Look on the Bright Side
Portland comedian Jaren George performs in Eugene
Stand up comedian Jaren George had been challenged in his life to get where he is today. Raised in Brooklyn, but now based in Portland … Continue reading
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Life In 10-Minute Slices
OCT’s NW10 Festival starts its two-week run March 31
A flurry of changing sets and quick, concise storylines is set to begin at Oregon Contemporary Theatre. NW10 Festival: Buckle Up!, the annual festival of … Continue reading
Comedian Sellout
Nikki Glaser leaves behind a night to remember as she opens her Good Girl Tour at McDonald Theatre
Nothing was truly off-limits. Nikki Glaser threw zinger after zinger and spoke about controversial topics on McDonald Theatre’s stage the night of Saturday, March 25. … Continue reading
Nothing’s Off Limits
The comedian sells out Eugene’s McDonald Theatre
Eugene, get ready for a night full of laughs — the good girl is on tour. Nikki Glaser takes her comedy act to McDonald Theatre … Continue reading
This Is Not My Beautiful Wife
A body swap leads to love’s reckoning in VLT’s Prelude to a Kiss
I believe it was the great Irish playwright and staunch socialist George Bernard Shaw who, late in the game and long in the tooth, suggested that … Continue reading
From Argentina, Let’s Tango!
Eugene Vocal Arts hosts ‘Tango Mass’ March 19
It’s time for the professionals to put on their dancing shoes at the Hult Center for stealthy, almost cat-like movements and dramatic attitude. It’s time … Continue reading
Still Relevant After All These Years
Dolly Parton’s decades-old 9 to 5 comes alive at South Eugene High School
Since sexism in the workforce is not a thing of the past, the South Eugene High School theater department put on an endearing performance of … Continue reading
A Grand Experiment
The new executive director at Very Little Theatre takes on the position at full force
“Almost everything I do is an experiment,” says Ron Evans, the very new executive director at Very Little Theatre. “I run off of data that … Continue reading
Family Affair
In Something Clean, Selina Fillinger examines rape from a mother’s viewpoint
Remember this name: Selina Fillinger. It’s the name of a young playwright — very young, precocious and prolific. And, a playwright who happened to be … Continue reading
Married to Shakespeare
Women take a break from the world around them to obsess over Shakespeare in a timeless new play by Dorothy Velasco
Who knew Shakespeare had so many wives? Dorothy Velasco’s new play Ladies Shakespeare Club, which opened Friday, Feb. 17, at Very Little Theatre, dramatizes love … Continue reading