373 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
The superheroes at Anonymous Theatre Company are staging a campy musical production with actors who (surprise!) don’t know who else is in the cast.
At the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, it's easy being Green (Shows). Fichot highlights a series of free shows five days a week through Sept. 26 outside the festival's theaters.
The Oregon actor's long career ranged from Juan Peron in "Evita" to Don Quixote in "Man of La Mancha" to "1776" to Julie Andrews' Prince Charming in "Cinderella."
The brilliant dancer takes to the theatrical stage in a solo comedy show, mining her past for everything from sex and love to religion and her deep affection for cats.
A nightclub comedy routine grew into a deeply personal solo show, and now returns to OSF's Thomas Theatre stage for a second go-round following its 2024 debut.
Following a successful debut in December 2025, the festival of sharp-edged humor returns to venues throughout Ashland for a second go-round of comedy Dec. 4-6.
Colorful costumes and a top-notch cast add freshness and flash to Shakespeare’s comedy.
DramaWatch: Central Oregon’s Greenhouse Cabaret stages Tony Kushner’s epic “Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches,” Mt. Hood Rep brings “Into the Woods” to Gresham, …
Longtime fan Nick Dillenburg revels in playing title role in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which stages at Keller Auditorium Aug. 1-15.
Eva Curry’s new play, premiering this weekend at BodyVox studios, conjures an era when women made magic to make a living.
Review: Performers from near and far add pizzazz to the big dance musical at Broadway Rose.
DramaWatch: Salt and Sage takes on “Lear” and “Dream.” JAW new play festival and 21ten’s summer residency feature developmental works. Musicals from Clackamas Rep, Broadway in Port…
Pearlman began the children's theater company at the old Portland Civic Theatre and built it into a driving force that brought millions of young people into the theatrical fold.
Blind review of 350 scripts produced 12 finalists, from which ANPF artistic director Jackie Apodaca selected the winners.
In performances in Portland this weekend and Salem next month, the Willamette University-based company showcases and develops new plays by Northwest writers.
Lanier, who died June 9 at age 67, was a vibrant figure in Portland theater, including being co-artistic director of Original Practice Shakespeare Festival. A celebration of her life is at 6…
The Manzanita resident took ‘My Dinner with Andre’ as the jumping-off point for his two-character drama, which premieres Friday in Nehalem.
Panels, workshops, and performances explore myriad applications for improv, both onstage and off.
To be a better Jersey, the mother in the bio-musical about the early life of singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, actress Kennedy Caughell sought advice from former Beaverton resident Shoshana Bea…
Company founder Lewis will leave at the end of the year, and associate artistic director Diego Solan Kjelland will take over for Lewis as artistic director in January 2027.
DramaWatch: “Newsies” at Broadway Rose, “Hands on a Hardbody” at Lakewood, and the touring “Hell’s Kitchen” will be sizzling on local stages. Plus: Festivals offered by From th…
Audiobook narrator Heather Anne Henderson will present the book, a travelogue about a widow and her children sailing the British Columbia waterways nearly a century ago.
Darleen Ortega reviews the festival's "Henry Four, Part One," "The Taming of the Shrew," and "Emma" on the outdoor stage, plus "You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!" in the int…
The comedian brings her act to Portland's Helium Comedy Club through July 4, and to Bend for a single show July 5.
Design and performances in Porland Experimental Theatre Ensemble's production turn Ariana Reines’ play into an enthralling art installation.
