Fertile Ground Reviews: MATTER IS MOTHER, SEX WE CAN! AN EROTIC UPRISING
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2018
MATTER IS MOTHER wins my award for most creative show at the festival. SEX WE CAN! explores sex and sexuality in a way that's entertaining, empowering, and, in case you're wondering, very sexy.
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2018
MATTER IS MOTHER wins my award for most creative show at the festival. SEX WE CAN! explores sex and sexuality in a way that's entertaining, empowering, and, in case you're wondering, very sexy.
triangle productions Addresses TRANS-FORMATION Controversy
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
In recent days triangle productions has been receiving push back for the upcoming production TRANS-formation, due to the casting of a male in the lead.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
In recent days triangle productions has been receiving push back for the upcoming production TRANS-formation, due to the casting of a male in the lead.
BWW Review: PARNASSUS ON WHEELS is a Delightful Love Letter to Books (and Love!), at Lakewood Theatre
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2018
PARNASSUS ON WHEELS is a positively enchanting play about an almost-40-year-old woman who buys a mobile bookstore and sets off on a grand adventure.
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2018
PARNASSUS ON WHEELS is a positively enchanting play about an almost-40-year-old woman who buys a mobile bookstore and sets off on a grand adventure.
Photo Flash: First Look at the World Premiere of MAGELLANICA at Artists Rep
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Artists Rep presents the World Premiere of Magellanica, by E.M. Lewis, directed by Damaso Rodriguez from January 20 through February 18 on the theatre's Morrison Stage. Magellanica is a five-part epic play written by Oregon playwright E.M. Lewis. This production is made possible through major funding from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Creative Heights Initiative and the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Magellanica is a part of Portland's Fertile Ground Festival of New Works.
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Artists Rep presents the World Premiere of Magellanica, by E.M. Lewis, directed by Damaso Rodriguez from January 20 through February 18 on the theatre's Morrison Stage. Magellanica is a five-part epic play written by Oregon playwright E.M. Lewis. This production is made possible through major funding from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Creative Heights Initiative and the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Magellanica is a part of Portland's Fertile Ground Festival of New Works.
ANTIGONE Opens 1/26 at Twilight Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you 'Entertainment with Edge' announces its upcoming production of Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Lewis Galantiere, based on the play by Jean Anouilh, opening January 26th.
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you 'Entertainment with Edge' announces its upcoming production of Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Lewis Galantiere, based on the play by Jean Anouilh, opening January 26th.
World Premiere of MAGELLANICA Comes to Artists Rep
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2018
Artists Rep presents the World Premiere of Magellanica, by E.M. Lewis, directed by Damaso Rodriguez from January 20 through February 18 on the theatre's Morrison Stage. Magellanica is a five-part epic play written by Oregon playwright E.M. Lewis. This production is made possible through major funding from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Creative Heights Initiative and the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Magellanica is a part of Portland's Fertile Ground Festival of New Works.
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2018
Artists Rep presents the World Premiere of Magellanica, by E.M. Lewis, directed by Damaso Rodriguez from January 20 through February 18 on the theatre's Morrison Stage. Magellanica is a five-part epic play written by Oregon playwright E.M. Lewis. This production is made possible through major funding from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Creative Heights Initiative and the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Magellanica is a part of Portland's Fertile Ground Festival of New Works.
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON is Back! And This Time, It's Even Better
by Krista Garver - January 25, 2018
by Krista Garver - January 25, 2018
Fertile Ground Reviews: THE CONTRACT, A WOMAN IN WASHINGTON'S ARMY, THE APE THEATRE COMEDY HOUSE PARTY
by Krista Garver - January 25, 2018
Fertile Ground 2018 continues to be amazing. Here's what I thought about two staged readings and a comedy show!
by Krista Garver - January 25, 2018
Fertile Ground 2018 continues to be amazing. Here's what I thought about two staged readings and a comedy show!
Photo Flash: Profile Theatre Begins 2018-2019 Double Season with 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
PROFILE THEATRE presents a production of the comedic drama 2.5 Minute Ride by Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright Lisa Kron. Riding the rails of humor and horror, this solo performance features NYC-based actor Allison Mickelson, who recently impressed audiences at Portland Center Stage in Lisa Kron's award-winning musical Fun Home. It will be directed by Jane Unger, Profile's founding artistic director, and marks the first full (double!) season for Profile's ambitious new Artistic Director Josh Hecht, as well as the third year of the Diversity and Inclusivity Initiative.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
PROFILE THEATRE presents a production of the comedic drama 2.5 Minute Ride by Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright Lisa Kron. Riding the rails of humor and horror, this solo performance features NYC-based actor Allison Mickelson, who recently impressed audiences at Portland Center Stage in Lisa Kron's award-winning musical Fun Home. It will be directed by Jane Unger, Profile's founding artistic director, and marks the first full (double!) season for Profile's ambitious new Artistic Director Josh Hecht, as well as the third year of the Diversity and Inclusivity Initiative.
Photo Flash: ASTORIA: PART TWO Premieres at The Armory
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
The world premiere of Astoria: Part Two the conclusion of a two-part stage adaptation of Peter Stark's best-selling bookASTORIA: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire; A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival adapted and directed by Chris Coleman begins preview performances at The Armory on January 20, opens January 26 and closes February 18.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
The world premiere of Astoria: Part Two the conclusion of a two-part stage adaptation of Peter Stark's best-selling bookASTORIA: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire; A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival adapted and directed by Chris Coleman begins preview performances at The Armory on January 20, opens January 26 and closes February 18.
Actors' Equity Names Bill Rauch Recipient of the Ivy Bethune Award
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Actors' Equity Association named Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) as recipient of the Ivy Bethune Award at an award ceremony today in OSF's Thomas Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Actors' Equity Association named Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) as recipient of the Ivy Bethune Award at an award ceremony today in OSF's Thomas Theatre.
Bill Rauch Named Recipient Of Actors' Equity Ivy Bethune Award
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Actors' Equity Association named Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), as recipient of the Ivy Bethune Award at an award ceremony in OSF's Thomas Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Actors' Equity Association named Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), as recipient of the Ivy Bethune Award at an award ceremony in OSF's Thomas Theatre.
Fertile Ground Reviews: PHILIP'S GLASS MENAGERIE, ROSA RED, PERSEPHONE XOA IRIS
by Krista Garver - January 23, 2018
Fertile Ground 2018 is in full swing. And, based on what I've seen so far, this is the best year yet! Here are three of the shows I saw opening weekend.
by Krista Garver - January 23, 2018
Fertile Ground 2018 is in full swing. And, based on what I've seen so far, this is the best year yet! Here are three of the shows I saw opening weekend.
Portland Civic Theatre Guild presents I LOVE YOU/WHO ARE YOU at The Sanctuary
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2018
WHY do the people we love the most drive us the most crazy? I Love You/Who Are You, a witty comedy by Matthew Miller, explores the tough challenges of loving the same person for several decades, and pays tribute to the small details that drive us insane and hold us together.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2018
WHY do the people we love the most drive us the most crazy? I Love You/Who Are You, a witty comedy by Matthew Miller, explores the tough challenges of loving the same person for several decades, and pays tribute to the small details that drive us insane and hold us together.
THAT MIDSUMMER Makes World Debut at 2018 Fertile Ground Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2018
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you 'Entertainment with Edge' announces its upcoming production of That Midsummer, an original play by Tony Bump, opening January 19th.
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2018
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you 'Entertainment with Edge' announces its upcoming production of That Midsummer, an original play by Tony Bump, opening January 19th.
Photo Flash: An Immersive Experience into Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Defunkt Theatre Presents Portland Premiere of THE PRIDE
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Three actors play two sets of characters with identical names living 50 years apart. In the 1950s Oliver hires Sylvia to illustrate his newest children's book and an attraction develops between Oliver and Sylvia's deeply closeted husband Philip. In the present day, Philip and Oliver are a couple on the rocks due to Oliver's resistance to monogamy and his emotional dependence on his best friend Sylvia. Defunkt's Executive Director Sarah Armitage directs the Portland premiere this Olivier-award winning play which cuts back and forth between two eras to challenge notions of love, faithfulness, and the true nature of liberation.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Three actors play two sets of characters with identical names living 50 years apart. In the 1950s Oliver hires Sylvia to illustrate his newest children's book and an attraction develops between Oliver and Sylvia's deeply closeted husband Philip. In the present day, Philip and Oliver are a couple on the rocks due to Oliver's resistance to monogamy and his emotional dependence on his best friend Sylvia. Defunkt's Executive Director Sarah Armitage directs the Portland premiere this Olivier-award winning play which cuts back and forth between two eras to challenge notions of love, faithfulness, and the true nature of liberation.
8 Awesome Things You'll Find at Fertile Ground
by Krista Garver - January 19, 2018
The 2018 Fertile Ground Festival is an 11-day city-wide festival of new works featuring more than 70 works, from lunchtime readings of new plays to dance performances and fully staged world premieres.
by Krista Garver - January 19, 2018
The 2018 Fertile Ground Festival is an 11-day city-wide festival of new works featuring more than 70 works, from lunchtime readings of new plays to dance performances and fully staged world premieres.
THAT MIDSUMMER Makes World Debut at 2018 Fertile Ground Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you 'Entertainment with Edge' announces its upcoming production of That Midsummer, an original play by Tony Bump, opening January 19th.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you 'Entertainment with Edge' announces its upcoming production of That Midsummer, an original play by Tony Bump, opening January 19th.
BWW Review: In THREE SISTERS, Life is a Long, Disappointing Slog, But You Should Still Totally See the Play, at Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative
by Krista Garver - January 18, 2018
Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative's THREE SISTERS is a fascinating bummer, and definitely worth a watch for anyone who may feel like we as a country are stuck in some pretty deep muck, with no clear path out.
by Krista Garver - January 18, 2018
Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative's THREE SISTERS is a fascinating bummer, and definitely worth a watch for anyone who may feel like we as a country are stuck in some pretty deep muck, with no clear path out.
Oregon Humanities And Oregon Children's Theatre present A Community Conversation
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
Most of us believe we are good people. But if we are all good people, who are the people responsible for supporting structural oppression like racism, sexism, and heterosexism? If we hope to be good, what are our moral responsibilities in a society of privilege, power, and oppression?
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
Most of us believe we are good people. But if we are all good people, who are the people responsible for supporting structural oppression like racism, sexism, and heterosexism? If we hope to be good, what are our moral responsibilities in a society of privilege, power, and oppression?
KODACHROME by Adam Szymkowicz Makes World Premiere at The Armory
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
Love appears in unlikely places in Adam Szymkowicz's new play, Kodachrome, which makes its world premiere at The Armory directed by Associate Artistic Director Rose Riordan. The production opens February 9, with previews beginning February 3 and performances running through March 10 in the Ellyn Bye Studio. Kodachrome was developed at The Armory's JAW: A Playwrights Festival in 2015 under the title Colchester and will be the company's 26th world premiere production.
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
Love appears in unlikely places in Adam Szymkowicz's new play, Kodachrome, which makes its world premiere at The Armory directed by Associate Artistic Director Rose Riordan. The production opens February 9, with previews beginning February 3 and performances running through March 10 in the Ellyn Bye Studio. Kodachrome was developed at The Armory's JAW: A Playwrights Festival in 2015 under the title Colchester and will be the company's 26th world premiere production.
2018 Fertile Ground Festival to Feature Theatre, Circus Arts, Improv, Dance and More
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
Now in its ninth year, the 2018 Portland-grown Fertile Ground City-Wide Festival of New Works continues to flourish in a town of prolific playwrights, abundant actors, innovative dancers, talented designers and adventuresome producers.
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018
Now in its ninth year, the 2018 Portland-grown Fertile Ground City-Wide Festival of New Works continues to flourish in a town of prolific playwrights, abundant actors, innovative dancers, talented designers and adventuresome producers.
BWW Review: A Harrowing True Story and Imaginative Direction a Winning Formula for LIFEBOAT, at Corrib Theatre
by Krista Garver - January 17, 2018
Nicola McCartney's LIFEBOAT, brilliantly directed by Avital Shira, is an exhilarating and ultimately uplifting play about courage, resilience, and friendship.
by Krista Garver - January 17, 2018
Nicola McCartney's LIFEBOAT, brilliantly directed by Avital Shira, is an exhilarating and ultimately uplifting play about courage, resilience, and friendship.
Twilight's Stars Shine In Annual Awards Gala
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2018
Twilight Theater Company is pleased to announce the winners of their second annual Light Up the Stars Awards Gala.
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2018
Twilight Theater Company is pleased to announce the winners of their second annual Light Up the Stars Awards Gala.
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