Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Review: Wendy Westerwelle enthralls audiences in Don Horn’s new play about Columbia Sportswear’s “One Tough Mother,” Gert Boyle, at triangle productions!
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:18PMTuesday, February 3, 2026
February roars in with exciting shows from 100 Lives Rep, Artists Rep, Imago, Boom Arts and others. Plus: Native Performing Arts Network, Broadway in Portland, and Salt and Sage announce new…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:36PMTuesday, January 27, 2026
Theater review: Corrib Theatre’s warm variety show at T.C. O’Leary’s Irish pub is a welcome respite from winter’s cold.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:25PMWith a set design as dazzling as its singing star, the new solo play about the life and art of the French ceramist Marie-Berthe Cazin makes lovely music (and pottery, too).
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:18PMTuesday, January 20, 2026
Chapel Theatre, Corrib Theatre, triangle and Broadway Rose Theatre are presenting new shows. Plus: Stumptown’s “Pippin” revival, other opening and continuing plays, and good news from…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:50PMTuesday, January 6, 2026
As a new year rolls out, shows are opening at Experience Theatre Project, Portland Center Stage and many more. Plus: Twilight Theater is 12 years old and as edgy as ever; Ten Fifteen Product…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:00PMSunday, December 28, 2025
A year on the boards: Even costumed characters protesting in front of an ICE facility couldn’t upstage the stellar performances from Oregon’s theater community this year.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AMWednesday, December 17, 2025
The city’s largest theater company surpassed its first fundraising benchmark, raising more than $2.5 million by the end of August. Now, in the midst of a 14-month campaign, it’s hoping t…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:12PMTuesday, December 16, 2025
Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Akroyd,” “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” and “Nervous Laughter” will be onstage in early January. Plus: Imago’s ‘ZooZoo…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:46PMTuesday, December 9, 2025
Theater review: Salt and Sage offers a merry comedy of Shakespearean romantic mix-ups.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AMThursday, December 4, 2025
Stumptown Stages' colorful revival of Lionel Bart's classic 1960 musical version of Charles Dickens' novel of scoundrels and pickpockets is an exuberant delight.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:25PMTuesday, December 2, 2025
Plus: Holiday shows, Northwest Theatre Workshop’s Founder’s Showcase, continuing shows, reading series celebrating William S. Gregory, theater news.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:34PMTuesday, November 18, 2025
“Little Women,” lots of musicals, and Recta the drag clown are among the offerings for this holiday season. Plus: Continuing shows and Rogue Theater Company’s new season.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:13PMMonday, November 17, 2025
Review: Corrib Theatre’s world premiere production draws from the tale of Rumpelstiltskin to challenge the online narratives of today’s far right.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:35PMWednesday, November 12, 2025
Review: Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Third Rail Rep’s pitch-perfect revival of its inaugural show sheds light on the events of 2025.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:28PMThursday, November 6, 2025
Review: The world premiere at 21ten Theatre of Sue Mach’s play filling in the 16-year gap in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" uses fantasy and whimsy to explore real-life woes.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:45AMTuesday, November 4, 2025
Former festival producers are spreading their roots and wings this month with new and revised productions. Plus: Season openers from Third Rail Rep and Corrib Theatre.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:01PMWednesday, October 22, 2025
Review: Like an irresistible layer cake, Profile Theatre's staging of Jen Silverman's devilishly humorous "Witch" is a rich and tasty experience.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:09PMTuesday, October 21, 2025
Oregon's theaters are offering a host of innovative entertainment in the coming weeks. Plus, continuing shows, a peek at early November offerings, and theater news.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:03PMWednesday, October 15, 2025
Review: With delightful music and motion, Light Opera of Portland’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s tragicomedy is a perfect October treat.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:22PMTuesday, October 14, 2025
In Imago Theatre’s production of Noël Coward’s 1933 play, a three-way affair is cause for comedy as well as angst for its characters.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:51PMWednesday, October 8, 2025
Keiko Green’s contemporary Shakespearean riff of a play, set in a college dorm, keeps the mood mostly light in Artists Rep's entertaining season-opener.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:04PMTuesday, October 7, 2025
Mikki Gillette’s first musical premieres at Fuse Theatre Ensemble, while Shaking the Tree Theatre stages a dancing rebellion. Plus the Stage Fright Festival, other opening shows, continuin…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:42PMWednesday, September 24, 2025
Plus: Sunstone's "The Grown-Ups," Shake&Pop's "Midsummer Night's Dream," Stage Fright Queer Horror Fest, Fuse's "Magnetic Electric," Portland Playhouse's "Paradise Blue," more opening an…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:29PMSaturday, September 20, 2025
Oregon author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner's new biography chronicles how the creator of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" reached impossible heights.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AMTuesday, September 16, 2025
A spectacular season of new shows, musicals, and more looms as Portland Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, Experience Theatre Project and others inaugurate new seasons. Plus: The launch of 1…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:49PMTuesday, September 9, 2025
Review: At Triangle Productions, a conservative baker must decide whether she’ll make the cake for a lesbian wedding.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:37PMThursday, September 4, 2025
Review: In E.M. Lewis's moving and masterfully written new play at 21ten Theatre, a brother and sister return to the scene of their fraught childhood and face down the demons.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AMTuesday, September 2, 2025
This weekend, Bag&Baggage’s reimagined "The Glass Menagerie" and Speculative Drama’s immersive "Pericles" are opening. Plus other new and continuing shows and theater news.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:24PMTuesday, August 19, 2025
The Hatchery is introducing two shows at its festival of new works, and Milagro Theatre is premiering “Worry Dolls” by Portland native Maya Malan Gonzalez. Plus: Other opening plays, con…
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:09PMMonday, August 18, 2025
In the University of Oregon’s riveting production of Salmah Sabawi’s play at Portland Center Stage, characters still laugh and love in the midst of war.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:25AM 
