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Fertile Ground Reviews: THE CONTRACT, A WOMAN IN WASHINGTON'S ARMY, THE APE THEATRE COMEDY HOUSE PARTY
Fertile Ground 2018 continues to be amazing.
Fertile Ground Reviews: PHILIP'S GLASS MENAGERIE, ROSA RED, PERSEPHONE XOA IRIS
Fertile Ground 2018 is in full swing.
BWW Review: In THREE SISTERS, Life is a Long, Disappointing Slog, But You Should Still Totally See the Play, at Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative
Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative's THREE SISTERS is a fascinating bummer, and definitely worth a watch for anyone who may feel like we as a country are stuck in some pretty deep muck, with no clear path out.
BWW Review: A Harrowing True Story and Imaginative Direction a Winning Formula for LIFEBOAT, at Corrib Theatre
Nicola McCartney's LIFEBOAT, brilliantly directed by Avital Shira, is an exhilarating and ultimately uplifting play about courage, resilience, and friendship.
Feeling Dissatisfied with Life? Have Some Vodka! And Then Go See Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble's Brilliant UNCLE VANYA
PETE's UNCLE VANYA is funny and gut-wrenching, and it perfectly captures the anxiety of boredom, the irresistible allure of shiny things, and the hopelessness of realizing that this is it.
BWW Review: Feel the Thrill of Antarctic Exploration in Portland Story Theater's POLAR OPPOSITES
Lawrence Howard's latest offering, POLAR OPPOSITES: AMUNDSEN, SCOTT, AND THE RACE FOR THE POLE, tells the story of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott's competing journeys to the South Pole.
BWW Review: TWIST YOUR DICKENS is Back! And That's a Very Good Thing
There are plenty of wholesome choices for holiday entertainment.
BWW Review: Portland Shakespeare Project's PERICLES WET Well-Timed for the National Conversation About Sexual Harassment and Assault
Ellen Margolis's excellent PERICLES WET is a story about men taking what they want.
BWW Review: Portland Playhouse's A CHRISTMAS CAROL is the Must-See of the Holiday Season
This production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL has everything you could want a great script, a superb cast with excellent direction, and plenty of theatre magic to make you feel like a kid at Christmas.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS MEMORY/WINTER SONG is a Warm, Wonderful Welcome to Winter
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY/WINTER SONG is like comfort food -- warm, nourishing, and just exactly what you want on a cold winter's night.
BWW Review: In THE HUMANS, a Holiday Dinner Becomes a Multigenerational Scrimmage at Artists Rep
If you want to see what's new and exciting in American theatre, go see THE HUMANS.
BWW Review: Broadway Rose's YOUR HOLIDAY HIT PARADE is the Pitch Perfect Way to Get into the Holiday Spirit
YOUR HOLIDAY HIT PARADE is two hours of all of your seasonal favorites sung exquisitely, with enough silliness to provide plenty of laughs and enough heart to make you feel all warm inside just like Christmas is supposed to.
BWW Review: Calling All Seekers: Find Your PSYCHIC UTOPIA at Hand2Mouth
PSYCHIC UTOPIA explores the stories of many people who traveled to Oregon in search of a utopian experience.
BWW Review: Corrib Theatre's BELFAST GIRLS is Full of Fascinating History, Could Use More Emotion
BELFAST GIRLS, opening Corrib Theatre's 2017-2018 season, tells the story of five women who traveled from Belfast to Australia during the Irish Famine of the mid-1850s.
BWW Review: MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES Brings Greek Tragedy to the Modern Immigrant Experience, at Portland Center Stage
MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES is a painful, very timely play that provides a human context for a lot of things going on in the news right now.
BWW Review: THE BODYGUARD is All About the Music, and That's Enough
This Whitney Houston tribute concert with a plot, part of the Broadway in Portland season, is packed with phenomenal performances of the late singer's greatest hits.
BWW Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is as Relevant as Ever, at Lakewood Theatre Company
Lakewood Theatre Company's production, directed by Brenda Hubbard, is very good and incredibly timely given that this story of racial injustice set in 1935 is disturbingly just as relevant today.
BWW Review: FARNDALE AVENUE...MURDER AT CHECKMATE MANOR is Delightfully Terrible and Hilariously Funny, at Bag&Baggage
Bag&Baggage's THE FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY'S PRODUCTION OF MURDER AT CHECKMATE MANOR is comedy done right.
BWW Review: Danna Schaeffer's YOU IN MIDAIR Explores Grief and Recovery Following the Loss of a Child
In YOU IN MIDAIR, Rebecca Schaeffer's mother, Danna Schaeffer, explores her own grief and long path to recovery and also seeks to make sure her daughter's life isn't defined by her death.
BWW Review: Artist Rep's CAUGHT is a Perplexing Puzzle for a Post-Fact World
Christopher Chen's CAUGHT combines visual art and performance into a whole new type of adventure in live theatre.
BWW Review: Portland Center Stage's EVERY BRILLIANT THING is a Brilliant Thing
EVERY BRILLIANT THING is a funny, poignant play about depression and suicide.
BWW Review: FUN HOME: A Rich Blend of Laughter and Tears, at Portland Center Stage
FUN HOME will make you laugh and it will make you cry, and you'll love every minute of it.
BWW Review: Sowelu Theatre's THE CRACKWALKER Will Haunt You Long After the Lights Go Up
THE CRACKWALKER is bleak and it's hard to watch (at times, excruciating).
BWW Review: An Adventure Through Time and Technology in THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE, at CoHo Theatre
Madeleine George's Pulitzer Prize-nominated THE (CURIOUS CASE OF THE) WATSON INTELLIGENCE takes the audience on a journey through time (and several Watsons, from Alexander Graham Bell's assistant to Sherlock Holmes's sidekick to IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer) that explores the nature of our
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Join us for the 2026–2027 Season Portland Center Stage at The Armory (9/27-6/27) |
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The Dark Stuff Twilight Theater Company (8/20-9/06) |
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You Can’t Take It With You Lakewood Theatre Company (9/11-10/18) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Keller Auditorium (1/26-1/31) |
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Doja Cat at Moda Center Moda Center (10/17-10/17) |
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Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue Paramount Theater Ashland (11/04-11/04) |
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Bluey’s Big Play Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (10/12-10/12) |
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Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. by Caryl Churchill Shaking the Tree Theatre (10/08-11/07) |
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August Wilson’s King Hedley II Oregon Shakespeare Festival (7/16-10/24) |
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Billy Strings Matthew Knight Arena (10/06-10/06) |