Eugene Trek Theater Presents: The Trouble with Tribbles
Captain James T. Kirk does not make out with a gorgeous alien in the episode. Spock does not apply the Vulcan nerve pinch, and Dr. … Continue reading
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Oregon Country Fair 2022
Glimpses of OCF's joyous return
Dangerous Knowledge
In Seeking Red, a young woman seeks the uncomfortable truth about her mother
“Everyone deserves to know who they are,” exclaims Grey Rhodes, the protagonist of a powerful new drama making its West Coast premiere at Cottage Theatre. … Continue reading
A Little Rusty
It’s a family affair when Seeking Red makes its West Coast premiere at Cottage Theatre
Regulars at Cottage Theatre are well acquainted with the Rust family. The multi-talented Tony Rust has starred in, sung in, directed and designed the sets … Continue reading
Seeing Their Scars
Two women — and two goats — confront trauma in a bright new play at OCT
In Alabaster, a comic drama concocted by the prolific Southern writer Audrey Cefaly, Alabaster is a fictional town in Alabama, blown to smithereens by a … Continue reading
The Bard is Back
After taking 2021 off, a much-changed OSF kicks off a new season
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back. After two years of pandemic shutdown, made worse by summer wildfire closures and the layoffs of 90 percent of … Continue reading
Heaven and Earth
It took two years of moving Heaven and Earth through the tangled mess of rescheduling brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Eugene Ballet will … Continue reading
Headed for the Great White Way
A 28-year-old playwright who grew up in Eugene hits the big time next month when her new play opens on Broadway
Broadway is the stuff of legend in American theater. We have songs about the difficulty of making it there, like “On Broadway,” first made popular … Continue reading
A Poundstone of Jokes
Paula Poundstone brings her observational comedy to Eugene’s Hult Center
The first time that comedian Paula Poundstone was in Eugene, she saw a sign on the side of the road that left an impression. “There … Continue reading
Thank You for the Music
Cottage Theatre opens, after a COVID-induced break, with the infectiously fun Mamma Mia
If Shakespeare had written a musical, it’d probably look like Mamma Mia. This may sound blasphemous to the strict Shakespearean types, but the Bard’s comedies … Continue reading