Thursday, April 23, 2026

The Phantom isn’t the only one working behind the scenes in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ by Jason Vondersmith

The massive Broadway touring show, staging April 29-May 10 in Portland, is supported by Oregon natives associate company manager Ryan Mayfield and ensemble member Krista Wigle.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Eleanor O’Brien: Fertile Ground Hall of Fame by Bobby Bermea

O'Brien, who's taken her shows on female sexuality as far as Scotland, is a festival favorite whose shows regularly sell out, including this year's "Igniting Desire." So she's added perform…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

DramaWatch: A blooming spring for Oregon theaters by Linda Ferguson

Portland Revels’ new musical, Fertile Ground, “Fat Ham,” “SpongeBob,” “Angels in America” and a magical “The Glass Menagerie” are flowering in Portland and beyond. Plus: Mo…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:21PM
Monday, April 20, 2026

A trio of new Fertile Ground Festival plays by Bobby Bermea

As the theater world emerges from the abyss of the Covid years, Portland's festival of new works features 80-plus projects – among them plays by Dylan Hankins, Lisa Collins, and Niels Trum…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:15PM

Rogue Theatre’s ‘Angels in America’ finds power in the space between page and stage by Jim Flint

The Ashland theater company dives into the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the human effects of the AIDS epidemic with staged readings running April 29-May 3.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Monday, April 13, 2026

Spoken-word poetry, immigration fears, friendship, and ‘Brown Face’ onstage by Ellen Clarke

Carissa Atallah's upcoming play at Milagro Theatre comes with a slam-poetry beat – and the company is looking for performers for an open-mic prologue before every show.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:46PM
Saturday, April 11, 2026

CoHo: Clowning and a whole lot more by Bobby Bermea

The Northwest Portland company carries on its rich clowning tradition as it transforms into a multipurpose theater center with partners Third Rail and PETE.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Fertile Ground: A pair of plays to catch by Bobby Bermea

As Portland's 2026 festival of new works kicks off, Jonathan Hernandez' "The Mask I Wear" and Stefan Feurherdt's "Tethered" get ready to unveil themselves to the world.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:20PM

Looking for love in all the right places: Four childhood friends embark on a quest to find an apple in ‘Apple Hunters!’ by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: E.M. Lewis’s warm and profound new play is the culmination of her six-year residency with Artists Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:13AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Let it reign: Fertile Ground and a steady shower of shows crown the spring theater season in Portland and beyond by Linda Ferguson

The city's annual festival of new works, a co-production between Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse, and new shows from Carol Triffle and Samantha Van Der Merwe will quench our thi…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:27PM

A Southern Oregon voice, shaped onstage and off by Jim Flint

From beginnings in Talent to Mary Poppins on Broadway, Steffanie Leigh brings it all back home with a new cabaret and an Agatha Christie mystery in Ashland.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Monday, April 6, 2026

Susan Sontag, meet Carol Triffle’s ‘Nice People’ by Drew Pisarra

Absurdist extraordinaire Triffle's newest play at Imago flirts with Sontag's famous definitions of Camp, with zaniness and affection for her characters amid a world gone mad.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Southern comfort: Four women become fast friends, with drinks in hand by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: Triangle Productions’ "The Savannah Sipping Society" offers a sweet comedic escape.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:33PM
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Alice in Jazzland: Northwest Children’s Theater’s jazzy take on the Lewis Carroll classic returns by Brett Campbell

Ezra Weiss & Sarah Jane Hardy’s popular ‘Alice in Wonderland: a Jazz Musical’ makes its first appearance at The Judy.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:28PM

Stage & Studio: Four Fertile Ground playwrights by Dmae Lo Roberts

In her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with Sandra de Helen, Josie Seid, Alisha Christiansen, and Erin Rachel about their projects in the April 10-26 new works festival.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:44PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its 91st season with three stellar productions by Darleen Ortega

Spring shows include powerful and inspiring performances of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ‘Come From Away,’ and ‘A Raisin in the Sun.'

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:51PM
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Actress with Portland roots understands ’empathy’ while playing Fantine in ‘Les Misérables’ by Jason Vondersmith

Lindsay Heather Pearce stars in Broadway touring show, which stages at Keller Auditorium, March 31-April 5.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Remembering Eric Overmyer, theater days at Reed, and ‘On the Verge’ by Kathleen Worley

Overmyer, the writer on prestige TV shows such as "Bosch" and "Treme" who died March 16, was also a gifted playwright who began his prolific career at Reed College.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:00PM
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Broadway Rose’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ goes bold by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: The Tigard musical theater company presents a beautiful but devastating look at isolation in adolescence and beyond.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:13PM
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Touché! ‘Athena’ at 21ten is a winning comedy by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: In Gracie Gardner’s play about two teenage fencers, a desire to win duels with a desire to be friends.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:43PM
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

DramaWatch: On a lighter note, musicals and comedies blossom on Oregon stages by Linda Ferguson

Corrib, triangle and Twilight theaters are all cultivating comedies this spring. Plus: Fertile Ground and Hand2Mouth’s New2You festivals are gearing up.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:45PM
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Experience Theatre Project immerses audiences in stories by Brett Campbell

Recently moved into a new warehouse space in Aloha, the company mounts "Flanagan's Wake," a new production that thrusts viewers into a comical Irish wake.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:19AM
Saturday, March 14, 2026

A magical ‘Lizard Boy’ at Center Stage by Darleen Ortega

The three-actor musical tale of a green-skinned boy emerging from his "outsider" shell soars with an intimate comic-book aura and a garbage-band vibe.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Friday, March 13, 2026

Sleeping in trees, gently studying life by Hannah Krafcik

Merging theater and dance, "When We Slept in Trees" tells a tale of friends, grief, a pair of homes and a mischievous cat, with a Chorus that functions like an animated canvas.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:05AM
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Sojourner’s truth: A zestful performance from Zuhairah McGill brings an American icon to life by Linda Ferguson

Review: The solo show "Sojourner" from PassinArt calls for justice as it celebrates one of the great leaders of the abolitionist and feminist movements.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:42PM

‘Riot Queens’: The power of protest by Linda Ferguson

Review: Mikki Gillette’s new play for Fuse Theatre Ensemble traces the beginnings of the trans rights movement.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:13PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Tennessee Williams’ first hit glimmers at Lakewood Center for the Arts by Andrew Jankowski

Lakewood's "The Glass Menagerie," an American classic now more than 80 years old, is a good time, even if the cast can’t agree on a regional accent.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:00AM
Monday, March 9, 2026

‘Marvin’s Rescue’: Can a rescue dog save a mere human? by Ellen Clarke

With lots of songs and three actors playing dogs, Marv Ross's ruff-and-ready new musical comedy is out of the kennel and getting its premiere at The Armory.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Sunday, March 8, 2026

April Aasheim: telling stories on pages and stages by Brett Campbell

The prolific Hillsboro novelist finds new success in original plays at HART Theatre.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:01AM
Friday, March 6, 2026

A fake wedding, a hidden play, a censored story, a totalitarian state and ‘A Mirror’ by Darleen Ortega

Review: In Sam Holcroft's tense and shifting drama at Third Rail Rep, truth is elusive and seeps out furtively, poking beyond the sharp eyes of the state's official censor.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:00PM

‘Unique,’ ‘cathartic’ Broadway musical ‘The Notebook’ captures love story on stage by Jason Vondersmith

Producers recreate memorable intimacy and emotion, and it shows at Keller Auditorium, March 10-15.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM

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