PORTLAND THEATRE NEWSROOM

ATHENA, now running at the tiny but mighty 21ten Theatre, is a keenly observed comedy about two high schoolers training for the Junior Olympics.

Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse will present the upcoming co-production of James Ijames' critically acclaimed comedy, Fat Ham.

Back for the third time at the Fertile Ground Festival, Elder World Productions will present another theatrical reading, Saying Goodbye in Elder World.

MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY will return to The Judy in Portland.

MURDER ON THE MISSION TO MARS! will premiere at the 2026 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works in Portland.

Portland Center Stage will host its annual Theater Lovers' Bash on March 18, 2026, celebrating the vibrant local theater community.

In The Words Will Come, a young Iranian-American girl struggles to make sense of letters that refuse to behave, navigating school, language, and identity while discovering unexpected guidance from the brilliant mind of Albert Einstein.

Composer and guitarist Brent Gunter will present the live premiere of his new album 'TRADE WINDS' at Portland's Newmark Theatre on May 15.

Portland Center Stage at The Armory announced the appointment of Heather de Michele as its new Managing Director, effective April 6, 2026.

CallSign Productions will throw its cape in the ring for 2026's Fertile Ground Festival of New Works with the world premiere of Bets Swadis's full-length play Anonymous.

When seeing a new-to-me play, I typically try to walk in knowing as little as possible.

The North American Tour of Les Miserables of the world’s most popular musical will make its final return to Portland at Keller Auditorium.

Athena will be performed at 21ten Theatre this month.

As the Trump administration works to erase trans people from public life (literally removing the 'T' from LGBT on the government's website about the Stonewall Uprising, a movement to which trans people were central), it becomes urgent to understand that these events don't happen in a vacuum.

If you had told me I would cry my eyes out at a musical about a young man with green, scaly skin who only leaves his apartment once a year to go on a Grindr date, I would have given you the side eye.

A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation, is coming to Portland at the Newmark Theatre.

Don't miss Portland Center Stage's reimagined production of Justin Huertas' cult favorite indie rock musical Lizard Boy.

Ohio welcomes the premiere of THE GREAT GATSBY at The Stranahan, featuring eight performances that bring the Roaring Twenties to life with stunning production and melodies.

Chamber Music Northwest will present the Pacific Northwest premiere of a rediscovered chamber work by Charles Martin Loeffler on March 28, 2026 at 7:30 p.

Ash Allen will perform in the solo show BIG FEELINGS BABY, exploring personal narratives through dynamic storytelling, set to premiere at BackFence.

The Psychology of Serial Killers invites audiences beyond the headlines and into the behavioral, developmental, and psychological pathways that can precede serial homicide.

When I first read about this show and the Composer and Co-Director described by the Boston Globe as a “one-woman dynamo,” I knew I wanted to meet and interview Maria Finkelmeier.

Few plays in theatrical history have achieved the enduring success of The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie.

Portland Opera has launched a multi-phase $5 million fundraising initiative titled KEEP PORTLAND OPERATIC – Save Our Song.

Third Eye Theatre will present ENCOUNTERS, a collection of short plays by Jeremy Cole, as part of the Fertile Ground Festival.