Theatre

Survivors of the Sex Trade & Tripping Point

Jan 20, 2012 1 Comment by Dmae Roberts

Tues. Jan.24th at 11am on KBOO 90.7 FM & Sat. Jan.28th at 11am on KZME 107.1 FM Dmae Roberts presents a ‘Making Change’ feature story  of the women behind Stories: From Survivors of the Sex Trade, a performance produced by Lunacy Stageworks. And in the second part of the show, we’ll hear about The [...]

 
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Playwrights Susan Mach and Claire Willett

Jan 12, 2012 1 Comment by Dmae Roberts

Dmae Roberts talks with playwrights  Susan Mach and  Claire Willett. Oregon Book Award-winner Susan Mach’s A Noble Failure is the winner of CoHo Productions’ NEWxNW Playwrighting Competition. Artist’s Reperatory Theater presents a staged reading of Willett’s Dear Galileo, both as part of the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works. Hear this frank discussion of what it [...]

 
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Big Plastic Heroes

Jan 05, 2012 1 Comment by Dmae Roberts

Dmae Roberts  talks with Portland comedian, musician and Fertile Ground/Second City alum auGi and award-winning PBS writer Slash Coleman about Big Plastic Heroes– Warning: Trying to be Your Idol is Dangerous.
Hear some great stories from their monologues and auGi promises to sing live! The production is being presented as part of the Fertile Ground Festival of [...]

 
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Playwrights Susan Mach and Claire Willett

Jan 12, 2012 No Comments by Dmae Roberts

This week on Stage & Studio, join Dmae Roberts as she talks with recipient of the 2011 Oregon Book Award, Susan Mach, and 2011’s Oregon Literary Fellow, Claire Willett. Susan Mach’s A Noble Failure, the winner of NEWxNW Playwrighting Competition, will be presented as a staged reading at CoHo Theater. Artist’s Reperatory Theater will present a staged reading [...]

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Robin Lane’s Do Jump + a story by Erin Leddy

Nov 18, 2011 No Comments

Dmae Roberts visits with Robin Lane, the Founder and Artistic Director of Do Jump! Plus a piece by Erin Leddy. This holiday season, Do Jump! presents their new holiday show, Ahhh HA. Dmae will also feature an audio piece from  Hand2Mouth ensemble member Erin Leddy, highlighting her return to Portland after touring to Seattle and New Orleans with [...]

 
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Jon Kretzu on Directing & Occupy Art

Nov 11, 2011 No Comments

Dmae Roberts sits down with Associate Artistic Director Jon Kretzu of Artist Repertory Theater. Jon is in his 19th season with ART, where he has directed over 40 productions for the company. He tours the set of his latest production, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol and talks about the art of [...]

 
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Curious Comedy & Bad Girls

Oct 28, 2011 No Comments

Dmae Roberts does some improv with Curious Comedy Theatre. She’ll be talked with Stacey Hallal, Bri Pruett and members of the young improv ensemble that aims to improve lives through the art of comedy. Their intimate club space in North Portland brings all ages to their shows and classes.
The three-year-old Curious Comedy offers a full slate of [...]

 
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Portland Theatre Special

Oct 13, 2011 No Comments

Dmae Roberts presents an extended theatre special with Milagro Theatre, Portland Playhouse and Third Rail Repertory. Explore what the mid-size companies up to this season.
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First, Olga Sanchez, artistic director of Milagro Theatre, talks about Viva La Revolucion: A Celebration of the Day of the Dead. This festive new play runs Oct. 20-Nov. 13 at Milagro Theatre, [...]

 
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defunkt: about passion & risk

Sep 30, 2011 3 Comments

Dmae Roberts goes backstage with defunkt theatre with an audio tour and a candid talk with the company’s three co-artistic directors: Matthew Kern, Grace Carter and Lori Sue Hoffman. The ensemble company ihas cast two female lead actors in David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. We’ll find out about their passion to create risky theatre.
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Imago Theatre’s ‘Zugzwang’ +OSF

Sep 27, 2011 No Comments

Dmae Roberts talks with dancers Gregg Bielemier and Catherine Egan  in Imago Theatre’s Zugzwang. This is the fifth installment of creator Jerry Maowad’s Opera Beyond Words series. And we’ll also learn how the Oregon Shakespeare Festival overcame a potential disaster this summer.

 
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Imago Theatre’s Zugzwang is described as part theatre and part dance. This wordless opera centers on [...]

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