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....
by Dawn Sellers - April 12, 2026
You have a limited time to see this show, and you don’t want to miss it. Get yourself to 21ten, whether you walk, drive, or fly and join the mission. MURDER ON THE MISSION TO MARS!...
by Dawn Sellers - April 11, 2026
Stefan Feuerherdt brings a fresh and thoughtful voice to a timeless story, weaving together questions of morality, mortality, and the weight of others' expectations into something deeply human and moving in TETHERED, a Fertile Ground new work....
by Krista Garver - April 08, 2026
What did our critic think of APPLE HUNTERS! at Artists Rep?...
Past Shows
Luna Gomez has grown up in a house laden with her parents’ unresolved grief over the death of her older sister Alma, who was nine...
Luna Gomez has grown up in a house laden with her parents’ unresolved grief over the death of her older sister Alma, who was nine...
When Gertie receives a fishing pole from her husband on their 50th wedding anniversary—instead of the ring she’d been promised—she begins to consider drastic measures....
On Christmas Eve, a snowstorm forces a train of travelers to take unexpected shelter in a small, out-of-the-way New Hampshire depot. Stranded and frustrated, each...
Recipient of the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Play and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius,...
Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love...
The death of a much loved husband prompts a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women's Institute to do an extraordinary thing. Blasting...
When we last met Eugene Jerome, he was coping with adolescence in 1930's Brooklyn. Here, he is a young army recruit during WW II, going...
In this delightful companion play to Miss Bennet, Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and...
Synopsis: This dramatization captures the charm and excitement of L.M. Montgomery's enduring classic about an orphan girl, Anne Shirley, from her first encounter with her...
Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre presents the World Premiere of: The "Amazing" Séance Sisters ~ by April Aasheim ~ Directed by Harrison Butler ~ 9/7/2024 - 9/22/2024Synopsis: Set in 1862 during the...
Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre Presents: Light Opera of Portland's Iolanthe by W.S. Gilbert, Music by Arthur Sullivan. Directed by Laurence Cox. July 19th, 2024 through August 4th, 2024...
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