A ghostly farce
In a haunted theatre in 1935, three characters gather with a renowned Russian medium to have a little chat with the long dead theatre imprasario David Belasco. His angry spirit has wandered the [...]
Buddy the Elf returns!
Once upon a time on Christmas Eve, the very small orphan, Buddy Hobbs (Jeremy Anderson-Sloan) accidentally crawled into Santa Claus’s bag and was transported to the North Pole, where he [...]
Blithe Spirit returns to Lakewood Theatre
It’s been 70 years since the ghost of Elvira Condomine first wandered the Lakewood Theatre Company stage. In fact, it is because one of Sir Noel Coward‘s most popular plays, Blithe [...]
A frog, a rat, and a princess
In his brief 70 years on this planet, native Oregonian and creative icon Will Vinton left an indelible artistic stamp on Portland, and far beyond, with his animation, Claymation, and films. One [...]
A magical place called Camelot
The myth of King Arthur is just that–a myth–patched together by ancient Welsh and British folklore. That much is known. Myths have undeniably long lives. And from this myth sprang [...]
Leading Ladies: Undaunted in drag
In 1952, two underemployed, not-so-very-good British Shakespearean actors travel the Moose Lodge circuit in rural Pennsylvania. Audiences are sparse, and Jack (Phillip J. Berns) and Leo (Sam [...]
Elf the Musical charms theatre goers
Once upon a time on Christmas Eve, the very small Buddy Hobbs (Austin Comfort) accidentally crawled into Santa Claus’s bag and was transported to the North Pole, where he grew into a great [...]
Poetry, love, the dog, and Will
It’s a madcap scene in 1593 London! The feckless Hugh Pennyman (Grant Byington) literally has his feet to the fire. Young and penniless, Will Shakespeare (Murri Lazeroff-Babin) is a [...]