Standing Room Only
An EW writer tries stand-up comedy in Eugene
Those were the funniest five minutes of my life, I thought, following my first attempt at stand-up comedy. I was stepping from the stage amidst … Continue reading
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Smoked Out
Wildfire smoke in Ashland canceled all but two August performances of the only play running this summer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which shut down most of this season and last due to COVID, has been slammed by wildfire smoke as it tries … Continue reading
‘Good Times and Bum Times’
Performing arts groups and venues demonstrate resilience and flexibility in face of COVID-19 resurgence
The entertainment industry’s current predicament could be symbolized by a half glass of water. Planning and preparing amid a minefield of COVID-19 regulation changes and … Continue reading
Ballet Fantastique
Another heatwave comes late this week, but don’t fret — Ballet Fantastique comes to the rescue with the first of its sizzling summer outdoor performances … Continue reading
Drawing Back the Curtains
At long last, local theaters open their doors to live audiences
After 16 months of tiny audience numbers, virtual shows or nothing at all, Eugene-area performance venues are making a comeback. Local theaters and their leaders … Continue reading
A Very Earnest Fannie
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival rebounds from the pandemic with a rushed and borrowed show — and no Shakespeare
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has had a very rough couple of years. Already hurting from the late summer wildfires whose billowing smoke shut down performances … Continue reading
The Show (Finally) Goes On
Eugene area theaters will see live shows this summer and fall
After a year of dark, empty stages, local theaters have at last begun to open again with live shows on the books as we continue … Continue reading
Getting Back on Stage
After half a year on hiatus, Eugene’s performing arts groups seek a path back to live audiences
Live performance all but died in and around Eugene more than six months ago. That’s when the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold in Oregon, … Continue reading
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Art, Interrupted
Performance art from Hallie Ford Museum is being live streamed after a year’s pandemic delay
The art in Locating, an exhibit that runs through May 15 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, began when artist Cayla Skillin-Brauchle … Continue reading
Jewels: New Vintage Vignettes from BFAN
An actual audience! Performances in front of people! Ballet Fantastique is among the first local art groups to give it a go this weekend when … Continue reading
Fighting to Vote
Dorothy Velasco’s new short play She Flies With Her Own Wings tells the story of women’s suffrage in Oregon
The story of women’s suffrage in Oregon was made for drama. The leading suffragist here, Portland’s Abigail Scott Duniway, spent decades in the late 19th … Continue reading
VLT Gets a Facelift
Very Little Theatre is being remodeled for the first time since being built in 1950
Eugene’s Very Little Theatre is beginning a $1.5 million renovation next spring, with a $200,000 lead donation from Herb Merker and Marcy Hammock. Designed by … Continue reading
Honey, We Shrunk the Orchestra
Local ensembles keep the sound of music alive with safety precautions
Orchestras are getting smaller, adjusting to the COVID-19 era. But orchestras adapting to the times isn’t new. Gustav Mahler added instruments that were supposed to … Continue reading
Ballet On The Green — Preview Night
They will have to avoid the rough, the sand traps and water hazards, but if the dancers of Ballet Fantastique stay on the green, they … Continue reading