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Oregon Contemporary Theatre unveils a biting new comedy

Explore cultural appropriation and food all at once in 'Colonialism Is Terrible, But Phở Is Delicious' at OCT May 19 through June 4. 

ArtsTheater 2 years ago

The satiric comedy provides insight into historical colonialism conflicts and the traditional Vietnamese dish, phở. The story begins in 1880s French Indochina, where a willful … Continue reading →

COVID Shuts Down ‘Cat Lady’

Several cast members said to have come down sick after VLT show

ArtsPerforming ArtsTheater 2 years ago

Performances of the Jen Ferro comedy Cat Lady have been canceled at Very Little Theatre after several cast members tested positive for COVID, the theater … Continue reading →

Life In 10-Minute Slices

OCT’s NW10 Festival starts its two-week run March 31

ArtsPerforming ArtsTheater 2 years ago

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 →

Married to Shakespeare

Women take a break from the world around them to obsess over Shakespeare in a timeless new play by Dorothy Velasco

ArtsBlogPerforming ArtsTheater 2 years ago

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 →

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

Cartoon characters come alive in a comedy-driven musical at Cottage Theatre

ArtsBlogPerforming ArtsTheater 2 years ago

Charlie Brown has yet to go out of style. The Peanuts gang still hangs out on occasion, and now it’s ready to take the stage. … Continue reading →

Life Lessons in the Death House

VLT opens an adaptation of a prize-winning novel on facing mortality

ArtsBlogTheater 2 years ago

In Ernest J. Gaines’ 1993 novel A Lesson Before Dying, a young African American man innocent of any crime is sentenced to the electric chair … Continue reading →

Christmas May Yet Come to Pemberley

OCT's COVID-delayed production of the holiday show is now set to open Dec. 14

BlogTheater 2 years ago

The Grinch known as COVID has done its best to steal Christmas this year at Eugene’s Oregon Contemporary Theatre. But OCT is fighting back and … Continue reading →

The Show Goes On, Sort Of

Venues and performers are canceling performances as COVID continues to surge

ArtsBlog 3 years ago

Live performance is slowing down in Eugene once more as the COVID-19 infection rate continues to skyrocket in Lane County. So far Gov. Kate Brown … Continue reading →

Finding the Lost Thread

The Father offers a moving portrait of dementia

Theater 7 years ago

There is always a danger, as an artist, in launching forth with a single cause or affliction or ideology and melding it into a work … Continue reading →

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