A ’20s Twist
Eugene Opera set to renew a Puccini classic with a flapper-era update

“It goes by much quicker than an Avengers movie,” Andrew Bisantz says of the opera La Bohème. “There’s never a dull moment.” Bisantz, in his … Continue reading
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“It goes by much quicker than an Avengers movie,” Andrew Bisantz says of the opera La Bohème. “There’s never a dull moment.” Bisantz, in his … Continue reading
A Lesson Before Dying, Romulus Linney’s drama based on the acclaimed 1993 novel by Ernest J. Gaines, is now playing in a heart-wrenching production at The … Continue reading
“I can’t help but want to create something,” says Scott Frazier-Maskiell, founder and artistic director of Pegasus Playhouse. “I’m addicted to it.” Pegasus Playhouse, a … Continue reading
“You can find connection with any person if you’re able and open to listen,” says Siena Marilyn Ledger, the playwright of Man and Moon. Eric … Continue reading
In Ernest J. Gaines’ 1993 novel A Lesson Before Dying, a young African American man innocent of any crime is sentenced to the electric chair … Continue reading
Walking by Vault Dance Studio on the corner of 17th and Oak, you may look through the spotless floor-to-ceiling windows and see a couple training … Continue reading
The Grinch known as COVID has done its best to steal Christmas this year at Eugene’s Oregon Contemporary Theatre. But OCT is fighting back and … Continue reading
Few children ever forget the image of a blondish Julie Andrews twirling around the glorious Austrian countryside, and in The Shedd Institute’s winter production of … Continue reading
Welcome to Armadillo Acres Trailer Park, where blowup flamingos wear Santa hats, old beer cans make perfectly festive wreaths and a good margarita is always … Continue reading
Arts and culture writers sometimes meet creative people they not only admire, but who have also helped them through the death of a parent, a … Continue reading