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 bloody satire. It’s over the top. And it’s dangerous–particularly if one is a lumberjack in Big Bone, Oregon. It’s […]
Andrea White, Babs Davy, Claire Rigsby, dark comedy, Dawn Monique Williams, Dominique Dibbell, drama, homopobia, homosexuality, Jamie M. Rea, Jen Rowe, Kelly Godell, Lisa Kron, lumberjacks, Maureen Angelos, Meg Wilkerson, misogyny, Peg Healey, Profile Theatre, satire, The Five Lesbian Brothers, The Secretaries, Wanda WaldenWhen 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 first Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month…well, it gives one pause. In the World Premiere of Larissa FastHorse‘s fast-paced satire The Thanksgiving Play at Artists Repertory Theatre, four […]
Artists Repertory Theatre, Chris Harder, Claire Rigsby, Larissa FastHorse, Luan Schooler, Michael O'Connell, Native American culture, Native American Heritage Month, Native American history, Sarah Lucht, satire, school plays, Thanksgiving, The Thanksgiving PlayWhat 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, making certain those of us who never tire of the tale have a good production t0 enjoy and share with friends and family members. […]
A Christmas Carol, Anna Lackaff, Brian Weaver, Charles Dickens, Charles Grant, Claire Rigsby, Cristi Miles, Dan Meeker, Eric Little, Jullian Remulla, Margot Weaver, Rachel Lewis, Rachel Peterson Schmerge, Rainbows Leoniak, Rick Lombardo, Sarah Smith, Tobias Van Voris