109 stories by "Linda Ferguson"
Review: With sparkly costumes and snazzy performances, Broadway Rose stages a de-lovely production of the classic Cole Porter musical.
Danyelle Tinker, a co-founder of North Portland's Twilight Theater Company, is bringing innovative and accessible shows to Oregon's North Coast. Plus: Fresh openings, holdover shows.
This year's shows have been a tapestry of storytelling forms, including Andrea Parson's "The One," Sofia Leonila Marks and Isabel Strongheart McTighe's "La Mariposa," erin rachel's "un/seen,…
Also onstage: The Devil, a Greek muse, and an Elvis-like character make appearances in musicals. Plus other openings, continuing shows, and theater news.
Portland Shakespeare Project's "Merchant" uses a new modern-verse translation by Elise Thoron to mirror contemporary American othering.
Clackamas Rep's "Sherlock Holmes" is her last turn as a sought-after stage manager for more than 30 years, Mulligan says. But she'll still be busy in the director's chair.
The Bard's work is on outdoor and indoor stages all over, with the return of Portland Actors Ensemble, shows by Original Practice Shakespeare Festival, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ash…
Broadway Rose's "Waitress" successfully blends music and magical realism with a strong message about female empowerment.
Integrating clown performance with PETE's "Aw, Hell"; Anthony Hudson (Drag Clown Carla Rossi) is co-producing the third annual drag workshop, part of the Risk/Reward festival of new performa…
Review: Triangle's encore production of "That's No Lady" pays tribute to Darcelle/Walter Cole, as well as his love for Roxy Neuhardt and drag performance.
Review: Tour de Force Productions turns the trainwrecked relationship at the center of Sam Shepard's desert drama into thrilling theater.
illioo Native Theatre's workshop performance of 'BlueJay's Canoe'; Profile Theatre's upcoming 'Mother Russia' and its scenic designer Alex Meyer. Plus other openings, an extended run for Por…
Fuse Theatre Ensemble lights up Reed College's Black Box Theatre with a sizzling production of Stephen Sondheim's musical about presidential assassins.
Twilight Theater Company turns the witty 1950 play into a charming antidote to contemporary American meanness.
Despite funding cuts, vibrant stories are busting out all over, from "The Book of Mormon" to Ten Fifteen's "Again! The Art of Perfection" to "Assassins" and other continuing shows.
A look inside the making of Triffle's "Happyness (The Wrecking Ball)" and Webb's "Precipice: re-remembering, forgetting, and claiming home."
DramaWatch: Â 'The Other Place'; Portland Playhouse campaigns to aid Oregon arts groups; Fuse's OUTwright Festival Linda FergusonPlus: More openings and continuing shows; Native Theater Pr…
'The Storyteller': Starlight and stories Linda FergusonPremiering at Artists Repertory Theatre, Sara Jean Accuardi's play explores the complexities of life and of storytelling, which is both…
'Groundhog Day': Worth repeating Linda FergusonThe lively and thoughtful stage musical, based on the 1993 movie, creates its own magic at Lakewood Theatre.
DramaWatch: Meaning and music in 'Another Dialogue' and 'Ballad of Iron Jo' Linda FergusonMusic is key in productions from Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble and Bag&Baggage. Plu…
Fertile Ground wrap-up: Four shows from a vibrant festival Linda Ferguson"Rogues," "545," "Unbound: A Bookish Musical," and "Camp Fire Stories" offered a rich array of theater at this year's…
Salomé's spellbinding strangeness Linda FergusonImago Theatre's mesmerizing production embraces the wonderful weirdness of Oscar Wilde's verse play … and then some.
The bouyant absurdity of 'Melancholy Play' Linda FergusonA parachute keeps the comic action moving in Blinking Eye Theatre's production of Sarah Ruhl's oddly uplifting play about sadness.
'Life of Pi:' A shipwreck and a tiger's tale Linda FergusonThe Broadway in Portland show at Keller Auditorium sates our hunger for spectacle by offering a sumptuous feast of projections and …
DramaWatch: Rain, shine, & Fertile Ground Linda FergusonOregon theaters will flourish under an invigorating shower of shows this month, with big attractions like Oscar Wilde's "Salome" a…
