News Hi there! It's been a long time. Your weekly theater columnist has been slacking. But there's plenty to report, so we're back. There's good stuff on stage this weekend: The opening of Portland Center Stage's production of The 39 Steps (the massively successful, absurdist stage adaptation of the curious 1935 Hitchcock spy comedy, using four actors to play over 100 parts); The return of Action/Adventure's ...   More

News Mr. T—the Mr. T—has been cast in Portland Center Stage's upcoming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the company announced today. He will sing. About spelling. In drag. "Not only does T bring to the project the cachet of a true musical theater genius," PCS Artistic Director is quoted as saying in the press release, "but his spelling prowess is legendary." The ...   More

News Portland's largest theater company and one of its smallest were the big winners at last night's Drammy Awards. The annual event, a presentation of the Portland Civic Theatre Guild, honors outstanding achievement by actors, directors, designers, playwrights and just about everyone else involved in creating live theater in the Portland area. The Drammy winners are choses by a committee of 15 (of which ...   More