September theatre events
We’re into month seven of this thing. Ugh. Who woulda thought, right? That hasn’t slowed down Portland area creatives. The theatre scene is bursting at the seams with great ideas to [...]
Witness the Wolfpack!
“I live in a yogurt, my feelings don’t get hurt.” #46, The Wolves Nothing quite tells one about one’s culture like a pack of teenage girls–in this case, a wolfpack [...]
The power of the hat
When Brooklyn teen Yolanda (Kelli Bee) and her family suffer an unspeakable tragedy, she is shipped off to South Carolina to stay with her grandmother, Mother Shaw (Marilyn Keller), a strong, [...]
Portland Playhouse’s A Christmas Carol
Okay, call me a sucker. I’m a sucker for Christmas stories. Not the ones we see on the Hallmark channel, but real Christmas stories–like that poor couple who travel to Bethlehem to [...]
“An elegy for the eulogist”
“Is it now?” Guy (Michael O’Connell) asks. He is sprawled, half-dressed, in front of a wheelchair in a room that is empty save for some large boxes at the side of the stage. [...]
Scarlet–glimpses of grace
After a long absence from its normal venue at 602 NE Prescott, Portland Playhouse returns to newly renovated headquarters with the exciting new musical, Scarlet. The book, music, and lyrics are [...]