Portland Opera's 2018 Resident Artist Series Welcomes Soprano Helen Huang
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
Portland Opera hosts a special community recital featuring the work of soprano Helen Huang, in her first year as a resident artist with the company. The performance features Chorus Master & Assistant Conductor Nicholas Fox on piano.
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
Portland Opera hosts a special community recital featuring the work of soprano Helen Huang, in her first year as a resident artist with the company. The performance features Chorus Master & Assistant Conductor Nicholas Fox on piano.
Crave Theatre Company Presents The Portland Premiere Of CROSSING By Reza De Wet
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
Now in its second season, Crave Theatre presents Crossing by the South African playwright Reza de Wet, directed by Sarah Andrews, in the play's Portland premiere, May 18th-June 3rd at the Shoe Box Theatre, 2110 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214, Todays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm.
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
Now in its second season, Crave Theatre presents Crossing by the South African playwright Reza de Wet, directed by Sarah Andrews, in the play's Portland premiere, May 18th-June 3rd at the Shoe Box Theatre, 2110 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214, Todays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm.
Only Five Shows Left For The Imago World Premiere of FALLOUT
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
Carol Triffle, Portland's premier absurdist playwright, has penned a darkly stirring comedy called Fallout. When three characters are trapped in a fallout shelter, their identities slide from doom to zany, and all perspective of life is confused.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2018
Carol Triffle, Portland's premier absurdist playwright, has penned a darkly stirring comedy called Fallout. When three characters are trapped in a fallout shelter, their identities slide from doom to zany, and all perspective of life is confused.
LOVE NEVER DIES Comes To Keller Auditorium Today
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2018
Love Never Dies will make its premiere in Portland's Keller Auditorium from May 15-20, 2018 as part of a North American Tour.
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2018
Love Never Dies will make its premiere in Portland's Keller Auditorium from May 15-20, 2018 as part of a North American Tour.
Experience Theatre Project Proudly Presents THE TAMING AND THE SHREW
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton's only resident professional theatre company, proudly presents its 3rd annual pay-what-you-will summer production of The Taming And The Shrew: A #TimesUp/#MeToo Adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. The play opens at 7pm on July 6, 2018 on the Beaverton Public Library south lawn, and will perform at the Library lawn on Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8 at 2pm, then again the following weekend, Friday, July 13 at 7pm, and Saturday-Sunday, July 14-15, at 2pm before embarking on an outdoor 'wine tour' of Washington County wineries, concluding its tour in Yamhill County, at Stoller Vineyards, on August 12.
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton's only resident professional theatre company, proudly presents its 3rd annual pay-what-you-will summer production of The Taming And The Shrew: A #TimesUp/#MeToo Adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. The play opens at 7pm on July 6, 2018 on the Beaverton Public Library south lawn, and will perform at the Library lawn on Saturday and Sunday, July 7-8 at 2pm, then again the following weekend, Friday, July 13 at 7pm, and Saturday-Sunday, July 14-15, at 2pm before embarking on an outdoor 'wine tour' of Washington County wineries, concluding its tour in Yamhill County, at Stoller Vineyards, on August 12.
BWW Review: Portland Playhouse Combines Award-Winning Director, Stellar Cast for Outstanding FENCES
by Krista Garver - May 14, 2018
Directed by Lou Bellamy and starring members of Penumbra Theatre, Portland Playhouse's FENCES is a must-see.
by Krista Garver - May 14, 2018
Directed by Lou Bellamy and starring members of Penumbra Theatre, Portland Playhouse's FENCES is a must-see.
Defunkt Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Defunkt Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2018
Defunkt Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season
Contemporary Performance 2017-18 Company Presents VERY POORLY INDEED at CoHo Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2018
What would you do to survive?
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2018
What would you do to survive?
BWW Review: JOHN HUGHES HIGH: THE 1980's TEEN MUSICAL Makes Its Totally Rad Debut, Packed with Awesome Young Talent
by Krista Garver - May 09, 2018
JOHN HUGHES HIGH: THE 1980's TEEN MUSICAL, now getting its world premiere, is a most excellent tribute to the best decade ever, featuring a cast of incredibly talented young performers from Staged!
by Krista Garver - May 09, 2018
JOHN HUGHES HIGH: THE 1980's TEEN MUSICAL, now getting its world premiere, is a most excellent tribute to the best decade ever, featuring a cast of incredibly talented young performers from Staged!
Join The BWW Portland on Stage Facebook Group
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2018
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce we're launching a new Facebook Group for the Portland Theatre community, bringing together performers, audience members, theatre groups, and more to create a local space for discussion and networking.
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2018
BroadwayWorld is excited to announce we're launching a new Facebook Group for the Portland Theatre community, bringing together performers, audience members, theatre groups, and more to create a local space for discussion and networking.
Milagro Announces Season 35: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Folklore
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018
Milagro, the Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization announces Season 35: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Folklore, featuring Milagro's annual Dia de Muertos celebration, three additional world premieres-including a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, a national touring production, and the U.S. premiere of a Spanish-language play from Costa Rica! It is a season of stories of fantastical creatures, great heroes and heroines, mystical monsters, magical beings, and spirits from another world.
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018
Milagro, the Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization announces Season 35: Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Folklore, featuring Milagro's annual Dia de Muertos celebration, three additional world premieres-including a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, a national touring production, and the U.S. premiere of a Spanish-language play from Costa Rica! It is a season of stories of fantastical creatures, great heroes and heroines, mystical monsters, magical beings, and spirits from another world.
Photo Flash: First Look at JOHN HUGHES HIGH: THE 1980'S TEEN MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
Building on the success of their sold out smash hit Heathers: The Musical, Staged! presents the world premiere of John Hughes High: The 1980's Teen Musical, a piece designed for teen performers by Mark LaPierre (4X4=Musicals) and Eric Nordin (The Snowstorm) and directed by Diane Englert (Heathers: The Musical).
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
Building on the success of their sold out smash hit Heathers: The Musical, Staged! presents the world premiere of John Hughes High: The 1980's Teen Musical, a piece designed for teen performers by Mark LaPierre (4X4=Musicals) and Eric Nordin (The Snowstorm) and directed by Diane Englert (Heathers: The Musical).
Playwrights Selected For The 20th Anniversary Of JAW!
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
This summer, JAW: A Playwrights Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary by doing what it does best: selecting some of the most exciting new plays of our time and providing complete support to the playwrights to develop those scripts in whatever area is most beneficial to them. Two weeks of script workshopping will culminate in the JAW Big Weekend, July 27-29, where public staged readings of the scripts will be presented along with performances from local artists and classes. Plenty of champagne and birthday cake will also be enjoyed, to celebrate all that JAW has accomplished since its brave and ambitious beginnings in 1999.
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
This summer, JAW: A Playwrights Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary by doing what it does best: selecting some of the most exciting new plays of our time and providing complete support to the playwrights to develop those scripts in whatever area is most beneficial to them. Two weeks of script workshopping will culminate in the JAW Big Weekend, July 27-29, where public staged readings of the scripts will be presented along with performances from local artists and classes. Plenty of champagne and birthday cake will also be enjoyed, to celebrate all that JAW has accomplished since its brave and ambitious beginnings in 1999.
BWW Review: Art Examines Power and Privilege in Shaking the Tree's SALT, a Multimedia Act of Resistance
by Krista Garver - May 04, 2018
SALT is a collection of installations (including performance pieces) about civil disobedience inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March speech. It's one of those unique events that makes the Portland theatre scene so dynamic.
by Krista Garver - May 04, 2018
SALT is a collection of installations (including performance pieces) about civil disobedience inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March speech. It's one of those unique events that makes the Portland theatre scene so dynamic.
I AND YOU by Lauren Gunderson Begins May 20 at Artists Rep
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
Artists Repertory Theatre presents I and You by Lauren Gunderson as the final production of their 2017/18 season. Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in America for the second year in a row. She is a recipient of a Dramatist Guild Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, won the 2018 Steinberg for The Book of Will, and won the Steinberg American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award in 2014 for this revelatory drama. I and You runs from May 20 through June 17 on the Morrison Stage.
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2018
Artists Repertory Theatre presents I and You by Lauren Gunderson as the final production of their 2017/18 season. Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in America for the second year in a row. She is a recipient of a Dramatist Guild Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, won the 2018 Steinberg for The Book of Will, and won the Steinberg American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award in 2014 for this revelatory drama. I and You runs from May 20 through June 17 on the Morrison Stage.
TO FLY AGAIN Opens Friday at Imago
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Jerry Mouawad, Artistic Co-Director of Imago Theatre, opens his world premier To Fly Again this Friday May 4 at 7:30 at Imago Theatre. , The work written, choreographed and directed by Jerry Mouawad plays May 4, 5, 6, 11, and 12, Fri/Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:00. Tickets for the show are $10, $15 or $20 - pay what you will. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling Imago at 503.231.9581 or online at ticketswest.com or by calling TicketsWest at 503.224.8499.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Jerry Mouawad, Artistic Co-Director of Imago Theatre, opens his world premier To Fly Again this Friday May 4 at 7:30 at Imago Theatre. , The work written, choreographed and directed by Jerry Mouawad plays May 4, 5, 6, 11, and 12, Fri/Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:00. Tickets for the show are $10, $15 or $20 - pay what you will. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling Imago at 503.231.9581 or online at ticketswest.com or by calling TicketsWest at 503.224.8499.
LEFT HOOK to Be Presented As Part Of The 2018 Vanport Mosaic Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Presented as part of the 2018 Vanport Mosaic Festival: In these times of collective amnesia, remembering is an act of resistance. Join us for 6 days of memory activism opportunities, commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Vanport Flood and the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act through screenings, performances, tours, exhibits, and community engagement.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2018
Presented as part of the 2018 Vanport Mosaic Festival: In these times of collective amnesia, remembering is an act of resistance. Join us for 6 days of memory activism opportunities, commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Vanport Flood and the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act through screenings, performances, tours, exhibits, and community engagement.
2018 RISK/REWARD FESTIVAL OF NEW PERFORMANCE Announces Artists
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
The Risk/Reward Festival showcases new works by indie performing artists from across the region. Come celebrate our 11th year blurring the boundaries of independent theater, music, dance, and performance art in new and surprising ways. Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the festival.
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
The Risk/Reward Festival showcases new works by indie performing artists from across the region. Come celebrate our 11th year blurring the boundaries of independent theater, music, dance, and performance art in new and surprising ways. Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the festival.
White Bird Concludes Its 20th Anniversary Season With Ballet Hispanico
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
Ballet Hispanico returns to White Bird for one night only, on Wednesday, May 16 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with an inspiring program featuring the works of three prominent Latina choreographers; Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Michelle Manzanales, and Tania Peres-Salas. The New York-based company led by Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro performs work with "bold technique that illuminates concerns of Latino/a identity and resiliency," (The Village Voice)
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
Ballet Hispanico returns to White Bird for one night only, on Wednesday, May 16 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with an inspiring program featuring the works of three prominent Latina choreographers; Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Michelle Manzanales, and Tania Peres-Salas. The New York-based company led by Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro performs work with "bold technique that illuminates concerns of Latino/a identity and resiliency," (The Village Voice)
BWW Review: Portland Center Stage's MAJOR BARBARA is Pretty, but Dusty
by Krista Garver - April 30, 2018
MAJOR BARBARA tackles the age-old question of how best to help someone: Do you give them a fish or a job fishing? It's an interesting play to be putting on right now, but I think the material -- and the audience -- would have benefitted from a slightly less dusty, even if that meant less opulent, production.
by Krista Garver - April 30, 2018
MAJOR BARBARA tackles the age-old question of how best to help someone: Do you give them a fish or a job fishing? It's an interesting play to be putting on right now, but I think the material -- and the audience -- would have benefitted from a slightly less dusty, even if that meant less opulent, production.
DEAR EDWINA JR. Encourages Theatergoers To 'Sing Your Own Song'
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2018
You don't want to miss the Metropolitan Performing Arts (MPA) lively youth production this May! Dear Edwina Jr is an uplifting musical about the pleasures of growing up. Thirteen-year-old Edwina Spoonapple is desperate to be part of the Kalamazoo Advice-a-palooza Festival.
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2018
You don't want to miss the Metropolitan Performing Arts (MPA) lively youth production this May! Dear Edwina Jr is an uplifting musical about the pleasures of growing up. Thirteen-year-old Edwina Spoonapple is desperate to be part of the Kalamazoo Advice-a-palooza Festival.
REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN Comes to Third Rail In May
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
Take everything you know about the modern woman and write it down. Next tear the paper up and throw it away. Now set the trash can on fire and douse it with kerosene. You'd better buckle up because tradition and language, relationships and rules, are set ablaze in Alice Birch's firebomb of a play. A comedy, a manifesto, an out of control pep rally, Revolt. She said. Revolt again. blasts through the status quo and rockets to the edge of possibility.
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
Take everything you know about the modern woman and write it down. Next tear the paper up and throw it away. Now set the trash can on fire and douse it with kerosene. You'd better buckle up because tradition and language, relationships and rules, are set ablaze in Alice Birch's firebomb of a play. A comedy, a manifesto, an out of control pep rally, Revolt. She said. Revolt again. blasts through the status quo and rockets to the edge of possibility.
SISTER ACT Opens Today at Lakewood Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
Lakewood Theatre Company will open on today April 27, 2018 with the divine musical, Sister Act. The production title sponsors for Sister Act are Marylhurst University and Samantha Richardson. The directorial sponsors are Don & Jessie Adams.
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
Lakewood Theatre Company will open on today April 27, 2018 with the divine musical, Sister Act. The production title sponsors for Sister Act are Marylhurst University and Samantha Richardson. The directorial sponsors are Don & Jessie Adams.
Defunkt Presents West Coast Premiere Of GIRL IN THE RED CORNER By Stephen Spotswood
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
Defunkt Theatre presents Girl in the Red Corner by Stephen Spotswood and directed by Paul Angelo, April 27-June 2, 2018. The show plays Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 pm (no show Sunday, April 29) at The Back Door Theater, 4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR (enter through the Common Grounds Coffee Shop).
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
Defunkt Theatre presents Girl in the Red Corner by Stephen Spotswood and directed by Paul Angelo, April 27-June 2, 2018. The show plays Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 pm (no show Sunday, April 29) at The Back Door Theater, 4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR (enter through the Common Grounds Coffee Shop).
BWW Review: In Revisiting the Troubles of Ireland's Past, Corrib Theatre's QUIETLY Provides a Warning for Our Future
by Krista Garver - April 24, 2018
One summer day in 1974 in a pub in Belfast, Ian and Jimmy's lives changed forever. Now, at age 52, the men arrange to meet in the same pub where a horrific event occurred. After 36 years, can they see each other as anything but enemies? Is any amount of forgiveness possible? These are the questions at the heart of QUIETLY, Owen McCafferty's haunting play currently running at New Expressive Works care of Corrib Theatre.
by Krista Garver - April 24, 2018
One summer day in 1974 in a pub in Belfast, Ian and Jimmy's lives changed forever. Now, at age 52, the men arrange to meet in the same pub where a horrific event occurred. After 36 years, can they see each other as anything but enemies? Is any amount of forgiveness possible? These are the questions at the heart of QUIETLY, Owen McCafferty's haunting play currently running at New Expressive Works care of Corrib Theatre.
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