Krista Garver - Page 19

As soon as Dael Orlandersmith walks into the room, you feel the force of her presence. This is despite, or perhaps because of, the fact that she's not even facing the audience, but rather examining a series of old photographs pinned to the wall. She makes her way around the room, eventually climbing onto the stage, looking out into the audience, and welcoming you to the theatre. And at that point, you're pretty much done for. Ms. Orlandersmith is a performer of the highest order, and you'd be best to take a deep breath now, because you might forget to for the next 80 minutes.

In Mia Chung's YOU FOR ME FOR YOU, now in production at Portland Playhouse, trees have ears (literally), rice is a musical instrument, and bears can talk. And somehow it all makes as much sense as the modern world we live in. Or, perhaps, it's our modern world that makes no sense.

Theatre Vertigo's world premiere of Rob Handel's I WANT TO DESTROY YOU is a riveting show about about art, danger, and being human.

Broadway Rose's THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is full of humanity and heart.

Don't miss Portland Center Stage's excellent production of Book-It Repertory Theatre's GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

Portland's Fertile Ground Festival runs January 21 to 31, featuring 65 new works by local and international artists.

CoHo Productions new adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's THE YELLOW WALLPAPER is a disturbing portrait of a woman driven to madness by the very thing that is supposed to cure her.

Portland has one of the highest rates of sex trafficking in the U.S. BROKEN PROMISES seeks to bring awareness of this problem to the teenagers who are most at risk.

You're in for a wild ride! [OR THE WHALE] is the center of what Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble calls The Journey Play's the Whole Thing, a 'constellation of art objects, events, and experiences' around this play, which is based on Moby Dick.

Source Material Collective is an international group of artists who recently established a home base in Portland and will be premiering two works here in the upcoming months.

Artists Rep's THE MIRACLE WORKER is not your normal holiday fare, but it will leave you with a profound feeling of the power of language and of the resilience of the human spirit.

The Second City's TWIST YOUR DICKENS is a hilarious spoof on all things Christmas, now in its final year at Portland Center Stage.

Portland favorite Darius Pierce brings Crumpet the Elf to life in THE SANTALAND DIARIES, a funny, touching adaptation of an essay by David Sedaris.

What could be better than a THE BOOK OF MORMON parody featuring Ethel Merman? If you said 'nothing,' you're right! triangle productions! THE BOOK OF MERMAN is pure joy.

Get out your Christmas sweater, fill your glass with mulled wine, and let Broadway Rose's A TAFFETA CHRISTMAS get you into the spirit of the season.

Imagine The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and [insert your favorite vampire movie/TV show here] had a baby. That fun, disturbing, and ultra-campy lovechild would be BITE ME (A LITTLE).

What is a witch? Artists Rep's BROOMSTICK explores the history and mythology of The Witch.

Portland Center Stage hits a home run with fantastic, high-energy production of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'.

Loosen your hips, get out your dancing shoes, and get ready to salsa at Artists Rep's world premiere musical CUBA LIBRE.

PETE's ALL WELL, described as a 'sightless play,' is completely different from any experience you've had before. Get your tickets, because it will sell out!