On Tuesday, April 19, a writerly storm will descend on our town unlike anything Portland has ever seen. Kicking off with a rare appearance by John Irving (Keller Auditorium, 7 pm), the first annual Wordstock Festival is a six-day tapestry of readings, workshops, lectures, and a two-day book fair with over 200 authors in attendance. […]
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The Vespiary
The Vespiary Stark Raving at the Coho Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh, 232-7072, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, through April 30, $10-18 Stark Raving’s latest project, Matthew B. Zrebski’s brand-new The Vespiary, is a beautiful, meticulous production, passionately acted by a talented cast and expertly staged by director Kristan Seemel. A rare horror play, it’s […]
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O Lovely Glowworm
O Lovely Glowworm Portland Center Stage, 1111 SW Broadway, 274-6588, Tues-Wed, Sun 7 pm, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Thurs 12 pm, Sun 2 pm, through April 24, $15-55 It’s good to know where to go to get what you want, so know this: If you’re budgeted for plays at Portland Center Stage and you want something […]
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Date This Man!
Mercury Auction Winner Seeks the Girl of Tom’s Dreams
[NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Congratulations to David Wygant, who was the highest bidder in our Mercury charity auction for item #35: “Win a glowing feature written about YOU by Justin Wescoat Sanders.” His money went to support the Bradley-Angle House, a shelter that supports victims of domestic violence. As promised, here’s your feature, David!] This […]
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White Bird Presents
White Bird Presents: Improvography, by Savion Glover, Schnitzer Hall, 1037 SW Broadway & Main, 790-ARTS, Tues-Wed March 29-30 @ 7:30 pm, $19-52; Birdbrain, by Australian Dance Theatre, PSU’s Lincoln Hall, SW Park & Market, March 31 – April 2 @ 8 pm, $14-25 Before I describe the five consecutive days of amazing dance beginning this […]
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Light Before Day
Light Before Day by Christopher Rice (Miramax) At the age of 26, Light Before Day is already the third book Christopher Rice has published for Miramax Books, the first one, A Density of Souls, coming when he was 22. He also happens to be the son of Anne Rice. If that name doesn’t guarantee an […]
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Tape
Tape Back Door Theater, 4319 SE Hawthorne, 757-8077, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, through April 2, $10 Set in a seedy hotel room in a small town, Tape is a longish one-act that begins with the reunion of two old high school friends. Jon (Brian Adrian-Koch) is a pretentious filmmaker with just enough self-awareness to avoid being […]
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Abracadaver
Abracadaver Firehouse Theatre, 1436 SW Montgomery, 774-0997, Sat-Sun March 12-13, 8 pm, $5 sliding Last week, I dropped by the BodyVox rehearsal studio in the Pearl to view a rehearsal of Abracadaver, a new work by choreographer Angelle Hebert and composer Phillip Kraft’s dance company (so far untitled). Watching Hebert’s dancers experiment with an array […]
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The Visit
The Visit Sojourn Theatre at Marshall High School, 3905 SE 91st, (971) 544-0464, Wed-Sat 8 pm, through March 19, $5-25 C ontinuing where he left off with the acclaimed Seven Great Loves, Sojourn Theatre mastermind Michael Rohd presents Friedrich Durrenmatt’s The Visit, another “theatrical journey” wherein the audience follows the action through the halls of […]
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The True History of Coca-Cola in Mexico
The True History of Coca-Cola in Mexico Miracle Theatre, 525 SE Stark, 236-7253, Fri-Sat 8 pm, $17, only one weekend left There are current Portland productions more “provocative” and “affecting” than the Miracle’s current re-mounting of its hit show The True History of Coca-Cola in Mexico, but none of them are having more fun than […]
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Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab
Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab Winningstad Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway in the PCPA Building, 248-0557, one night only, Saturday Feb 19, 8 pm, $12-15 In Portland we have the Tears of Joy puppet company, (which aims most of its shows at children), the elementary school-touring MudEye company, and a number of fringe dabblers. Adults seeking adult […]
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Recent Tragic Events
Recent Tragic Events Coho Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh, 220-2646, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, through March 12, $21 There are two major reasons to be excited about Third Rail Repertory, Portland’s newest theater company. First, it’s an impressive, well-funded array of some of Portland’s most accomplished artists, including actors Tim True, Michael O’Connell and […]