Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Best Christmas ever! North Bend’s Liberty Theatre completes 10-year-restoration just in time for holiday shows by Lori Tobias

The Little Theatre on the Bay presents a double-header of Christmas plays, followed by its ‘Little Ole Christmas Opry,’ in the renovated 1924 theater.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

DramaWatch: Late fall shows, from Christmasy to classical … and beyond by Linda Ferguson

“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 09:13PM
Monday, November 17, 2025

A Grimm spin: ‘Stilt’ successfully turns a dark story into theatrical gold by Linda Ferguson

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 06:35PM

In Newport, ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ at Porthole Players is a community — and family — affair by Lori Tobias

The extravaganza received help from the Siletz Tribe and Oregon Coast Aquarium. “The county is all-in on this production,” says director Morgan Locklear.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

‘Recent Tragic Events’: Taking a trip back in time to better understand today by Linda Ferguson

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 01:28PM
Friday, November 7, 2025

Something witty this way comes by Jim Flint

Ashland to host its first-ever Sarcasm Festival Dec. 5–7 as a host of comedians converge on Shakespeare territory and aim for audiences' funny bones.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Ten Fifteen Productions: The Astoria theater company that doesn’t shy from the controversial by Lori Tobias

The theme of the community theater’s next season is “America the Beautiful?” And, yes, the question mark is intentional.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:35PM

‘Madonna of the Cat’: Everyday emotions, abandoned child, and, oh – a talking bear  by Linda Ferguson

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 11:45AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Third Rail Rep: Back to the beginning by Caitlin Nolan

As it enters its 20th season, the company brings back its very first show, Craig Wright's "Recent Tragic Events," for another go-around with original director Scott Yarbrough.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:30PM
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

DramaWatch: The Fertile Ground Connection by Linda Ferguson

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 05:01PM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Lauren Modica-Soloway: Beyond ‘Witch’ by Caitlin Nolan

As the Portland actress approaches the final week in the title role of Profile Theatre's hit show, she looks back on the highs and lows of her creative career and her return to the stage fro…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:08PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2026 season will feature some fan-favorite actors by Jim Flint

The Ashland festival announces key cast members for next year's 10-play season; tickets go on sale for members in November and for the general public Dec. 2.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Sunday, October 26, 2025

Stage & Studio: ‘Madonna of the Cat’ by Dmae Lo Roberts

Podcast host Dmae Lo Roberts talks with playwright Sue Mach and director Gemma Whelan about Mach's play that creatively fills in the gaps in Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale."

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 10:00AM
Saturday, October 25, 2025

‘Shucked’: Broadway’s corn-fed comedy comes to Portland by Jason Vondersmith

In a musical split between town and country, star Miki Abraham declares: "Getting to play a strong Southern woman pays homage to all the matriarchy in my life."

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:45AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Wicked witchcraft, abundant comedy by Linda Ferguson

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 04:09PM

Rogue Theater Company’s ‘Godot’ finds depth in the waiting by Lee Juillerat

Review: In Ashland, Samuel Beckett’s classic delivers humor, humanity and introspection, leaving audiences deeply moved.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:05PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

DramaWatch: Bring it on, from Bart Simpon to The Bard by Linda Ferguson

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 08:03PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

‘The Yeomen of the Guard’: A feast for the eyes as well as the ears by Linda Ferguson

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 12:22PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Design for Living: Champagne bubbles with the hint of a brooding Bordeaux by Linda Ferguson

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 01:51PM

An Irish tale born in Ashland earns a ticket to Off-Broadway by Jim Flint

"Parcel From America," based on a story Tomáseen Foley told in Ashland in 1998, is green-lighted for a musical production in New York

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not McMinnville’s Gallery Theatre by Dee Moore

The Yamhill County theater takes on the challenge of Edward Albee's great and gritty American drama, and photographer Dee Moore follows the process from beginning of rehearsal to final previ…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Jen Silverman and the season of the ‘Witch’ by Caitlin Nolan

The playwright and novelist's tale, riffing off a Jacobean tragicomedy about community and outcasts, takes "risks with humor, and what can be funny” at Profile Theatre.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Thursday, October 9, 2025

‘Primary Trust’: Comedy and undercurrents by Darleen Ortega

Review: Portland Center Stage kicks off its season with Eboni Booth's 2024 Pulitzer winner, featuring Larry Owens of "Abbott Elementary" as a surprising and complex hero.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:27PM
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Frothy fun: Artists Repertory’s sex farce ‘The Bed Trick’ proves people of all ages are bumblers when it comes to lust and love by Linda Ferguson

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 03:04PM
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

DramaWatch: A spicy brew of new plays, season openers, and spooky thrills bubbles up in Oregon theaters by Linda Ferguson

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 04:42PM
Saturday, October 4, 2025

In a Detroit music club in 1949, a Black Paradise turns Blue by Darleen Ortega

Portland Playhouse's not-to-be-missed production of Dominique Morisseau’s brilliant "Paradise Blue" sets a private drama against the larger cultural crisis of a thriving Black community on…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:15AM
Monday, September 29, 2025

Look: Up in the air! The Flynn Creek Circus is flying into the Big Top by Jason Vondersmith

The juggling and acrobatic stars of the California-based touring circus troupe bring their physical marvels to Vancouver, Wash., for seven shows Oct. 2-5.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Bobby Bermea: After the humans die out, what do the robots do? by Bobby Bermea

In William Thomas Berk’s new play "Anno Machina: An Apocalyptic Elegy," a surviving Human Service Unit is left to find its own emotions and meaning in life.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:50PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

DramaWatch: ‘Triangle,’ Broadway Rose’s moving new musical, astounds with a powerful story and exquisite performances by Linda Ferguson

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 02:29PM
Saturday, September 20, 2025

Lin-Manuel Miranda: Portrait of an artist by Linda Ferguson

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 09:00AM
Friday, September 19, 2025

Crossing borders, starting new: The Immigrant Story Live by Bob Hicks

An evening of storytelling, mariachi music and dance tells the tales of a vibrant United States culture of variety and counters the upswell of anti-immigrant sentiment.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:28PM

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