Tag: Actors
End of Year Review
As we close 2023, we reflect on the state of the arts in Oregon. This was a year in which many theater companies in Portland went back to a reduced season of plays or delayed their season openings. Dance, opera, … Read the rest
Regina Taylor at PassinArt
Dmae Lo Roberts first saw actress Regina Taylor on the television show “I’ll Fly Away” in 1991. She admired her presence and the way she could command a scene with just a look and a feeling. That show went on … Read the rest
Remembering William Hurt
(Photo: Hurt at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival from his Wikipedia page)
Stage & Studio focuses on an interview on Oscar-winning actor William Hurt who died in Portland on March 13, 2022. He was 71. A prolific actor both … Read the rest
Melory Mirashrafi
Dmae visits with Melory Mirashrafi,  actor, director, dramaturg and writer. As an Iranian-American she is dedicated to presenting performance works and writing that truly represents her culture. She’s back in Hillsboro where she grew up when the Pandemic abruptly … Read the rest
Ajai Terrazas Tripathi
Dmae talks with Ajai Terrazas Tripathi, Portland actor, director, producer and playwright.  is collaborating on two Shakespeare virtual projects: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Northwest Children’s Theater & School (Nov. 12 – Dec. 6) and Macbeth (Nov 11, 12, … Read the rest
MATTER
Dmae focuses on MATTER, written and performed by Charles Grant as a response to police brutality and gun violence inflected on Black Americans. We hear clips from the film and excerpts of a Zoom conversation with Charles Grant, director James … Read the rest