's Canoe'; Profile Theatre's upcoming 'Mother Russia' and its scenic designer Alex Meyer. Plus other openings, an extended run for Por…
Fuse Theatre Ensemble lights up Reed College's Black Box Theatre with a sizzling production of Stephen Sondheim's musical about presidential assassins.
Cygnet Salon presents a one-night performance by Bruce Burkhartsmeier, David Meyers, Vana O'Brien, and Kathleen Worley on the work and friendship of the two men.
While the current season continues through October, the Ashland festival announces a sweeping 2026 lineup of magic, music, and the messiness of being human.
Trans actors Juliet Mylan and Ethan Feider talk about the risks and rewards of queer theater and their roles for Salt & Sage in Gillette's "Tears and Glitter" and "Mimetic Desire."
In vibrant music and compelling stories of immigration, The Reser hosts an evening of blending cultural traditions and finding fresh starts in Oregon.
Twilight Theater Company turns the witty 1950 play into a charming antidote to contemporary American meanness.
Comedian/actor Chris Grace talks on Dmae Lo Roberts' Stage & Studio podcast about race, who gets to play what roles, and his solo turn at Portland Center Stage in "Chris Grace: As Scarle…
In review: Damaris Webb goes camping in "Precipice: re-membering, forgetting, and claiming home"; comic actor Chris Grace cuts to racial realities in "Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johannson."
Despite funding cuts, vibrant stories are busting out all over, from "The Book of Mormon" to Ten Fifteen's "Again! The Art of Perfection" to "Assassins" and other continuing shows.
A look inside the making of Triffle's "Happyness (The Wrecking Ball)" and Webb's "Precipice: re-remembering, forgetting, and claiming home."
Stage & Studio: Vanport Mosaic turns 10! Dmae Lo RobertsThe "memory activism" festival, established to tell stories of the lasting cultural effects of the 1948 Vanport Flood, continues w…
Believe the HYPE: Bag&Baggage's new youth performance group exemplifies a company that looks to theater's future Brett CampbellThe Hillsboro Youth Performance Ensemble offers youth hands…
A brilliant 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone' at Portland Playhouse (even with its NEA grant pulled) Darleen OrtegaAs its grant goes on the chopping block, August Wilson's American classic gets a…
Portland Center Stage launches $9 million emergency campaign Bob HicksThe city's biggest theater company aims to shore up its finances by June 2026 " and needs $2.5 million by the end of Aug…
DramaWatch: Â 'The Other Place'; Portland Playhouse campaigns to aid Oregon arts groups; Fuse's OUTwright Festival Linda FergusonPlus: More openings and continuing shows; Native Theater Pr…
'The Storyteller': Starlight and stories Linda FergusonPremiering at Artists Repertory Theatre, Sara Jean Accuardi's play explores the complexities of life and of storytelling, which is both…
'The Brothers Size': Heartbreak, erasure, resilience and connection Darleen OrtegaTarell Alvin McCraney's poetical play at Portland Center Stage embodies memories of prison and mystical char…
'Groundhog Day': Worth repeating Linda FergusonThe lively and thoughtful stage musical, based on the 1993 movie, creates its own magic at Lakewood Theatre.
Star Power: How Rogue Theater found its voice at Ashland's Grizzly Peak Winery Jim FlintThe company, which features many current and former Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors, draws a loyal …
Stage & Studio: Sara Jean Accuardi on launching 'The Storyteller' Dmae Lo RobertsIn her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the playwright about her world premiere at Artists Rep an…
A Grimm 'Iron Jo': Send in the puppets Caitlin Nolan... and the bucket, and a hero and a villain, and a few good songs and an ode to fairy tales and the Brothers Grimm in Elliot Lorenc's new…
Fertile Ground: 'Who's Who' across the decades Darleen OrtegaIn Marshall Welch's promising play from Rogue Pack, two girls "meet" through notes left 70 years ago in a library copy of "Who's …
DramaWatch: Meaning and music in 'Another Dialogue' and 'Ballad of Iron Jo' Linda FergusonMusic is key in productions from Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble and Bag&Baggage. Plu…
Fertile Ground wrap-up: Four shows from a vibrant festival Linda Ferguson"Rogues," "545," "Unbound: A Bookish Musical," and "Camp Fire Stories" offered a rich array of theater at this year's…
