1984 – ‘It’s not easy to become sane’
Winston Smith (Chris Harder) sits alone in a room rewriting Party history, deleting characters from tomes at the Ministry of Truth as they are disgraced or executed. The year is 1984. Everywhere [...]
Inherit the Wind questions beliefs and prejudices
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. –Proverbs 11:29 Since the 2016 election, theatres in the greater Portland area [...]
Magellanica–8 1/2 months in the speaking darkness
I’ve never wanted to go to Antarctica. Too dark. Too cold. No good restaurants. But scientists love it. In the world premiere of E.M. Lewis’s Magellanica, six of them are falling all [...]
The Bronx comes to Portland
Heidi Schreck’s new play Grand Concourse enjoyed its West Coast premiere at Artists Repertory Theatre last Saturday. The title refers to an area formerly known as Grand at Concourse in the [...]