This Portland theatre season has been delightfully packed with stories about incredible women who have overcome seemingly impossible odds.
Remember pep talks? Those inspiring speeches your [insert sport here] coach gave to pump up your team before you hit the field.
Think about someone important to you who has died.
It would be difficult to know less about Dusty Springfield than I did when I walked into the Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza to see triangle productions' FOREVER DUSTY on Thursday.
Amazing that a musical from 1970 can still feel so fresh.
I started to get nervous the moment I walked into the Shoebox Theatre to see Theatre Vertigo's CARNIVORA.
I read Peter Stark's Astoria last year on the suggestion of Portland Center Stage Artistic Director Chris Coleman.
Fertile Ground 2017 is in full swing! If you haven't checked it out yet, there's still a full week of new works being premiered around the city.
In 1971, a man (who the FBI describe as 'nondescript') going by the name Dan Cooper hijacked a plane from Portland to Seattle, negotiated $200K and some parachutes in exchange for the passengers, and then jumped out of the plane as it headed back south.
The past few weeks have been tough for theatre.
Christmas shows usually come with a moral -- some 'true message of Christmas' about generosity or acceptance that we're supposed to carry in our hearts throughout the year to come.
This month, millions of people across America will gather in squares, theatres, and many other places to sing their favorite seasonal carols.
Holiday shows can be pretty cliche -- someone learns the true meaning of Christmas and then everyone breaks into song.
The next time you're getting ready for work, take a moment to be grateful that your boss is not Daniel Weisinger, the super-rich, super-entitled boss who sucks the life out of one assistant after another in Leslye Headland's ASSISTANCE, now playing at Theatre Vertigo.
On November 13, Noelle Hannibal, Marc Ducusin, and special guests will perform in Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz at the Segal Centre Studio.
Carole Frechette's THINKING OF YU tells the story of Maggie (Danielle Desormeaux), a woman who becomes fixated on a small newspaper article about Yu Dongyue, a Chinese journalist just released from prison after serving 17 years for throwing paint on a portrait of Chairman Mao during the 1989 student
Carole Frechette is a multi award-winning playwright based in Montreal.
A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL opens with the finale: an amateur opera company taking their bows after an apparently successful performance of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera.
GOLD MOUNTAIN is an intimate portrait of a son's attempt to connect with his father and an exploration of cultural, racial, and generational divides.
Following performances in the UK, Stockholm, and Vancouver, GOLD MOUNTAIN is coming home.
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