September Newsletter
The State of the State Unapologetically late…as usual…I am fondly remembering a fabulous trip to Washington D.C. four years ago with three of my nearest and dearest. We spent the most [...]
Trails opens at Broadway Rose
Three children–the “Queen Captain” Amy (Rachel Lewis) and her subjects Seth (Joel Walker) and Mike (Michael Morrow Hammack)–are thrown together in an earlier time, and [...]
The House on Maple Avenue–Fun Home at Portland Center Stage
The house on Maple Avenue is a brilliantly restored Victorian, beautiful, perfect inside and out. It’s on the local historic tours. Alison Bechdel’s (Allison Mickelson) father Bruce [...]
An Octoroon – Melodrama in the Land of Cotton
It’s a modern (2014) play based on an old play (1859). It’s a madcap melodrama with a golden-haired hero and a lecherous villain. It’s a chilling statement on race. An Octoroon [...]
Cabaret is a timely reminder
Cabaret is one of those musicals I never tire of, and its opening at Lakewood Theatre last Friday certainly bodes well for the 2017-2018 theatre season in the greater Portland area. Based on a [...]
Tigers Be Still at Clackamas Rep
Sherry Wickman (Heather Ovalle) just got her first real job out of college, and is coming out of a depression that lasted several months. Grace (Annie Rimmer), Sherry’s sister, has been dumped by [...]