416 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
Sara Jean Accuardi’s play “Begin to End Again Again,” featuring an all-teen cast, will premiere through the program this month at Ida B. Wells High School.
The Ashland theater company continues its actor-centered approach with four plays exploring the complexities of human relationships.
Greta Lau, part of ART's "Pathways" program, dives deep into the meanings of a play that blends humor, sibling rivalry, gender, Jewish life and a spicy concoction in a pot.
There will be wars and rumors of wars: At Third Rail, actor Isaac Lamb and musician Jeff Kerestes bring an updated version of Homer's epic to vivid and ever-repeating life.
The three-day event Dec. 4-6 brings national stand-up performers, musical comedy, drag, improv and a few opportunities to learn how to be funny.
From Shangana's Irish "Smuggler" to Center Stage's "Little Shop," Third Rail's "An Iliad," Portland Playhouse's "Christmas Carol," Lakewood's "White Christmas," Artist's Rep's terrific "Marv…
Despite today's polarized nation and federal anti-immigrant policies, speakers and musicians at The Reser tell their tales of resilience, possibility, and hope.
Profile Theatre's production of Jen Silverman's "Spain" looks back on the Spanish Revolution, writers and filmmakers, and the ever-present questions about art and politics and the perils of …
Science and sacrifice are debated in 21ten Theatre’s sensitive production of Amy Berryman’s play that’s set in the near future.
Beginning its second season in its new Aloha home, the immersive theater company produces its first Spanish-language play (and brings back an old favorite, "The Rise of Houdini").
DramaWatch: Shaking the Tree finds a kindred spirit in Caryl Churchill, Profile embarks on a thrilling collaboration, Artists Rep stages a cantankerous comedy, and Halloween shows continue t…
Profile Theatre enlists musicians from 45th Parallel Universe, Portland Opera and Metropolitan Youth Symphony in the acclaimed playwright’s historical satire involving Hemingway, Dos Passo…
The new season will include nine productions, including "Hamlet," "Shrek The Musical," and a world premiere by longtime festival favorites John Tufts and Mark Bedard.
The fledgling Portland company debuts Sunday, October 18 with a concert reading of the musical 'Floyd Collins.'
Review: The prolific Don Nigro's "Nick Lucifer at Club Hell" and "Blavatsky" are irreverent, clear-eyed, and in Imago's hands, fine-tuned and compellingly iconoclastic.
A delightfully delicious delivery of Gilbert and Sullivan's maritime romp at the Brunish Theatre.
The eclectic music and Vaudeville variety show returns to Northwest Portland's historic Mission Theater on October 17.
Review: Tour de Force Productions’ breakneck, multimedia comedy gallops across the stage at Chapel Theatre.
Kate Hamill's adaptation of Jane Austen's romance at Portland Center Stage plays the novel's gentle humor with broad farce, and a talented cast makes the updating work.
Two ex-lovers meet up again at a bar with a feisty waiter in this well-acted and well-directed comedy, which speeds along amusingly and takes all the right turns.
DramaWatch: Oregon stages are rattling up some Halloweenish October surprises with a candy bag of openings, continuing shows, and theater news.
The works, selected from 350 submissions, will get staged readings at Southern Oregon University’s Main Stage Theatre Oct. 14-18.
After years of development in Ashland, Chicago and Dublin, the Irish musical will open off-Broadway with Nov. 4 debut.
An impromptu jam session by four early rock legends – Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash – becomes a rollicking joyride at Broadway Rose Theatre Company.
Zachary Keller stars in the lead role and native Oregonian Bradley Parrish plays multiple roles in the musical at the Keller Auditorium, Sept. 29-Oct. 4.
