The secret’s in the stars
“The map of this story is both tiny and vast. And it is as simple and complex as choosing a path to travel and trusting it will connect to all other paths,” the philosophizing Narrator (Joe [...]
The Gun Show
Humor and gripping reality come to the stage for the final week at CoHo Productions with The Gun Show. Written by Ellen (E.M.) Lewis, and performed by Vin Shambry, this play is a show about [...]
Blood lust and high camp!
Ten years since the Gerding Theater at the Armory opened with West Side Story, an entirely different type of production opens the season for Portland Center Stage–a play that will [...]
A lament on Congress
What we are going through these days is nothing new. In this country it has been happening for at least 240 years, as anyone who attends Lakewood Theatre’s production of 1776 will learn [...]
Of family, and the pursuit of happiness
Artists Repertory Theatre’s season opener, Trevor, requires a leap of faith–or two. First, we have to believe we want to see a play about a chimpanzee who has been raised as a human [...]
September Newsletter
The State of the State Seasons change rapidly around here. In August we experienced three scalding weekends, while the time between them often gave us chilly mornings. It’s cooler now, and [...]