The Battle of Bedford Falls
Long before television, when we all walked three miles to school and back uphill in a snowstorm, there was radio drama. Families gathered around their radios as early as the 1920s to listin to [...]
Christopher the detective
Christopher (Jamie Sanders) lives in the mysterious world of autism. His movements are robotic, he hates being touched, he loves math and physics, he struggles to communicate verbally, and he [...]
Mark your calendars for upcoming local theatrical events
As the Season of the Un-Season launches, Portland-area theatres are coming online with exciting new offerings–enough that I expect to be kept busy with all the goings-on! Mark your [...]
It’s a wonderful radio play!
Anyone familiar with the 1946 Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life (starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) or in need of a feel-good evening of entertainment will love Joe [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
26 Miles at Profile Theatre
When 15-year-old Olivia (Alex Ramirez de Cruz) storms out on her father Aaron (Chris Harder) and his wife Deborah, the only person she can turn to is her mother, Beatriz (Julana Torres). The two [...]
“For they had the hope of Peace….”
It’s a busy Christmas Eve, 1864, in Washington, D.C. In a contentious recent election, Abraham Lincoln has been re-elected President. A slave, Hannah (Andrea Whittle) and her daughter Jessa [...]