Tuesday, June 11 Community 2018 Grad Pizza Party Simon Benson House 11 a.m. Free, all ages Some people are graduating and that means we can all eat free pizza. The…
Events calendar: April 17–23
April 14–21 Design Design Week Portland All over Portland Prices vary, mostly all ages If you’ve ever wondered where the action is in the design community in Portland, it really…
Water by the Spoonful Uses Ugliness as Material
Adrian Baxter’s saxophone performance was my introduction to Artist Repertory Theatre. Jazz relates to Water by the Spoonful’s supporting character Yazmin Ortiz (Crystal Ann Muñoz), and the choice to have…
Review: Stephen Karam’s ‘The Humans’ merges family and the supernatural
Stephen Karam’s The Humans, directed by Dámaso Rodríguez, is playing at Artists Repertory Theatre through Dec. 17. The show sold out all first week performances and as a result, ART added new…
“All Hands on Deck:” WWII Musical a High Energy Affair
All Hands on Deck! a new 1940s show, created by writer-choreographer Jody Madaras, features over 40 show tunes tied into a smooth storyline riddled with humor. I wasn’t sure what…
ART ‘Caught’ review
If my feelings about An Octoroon were best summed up in an interpretative dance or abstract painting, my feelings regarding Christopher Chen’s Caught, playing at Artists Repertory Theatre through Oct….
Japanese sit-down comedy: Rakugo returns to PSU
On Oct. 14 and 15, Portland State is hosting a show by popular Japanese Rakugo performer, Hayashiya Hikoichi. Rakugo is a form of Japanese theatrical comedy that dates back at…
Come to the ‘Fun Home’: Portland Center Stage’s Alison Bechdel Musical
Fun Home, produced by Portland Center Stage and playing now through Oct. 22 at The Armory, is about memory. It’s about coming to terms with pieces of your past and…
Politics in theater: Artists Repertory Theatre season preview
The 35th anniversary season of Artists Repertory Theatre, located in Southwest Portland near Providence Park, promises to be one hell of a year. ART’s seven plays have been specifically curated…
Tyrone’s Strings Hold Everyone Down
Hang the cape up, Dracula. Yo, Frankenstein…take a long ass cat nap. Jack the Ripper? As if. There’s a new villain in town and it takes the form a worn-out…
‘Using the vehicle of comedy and visual poetry to explore race’
My thoughts and feelings about Artist Repertory Theater’s opening performance of An Octoroon would perhaps be best described through interpretative dance, or maybe a painting in the style of Jackson…