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
Closet Prayers
Jul 19 – Jul 20, 2025
Predator Pray is a compelling slice-of-life play by Pearson Kunz, focusing on the journey of a young Mormon man named Joseph, who returns home from...
Crooked Numbers
Jul 19 – Jul 20, 2025
Encounters, written by Jeremy Cole, is part of the inaugural Portland Pride Play Festival, showcasing a series of short plays that delve into the complexities...
Echo
Jul 18 – Jul 20, 2025
Echo is a full-length play by Lily Tholfsen, inspired by the Japanese classic Kokoro. The story follows a young lesbian who becomes attached to an...
Encounters
Jul 19 – Jul 20, 2025
Encounters, written by Jeremy Cole, is part of the inaugural Portland Pride Play Festival, showcasing a series of short plays that delve into the complexities...
For Reasons Not Entirely Romantic
Jul 19 – Jul 20, 2025
For Reasons Not Entirely Romantic presents a complex exploration of friendship and love in a contemporary setting. The story follows Alexa, portrayed by Kathleen Barnebey,...
MOVE-BEND-FALL
Jul 20
MOVE-BEND-FALL is a trilogy of thematically connected short plays exploring the complexities of queer love and relationships. The narrative follows friends and lovers through moments...
Nine Years Again
Jul 20
Nine Years Again is a one-act play by Jamie Kushnick that explores the complexities of friendship and the passage of time. Directed by Jamie Adams,...
Predator Pray
Jul 18 – Jul 20, 2025
Predator Pray is a compelling slice-of-life play by Pearson Kunz, focusing on the journey of a young Mormon man named Joseph, who returns home from...
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