391 stories from Oregon ArtsWatch
DramaWatch: Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse take comic looks at love, Broadway in Portland brings a dazzling “Water for Elephants,” sparks fly between the guys and dolls at …
Oregon's high desert country boasts its own variety of arts, from a world-premiere drama to an exhibit that examines how food harvesters are treated, to a bluegrass duo winging it in a park.
Milagro Theatre’s puppet production of Portland writer Ajai Tripathi’s play, onstage at Hillsboro’s Walters center Sunday, finds the childhood sources of the great Mexican artist’s i…
In the three-day fantasy festival at the Oregon Convention Center, fabulously dressed costumed characters took the tastiest slices of the cake.
Stephen Holgate, who has portrayed Honest Abe for years, appeared in full character before statue supporters — and later told Oregon ArtsWatch all about his story.
Review: Clackamas Rep's production of Jocelyn Bioh’s play uses color, humor and warmth to make a potent statement about the United States' attitude toward immigration.
Triangle Productions opens its season with an entertaining look at ego, art and men in a play about three famous actors stuck on a boat together.
Director Seth Renne says he hopes the tale of Germany's descent into fascism frightens audiences a little. “We are living through a time when authoritarian ideas are becoming normalized.”
Four solo plays by the prolific Don Nigro take the Imago stage in September and October, bringing a maverick flair to Portland's fall theater scene.
The joyful outdoor production of Shakespeare’s comedy celebrates love and laughter as it aims to help revitalize a post-pandemic Portland.
Ashland New Plays Festival wins a grant to commission a bilingual work from Oregon playwright Octavio Solis built from the stories of 2020's Almeda and South Obenchain fire survivors and fir…
Clackamas Rep, Bag&Baggage and Rose City Shakespeare are rolling out comedies as CoHo Productions presents its 5th annual ClownFest. Plus: A bevy of season openers, continuing shows and …
We're all clowns, CoHo's late leader Philip Cuomo believed. And in its fifth year, ClownFest expands the comedy to a full five weeks, beginning Sept. 4 with a dance folly and Monel Chang's "…
The longtime actor and Oregon Shakespeare Festival stalwart has died at 86, leaving fond memories and a history of decades of inspirational performances.
Review: Mikki Gillette’s intimate and engrossing new play-with-songs hits all the right emotional notes in its world premiere at Twilight Theater Company.
The prolific Portland playwright's newest, a two-hander with songs at Twilight Theater Company, carries echoes of her own experiences with a villainous mentor.
DramaWatch: The Hatchery and Ten Fifteen are presenting developmental plays, and Mikki Gillette’s “The Dark Stuff” opens at Twilight Theater. Plus: "The Weill and Brel Show," a peek …
In review: The festival's 2026 season summer-opening indoor shows, by August Wilson and David Henry Hwang, dig deep into issues of race, culture, and relationships.
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.
