Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: FEEL THAT THOUGHT
By Eliza Bent Back in 2014, Eliza Bent, a performer and arts journalist, interviewed playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins for American Theatre magazine. Here are a few highlights from that interview....
View Article➤ SPOILER ALERT: An Octoroon Post-performance reading!
It All Depends on the Difference between “The” and “An”: Branden Jacobs Jenkins’ An Octoroon; now playing at Artists Repertory Theater, September 5 – October 1. By Pancho Savery In 1859, Irish American...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2017 author lineup for Wordstock
On Saturday, November 11 , join readers of all ages for the largest celebration of books and writing in the Pacific Northwest. There will be 100+ authors, 70+ vendors, 8 partner venues, 15 writing...
View ArticleEnter to Win Tickets to see Fun Home at The Armory!
Music by Jeanine Tesori Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel Directed by Chris Coleman September 16 – October 22, 2017 Portland Center Stage at The Armory Based...
View ArticleYou’re Invited to the Artslandia Magazine 17/18 Launch Party!
Countdown to Artslandia Magazine’s 17/18 Launch Party Come to the Roche Bobois Portland Showroom for the Artslandia Magazine 17/18 Launch Party! We are featuring the work of Artslandia Cover Artist...
View ArticleRick Lewis
This week Susannah Mars chats with Rick Lewis, resident music director at Portland Center Stage about Portland Center Stage at The Armory’s season opener, Fun Home – September 16 – October 22, 2017 on...
View ArticleFun Home / Every Brilliant Thing – Portland Center Stage
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View ArticlePortland Ballet of Maine and Oregon Ballet Theatre Jointly Announce...
Portland Ballet Executive Director, Michael Greer, moves to Oregon Ballet Theatre and Nell Shipman, Artistic Director, will lead Portland Ballet through transition. Oregon Ballet Theatre of...
View ArticlePreparing for Every Brilliant Thing
Before rehearsals began for Every Brilliant Thing, Director Rose Riordan and performer Isaac Lamb were asked about their preparation, process and still-forming thoughts on Duncan Macmillan and Jonny...
View ArticleFrom the Artistic Director Chris Coleman on Every Brilliant Thing
In an interview with The Guardian, playwright Duncan Macmillan said: “What I enjoy most as a theater maker and as an audience member, is getting my brain to do more than one thing at once.” This is one...
View ArticleLove and the Inverts
Staging Memory in Fun Home By Benjamin Fainstein, Literary Manager Portland Center Stage at The Armory American musicals based on graphic novels and comic books are a rare breed. Even rarer, though,...
View ArticleFrom the Artistic Director Chris Coleman on Fun Home
Alison Bechdel drew cartoons. Almost always. But she couldn’t find an art school that would accept her, so she moved to Manhattan and began working in publishing. In 1983, she drew a single...
View ArticleWin tickets to celebrate Portland Art Meuseum’s 125th anniversary with...
Win tickets to celebrate PAM’s 125th anniversary with Grammy-Award-Winning artist Esperanza Spalding! The Portland Art Museum is turning 125 and are getting ready to ring in the next 125 years with...
View ArticleNicolo Fonte
This week Susannah Mars chats with Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Resident Choreographer Nicolo Fonte about OBT’s World Premiere of George Gershwin’s brilliant Rhapsody in Blue with live music by Pink Martini...
View ArticleAmelia Earhart’s First Flight – Northwest Children’s Theater
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View ArticleHamilton Sing-Along!
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View ArticleArt of Sparkling
By Blanche Minoza You have probably had the experience of standing dumbfounded in front of vast shelves of wine, overwhelmed by the multitudinous options. But have you ever considered the creative...
View ArticleWho is Dmae Roberts?
Photos by Meg Nana Interview by Susannah Mars If you’re sitting here a year from now celebrating what a great year it’s been for you, what happened? So many things. I’m an idea person who has created...
View ArticleRenewed Recognition
By Bob Hicks Governor Kate Brown ushers in a new age of appreciation for the arts with the return of the Governor’s Arts Awards after a 10-year hiatus. Good news from the state capitol in Salem: After...
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