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 best selling Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire, A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival, was adapted and directed by PCS Artistic Director Chris […]
Alex Wren Meadows, Anthony Lam, Astoria Oregon, Astoria Part One, Astoria Part Two, Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire, Ben Newman, Ben Rosenblatt, Benjamin Tissell, Chris Coleman, Chris Murray, Christopher Hirsch, DeLanna Studi, Diane Ferry Williams, Douglas Dickerman, F. Tyler Burnet, founding of Astoria, fur trade, Gavin Hoffman, history of the Pacific Northwest, Jeremy Aggers, Jimmy Garcia, John Jacob Astor, Jonathan Thorn, Leif Norby, Marie Dorian, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Matthew M. Nielson, Michael Evans Lopez, Michael Morrow Hammack, Nick Ferrucci, Peter Stark, Portland Center Stage, Rafael Untalan, Randall Robert Tico, Rick Lewis, Toni-Leslie James, Tony Cisek, U.S. History, Wilson Price Hunt, World Premiere playsTwo 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 production that is to Portland and of Portland. I would walk miles to see and hear Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory. Once I hear […]
A Christmas Memory, Brandon Woolley, Holiday musical entertainment, Leif Norby, Meredith Kaye Clark, Mont Chris Hubbard, Portland Center Stage, Truman Capote, Winter Song, winter themesA 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 it had officially opened it had surpassed all previous advance ticket sales for the company. This is extremely good news for PCS artistic director […]
action-adventure, Astoria, Chris Coleman, fur trade, historical drama, John Jacob Astor, Leif Norby, mountain men, New York Times best seller, Oregon, Peter Stern, Portland Center StageNow 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 self-talk. Social development? Not great. Scholastics? About what one would expect from a slacker wannabe with a body odor problem […]
Alex Leigh Ramirez, Bekah Brunstetter, black comedy, Chris Murray, clinical depression, Emily Yetter, Leif Norby, Portland Center Stage, Rose Riordan, Sarah Baskin, The Oregon Trail computer game, The Oregon Trail play