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Nominations Open For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards: Best Of The Decade!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2020
This year the BroadwayWorld Portland Awards are back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! Eligibility is for productions which opened between 2011 and September 30th, 2020. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites!
Experience Theatre Project Presents The TOWER OF TERROR
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2020
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton's only immersive live theatrical production company, presents a virtual 7 story haunted house called a?oeThe Tower of Terrora?? on Friday and Saturday, October 30-31, 2020 at 6PM PDT. The two-night event will be streamed live online from the ETP website, and is pay-what-you-will (registration required). 
Fertile Ground 2021 Projects Announced; 31 Projects Selected by Community Panel
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2020
Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance has announced the new works lineup selected for the 2021 festival. 
Triangle productions! Presents MEET ME IN UNCANNY VALLEY - PART 1
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
triangle productions! in conjunction with Sherry Okamura presents a dramatic reading of a new storytelling musical.
The Theatre Company Presents Re-Imagined 2020 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
The Theatre Company will present a re-imagined cozy but revolutionary 2020 season featuring fully produced podcast recordings of The Moors by Jen Silverman and Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill October 9 - November 14. It's dangerous to be a woman and different.
Play On Shakespeare Appoints Kamilah Long As Managing Director
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through translation and adaptation, today announces the appointment of Kamilah Long as Managing Director.
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Hosts a One-Day-Only Open Art Show
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2020
The One-Day-Only Open Show is one of several new programs resulting from the transition of the 2020 Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts to smaller events in the wake of COVID-19. Join us in creating a memorable and unique art experience for Lake Oswego residents and surrounding communities! 
Oregon Children's Theatre Announces A SEASON REIMAGINED
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2020
Oregon Children's Theatre has announced plans for its 2020-2021 season, 'A Season Reimagined.' Though the organization will not produce in-person performances through at least May 2021 following local and national safety guidelines surrounding COVID-19, it will produce unique online productions and co-produced performances.
Lakewood Center For The Arts Presents Online Art Exhibit DISRUPTION
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2020
Following the events of the first half of 2020, Lakewood Center for the Arts through its Festival of the Arts program began reaching out to artists to create new works about Disruption. Whether through the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movements, social change, politics, or environmental emergencies, our lives have dramatically shifted.
Cast Announced For Portland Center Stage Reading of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2020
Casting has been announced for Portland Center Stage's inaugural PCS Remix: Play Reading a?" Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors a?" a live virtual event on September 26, 2020, at 5 p.m. that will feature a reading of selected scenes coupled with conversations with the artists. 
Red Yarn Launches RED YARN'S BACKYARD
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2020
Today, award-winning recording artist Red Yarn launches a new series of videos for at-home learning and fun: 'Red Yarn's Backyard.' New episodes of the musical YouTube series will post every other week, and each one will feature songs, stories or activity ideas from Red Yarn, Miss Jessie and all the puppet critters from Red Yarn's live show.
Artists Repertory Theatre Debuts New Brand Work From Marketing Agency Grady Britton
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2020
Today, Portland's longest-running professional theatre company, Artists Repertory Theatre (ART) debuts its new brand, made in partnership with one of Portland's longest-standing brand development and marketing agencies, Grady Britton.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Gives Supplies to Those Suffering Following Wildfires
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2020
Oregon Shakespeare Festival opened up Carpenter Hall and the Elizabethan Theatre to provide items of need to those suffering as a result of the wildfires in California.
BWW Review: FROM THESE STREETS I RISE, Live-streamed from CoHo Theatre
by Krista Garver - September 12, 2020
FROM THESE STREETS I RISE is a documentary theatre piece by Mikki Jordan about homelessness in Portland, now live-streaming from CoHo Theatre. In any climate, this show would be a powerful call to action. In the current one, it creates a moral imperative.
Fertile Ground Festival Managing Director Dré Slaman
by Krista Garver - September 12, 2020
Fertile Ground 2021, which takes place Jan. 28 - Feb. 7, will a virtual, curated festival. To learn more about what both artists and audiences can expect, I spoke with managing director Dré Slaman.
Majestic Theatre Hosts 'Introduction to Screenwriting' Class
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2020
The Majestic Theatre will host its first in-person class since the start of the pandemic, Introduction to Screenwriting, on September 20.
Local Orchestras Get Creative Bringing Music Back in the Midst of the Health Crisis
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2020
Eugene Weekly has reported on the ways in which various orchestras are getting creative in order to present music during the ongoing health crisis.
CoHo Productions Presents FROM THESE STREETS I RISE By Mikki Jordan
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2020
CoHo Productions with Mikki Jordan and Chris Harder present FROM THESE STREETS I RISE, created by Mikki Jordan. The event will be live-streaming the weekend of September 11 a?" 13, 2020.
Portland's Laid Off Theatre Workers Make and Donate Face Masks
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2020
Stage hands in Portland, who were laid off due to the health crisis, have been making face masks at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 28's union hall.
Portland Center Stage's PCS Remix Presents THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2020
Portland Center Stage's PCS Remix: Play Readings series kicks off with a reading of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Seattle and Ashland-based director Desdemona Chiang will direct the reading, featuring selected scenes coupled with conversations and insights from the artists. The live, virtual reading will be presented on September 26, 2020, at 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
Northwest Children's Theater and School Fall Online Classes Begin September 8
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2020
Northwest Children's Theater and School is offering brand-new online classes sure to delight the budding thespian in your home. Building on the success of online summer camp, NWCT has developed curriculum for fall that's engaging, interactive, entertaining, and gets kids up on their feet for a unique Zoom experience that you won't find anywhere else.
Fertile Ground Announces GROW AWARD Winners For 2021 Festival
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2020
The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), is thrilled to announce the nine projects awarded $500 to produce new work in the 2021 festival. For the 12th annual festival, Fertile Ground will become a free, virtual festival running Thursday, January 28 through Sunday, February 7, 2021.
Portland Playhouse Teams Up With Many Hats Collaboration to Produce Charles Grant's MATTER
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2020
Portland Playhouse is teaming up with local company Many Hats Collaboration to co-produce a video of a solo theater work written and performed by actor Charles Grant. The 15 minute piece, Matter, will stream for free on both organizations websites from September 25 - October 1.
Triangle Productions Presents MY BUDDY BILL by Rick Cleveland
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2020
On a visit to the White House, a dog-loving screenwriter reprimands Buddy, the First Dog, for piddling on the Oval Office rug. This canine interaction will spark a lasting relationship with President Clinton.
Collaborative Theatre Project Director Steven Dominguez Discusses the Importance of Theatre and More
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2020
Collaborative Theatre Project director Steven Dominguez recently chatted with Ashland Tidings about the projects the group is working on, why he got into theatre, and more.

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