The Miracle Theater opens a two-week only run of El Ultimo, an original bilingual ecodrama about a logger whose plans to start a sustainable logging community on a Patagonian island are disrupted by forest spirits and vengeful environmentalists. (Please, let no one ever accuse this company of playing it safe). Artists Rep has sucked incrementally […]
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“The Retarded Policeman”
I don’t think this is funny. Well, okay, I do. But, you know. I don’t. More on Taser use by Portland Police, most of whom can take a joke, as far as I’m aware, here.
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Exploding Banana Face Man
Behold! The newest internet meme: Sticking fruit on your face, and exploding it with firecrackers. However, don’t underestimate Exploding Banana Face Man. Not only is it hilarious (number 7 banana is the best!), there’s some serious Jean-Paul Sartre/Waiting for Godot philosophical shit happening up in here. Isn’t he just the perfect representation of man alone […]
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Lars vs. OCT
This post from Culture Shock tickled me right to my liberal, theater-loving core: This morning, I received an insider tip that conservative commentator Lars Larson was preparing to skewer Stan Foote, Artistic Director of Oregon Children’s Theatre (OCT), on his KXL radio show. Mr. Larson’s staff had apparently spotted an incendiary OCT press release about […]
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PCS@Twitter Update
I blogged about Portland Center Stage’s Twitter-friendly performance of Apollo last week, and if you didn’t catch the thoughtful comments on the post from Michael Rohd and Bob Hicks, as well as the response over at Culture Shock, check ’em out. Now here’s a logistical update from PCS: For members of the general public who […]
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New Media Meets an Old Medium at PCS
I’m not always won over by Portland Center Stage’s productions, but their marketing efforts consistently impress. From offering $10 rush tickets to hosting indie bands in their lobby to their involvement with this month’s Fertile Ground Festival, PCS is making a calculated bid to attract a younger audience. They have an excellent website and an […]
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Freedom of Information 2008
There was an article in the New York Times yesterday about Freedom of Information 2008, a New York-based project that invites dancers across the country (ideally, one from every state) to participate in 24 hours of continuous improvisation while blindfolded and earplugged. The project, conceived by choreographer Miguel Gutierrez, is intended as a “contemplative act […]
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2008 in Pictures.
The New York Times has collected 160 photos summing up 2008, and all of them are worth a look. Here.
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“I put to you that the United States is without doubt the greatest show on the road.”
Harold Pinter‘s 2005 Nobel acceptance speech. (Or read it here.) R.I.P. And… Merry Christmas!
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The Show Must Go On?
I’ve only heard of one theater cancellation so far*: Tonight’s staged adaptation of the musical episode of Buffy has been postponed until January 11. Otherwise, Imago‘s Biglittlethings will continue as planned; Public Playhouse‘s radio adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life is a go; Portland Center Stage’s A Christmas Carolis still on, and as their marketing […]
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Of Blogs, Books and Burritos
“What a great son, huh?” says Roberta Dyer, the owner of Broadway Books at 1714 NE Broadway. “He didn’t ask me if he could do it, or tell me he was going to,” she continues. “I was surprised, but I had mixed feelings about it, because you know you don’t want it out there that […]
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RACC Grants Announced
The Regional Arts and Council Commission announced their 2009 grant awards today: Congratulations to Hand2Mouth, defunkt theatre, PDX Pop Now!, the IPRC, and the 98 other artists and organizations who will share $458,676 in grant money. (The money comes from the City of Portland, Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties, Metro, and the RACC’s Work for […]