Portland Theater Reviews and News

Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s New Short Film Reflects on Race and the Difficult Questions Surrounding Identity

“We have been rewired by the time we spent in Oregon. Our atoms had been rejiggered anew, but we look the same.”

Chance Solem-Pfeifer
February 23 at 7:12 PM

The Brazilian Choreographer Behind PDX Contemporary Ballet’s New Production Talks Dance, Family and Adventures in Lebanon and France

My Essential Seven: Helbert Pimenta

Bennett Campbell Ferguson
February 23 at 7:21 PM

The Holocaust Is Refracted Through a Family’s History in the Audio Play “The Berlin Diaries”

Bennett Campbell Ferguson February 16

Director Paul North Makes South Pole Movie Magic in “Winter in Antarctica”

Bennett Campbell Ferguson February 9

COVID-19 Restrictions Have Forced Portland Opera to Alter Its 2020-21 Schedule Again

The pandemic has dealt another blow to Portland Opera’s plans for the ’20-’21 season, but that doesn’t mean organizers are scrapping the whole schedule. In fact, summer looks to be quite promising for fans of classical music.

Andi Prewitt February 9

In “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End,” a Legendary Columnist Gets Her Close-Up

Bennett Campbell Ferguson February 2

Fertile Ground May Be Virtual This Year, but It’s Still Vibrant

Bennett Campbell Ferguson January 26

An Interactive Phone Call Connects Isolated Audience Members in “A Thousand Ways”

Bennett Campbell Ferguson January 19

While the Pandemic Surges, New Plays Arise at the Theatre Company

Bennett Campbell Ferguson January 12

Theaters Stopped. The Plays Didn’t. Here Are Our Favorite Offerings From Portland’s Performing Art Companies During 2020.

Bennett Campbell Ferguson December 22, 2020

Opera on Tap Is Offering Yuletide “Zoombombs” for Those in Need of Holiday Cheer but Can’t Afford Cameo

Opera on Tap is now offering Yuletide Zoombombs for anyone who needs to send an extra boost of holiday cheer as a gift, or simply wants to request their own personal carolers from the comfort of their sofa. The Portland chapter of the nonprofit that began in New York City normally performs in intimate venues, like McMenamins, and not cavernous concert halls in order to expose new audiences to classical music. But just like pretty much every other gathering in 2020, Opera on Tap’s shows have all been canceled or moved online.

Andi Prewitt December 16, 2020

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