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Portlanders know exactly where they are when they first see Megan Wilkerson’s set for Tiny Beautiful Things at Portland Center Stage. It’s a big old Craftsman bungalow in Northeast [...]

Two small gems grace the stage of Portland Center Stage’s Ellyn Bye Studio now through December 30. One is a vintage Christmas classic by Truman Capote; the second is a new production that [...]

The state of the state Once again, it is past mid-month and I find myself wondering how on earth this happened. The month began with several days spent in the bowels of the Multnomah County [...]

I have awaited and anticipated the world premiere of Astoria: Part Two since I saw Astoria: Part One at a year ago at Portland Center Stage. This sprawling drama, based on Peter Stark’s [...]

Two small gems grace the stage of Portland Center Stage’s Ellyn Bye Studio from now through December 31. One is a vintage Christmas classic by Truman Capote; the second is a brand new [...]

A massive, new, American epic tale of adventure, endurance, and survival roared onto the Main Stage at Portland Center Stage last weekend. It was Astoria: Part I, the world premiere, and before [...]

Now Jane (Sarah Baskin) is 14. She smells bad, and she has a crush on Billy (Chris Murray). She wears a black hoodie and is chewing on the strings while she entertains us with great adolescent [...]