376 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her podcast with the Russian-born performer about her immigrant experience and her show about "women's unseen labor, endurance, and survival."
In review: The festival romps into summer with three fine and funny productions, topped by the musical fairy-tale fantasy of a glorious journey "Into the Woods."
Playwrights Jen Silverman and Mike Lew come to town to work on tales of Houdini and a fatal hazing, and the festival goes on despite the abrupt loss of NEA funding.
OSF names Javier Dubon as its interim executive director; B&B announces a four-person artistic leadership team; Center Stage needs $1 million more by Aug. 31.
Citing 'personally requested leave,' Calicchio leaves after less than seven months leading the business side of Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Announcement on succession planning expected next…
Integrating clown performance with PETE's "Aw, Hell"; Anthony Hudson (Drag Clown Carla Rossi) is co-producing the third annual drag workshop, part of the Risk/Reward festival of new performa…
A wake will be held June 17 for Patterson, co-founder of Playwrights West and the prolific author of 50-plus plays, including "Waiting on Sean Flynn" and "Ghostlighting."
With "The Importance of Being Earnest" already playing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Kamilah Bush's fresh adaptation for Portland Center Stage unveils Oscar Wilde's queer coding and gi…
Yee's undercurrent of humor cushions deeper questions about communism, capitalism, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the ways we live our lives.
Review: Triangle's encore production of "That's No Lady" pays tribute to Darcelle/Walter Cole, as well as his love for Roxy Neuhardt and drag performance.
Review: Tour de Force Productions turns the trainwrecked relationship at the center of Sam Shepard's desert drama into thrilling theater.
Escola, from Clatskanie, Oregon, won for best leading actor in a play and was also nominated for writing the much-praised farce about Mary Todd Lincoln. Four others with Northwest roots were…
Actors Brooks Ashmanskas and Megan Hilty, producers Corey Brunish and Brian Rooney, and actor/playwright Cole Escola are up for awards in Sunday's Tonys ceremony.
Stage & Studio: Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with writer/director Don Horn and actor Kevin Loomis about Triangle's revival of the show celebrating Cole/Darcelle.
Daaboul, founder of Tour de Force Productions, finally steps into the shoes of May in Sam Shepard's American classic of ill-fated love on the edge of the Mojave Desert.
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.
