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BWW Review: Post5's Outstanding EQUIVOCATION Explores the Dilemma of 'Telling the Tru Photo BWW Review: Post5's Outstanding EQUIVOCATION Explores the Dilemma of 'Telling the Truth in Difficult Times'
by Krista Garver - September 10, 2015

I am running out of superlatives to describe the productions at Post5 Theatre. EQUIVOCATION is a phenomenal play, and this is a phenomenal production....

BWW Reviews: Oh, What a Beautiful OKLAHOMA!, at Broadway Rose Photo BWW Reviews: Oh, What a Beautiful OKLAHOMA!, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - August 12, 2015

Broadway Rose's OKLAHOMA! demonstrates why this classic musical remains a crowd favorite....

BWW Reviews: Anon It Moves' CYMBELINE is a Futuristic Shakespearean Treat Photo BWW Reviews: Anon It Moves' CYMBELINE is a Futuristic Shakespearean Treat
by Krista Garver - July 27, 2015

Anon It Moves' takes CYMBELINE 400 years into the future in this feminist take on one of Shakespeare's later plays....

BWW Reviews: Real-Life Husband and Wife Team Buoy Post5's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Photo BWW Reviews: Real-Life Husband and Wife Team Buoy Post5's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Krista Garver - July 20, 2015

Husband and wife team Ty and Cassandra Boice play Benedick and Beatrice with passion and depth in Post5 Theatre's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING....

BWW Reviews: Commune with Your Inner Sailor at PETE's DROWNED HORSE TAVERN, Part of C Photo BWW Reviews: Commune with Your Inner Sailor at PETE's DROWNED HORSE TAVERN, Part of CoHo Productions' Summerfest
by Krista Garver - July 12, 2015

DROWNED HORSE TAVERN, by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, is an immersive theatre experience full of sea shanties, tall tales, and plenty of grog....

BWW Reviews: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is Thoroughly Entertaining, at Broadway Rose Photo BWW Reviews: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is Thoroughly Entertaining, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - July 07, 2015

Broadway Rose's THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a big, flashy Broadway musical with all of the bells and whistles....

BWW Reviews: Rediscover Wonder at WONDERHEADS' LOON, Part of CoHo Productions' Summer Photo BWW Reviews: Rediscover Wonder at WONDERHEADS' LOON, Part of CoHo Productions' Summerfest
by Krista Garver - June 28, 2015

Wow! That's what it feels like to watch LOON, a production by the WONDERHEADS that is part of CoHo Productions' Summerfest....

BWW Reviews: Merideth Kaye Clark Captivates in Performance of Joni Mitchell's Iconic Photo BWW Reviews: Merideth Kaye Clark Captivates in Performance of Joni Mitchell's Iconic Album BLUE at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - June 19, 2015

On June 19, Merideth Kaye Clark will give an encore performance of Joni Mitchell's album Blue. You don't want to miss it!...

BWW Reviews: Turn Off Your Brain (Mostly) and Enjoy (Thoroughly) THE LIAR at Artists Photo BWW Reviews: Turn Off Your Brain (Mostly) and Enjoy (Thoroughly) THE LIAR at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - June 06, 2015

Artists Rep's THE LIAR is a fun, fast-paced, rhyming comedy....

BWW Reviews: Shakespeare Comes to Portland in Post5's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Photo BWW Reviews: Shakespeare Comes to Portland in Post5's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by Krista Garver - June 04, 2015

If Shakespeare came to Portland, what would he think? Post5 Theatre's new adaptation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS is an entertaining mashup of classic Shakespeare and modern-day Portland....

BWW Reviews: A Generational Mystery Unfolds in THREE DAYS OF RAIN at Portland Center Photo BWW Reviews: A Generational Mystery Unfolds in THREE DAYS OF RAIN at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - May 28, 2015

Portland Center Stage takes on a generational mystery and quest for identity in Robert Greenberg's THREE DAYS OF RAIN....

BWW Reviews: Gender Switching and Circus Performers Liven Up THE WINTER'S TALE at Ano Photo BWW Reviews: Gender Switching and Circus Performers Liven Up THE WINTER'S TALE at Anon It Moves
by Krista Garver - May 21, 2015

Psychodrama, comedy, live music, and a circus combine in this inventive new production of THE WINTER'S TALE by Anon It Moves....

BWW Reviews: Benjamin Scheuer Will Charm You in His Coming-of-Age Musical THE LION, a Photo BWW Reviews: Benjamin Scheuer Will Charm You in His Coming-of-Age Musical THE LION, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - May 13, 2015

Benjamin Scheuer's THE LION is an original musical about growing up, figuring out who you are, and the crazy journey we call life....

BWW Reviews: OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD Is a Moving Testament to the Power of Theatre, at Bag Photo BWW Reviews: OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD Is a Moving Testament to the Power of Theatre, at Bag&Baggage
by Krista Garver - May 13, 2015

Bag&Baggage's masterful production of OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD explores the importance of theatre and what makes us human....

BWW Reviews: STOREFRONT REVUE: THE BABES ARE BACK Pays Jumbled Tribute to Portland Th Photo BWW Reviews: STOREFRONT REVUE: THE BABES ARE BACK Pays Jumbled Tribute to Portland Theatre's Past, at Triangle Productions
by Krista Garver - May 12, 2015

STOREFRONT REVIEW: THE BABES ARE BACK explores the history of Portland's Storefront Theatre, 25 years after it closed its doors....

BWW Reviews: 4000 MILES Is Funny and Poignant, Just Like Life, at Artists Rep Photo BWW Reviews: 4000 MILES Is Funny and Poignant, Just Like Life, at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - May 08, 2015

4000 MILES explores the journeys -- both physical and emotional -- we take throughout our lives...and what happens when we get to the end....

BWW Reviews: CoHo Productions' GROUNDED Is a Forceful Reminder of Why Theatre Is Impo Photo BWW Reviews: CoHo Productions' GROUNDED Is a Forceful Reminder of Why Theatre Is Important
by Krista Garver - May 08, 2015

One-woman tour de force GROUNDED may be the most important play to grace Portland stages this year....



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