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OSF Hires Anyania Muse In Newly Evolved Role, Director Of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, And Access
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2021
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced today Anyania (Ahn-ya-nigh-ah) Muse will become its Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) on April 12, 2021. In this newly evolved role, Muse will join OSF's leadership team, providing vision and strategy for the integration of IDEA into all facets of OSF's operations. Muse will design, communicate, execute and monitor programs and initiatives that actively promote and foster a radically inclusive culture that is an anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic, and anti-ableist at the company.
LIGHT THE WAY For Profile Theatre At Their 2021 Virtual Gala 
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2021
On April 16 at 5:30PM Profile Theatre will host their first-ever virtual gala to raise $75,000 in celebration of 23 seasons exploring the playwright's vision.
Chamber Music Northwest to Premiere a Virtual Concert, Parker Quartet: Inventive & Inspired
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2021
Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) will present the concert premiere of the Grammy Award-winning string ensemble Parker Quartet on Saturday, April 24 at 7 pm PT.
Play On Shakespeare Appoints Amrita Ramanan As Senior Cultural Strategist And Dramaturg
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2021
Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through translation and adaptation, today announces the appointment of Amrita Ramanan as Senior Cultural Strategist and Dramaturg.
Ballet Fantastique Returns to In-Person Performances With JEWELS
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2021
Ballet Fantastique has announced its return to in-person performances with Jewels: New Vintage Vignettes From Bfan. The show runs April 2-4, 2021 Live From The Silva.
Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS to Stream at Broadway Rose
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2021
Broadway Rose Theatre Company has announced that it will mount the musical The Last Five Years, and make it available for streaming April 23 - May 16.
Risk/Reward Presents TAX DAY TELETHON With Carla Rossi & Pepper Pepper
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2021
This April 15th, on annual and official Tax Day, Pepper the P-sychic and Carla the Holistic Healing Life Coach welcome audiences through mind-and-body-affirming modalities as they simultaneously try to sell audience members (and special guests!) their wares, in this hour long Tax Day telethon.
BWW Review: TRIGGERED LIFE: A REQUIEM OF HEALING at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - March 25, 2021
TRIGGERED LIFE: A REQUIEM OF HEALING is an emotional tour de force written by John Oluwole ADEkoje and starring Keith Mascoll now streaming at Portland Playhouse.
Portland Opera Presents JOURNEYS TO JUSTICE
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2021
Portland Opera will present Journeys to Justice, an evening of art song, opera, and short pieces about love, justice, and experiences of being a Black American. Journeys to Justice will premiere on April 16th at 7:30PM and be available online for 45 days, accessible via Portland Opera's website.
Hand2Mouth Presents DISTANCIAS
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2021
During the Covid Pandemic we find ourselves longing for human connections. Distancias is a collection of different works based on our experiences during this time. Though much of our world has stopped, we have continued to experience so much. We are all adapting, growing, coping, letting go, and most importantly, changing with the times.
Experience Theatre to Present 2021 WESTSIDE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2021
The festival's highlight is a hilarious presentation of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) each day of the festival. This outdoor, 3-person full-length show will be presented with social distancing in mind. 
Play On Shakespeare Announces Spring Season
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2021
Play On Shakespeare today announced their spring 2021 season. Play On Shakespeare’s mission is to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare’s plays in performance for theatre professionals, students, teachers, and audiences by engaging with contemporary translations and adaptations.
WINE IN THE WILDERNESS Staged Reading Debuts On March 27 As Part Of PCS Remix
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2021
Celebrated writer Alice Childress' study of race, gender, and class that explores how the Black community perceives, defines, and affirms itself from within will mark the next offering from the PCS Remix: Staged Reading series. Wine in the Wilderness will be directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene, a resident director of Hamilton. 
Ashland New Plays Festival Presents Encore Of LONESOMES by Octavio Solis 
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2021
After a successful two-day run of Lonesomes by Octavio Solis in February, Ashland New Plays Festival is bringing the play back for an encore with the release of a newly recorded performance, available to stream on demand this March 16 through 21. Tickets are available now with sliding scale pricing.
Oregon Symphony Announces In Person 125th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2021
Today, Oregon Symphony has announced its 2021-2022 season beginning October 2, with the debut of new Music Director David Danzmayr. It is a season of celebration, bringing the joy and healing power of music back to stages in Portland, Salem, and the greater Oregon community.
BWW Exclusive: A Deeper Look at PERSONAL HISTORY
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2021
Beginning Wednesday, March 10 through March 14, UO University Theatre  will stream Dominic Taylor's Personal History, directed by Stanley Coleman.
Oregon Children's Theatre Presents ART INTERRUPTED
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2021
Oregon Children's Theatre announces a new, four-part series entitled Art Interrupted. In this series, artists who had their performances canceled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic will meet virtually and discuss the experience, sharing joys and challenges, hear their stories and inspirations, and discuss what it means to have their “art interrupted.”
Portland Stage Announces The 2020 Clauder Competition For New England Playwrights Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2021
The winning plays, The Last Ship to Proxima Centauri by Greg Lam, In His Hands by Benjamin Benne, and Rx Machina by Caity-Shea Violette will be workshopped and given digital readings in the 32nd Annual Little Festival of the Unexpected over three weekends in March and April, starting March 12, 2021. The digital workshop performances are free and open to the public with registration.
OSF Partners To Award $10,000 Black Realities Creative Grant And World Premiere At 2021 Tribeca Film Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2021
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) joins Black Realities, Artizen, and Tribeca Film Festival to sponsor the Black Realities Creative Grant (BRG). For this Tribeca edition of the grant, BRG partnered with Tribeca to support the winning project with a world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival within its Immersive programs section
Bend Pops Orchestra Announces Eddy Robinson as New Conductor
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2021
The Bend Pops Orchestra has announced  Eddy Robinson as its new conductor, beginning with the 2021-2022 season,.
Third Rail Presents An Encore Of #ENOUGH For The Office Of Violence Prevention
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2021
Following Third Rail's participation in the nationwide reading of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence on December 14, 2020, Nike Greene, who worked with Third Rail as a cultural facilitator on the project, invited the company to present another online reading of the plays for community stakeholders who regularly meet with the Office of Violence Prevention (where Greene is director) to work for increased public safety and racial equity.
Ashland New Plays Festival Presents New Work By Octavio Solis
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2021
Ashland New Plays Festival will present a virtual performance of new play Lonesomes by Octavio Solis on Saturday, February 27, at 7:00 pm PT and Sunday, February 28, at 2:00 pm PT, directed by ANPF's Artistic Director Jackie Apodaca.
The Afro-Futurist, Sci-Fi Audio Thriller PROTOCOL: Episode 1 Debuts March 9
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2021
The latest release from the PCS Remix: Original Works series is a venture into the world of audio, with the Afro-futurist, sci-fi thriller PROTOCOL: Episode 1. Conceived and created by Portland-based, multi-disciplinary artist Phil Johnson, the project is a pilot episode for a podcast series Johnson plans to release at a later date. 
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces First Ever Combined Digital and Live Season for 2021
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2021
The combination of multi-format programming is a celebration of OSF’s continued commitment to presenting world-class theatre on its stages and its recent foray into groundbreaking digital programming, introducing fans, supporters, and new audiences worldwide to the company’s award-winning artistry.
OSF Announces First Ever Combined Digital and Live Season For 2021
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2021
The 2021 digital on-demand streaming season includes a limited-run schedule for favorites from the OSF archives beginning with Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, directed by Shana Cooper; Manahatta by Mary Kathryn Nagle, directed by Laurie Woolery; and Snow in Midsummer by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, based on the classical Chinese drama The Injustice to Dou Yi That Moved Heaven and Earth and directed by Justin Audibert.

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