French royalty, forbidden passion
Queen Marie-Therese (Crystal Ann Munoz) is having a difficult time in the French court. She was hauled from Spain to marry King Louis XIV (Chris Murray). Deemed the ugliest member of the court, [...]
A weekend (and more) of theatrical events
Throughout the last 10 months, Portland-area live theatre has struggled as much or more than any other segment of our economy. And yet, as a body and singly, theatres carry on, stretching their [...]
1984 – ‘It’s not easy to become sane’
Winston Smith (Chris Harder) sits alone in a room rewriting Party history, deleting characters from tomes at the Ministry of Truth as they are disgraced or executed. The year is 1984. Everywhere [...]
The bloody, bloody Secretaries!
We are the secretaries and we do things secretarial And once a month we kill a guy and cut him up for burial It’s a slasher play. It’s a comedy. No, it’s a black and [...]
Thanksgiving goes haywire
When four white people–an earnest vegan, a militant new-ager, a frustrated history teacher, and a paid actress–get together to produce a culturally sensitive play about the [...]
A Christmas Carol brightens the season
What would the season be without A Christmas Carol? The transformative power of this simple novella by Charles Dickens cannot be denied. And for years, Portland Playhouse has carried the torch, [...]