Defunkt Theatre Presents Portland Premiere of THE PRIDE
by Rebecca Russo
- Jan 19, 2018
Three actors play two sets of characters with identical names living 50 years apart. In the 1950s Oliver hires Sylvia to illustrate his newest children's book and an attraction develops between Oliver and Sylvia's deeply closeted husband Philip. In the present day, Philip and Oliver are a couple on the rocks due to Oliver's resistance to monogamy and his emotional dependence on his best friend Sylvia. Defunkt's Executive Director Sarah Armitage directs the Portland premiere this Olivier-award winning play which cuts back and forth between two eras to challenge notions of love, faithfulness, and the true nature of liberation.
First Stop of Under the Radar at The Public: 80's NYC With New Yorker Writer Adam Gopnik
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 9, 2018
With his signature wit and keen observational eye for the manners of everyday life, bestselling author and beloved New Yorker staff writer ADAM GOPNIK chronicles his early days in the tumultuous decade of the 1980s where a life begun in the smallest apartment in Manhattan opened the gate to professional misadventures in the worlds of high fashion, art and public speaking.
Great Performances At The Met Kicks Off 2018 With Bellini's NORMA
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 9, 2018
Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met begins with a new production of Bellini's masterpiece about a woman scorned, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Norma stars Sondra Radvanovsky as the titular druid high priestess, opposite Joyce DiDonato as Norma's new rival and Joseph Calleja as her unfaithful lover a casting dream for bel canto fans.
Rupert Graves To Make His Directorial Debut
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 14, 2017
Rupert Graves is to make his debut as a director with The Ungrateful Biped, a one-man play starring and adapted by Philip Goodhew from Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
