Author: Editor
Shaking The Tree’s New Home
Dmae takes a tour of the new Shaking The Tree Theatre space with artistic director Samantha Van de Merwe. Â We’ll go on location to find about about her new production of Suddenly Last Summer, a 90-minute one act … Read the rest
Richard Blanco
Guest host and producer Sarika Mehta chats with inaugural poet laureate, Richard Blanco, author of the memoir, “The Prince of Los Cocuyos.” Â They chat about his memories of a Cuban childhood in Miami. They talk about Richard’s … Read the rest
Conduit Eviction + Indian Classical Dance
After 20 years as a veteran contemporary dance group in Portland, Conduit Dance has been evicted from their home. For two decades the nonprofit arts group has provided a haven for dance, experimental and solo shows to Portland’s artists. They … Read the rest
Mary Stuart
Dmae talks with three powerhouses of Portland theatre, Elizabeth Huffman, Luisa Sermol (pictured left) and Lorraine Bahr. They’re collaborating on favorably reviewed production of Mary Stuart a Portland premiere of an adaptation about the doomed Queen of Scots and her … Read the rest
Box Marked Black + Futility of Nicknames
Dmae spotlights two different writers: Damaris Webb who’s performing her autobiographical play The Box Marked Black about growing up mixed race and Matt Kolbet, a writer in Newberg who’s just published his debut novel The Futility of Nicknames which is … Read the rest
Tribes
Join guest host Sarika Mehta for a focus on Tribes a play about a young man who is the only deaf member of his family that refuses to let him learn sign language or be involved in the Deaf Community. … Read the rest