French royalty, forbidden passion
Queen Marie-Therese (Crystal Ann Munoz) is having a difficult time in the French court. She was hauled from Spain to marry King Louis XIV (Chris Murray). Deemed the ugliest member of the court, [...]
The Marriage Plot revisited
Last summer, Clackamas Repertory Theatre mounted a fabulous production of Kate Hamill’s Sense & Sensibility, adapted from the Jane Austen novel of the same name. Portland Center Stage brings [...]
The Blind Side
It’s Thanksgiving Day 2000, and everyone in a certain East Village apartment are up to the task except the hostess, Ellen (Beth Thompson). She is obsessing about the results from the recent [...]
Astoria Parts One and Two–a world premiere and a final bow
I have awaited and anticipated the world premiere of Astoria: Part Two since I saw Astoria: Part One at a year ago at Portland Center Stage. This sprawling drama, based on Peter Stark’s [...]
The long, hard trail
Now Jane (Sarah Baskin) is 14. She smells bad, and she has a crush on Billy (Chris Murray). She wears a black hoodie and is chewing on the strings while she entertains us with great adolescent [...]