Upcoming Shows
Stranded in the cosmos, far from the world you know, what remains that roots you to home?In the distant future, a group of explorers and...
From the Ground Up, Portland's generative feminist arts incubator founded by Katherine Murphy Lewis, celebrates its tenth anniversary with its largest festival to date. The...
Before the After is a dance-text-media work by Rachel Slater wrestling with what has been left behind. Slater is an interdisciplinary artist whose dance films...
BIG BABY is a solo clown performance by Australian-born, Portland-based comedic performer Emily June Newton about caregiving, growing up, and the impossible questions adulthood asks....
Bounce is a memoir by Maia McCarthy told through the language of the bounce — wet rubber balls on muddy grass, crisp tennis balls on...
Chemo Brain is a one-act comedy set at 4 a.m. between a cancer patient and her dog, written by Pulitzer-nominated playwright Kathleen Cahill. The work...
Echoes is a theatrical investigation by Kate Sanderson Holly of a 1974 family tragedy, drawn from a manuscript hidden in a closet for forty-five years...
First Times is a blend of humor, movement, and Slacker-era memories by Laura Cannon that asks heavy questions and answers none of them. Cannon is...
Grief and All the Things is a deconstruction of the five stages of grief by Rob Aley, blending love, laughter, and empathetic profanity. The piece...
Hoy es la Envidia de los Muertos / Now is the Envy of the Dead is a bilingual excavation of grief, intergenerational trauma, and Peruvian...
If I Loved You is a return to the stage by Monique Barbee on her own terms, ten years after walking away from the entertainment...
In-Between is an exploration of dualities — light and dark, creation and destruction — by Joe McLaughlin, an eighteen-year Butoh practitioner, meeting spoken word. The...
Ritual is a reckoning with childhood inside a high-demand cult-like group by Aberdeen Stuart, weaving the artist's experience with stories from two siblings and two...
STRANGER DANGER is a lobby photo installation by Kamala Woods that documents strangers on the street, collapsing the boundary between self and other in a...
by Krista Garver - May 07, 2026
When I saw Portland Playhouse's 2025–2026 season announced, the show I was most irrationally excited about was THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL. I’m far from an expert on the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, but I've watched enough episodes to have completely fallen for the little yellow sponge in square pa...
by Krista Garver - May 07, 2026
You don't often get the chance to see DOCTOR FAUSTUS on stage. Christopher Marlowe's early 1600s masterwork is the ur-text of the Faustian bargain, the template for everything from the musical Damn Yankees to the Al Pacino-Keanu Reeves film The Devil's Advocate. And yet it rarely gets produced. Than...
by Krista Garver - May 04, 2026
Nearly 40 years after its Broadway premiere, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA continues to cast its spell. I saw proof of that everywhere at the packed Keller Auditorium, including a young girl clutching a teddy bear wearing a tiny Phantom mask. The now and future PHANTOM fandom is in excellent hands....
by Dawn Sellers - May 03, 2026
Hello Gorgeous! Lakewood Theatre brings the curtain down on its 73rd season in spectacular fashion with the heartfelt, funny, and moving musical comedy Funny Girl. What a way to say goodbye to a landmark season. Get tix https://lakewood-center.org/...
by Krista Garver - April 30, 2026
Confession time: I saw the original production of FAT HAM on Broadway, and I thought “meh.” Clearly, I just didn’t get it. Now, after seeing this stunning co-production between Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse, directed by Charles Grant, I finally understand....
by Krista Garver - April 29, 2026
Fertile Ground 2026 wrapped up last weekend, and on the whole, it was fantastic. I saw 17 shows, which included readings of plays by well-known local playwrights, new works by rising stars, and some fun genre-bending original performances. Here are my notes about the final set. If you missed my firs...
by Krista Garver - April 24, 2026
On my way to Shaking the Tree Theatre to see Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE, I realized I had seen more comical adaptations of the play, ranging from gently ribbing to outright farcical, than actual productions of it....
by Krista Garver - April 20, 2026
What did our critic think of FERTILE GROUND 2026 - REVIEW ROUNDUP #2 at Various?...
by Dawn Sellers - April 17, 2026
If you love sitcoms, Hollywood nostalgia, and a good love story, Ladybug! Ladybug! is an absolute delight, and you still have a chance to catch it tonight!...
by Krista Garver - April 13, 2026
This year’s Fertile Ground Festival started last Friday. As in years past, I’ll be posting short reviews of everything I see. Here’s the first set....
Past Shows
Balloons + The Mummy's Purse features two distinct horror narratives that playfully intertwine the macabre and whimsical. In Balloons, presented by Daniela Nenova, a children's...
Nancy Boys features a comedic mystery improvised by married duo Nick and Justin Condon, who embody young detectives Frank and Joe Nancy. The show is...
The Stage Fright Festival returns for its fourth year at CoHo Theatre, featuring a diverse lineup of queer horror theatre productions from October 9 to...
The Stage Fright Festival returns for its fourth year at CoHo Theatre, showcasing queer horror theatre from October 9 to 19, 2025. Featuring over a...
You're the One In Here is a new musical featuring lyrics by Sophina Flores and music by Daye Thomas. The story follows three siblings navigating...
LARRY features the Canadian artist Candy Roberts in a comedic exploration of chaos when the band fails to show up, leaving the tech guy, Larry,...
The Innkeeper explores the intrigue of Japanese folklore through the lens of movement and puppetry, offered by the Basement Stair Collective. This production unfolds a...
Soli-scare features Nick Condon in a solo improvisational horror musical comedy that promises to blend fright and laughter. As part of the fourth annual Stage...
Possession is a compelling exploration of loneliness and self-worth, presented as part of the fourth annual Stage Fright Festival at CoHo Theatre. Created and performed...
The Surgery is a unique performance that explores gender-affirming healthcare through the lens of theatre. Trans creator and electronic musician Nathalie FitzSimons engages a willing...
A Grave Mistake follows two inept swindlers as they navigate botched seances, bungled grave robbing, and a ghostly curse. This production comes from the award-winning...
Encounters by Jeremy Cole is a series of short plays: in “Members Only,” a unique club is formed out of necessity in the summer of 1949. What...
When Sally Nicholas unexpectedly inherits a fortune, her newfound wealth takes her on a whirlwind journey from Paris to London to New York, where she...
The Poison Squad is a musical comedy based on a true story, about men used as guinea pigs in a quasi-experiment on the effects of untested...
Corrib Theatre presentsWAITING FOR GODOTby Samuel Beckettdirected by Patty GallagherNov 29 - Dec 15Thu-Sat 7:30pmSun 2pmat CoHo Theatre2257 NW Raleigh StPortland, OR 97210Sponsored by Neil...
Ashland is a story about end-of-life choices, queer identity, and hope in the face of adversity. The tone we would most like to capture from...
After SOLD OUT shows in LA, DC, San Francisco, Edmonton and Vancouver, The Moth StorySLAM champion David Rodwin brings his hit comedic storytelling show F*ck...
CoHo Productions with Grace Carter and Sue Mach present the world premiere of The Yellow Wallpaper Written by Sue Mach Adapted from the short story...
From acclaimed director and playwright Toshiki Okada, Artistic Director of the internationally-lauded chelfitsch Theatre Company, comes a chronicle of post-college ennui and 21st Century relationships...
Videos
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Fat Ham Portland Center Stage at The Aromory (4/19-5/17) |
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Next To Normal Twilight Theater Company (5/21-6/14) |
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Funny Girl Lakewood Theatre Company (4/24-6/07) |
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Yellow Face Oregon Shakespeare Festival (8/05-10/23) |
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As You Like It Metropolitan Performing Arts (6/27-7/19) |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oregon Shakespeare Festival (3/13-10/25) |
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The Belle Supper Club: A Burlesque Dinner Cabaret Victorian Belle Mansion (6/12-6/12) |
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Footloose Magenta Theater (5/08-5/24) |
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Laughter on the 23rd Floor Clackamas Repertory Theatre (6/25-7/19) |
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The Dark Stuff Twilight Theater Company (8/20-9/06) |
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