The short, sad, triumphant life of Frida Kahlo
When Mr. Powell arrives for his interview at La Casa Azul, the famous and infamous Frida Kahlo is abed, as she mostly was during the last few years of her life. Her snarky greeting to Powell [...]
And So We Walked on the Trail of Tears
DeLanna Studi has a powerful story to tell. She currently is telling it on the stage of the Ellyn Bye Studio at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. The 41-year-old actress/playwright has [...]
The witching hour
Three names: John Biguenet, Vana O’Brien, Gemma Whelan. Throw them into the boiling pot, stir with eye of newt, and presto! It’s Broomstick, a tour de force one-woman show that runs [...]
Lauren Weedman Does Portland (and we’ll never be the same)
The People’s Republic of Portland, which opened at Portland Center Stage’s Ellyn Bye Studio March 27 and runs through April 19, gives new dimension to the one-woman show, not to [...]