For the past 13 years, Latino theater group Milagro Theatre has been creating an original production to celebrate the Day of the Dead, or el Día de los Muertos.
The inevitability of death
The passion of the metal areola snatchers
Penned by local writer Jeffrey Wonderful, with music co-written by Private Mike Albano of Diamond Tuck, Chariots of Rubber is a great addition to the Portland stage this Halloween weekend.
An existential crisis in hell
Imago Theatre opens their 30th season by reviving their 1998 production of Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist masterpiece, No Exit. This particular production has toured widely and is distinguished by its tilting stage—the brainchild of director and Imago artistic co-director Jerry Mouawad.
The little boy from Asteroid B-612
Stepping Out Theatre’s production of The Little Prince is a charming, inventive theatergoing experience. The play immerses viewers in a twinkling set full of flowers and Christmas lights and is performed in the round, with the action shifted constantly, meaning that Finkelstein’s “theater as installation art” concept for her show is a success.
Portland’s own Beggar’s Opera
Portland is a city where many different facets of culture exist side by side. Strip clubs stand mere blocks from city hall and the auditorium where the state ballet performs.
Prince of a show
The set of Stepping Out Theatre’s The Little Prince isn’t quite what one would expect from an amateur theater company, much less one that has its roots as a children’s troupe.
That new car smell
Becky’s New Car serves as a pitch-perfect counterpoint to All My Sons, which is showing simultaneously at Artists Repertory Theatre.
Unplugging history
Career monologuer Josh Kornbluth opens Ben Franklin: Unplugged by claiming that he’s run out of autobiographical material to use in his dialogues.
The cost of success
Written in the aftermath of World War II, All My Sons showcases Arthur Miller’s ascendancy as one of America’s most significant 20th-century authors. Its 1947 premiere was a stark reminder for audiences celebrating an allied victory that even the worthiest of wars has a dark side.
House of the ruby sun
The Ruby Sunrise is a likable play with the occasional cloudy moment. A cast of talented actors, led by Megan Skye Hale, ekes some truly exceptional moments from playwright Rinne Groff’s troubled script.
Fool me twice
During the 1950s and ’60s, Harvard-educated mathemetician Tom Lehrer generated a repertoire of quirky, satirical ballads. Lehrer’s ouevre is a staple of the Dr. Demento radio show and, whether you know it or not, you’ve likely heard one or two of his songs.