My apologies to Re-Theatre Instrument for neglecting to list their production of King Lear: The Rise and Fall of Baseball in this week’s paper. Press releases are slippery little things. Anyway, the show’s got potential–I’m looking forward to it. (And I’m not even going to reference this again. Dead horse, right?)
Join the Re-Theatre Instrument for their second exhilarating production, a sparkling new adaptation of one of history’s greatest works of literature, King Lear, and its unlikely but prescient intersection with Major League Baseball.
Retiring commissioner Lear, vain and full of hubris, steps down while blithely conveying power on those whose leadership skews more laissez faire than fair.
Players on steroids, runaway salaries, corrupt executives and a disgruntled mascot vie for equilibrium on an unlevel playing field. Will our beloved national pastime survive?
So: Opens tonight, runs Thurs-Sun 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm, through Nov 7, PCPA’s Brunish Hall, 1111 SW Broadway, $28
In other news: I would really like to see Opera Theater Oregon‘s production of The Medium, running at the Someday, but between Theater Vertigo‘s long-awaited season opener and the Miracle‘s always-awesome Day of the Dead show, I don’t have time. (If anyone’s seen it and wants to weight in, email me your thoughts. I’ll edit them heavily and post ’em later next week). R. Buckminster Fuller at PCS is a heady, fascinating one-man show about the proto-nerd who invented the geodesic dome–don’t forget that under-30 discount. And if you’re bound and determined to see a show about teenagers bonking, allow me to direct your attention to Artist’s Rep‘s production of Speech and Debate, about three high school misfits and a gay sex scandal. It’s not perfect, but it features really excellent performances from the young cast, and enough laughs to get you through some of the clunkier scenes.
More listings here. And teeny, tiny pictures, too! Happy weekending.
The Medium was awesome! Opera lovers and people who hate opera will be, I think, equally charmed (and creeped out) by it. It was billed as being as entertaining – and as short – as a movie, and as eery as a Twilight Zone episode. Exactly right on all counts.
Portland is so SO lucky to have Opera Theater Oregon. The Medium was yet another great show. This is a group of first-class artists who perform opera that everyone will love. The venue is casual and relaxed, the price is right, and productions are always highly entertaining.
LOVED IT!! I was in town from Ohio visiting my daughters and we took it in on Saturday night. This is my second OTO event (Muscle Max last year). Lots of enthusiasm and professionalism on the stage and with the production. Looking forward to my next visit. Wish we had something as special as this group back in Cleveland!