A Raisin in the Sun
Mar 15 – Jul 19, 2026
“What happens to a dream deferred?”On the South Side of 1950s Chicago, the Younger family lives under one roof, bound together by love, struggle, and...
You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!
Apr 16 – Aug 21, 2026
A raucous comedy about the unthinkableGreg’s been so good: he recycles, eats right, loves his wife, and has only a slightly uncomfortable relationship with his grown-up kid....
Emma
Jun 7 – Oct 9, 2026
Game. Set. Matchmake.Jane Austen’s beloved Regency-era heroine takes center stage in this fast, funny, feminist adaptation by Kate Hamill, featuring contemporary pop music and a...
Henry IV, Part One
Jun 6 – Oct 10, 2026
A kingdom on the brinkKing Henry IV is in trouble: a faction of his allies, including a valiant youngster named Hotspur, have turned on him...
The Taming of the Shrew
Jun 5 – Oct 11, 2026
All’s fair in the war of loveSweet-natured Bianca has her choice of suitors, but there’s a problem: she can’t get married until her older sister,...
Yellow Face
Aug 5 – Oct 23, 2026
A smart, semi-autobiographical comedy about the masks we wearWhen DHH—a Chinese American playwright and staunch activist—protests the casting of a white actor in Miss Saigon, he...
Smote This, A Comedy About God... and Other Serious $H*T
Aug 27 – Oct 24, 2026
An encore of the hit solo show from Rodney GardinerBack by popular demand, this sharp and hilarious solo show follows actor Rodney Gardiner as he...
August Wilson’s King Hedley II
Jul 16 – Oct 24, 2026
“I want everybody to know that King Hedley II is here...”It’s 1985, and King returns to his family and community, determined to take control of...
Come From Away
Mar 14 – Oct 24, 2026
The day the world stoppedIn the hours following September 11, 2001, as planes were grounded and uncertainty swept the globe, 7,000 stranded air travelers landed...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mar 13 – Oct 25, 2026
“The course of true love never did run smooth”When Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius flee into the woods, they do it in pursuit of personal...
Review: ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - February 19, 2026
Portland Playhouse is not known for playing it safe, so it's fitting that their latest production centers on a woman, Anna Campbell, who built her entire legend on one audacious act. ...
Review: GEOGRAPHY OF A HORSE DREAMER at Imago Theatre
by Dawn Sellers - February 16, 2026
Geography of a Horse Dreamer by Sam Shepard wrestles with artistic value, exploitation, power, and control. You will never dream the same again. On stage at Imago Theatre through March 1, 2026...
Review: RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - February 12, 2026
In Kallan Dana’s RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR, now running at Artists Repertory Theatre, a father (Anthony Green Caloca) and his adult daughter (Jerilyn Armstrong) head off on a cross-country drive from New York to California to clean out a storage unit....
Review: THE BODY'S MIDNIGHT at 100 Lives Repertory
by Krista Garver - February 11, 2026
It took about 10 seconds for tears to well up in my eyes during the opening monologue of THE BODY'S MIDNIGHT. They stayed there, occasionally spilling over, for the rest of Tira Palmquist's exquisite play. This show is just the second production by 100 Lives Repertory, but it firmly establishes them...
Review: YOU STUPID DARKNESS! at 21ten Theatre
by Krista Garver - February 11, 2026
How do we carry on when everything is falling apart? In YOU STUPID DARKNESS!, Sam Steiner's funny and touching dramedy now running at 21ten Theatre, four volunteers spend their Tuesday nights answering calls at Brightline, a listening service for people who need someone to tell them everything is go...
Review: THE WIZ at Keller Auditorium
by Krista Garver - February 04, 2026
For years, I'd written off THE WIZ. My only prior experience with the show had been a disappointing production that left me confused about why the original had swept the Tony Awards in 1975, winning Best Musical and Best Original Score among other honors. ...
Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2026
I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard, or heard an entire packed audience laugh so hard. In a world that feels very heavy, Portland Center Stage's production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG offers something we desperately need: two hours of pure, unrelenting fun....
Review: IN CLAY at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2026
There aren't many full-length one-person musicals, which makes IN CLAY particularly intriguing even before you discover how exquisite it is. This fairly new musical by Jack Miles and Rebecca Simmonds excavates the true story of Marie-Berthe Cazin, a French painter and sculptor in the late 19th and e...
Review: TIGER STYLE! at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - January 27, 2026
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Review: NERVOUS LAUGHTER at 21ten Theatre
by Dawn Sellers - January 13, 2026
In times like these laughter is not a luxury. It is a lifeline. Peter Lundquist’s Nervous Laughter reminds you of that as an invitation to exhale and laugh even when life feels heavy. Come for the laughs, stay for the performance, and leave a little lighter. On stage through January 24th....
Past Shows
My Fair Lady
Feb 17 – Nov 3, 2013
Angus Bowmer Theatre: - book: Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir: Amanda Dehnert....
The Taming of the Shrew
Feb 15 – Nov 3, 2013
Angus Bowmer Theatre: - William Shakespeare; dir: David Ivers....
A Streetcar Named Desire
Apr 17 – Nov 2, 2013
Angus Bowmer Theatre: - Tennessee Williams; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....
The Unfortunates
Mar 27 – Nov 2, 2013
Thomas Theatre: - book: 3 Blind Mice, Kristoffer Diaz, Casey Hurt; lyrics: 3 Blind Mice, Casey Hurt; music: 3 Blind Mice, Casey Hurt; dir: Shana...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jun 6 – Oct 13, 2013
Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - William Shakespeare; dir: Christopher Liam Moore....
The Heart of Robin Hood
Jun 5 – Oct 12, 2013
Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - David Farr; dir: Joel Sass....
Cymbeline
Jun 4 – Oct 11, 2013
Elizabethan Stage/Allen Pavilion: - William Shakespeare; dir: Bill Rauch....
Animal Crackers
Feb 19 – Nov 4, 2012
Romeo and Juliet
Feb 17 – Nov 4, 2012
Troilus and Cressida
Mar 28 – Nov 4, 2012
All the Way
Jul 25 – Nov 3, 2012
Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella
Apr 18 – Nov 3, 2012
Party People
Jul 3 – Nov 3, 2012
As You Like It
Jun 7 – Oct 14, 2012
An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and...
The Very Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa
Jun 6 – Oct 13, 2012
Henry V
Jun 5 – Oct 12, 2012
The White Snake
Feb 18 – Jul 8, 2012
Mary Zimmerman is mesmerizing. From Metamorphoses to The Arabian Nights, audiences have embraced her enchanting adaptations of epic tales. Now the Tony Award-winning director casts...
Seagull
Feb 23 – Jun 22, 2012
A stage made of curtains that cry, that move as though they were alive, as though they were the main characters of the play. A...
Julius Caesar
Mar 23 – Nov 6, 2011
Measure for Measure
Feb 18 – Nov 6, 2011
“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” Shakespeare’s black comedy tingles with intrigue in this story of love, lust, and politics. A full...
The Imaginary Invalid
Feb 20 – Nov 6, 2011
To Kill a Mockingbird
Feb 20 – Nov 6, 2011
August: Osage County
Apr 23 – Nov 5, 2011
One of the most bracing and critically-acclaimed plays in recent Broadway history, August: Osage County is the hilarious and biting portrait of the dysfunctional American...
Ghost Light
Jun 28 – Nov 5, 2011
The African Company Presents Richard III
Jul 20 – Nov 5, 2011
Love's Labor's Lost
Jun 2 – Oct 9, 2011
Pirates of Penzance
Jun 1 – Oct 8, 2011
Henry IV, Part Two
May 31 – Oct 7, 2011
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