Review: STORM LARGE MAKES IT HOME at Portland Center Stage
Storm Large is back, and her new cabaret memoir explores what makes a home. Like all of us, she's still working it out, and the show is as raw and funny as her voice is powerful.…
PICA (Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts)
Review: THE ROOMMATE at Profile Theatre
Profile Theatre's THE ROOMMATE is a dark comedy that surprises, moves, and lingers, with knockout performances by Gail Dartez and Eleanor O'Brien. One week left, don't miss it.…
Review: ARBUS & WEST at Triangle Productions
Performances that draw you in from the first exchange and hold you, off-balance, until the lights go down. ARBUS & WEST at Triangle Productions a must see about how women see themselves and others. On stage now through June 20th.…
Review: MAMMA MIA! at Keller Auditorium
A jukebox musical based on the music of ABBA, MAMMA MIA! knows exactly what it is and makes absolutely no apologies for it. It’s fun!…
Review: KRISTINA WONG, #FOODBANKINFLUENCER at Portland Center Stage
What did our critic think of KRISTINA WONG, #FOODBANKINFLUENCER at Portland Center Stage?…
Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at Broadway Rose
With music by Mary Rodgers and lyrics by Marshall Barer, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is a comedic musical romp based on the fairy tale 'The Princess and the Pea.' The kingdom is in crisis: Queen Aggravain has decreed that no one may marry until her son, the sweet but hapless Prince Dauntless, weds first. A…
Review: X at Third Rail Repertory Theatre
X is not the type of show you sit back and enjoy. It will put you on edge, drag you into dark places, and leave you thinking for days. If you're the kind of theatergoer who considers that a feature rather than a bug, this one's for you.…
Review: THE PAVILLION at 100 Lives Repertory
Now onstage at 100 Lives Repertory, THE PAVILION is a play about time – the Narrator will tell you so at the outset. It’s also a play about scope. Craig Wright's poetic script opens with the creation of the universe and narrows, with breathtaking precision, to the story of two people at their 20…
Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Portland Playhouse
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…
Review: DOCTOR FAUSTUS at The Canon Shakespeare Company
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…
Past Shows
ASMR Triptych (Jennifer Wright)
ASMR Triptych is an installation work by Jennifer Wright, presented as part of the 2026 Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance at PICA. It creates an...
Controlled Hallucination (PDX-BER Moves / Carla Mann & Suzanne Chi)
Controlled Hallucination is a looping dance-theatre duet created and performed by Carla Mann and Suzanne Chi of PDX-BER Moves, presented as part of the 2026...
Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance 2026
The Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance returns to PICA June 11–14, 2026, bringing together 28 Pacific Northwest artists across four days of contemporary performance, installation,...
The Right Thing To Be Doing by Sarah K. Finn
The Right Thing To Be Doing is a full-length solo work by returning Risk/Reward artist Sarah K. Finn, presented as part of the 2026 Risk/Reward...
where is what we map (Thien-Kim Bui & Sumi Wu / PPGIS)
Where is what we map is a participatory installation by Thien-Kim Bui and Sumi Wu (PPGIS) presented as part of the 2026 Risk/Reward Festival of...
Portland Drag Theatre Workshop: Happy Hour Showcase
The Portland Drag Theatre Workshop presents its fourth annual Happy Hour Showcase at PICA, featuring staged readings and previews of new theatrical works by Portland...
Portland Drag Theatre Workshop: Late-Night Knock-Out
Portland Drag Theatre Workshop: Late-Night Knock-Out is part of the 4th annual Portland Drag Theatre Workshop presented at Risk/Reward Festival of New Performance. Guided by...
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Performathon 2026! Ten Fifteen Productions (7/18-7/18) |
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The Words Will Come Shaking the Tree Theatre (6/04-6/28) |
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Booklover's Burlesque: Banned Books Edition Alberta Rose Theatre (7/25-7/25) |
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Cinemalesque Alberta Rose Theatre (8/14-8/14) |
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Protégé Spotlight Recital: Sam Rosenthal, Viola PSU, College of the Arts, Lincoln Performance Hall (7/14-7/14) |
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Crossing Borders: Brahms Piano Quartet Patricia Reser Center for the Arts (7/09-7/09) |
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Voices of Our Land: Dvořák “American” Quintet Reed College, Kaul Auditorium (6/29-6/29) |
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Souvenir: Tchaikovsky Sextet Reed College, Kaul Auditorium (7/13-7/13) |
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NEW@NIGHT: Across the Americas The Old Church Concert Hall (7/15-7/15) |
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FOOLISH MORTALS: A Haunted Mansion Burlesque Cabaret Alberta Rose Theatre (10/02-10/04) |