Portland Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 7

BWW Review: Wrestling with the Weight of History and Identity in REDWOOD, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - November 06, 2019

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BWW Review: WOMEN OF WILL Tracks Shakespeare's Evolving Understanding of Women, at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - November 01, 2019

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BWW Review: Fuse Theatre Ensemble Takes a Contemporary Perspective on a Classic in A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
by Krista Garver - October 30, 2019

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BWW Review: THE BALTIMORE WALTZ Is a Whimsical Journey Through Grief, Via Europe, at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - October 23, 2019

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BWW Review: ONCE Quietly Enchants, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - October 18, 2019

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BWW Review: A Genderfluid God Gets Revenge in Shaking the Tree's Thrilling BAKKHAI
by Krista Garver - October 17, 2019

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BWW Review: Minimalist MACBETH Lays Bare the Inner Workings of the Power-Hungry Mind, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - October 13, 2019

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BWW Review: #GirlsRule in THE WOLVES at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - September 30, 2019

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BWW Review: ECLIPSED Uses Recent History to Warn About the Dangers of Blind Obedience, at Corrib Theatre
by Krista Garver - September 30, 2019

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BWW Review: 1984, an Unsettling Play for Unsettling Times, at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - September 19, 2019

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BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Starts the Season Off with a Bang, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - September 12, 2019

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BWW Review: CoHo Productions' MALA Takes an Intimate Look at the Complexities of Caring for Aging Parents
by Krista Garver - September 11, 2019

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BWW Review: Bag & Baggage Throws Binaries Out the Window with Queer, Gender-Fluid Take on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Krista Garver - July 17, 2019

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BWW Review: WICKED Soars into Keller Auditorium
by Krista Garver - July 13, 2019

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BWW Review: Camp Reigns in SHERWOOD: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, at Clackamas Rep
by Krista Garver - July 03, 2019

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BWW Review: Storm Large Blows the Roof Off of the Armory in CRAZY ENOUGH, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - June 27, 2019

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BWW Review: Fuse Theatre's BOOTYCANDY Is a Hilarious and Thoughtful Meta-Play About Identity and Society
by Krista Garver - June 26, 2019

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BWW Review: Alan Bowne's BEIRUT Explores Love and Freedom in a Dystopian Future, at the Shoe Box Theatre
by Krista Garver - June 13, 2019

BEIRUT, by Alan Bowne, now playing at the Shoe Box Theatre, premiered more than 30 years ago, but its themes are just as relevant in today's political climate....

BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS Is Everything You Could Wish For, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - June 05, 2019

INTO THE WOODS features a combination of a stripped-down musical score, movement-focused direction, and the strongest cast that Broadway Rose has ever assembled....

BWW Review: NATIVE GARDENS Finds Humor in What Divides Us, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - June 04, 2019

NATIVE GARDENS is an I Love Lucy-esque new comedy by Karen Zacarias now playing at Portland Center Stage. It's about colonialism, entitlement, and gardening philosophies....

BWW Review: LET ME DOWN EASY is a Moving Contemplation of Health, Life, Sickness, and Death, at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - May 30, 2019

LET ME DOWN EASY is a series of 20 monologues about life, health, sickness, and death. It's one of the best shows of the year....

BWW Review: Wife, Mistress Reflect on the Past in THE BREATH OF LIFE at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - May 23, 2019

David Hare's THE BREATH OF LIFE tells the story of a meeting between Frances Beale, the ex-wife of hotshot lawyer Martin, and Madeleine Palmer, Martin's ex-mistress. Now in their 60s, the women reflect on their past and the future to come....

BWW Review: WELL Takes a Comedic Look at the Mess That Is Life, at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - May 17, 2019

'Why do some people become well and others don't?' This is the question at the center of Lisa Kron's funny, inventive WELL, now playing at Profile Theatre....

BWW Review: Heads Roll in Feminist French Revolution Comedy THE REVOLUTIONISTS, at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - May 17, 2019

The French Revolution and comedy don't typically go together, but Lauren Gunderson upends many conventions in THE REVOLUTIONISTS, a fast-paced, feminist comedy set during France's 1793 Reign of Terror, now playing at ARTISTS REP....

BWW Review: ESCAPED ALONE Serves Up Afternoon Tea and Anxiety, at Shaking the Tree
by Krista Garver - May 11, 2019

By juxtaposing personal horrors with apocalyptic ones, Caryl Churchill's ESCAPED ALONE captures our current societal unease and also seems to reprimand us for sitting around lamenting our personal problems when much, much larger troubles are threatening....