DeLanna Studi has a powerful story to tell. She currently is telling it on the stage of the Ellyn Bye Studio at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. The 41-year-old actress/playwright has written and performs And So We Walked, An Artist’s Journey along the Trail of Tears. Studi is Cherokee. Actually, her mother is white, […]
Andja Budincich, Bruno Louchouarn, Cherokee culture, Cherokee history, Cherokee Nation, Corey Madden, DeLanna Studi, drama, John Coyne, John John Grant, memoir, Norman Coates, one-woman show, Portland Center Stage, Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, spiritual journey, Trail of TearsThree names: John Biguenet, Vana O’Brien, Gemma Whelan. Throw them into the boiling pot, stir with eye of newt, and presto! It’s Broomstick, a tour de force one-woman show that runs at Artists Repertory Theatre through November 22. Playwright John Biguenet is creator of Broomstick. A New Orleans native, Biguenet is perhaps best known for […]
Artists Repertory Theatre, Broomstick, Gemma Whelan, John Biguenet, one-woman show, Vana O'BrienThe People’s Republic of Portland, which opened at Portland Center Stage’s Ellyn Bye Studio March 27 and runs through April 19, gives new dimension to the one-woman show, not to mention Portland. Directed by Rose Riordan, this part scripted, part stand-up comedy is 90 minutes of pure craziness, amped up music, nearly impossible gyrations, and many small truths. It also taught […]
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