The Heart of Jazz
Very Little Theatre’s production of Side Man mesmerizes
Side Man, Warren Leight’s love letter to jazz musicians, won a Tony Award for best play on Broadway in 1999. Now playing at Very Little … Continue reading
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Frankenstein Shuffles Back into the Light
UO’s Hope Theatre puts on a new production of Frankenstein: Playing with Fire starting Nov. 8
The University of Oregon Department of Theatre Arts’ production of Frankenstein: Playing with Fire opens Nov. 8 and runs for three weekends at Hope Theatre, … Continue reading
Try Unseating the Bard
The Bottom brothers attempt to do just that in ‘Something Rotten’ at Cottage Theatre
It’s the omnipresent shadow they can’t escape, no matter how hard they try. William Shakespeare, the Bard. He’s quoted by everyone everywhere. You try writing … Continue reading
Well, Hello!
An earworm and a mirthful musical, Hello, Dolly! plays The Shedd
The eternally popular musical Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway in 1964. It wouldn’t surprise me if it were running a hundred years from now on … Continue reading
A B-movie Classic on Stage
The Rocky Horror Picture Show opens Sept. 20 at Actors Cabaret of Eugene
On a dark and stormy night, two innocent and lovely sweethearts — Brad and Janet — suffer a flat tire on a lonely road and … Continue reading
Gags, Shticks and Bits
Oregon Contemporary Theatre is rehearsing a play where everything goes wrong — preparing for everything that could go wrong
The show must go on, even when everything goes wrong. For Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s upcoming production of The Play That Goes Wrong, directed by John … Continue reading
A Magical Evening for Free
Free Shakespeare in the Park Theatre Company presents ‘The Tempest’ for, you guessed it, free!
A sea storm, a shipwreck, a magical spirit, an island, a prince, a princess, a monster and clowns —The Tempest, Shakespeare’s final play, is being … Continue reading
Kicking off Very Little Theatre’s Summer of Pride with a Sparkle
God is Unavailable was the first of Minority Voices Theatre’s three summer productions surrounding LGBTQ+ Pride
“A story of coming out Black, gay and sissy in New York with a father who thought he could beat the sissy out of him.” … Continue reading
Individual and Community Healing in Theater of Liberation Workshop
Outreach Theater Eugene is hosting its first workshop August 1-3 at the First Congregational Church
Outreach Theater Eugene is a new applied local theater group focused on activism and social change. It hosts training workshops and offers interactive performances that … Continue reading
Betrayal, Romance and Comedy
One of Shakespeare’s famous last plays takes the stage this August
Travel back to a magical time as one of Shakespeare’s mysterious, comical and romantic plays unfolds. Free Shakespeare in the Park presents The Tempest, which … Continue reading