Electra Speaks
Lane brings back a bigger, better version of Oresteia
If you missed Lane Community College’s rock opera Oresteia in 2015, take heart. It’s back — as Electra’s Oresteia — and bigger and better than … Continue reading
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West Bank Blues
Eugene playwright explores the thorny politics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Checkpoint
Martin Cohen’s intense new drama Checkpoint, which opened Feb. 1 at the Wildish Community Theater in Springfield, meticulously dissects both sides of the conflict that … Continue reading
ABBA is for Everyone
ACE’s production of Mamma Mia! brings out the music’s charm and fun
The film adaptation of Mamma Mia!, starring Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried, might cast quite the shadow on a community theater’s attempt at the ABBA … Continue reading
Don’t Fear the Reaper
Cottage Theatre takes a new look at the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet
Along with being the most accessible and arguably the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays, Romeo and Juliet is also something of an outlier among his … Continue reading
A Modernist Masterpiece of a Murderess
University Theatre takes on Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal
Calling all Murderinos! — The University of Oregon is putting on Sophie Treadwell’s hauntingly beautiful expressionistic play Machinal. Inspired by the real-life high-profile murder trial … Continue reading
Starcrossed Rust
The director of Romeo and Juliet talks love, life and theater
Cottage Theatre kicks off its 2019 season this weekend with a traditional production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by Tony Rust. Before becoming … Continue reading
A Ghostly Comedy Classic
Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit is haunted at VLT
Whatever your particular feelings might be about the reality or unreality of ghosts, you must admit: A ghost is a fantastic literary device. To the … Continue reading
Kafka-esque belly laughs
Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s The Understudy is an absurdist winner
Theresa Rebeck’s one-act play The Understudy, which opened Jan. 18 for a three-week run at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, appears on the surface to offer a … Continue reading
A Step Forward
New work by Eugene playwright explores tensions between Palestinians and Israelis
In a world of constant political tension and polarized opinions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Martin Cohen’s new play Checkpoint seeks to bridge the gap of … Continue reading
A Feast for the Senses
Broadway production of The Lion King brings something new to Disney’s animated classic
I have a confession: I never really liked The Lion King. As a child of the ’90s and subsequently Disney’s Renaissance period, I was obsessed … Continue reading