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Profile Theatre’s Mother Russia Finds Humor in Collapse
Lauren Yee’s farce blends slapstick, surveillance, and Soviet nostalgia, but its critique of capitalism stops short of a fresh indictment.
Lauren Yee’s farce blends slapstick, surveillance, and Soviet nostalgia, but its critique of capitalism stops short of a fresh indictment.
Tour de Force Productions’ Fool for Love Is Spare, Harsh, and Precise
Meghan Daaboul's new Portland theater company started off easy with some devastating Sam Shepard.
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