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The Young Professionals Company at OCT Presents IN THE FOREST SHE GREW FANGS
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2021
The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children’s Theatre has announced its second virtual performance of its season, In the Forest She Grew Fangs by Stephen Spotswood, a dark, bewitching, and bloody deconstruction of Red Riding Hooded.
BWW Review: LAS MENINAS at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - January 02, 2021
You have just a few days left to catch the audio production of Lynn Nottage’s LAS MENINAS at Profile Theatre. Don't miss your chance -- it's excellent.
University of Portland Theatre Announces Upcoming 2021 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2020
UP Theater at the University of Portland has announced its upcoming lineup of 2021 digital productions. The two shows are The Public and Clue: Stay-At-Home Edition, which will both take place online in spring 2021.
Lakewood Presents Four Holiday Shows Online and Launches Sanat Wish Emails
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2020
Beginning December 17, 2020 join Lakewood online for Santa's Christmas Cards, a new online musical Christmas revue from Lakewood Theatre Company! 
BWW Review: CHRISTMAS MY WAY at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - December 13, 2020
CHRISTMAS MY WAY a much-needed respite -- 90 minutes when to forget about everything else and just enjoy great music sung by talented performers.
CoHo NIGHTLIFE Premieres with Guest Luvjones
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2020
CoHo will launch CoHo NIGHTLIFE, the latest installment in a collaborative, live-streaming, virtual programming. 
OSF Presents Short Film ASH LAND Premiering On O!
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2020
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced today the premiere of the short film ASH LAND on its digital platform, O!.
The Theatre Company Announces THE PLAYWRIGHT INITIATIVE: SOLO WORKS 2021-2022
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2020
The Theatre Company has announced The Playwright Initiative: Solo Works, the 2021-2022 season of six new plays adaptable to both filmed and live stage performance. Writers Yussef El Guindi, Idris Goodwin, Emily Gregory, Ren Dara Santiago, DeLanna Studi, and Claire Willett have all accepted commissions for the 18-month initiative.
Photo Flash: Experience Theatre Project Presents A DRUNK CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2020
Experience Theatre Project presents a hysterical take on a classic tale: A Drunk Christmas Carol, on Saturday, December 19 at 7:30pm. This livestreamed production is one night only, no Zoom required. Tickets are pay what you can, suggested $10 donation.
Third Rail Presents #ENOUGH: Plays To End Gun Violence
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2020
THIRD RAIL REPERTORY THEATRE has announced its participation in the Nationwide Reading of the seven winning plays of #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence, a national short play competition for middle and high school students. On December 14, 2020 — the 8-year remembrance of the shootings at Sandy Hook — the winning titles will be performed at THIRD RAIL and over 48 other theatres and schools across the country and abroad.
BWW Review: WEATHER ROOM: A Strange, and Strangely Comforting, New Work from Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - December 04, 2020
PETE's interactive virtual experience WEATHER ROOM runs through this weekend at 7:30 each night.
The Young Professionals Company At OCT Presents BREAKING CHARACTER
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2020
The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) presents a three-part series of online performances, Breaking Character. This series highlights the teen voice and perspective of the talented YPs through original stories and songs.
Boom Arts Presents 600 HIGHWAYMEN'S A THOUSAND WAYS (Part One): A Phone Call
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2020
Boom Arts will present A THOUSAND WAYS, a live, interactive theatrical experiment about finding one another through distance and negotiating shared space. This triptych of encounters is designed around social distancing rules to meet participants where they are and when they are.
Ashland New Plays Festival Announces Jackie Apodaca As New Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2020
Ashland New Plays Festival is in the midst of a major change in artistic leadership. Kyle Haden will be completing his 6th and final season as Artistic Director in December, so he can devote more of his energies to the leadership team at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, where he was recently named Interim Senior Associate Head.
Fertile Ground Festival Of New Work Is Curated And Virtual For 2021
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2020
Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), will offer 40 projects for the 12th annual festival. Virtual and free, Fertile Ground Festival 2021 marks the first time in the festival's history that participant “acts of creation” are curated.
Portland Stage Announces World Premiere Adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2020
After earning equity approval to produce its second show in the 2020-21 season - a rare enough feat that its first show, Talley’s Folly, landed Portland Stage on PBS NewsHour - Portland Stage announces the return of the holiday family classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Joel Leffert.
Interlochen Arts Academy To Stream THE NUTCRACKER and SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2020
This December, as holiday performances around the world are cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, audiences far and wide can tune in to two popular seasonal presentations by Interlochen Arts Academy students: The Nutcracker and Sounds of the Season. 
Triangle Productions Presents Virtual CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRAWFORDS
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2020
Triangle Productions will bring you into the world of Joan Crawford her radio broadcast with Hedda Hopper in Christmas with the Crawfords!
Oregon Ballet Theatre Launches OBT Moves - a Reimagined 2020-21 Season
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2020
With the onset of Covid-19, the Oregon Ballet Theatre has announced the 2020/21 season titled OBT MOVES, aiming to reimagine it all as OBT moves out of traditional theaters and mode of performance, to locations throughout Portland offering rare behind-the-scenes access revealing what ballet is, and what it can be.
Oregon Symphony Nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2020
Oregon Symphony has announced its recording of Aspects of America: Pulitzer Edition, conducted by Music Director Carlos Kalmar, has been nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award in the Best Orchestral Performance category. This is Oregon Symphony’s third Grammy nomination in the category under Kalmar.
Portland Center Stage Presents THE BELLS THAT STILL CAN RING
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2020
After triumphant appearances in some of Portland Center Stage's most popular holiday productions, actor Isaac Lamb returns to PCS to helm a new and altogether different kind of seasonal offering, The Bells That Still Can Ring.
Play On Shakespeare Commissions UNIVERSES To Take On HAMLET
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2020
Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through translation and adaptation, today announces a commission with UNIVERSES to take on Hamlet. Amrita Ramanan, OSF's Literary Director, will serve as dramaturg.
Voting Now Open For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2020
Voting is now open for the BroadwayWorld Portland Awards - which are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Our local editors have set the categories, our readers have submitted nominees, and now YOU get to vote for your favorites!
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Raises Nearly $175,000 For Rogue Valley and Southern Oregon Fire Relief
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2020
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced today that half of the proceeds from donations raised October 23 through October 26, during its virtual 2020 Gala event which included all auction item sales, will be distributed to Rogue Valley organizations providing essential and ongoing fire relief throughout Southern Oregon.
Experience Theatre to Present A DRUNK CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2020
Experience Theatre Project presents a hysterical take on a classic tale: A Drunk Christmas Carol, on Saturday, December 19 at 7:30pm. This livestreamed production is one night only, no Zoom required. Tickets are pay what you can, suggested $10 donation.

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