Baked in Tolerance
New OCT show may have you rethinking that wedding cake story
I confess, as I was slouching in my seat awaiting the opening act of The Cake, a “timely new comedy” by Bekah Brunstetter now playing … Continue reading
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Tilting at Windmills
Actors Cabaret dreams big with the musical Man of La Mancha
Actors Cabaret of Eugene ventures into uncharted territory with its very first production of Man of La Mancha, which opened on Sept. 27 and brings … Continue reading
Pegasus Playhouse
A new youth theater company in town debuts with a musical
Pegasus Playhouse, a new theater company for young people, opens its first show this weekend when the original musical Too Many Princesses: A Feminist Fable … Continue reading
Speaking (and Singing) Truth
The famous orphan comes out ahead in the shedd’s production of Annie
After seeing Annie at The Shedd’s Jaqua Concert Hall, “Tomorrow” will be your shower song for many tomorrows to come. You can bet your bottom … Continue reading
All the World’s Her Stage
Rachael Carnes delights in the journey of playwriting
When Eugene writer Rachael Carnes decided to take a local playwriting class three years ago, she had no idea she might one day win a … Continue reading
Script Revision
The drama at Cottage Theatre has been largely backstage this summer, as the community theater in Cottage Grove shut down in May for a planned … Continue reading
Shakespeare Goes Telenovela
OSF’s La Comedia of Errors plays with language and borders
The night before I traveled to Ashland for La Comedia of Errors, I finished watching the series finale episode of Jane the Virgin, a self-aware … Continue reading
The Rabbit in the Room
An invisible friend wreaks havoc in VLT’s production of the Mary Chase classic comedy Harvey
In retrospect, it strikes me as odd that I’ve never seen the 1950 film version of Harvey, Mary Chase’s Pulitzer-winning play about a pleasantly eccentric … Continue reading
Late Stage Romance
Retired singles hit the modern dating scene in the heartfelt comedy Kalamazoo
What do widowed people do when their lonely lives are going nowhere and their grown children are nagging them to meet someone? They finally drag … Continue reading
A Touch of Wicked Going On
A high-flying, thrillifying experience from one Emerald City to another
Few things elicit goose bumps like Margaret Hamilton’s puppy-threatening cackle in the original Wizard of Oz. Radioactive skin, a menacing manicure and legions of flying … Continue reading