Review: FORBIDDEN FRUIT at Shaking The Tree
This is very intimate theatre, and not just because it’s performed for small groups in small rooms.
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Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Portland Center Stage
Madeline Sayet’s sweeping and poetic one-person play WHERE WE BELONG tells the story of Achokayis, a Mohegan theatre-maker, who in 2015 moves to England to get her PhD in Shakespeare.
Review: YOUNG AMERICANS at Portland Center Stage
YOUNG AMERICANS a quiet contemplative sort of play.
Review: WHAT I LEARNED IN PARIS at Portland Playhouse
Whether you feel like a romantic comedy or a look at an important moment in our civil rights history, WHAT I LEARNED IN PARIS fits the bill.
Review: WELCOME TO ARROYO'S at Profile Theatre
WELCOME TO ARROYO'S is a moving and must-see play about family, grief, love, art, and the importance of being open to new perspectives and experiences.
Review: SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK at Broadway Rose
Do you remember those brilliant Kodak commercials way back when that chronicled people’s lives through photographs and seemed specifically designed to tug at every last heartstring? In all the best ways, SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK, now running at Broadway Rose, is a full-length musical version
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Keller Auditorium
The national tour of this Broadway hit, now running at Keller Auditorium, literally defines the word spectacular.
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse
I count on Portland Playhouse's A CHRISTMAS CAROL every year to get me into the holiday spirit, and it has never failed.
Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Portland Center Stage
What did our critic think of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Portland Center Stage? It's the theatrical equivalent of hot cocoa with whipped cream.
Review: KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD at Portland Center Stage
Amed with fabric, scissors, and a sewing machine, Kristina Wong goes to war against COVID with her squad of mask-sewing Aunties.
Review: KING OF THE YEES at Profile Theatre
KING OF THE YEES combines biting humor, keen social commentary, and the thrill of discovery into a touching and also wildly entertaining package.
Review: LAUGHING WILD at 21ten Theatre
Through two unnamed characters – lonely people struggling to find purpose and connection – the play explores how fundamental empathy is to our existence.
Review: THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME at Portland Center Stage
This beautiful play wraps a history lesson about the social justice movement of the 1960s in a poignant family drama.
Review: THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY at Profile Theatre
Kristoffer Diaz's play is one of those rare treats that is a heck of a lot of fun and also has something meaningful to say.
Review: F-ING A at Shaking The Tree
This play takes you into the darkest parts of human nature and doesn’t give you a path back out, and it forces you to think about what you would do in these situations, where every choice is a bad one.
Review: CHICKEN & BISCUITS at Portland Playhouse
Families, amirite? And where better to experience the whole spectrum of family dynamics than at a funeral! In Douglas Lyons' comedy CHICKEN & BISCUITS, now running at Portland Playhouse, the Jenkins family is gathering for the funeral of their patriarch and pastor.
Review: THE EVOLUTION OF MANN at Broadway Rose
Excellent performances help mask the weaknesses of this not-particularly-romantic romantic comedy.
Review: THE HOMBRES at Artists Repertory Theatre
Every once in a while, a play completely renews my faith in humanity.
Review: AN EVENING OF SHORTS at Sowelu Dramatic
For the rest of this month, Sowelu is presenting a “mini-season,” which includes this program on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as readings and workshops.
Review: TICK, TICK...BOOM! at Portland Center Stage
Jonathan Larson's musical tells the story of an aspiring musical theatre writer having a quarter-life crisis.
Review: HADESTOWN at Keller Auditorium
What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Keller Auditorium?HADESTOWN, Anaïs Mitchell’s terrific Tony- and Grammy-winning musical now on national tour, urges us to have hope that if we can imagine a better world, we can create one…even if the odds (and the gods) are against us.
Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
Funny, poignant, weird – Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble’s new take on THE CHERRY ORCHARD, translated by Štĕpán Šimek, is a vehicle to showcase what both Chekhov and PETE do best.
Review: KISSING THE WITCH at Corrib Theatre
Corrib’s production, directed by Tracy Cameron Francis, uses movement and visual effects to bring the magical, mystical nature of fairy tales to the forefront, while also reinforcing that these are real people dealing with real issues.
Review: RENT at Portland Center Stage
Director Chip Miller delivers a vibrant and touching production of musical theatre's most iconic shows.
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