Upcoming Shows
Tony Award winning One Man, Two Guvnors follows Francis Henshall, a down-on-his-luck man who finds himself working for two bosses at the same time –...
Next to Normal is an intimate exploration of family and illness, loss and grief, featuring a thrilling rock score. At its heart is Diana, a...
When the suave professor Bodkin adopts trans student Izzy as a protege, the aspiring poet is swept into his erudite world. His advances cross lines,...
Rhoda Penmark is a sweet, little girl beloved by all. On the surface she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents,...
Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the...
by Krista Garver - March 09, 2026
If you had told me I would cry my eyes out at a musical about a young man with green, scaly skin who only leaves his apartment once a year to go on a Grindr date, I would have given you the side eye. But there I was on opening night of LIZARD BOY at Portland Center Stage, completely undone by this i...
by Krista Garver - March 09, 2026
As the Trump administration works to erase trans people from public life (literally removing the 'T' from LGBT on the government's website about the Stonewall Uprising, a movement to which trans people were central), it becomes urgent to understand that these events don't happen in a vacuum. They ar...
by Dawn Sellers - March 03, 2026
Few plays in theatrical history have achieved the enduring success of The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie. Since its premiere in 1952, the production has continued its celebrated run in London, earning its place as the longest running show of any kind in the world. ...
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. ...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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. ...
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....
Past Shows
Lucy is a four-year-old girl with a very active imagination. Unfortunately, her imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade doesn’t have much time for her. Not to mention...
Christmas In Christmasville, a Christmas Show About Christmas MoviesWritten and Directed by Chris ByrnePreview: Dec 4, 2025 ($15 tickets)Performances: Dec 5 - Dec 21, 2025...
Ride The CycloneMusic, Lyrics and Book by Jacob Richmond and Brooke MaxwellPreview: Oct 16, 2025 ($15 tickets)Performances: Oct 17 - Nov 2, 2025 ($30 tickets)In...
I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hardby Halley FeifferPreview: Aug 28, 2025 ($15 tickets)Performances: Aug 29 - Sept 14, 2025 ($23-$25 tickets)Ella is a precocious...
TOAST: Twilight One Act Summer Theater Two nights of One Acts in Reader Theaters style! $15/night. Get a ticket for both night to see all 12 performances!----FRIDAY,...
Curious Savageby John PatrickPreview: May 22, 2025 ($15 tickets)Performances: May 23 - June 8, 2025 ($23-$25 tickets)John Patrick's bittersweet comedy, about a wealthy widow whose...
The Temperamentalsby Jon MaransPreview: Mar 20, 2025 ($15 tickets)Performances: Mar 21 - Apr 6, 2025 ($23-$25 tickets)“Temperamental” was code for “homosexual” in the early 1950s,...
The Dark StuffAn Original Work by Mikki GilletteFeb 15, 2025$15/ticketSynopsis: When the suave professor Bodkin adopts trans student Izzy as a protege, the aspiring poet...
American Sonby Christopher Demos-BrownPreview: Jan 23, 2025 ($15 tickets)Performances: Jan 24 - Feb 9, 2025 ($23-$25 tickets)An estranged biracial couple must confront their feelings about...
Fezziwig’s FortuneBy Josie Seid and Sara Jean AccuardiDirected by Josie SeidThis play lifts Mr. Fezziwig from the pages of A Christmas Carol to tell a...
Sweeney ToddThe Demon Barber of Fleet StreetA Musical ThrillerMusic and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimDirected by Tony BumpAn infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber,...
The DragBy Mae WestDirected by Ravyn Jazper-HawkeMae West’s examination of drag culture mixed with drawing room comedy. Funny and flamboyant, the play creates an unusual...
EverybodyBy Branden Jacobs-JenkinsDirected by Riley ParhamThis modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each...
The How and The WhyBy Sarah TreemDirected by Kathleen WorleyEvolution and emotion collide in Sarah Treem’s thought-provoking and sharp play about science, family, and survival...
Tears and Glitter, a staged readingby Mikki GilletteSet against a backdrop of anti-trans legislation and hostility, Tears and Glitter follows Tara and Dita, trans women...
Brecht's shudderingly accurate parallel between Hitler and his henchmen on the one hand and the old crime lords of Chicago on the other is a...
If you are a hopeless romantic who loves to curl up and bask in the glow of holiday rom-com movies, you won’t want to miss...
It’s not your typical love story: Doug and Kayleen meet at the nurse’s office in their elementary school; she’s got a painful stomach ache, and...
One of Shakespeare's earliest and most controversial comedies, The Two Gentlemen of Verona follows best friends Valentine and Proteus as they search for their place...
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Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. With...
Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, KIMBERLY AKIMBO is a hilarious and heartrending play about a teenager with a rare condition causing her...
5 Lesbians Eating A QuicheBy Evan Linder & Andrew HobgoodDirected by Jeremy AbeJan 20- Feb 5, 20231956 and The Susan B. Anthony Society for the...
An inspired adaptation of the holiday classic, reimagined through highly theatrical storytelling. Actors whimsically transform from narrators into characters, and beloved carols are sung to...
The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wifes arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the...
Mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved...18-year-old Samantha Brown sits in a hand-me-down car with the keys clutched in her hand. Caught...
Max Forrestal is going to fail Biology if he doesn't complete a 20-page paper on extinction by 2pm on Tuesday but his mother, Lily, is...
Nestled in the Catskills1962s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedyan inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted...
The award-winning author of The Diviners, And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson, and Crow and Weasel describes this as "A children's story for adults."...
Three teenage misfits in Salem, Oregon discover they are linked by a sex scandal thats rocked their town. When one of them sets out to...
The Tempest by William Shakespeare July 24th - Part I July 25th - Part II Free event - Donations gladly accepted. Stream will happen on...
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you Entertainment with Edge, announces its upcoming production of Sordid Lives, by Del Shores, opening on January...
The UnderpantsBy Steve MartinDirected by Bob MartinNovember 15 & 16 @ 8PMOnly $12!The renowned comic actor and author of Picasso at the Lapine Agile provides...
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you Entertainment with Edge, announces its upcoming production of Veronicas Room by Ira Levin, opening on October...
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you Entertainment with Edge, announces its upcoming production of The Smell of the Kill, by Michele Lowe,...
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you Entertainment with Edge, announces its upcoming production of "No Sex Please, We're British", by Anthony Marriot...
Twilight Theater Company, the community theater that brings you “Entertainment with Edge”, announces its upcoming staging of Body Awareness, by Annie Baker, opening on May...
It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his...
This Tony Award-winning play, which swept Europe before coming to America, is based on two historical truths: the infamous Marquis de Sade was confined in...
Mathew's wife is having an affair with a theatre director. Or perhaps the affair is part of the play being rehearsed. Or perhaps Matthew has...
Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus...
A comedy mystery with a Shakespearean twist. Times were tough for hard boiled detective Birnam Wood. He never asked to be in London. Especially in...
It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan...
Art imitates Life. Life imitates Art. When two actors with a history are thrown together as romantic leads in a forgotten 1930s melodrama, they quickly...
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