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La MaMa Adds Performances of Richard Foreman's SUPPOSE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HARVEY
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2024

Due to demand, La MaMa has added two additional performances of the world premiere of Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey, experimental theater icon Richard Foreman’s first new play in 10 years.

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Portland Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Portland Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

La MaMa Presents Richard Foreman's SUPPOSE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HARVEY
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2024

La MaMa will present the world premiere of Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey, legendary experimental theater icon Richard Foreman's first new play in 10 years.

Review: A SEAGULL at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - Jul 5, 2024

Strong direction, fierce performances, and incredible design make A SEAGULL one you don't want to miss.

Portland Center Stage Presents PETE'S A SEAGULL
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 19, 2024

Portland Center Stage will present 'a seagull,' a unique adaptation of Chekhov's classic by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, marking the culmination of a decade-long series of translated Chekhov shows.

PETE's A SEAGULL Comes to Ellyn Bye Studio Theatre at Portland Center Stage in June
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

PCS will present PETE’s a seagull, June 29-July 13 in the Ellyn Bye Studio Theatre at Portland Center Stage.

OrpheusPDX Opens Its Second Season With Mozart's Comic Gem, THE ROYAL SHEPHERD (Il Re Pastore)
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 19, 2023

Portland's newest opera company, OrpheusPDX, kicks off its second season on August 3 with Mozart's charming and irresistible opera, The Royal Shepherd (Il Re Pastore). All performances will take place in Portland State University's Lincoln Performance Hall, hailed by Opera News as the best venue for opera in the city.

Review: CARDIAC ORGAN: A GOTH CABARET at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - Jun 28, 2023

CARDIAC ORGAN is excellent fun – not the good, clean type, but the vastly superior creepy, twisted type. Slither up to the bar for a Red Rabbit and enjoy the show.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is Coming to Portland Center Stage This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2023

Portland Center Stage will present William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, beginning performances on June 3.

Orpheus|PDX Announces Works By Mozart And Nico Muhly Its Second Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2023

OrpheusPDX General and Artistic Director, Christopher Mattaliano, has officially announced the details of the 2023 season, the company's  second. Performances of Mozart's masterwork The Royal Shepherd (Il Re Pastore)  and Nico Muhly's compelling Dark Sisters will take place in Portland's 475-seat  Lincoln Hall, where opera is experienced at its best—up close and personal. 

PETE Presents THE AMERICANS A Co-Production With The Historic Alberta House
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2022

PETE presents THE AMERICANS a co-production with the Historic Alberta House runs January 19 - February 4 at Alberta House.

Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - Dec 9, 2022

What did our critic think of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Portland Center Stage? It's the theatrical equivalent of hot cocoa with whipped cream.

Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - Jul 1, 2022

Funny, poignant, weird – Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble’s new take on THE CHERRY ORCHARD, translated by Štĕpán Šimek, is a vehicle to showcase what both Chekhov and PETE do best.

ARCHIVE: THIS WAS THE END to be Presented by Mabou Mines and Restless NYC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2021

Mallory Catlett’s OBIE award winning This Was The End will return to Mabou Mines this time as an installation where the audience becomes the actor.  At once an artifact and an experience, Archive: this was the end is the afterlife of a performance as an interactive sculpture.

THE WEATHER ROOM PROJECT A Divination Mobile Performance Pop Up Begins This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2020

Weather is universal. It's the safest (blandest) conversation starter. It's a part of the common human experience, open to regular, mundane, acts of prognostication.

BWW Review: INDECENT at Artists Repertory Theatre and Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - Mar 2, 2020

BWW Review: BECKETT WOMEN at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - Jan 16, 2020

Portland Opera Presents AN AMERICAN QUARTET: Four One-Act Operas
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2020

Portland Opera continues the 2019/20 season with the premiere of a new production entitled An American Quartet: Four One-Act Operas. Each of these pieces, written by American composers, will be presented in the intimate black box theatre at Portland Opera's Hampton Opera Center.

OUR RUINED HOUSE A PETE Original Announced At Reed College 
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2019

Examining the geopolitical through the lens of the interpersonal, Our Ruined House summons a world in which the audience's perception becomes the principal arbiter of what is 'true'. Featuring a giant octopus, a tiny meatloaf, and the poetry of Donald Rumsfeld, Our Ruined House investigates a world driven more by the appearance of winning than any central truth. By contrasting the slippery, subjective narratives of both romantic and geopolitical relationships, we point at the sacrifices made in order to 'win' in both arenas. What narratives will we create and what secrets will we bury in order to come out on top, in both love and war? What are we willing to ruin on the road to victory?