Tuesday, March 3, 2026

DramaWatch: Celebrating Women’s History Month with 2 Portland theater companies by Linda Ferguson

Milagro is presenting staged readings by two Latine playwrights, and PassinArt is producing a solo show about the Black feminist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Plus: Fuse Theatre’s “R…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:19PM
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Oregon Shakespeare Festival producer Kaytlin McIntyre on the art of keeping the show in motion by Jim Flint

As the Ashland festival's 2026 season approaches, McIntyre talks about guiding creativity and chaos to bring the musical "Come from Away" to life.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Friday, February 27, 2026

Dystopia and dissidence in ‘A Mirror’ by Caitlin Nolan

British playwright Sam Holcroft's sleight-of-hand drama pokes into authoritarian politics and the human core of theater in Third Rail Rep's new production.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:41PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Fun house: Laughter rules in Milagro’s ‘Los Empeños de una Casa’ by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: The 17th century farce serves up songs and swordfights, with a dash of feminism on the side.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:27PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

All the world’s a stage: Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s educational outreach programs bring the bard to life by Jim Flint

The School Visit Program brings touring performances and workshops directly to classrooms and rural communities throughout Oregon and beyond, introducing students to live performances and in…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 10:00AM
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

DramaWatch: Memory, meta-theater and musicals by Linda Ferguson

Third Rail, Portland State University, Funhouse Lounge, Chapel Theatre, Foxhole Projects and Lakewood round out the month with a medley of shows. Plus: Continuing shows, Clackamas Rep’s ne…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:59PM
Monday, February 16, 2026

‘Angry, Raucous, & Shamelessly Gorgeous’ by Darleen Ortega

Theater Review: Portand Playhouse's West Coast premiere of Pearl Cleage's pointed and funny play about Black women's power shimmers with insight, love, and hope.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:28PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Good grief: ‘You Stupid Darkness!’ combats the world’s damp demise with compassion, laughs … and donuts   by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: Sam Steiner’s comedic play at 21ten Theatre neatly balances humor and hope.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:30PM

No place like home: A road trip through a father and daughter’s nightmares by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: Artist Rep’s thriller takes a surreal turn in Portland writer Kallan Dana’s dark puzzle of a play.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:39PM
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

‘It’s Not All About Me’: Three Portland icons make a winning show by Linda Ferguson

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 02:18PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

DramaWatch: Thrillers, road trips & more! by Linda Ferguson

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 06:36PM
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Immigration hurdles force Irish-rooted musical to bypass Ireland and head straight to Off-Broadway by Jim Flint

Amid fears that Irish cast members could be denied U.S. entry because of increased federal pressure, the Ashland-born show drops plans to rehearse and preview in Ireland.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Saturday, January 31, 2026

‘The Wiz,’ the Black retelling of ‘The Wizard of Oz’, comes to Keller Auditorium by Jason Vondersmith

As the Broadway tour eases down the road to Portland, veteran Alan Mingo, Jr. talks about relishing his role as The Wiz, and newcomer Dana Cimone plays Dorothy.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Friday, January 30, 2026

‘The Play That Goes Wrong’: A deliciously comic, fabulous disaster hits the stage by Darleen Ortega

Portland Center Stage's co-production with Seattle Rep hits all the wrong notes to perfection in this comedy romp in which anything that can go wrong hilariously does.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:00PM
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Profile’s ‘Tiger Style!’ roars out of the gate by Darleen Ortega

Mike Lew's canny and engaging comic battleground on the small Ellyn Bye Studio stage deftly dives below the stereotypes of Chinese American life and achievement.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:08PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

‘An Scéal’: Looking toward spring with song and story by Linda Ferguson

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 04:25PM

Stage craft: Malia Tippets shines in ‘In Clay’ by Linda Ferguson

With 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 03:18PM
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Mike Lew takes a ‘Tiger Style!’ by the tail by Caitlin Nolan

The playwright talks about his "absurd, irreverent satire" of Asian American identity, tiger parents, and the model-minority myth, opening at Portland's Profile Theatre.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

DramaWatch: Busy theaters will have audiences racing to catch all the shows on offer in the next few weeks by Linda Ferguson

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 06:50PM
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

DramaWatch: Theaters hit the ground running in 2026 by Linda Ferguson

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 06:00PM
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Where Oregon Shakespeare Festival costumes go to work again by Jim Flint

Inside the Talent warehouse in Southern Oregon, thousands of festival costumes are preserved and reused, then sent to stages across the country, including "Saturday Night Live."

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:15AM
Friday, January 2, 2026

‘A Beautiful Noise’ musical tells the story of legendary singer Neil Diamond by Jason Vondersmith

Robert Westenberg, who plays Diamond as his older self in the Broadway touring musical that performs Jan. 6-11 in Portland's Keller Auditorium, talks about the pleasures of playing the grea…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Sunday, December 28, 2025

Theater 2025: Frogs on the street, thrills and chills onstage by Linda Ferguson

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 09:00AM
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Behind the curtain of ‘Liberace and Liza’ by Becca Knowlton

David Saffert and Jillian Snow reflect ahead of their latest holiday run at CoHo Theatre as the two glittering stars, "quirky and larger than life in their own separate ways.”

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:43PM

Portland Center Stage pushes its fund drive by Linda Ferguson

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 12:12PM
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

DramaWatch: Roping in holiday shows, looking ahead to a brand new year by Linda Ferguson

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 06:46PM
Saturday, December 13, 2025

On the holiday menu: A sharp-edged ‘Tuna’ by Darleen Ortega

The 1980s two-actor hit "A Tuna Christmas" is packing 'em in at Bag&Baggage with a sly mix of small-town meanness and tongue-in-cheek mockery of the same.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:11PM
Friday, December 12, 2025

Midwinter Revels: Dancing by the Highland Hearth by Bobby Bermea

Thirty years into a popular Portland tradition, the Revels sing, dance and play with Scottish tradition as the company prepares to enter a new chapter in its life.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:01AM
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Theatre Diaspora: Moving ahead with a fresh new look by Bobby Bermea

The company, Oregon's only Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island-focused theater, is expanding its vision and opening up to ideas from its audiences.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:04PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

‘Much Ado About Nothing’: Cranking up the color and charisma by Linda Ferguson

Theater review: Salt and Sage offers a merry comedy of Shakespearean romantic mix-ups.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Friday, December 5, 2025

Northwest Theatre Workshop’s Creative Evolution by Brett Campbell

As its founding leader steps down after a decade, the Portland theatrical innovator celebrates its play development model with a two-play showcase this weekend and next — and a coming new …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:39PM

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