Tag: Actors
A Timely Christmas Carol
For many of Charles Dicken’s timeless tale about a miserly businessman who is visited by three ghosts is a holiday reminder for us to seek our own humanity. Portland Playhouse has been bringing this classic play back a non-traditional thoroughly … Read the rest
That’s No Lady-Remembering Walter Cole
Theater can be ephemeral with only the veteran artists holding memories alive of the history and the history makers. Donald Horn, the founder and managing artistic director of Triangle Productions (https://www.trianglepro.org/darcelle-thats-no-lady), brings back an encore production of “That’s … Read the rest
Chris Grace As Scarlett Johansson
When Scarlett Johansson took on an anime character role in a live action version of The Ghost In The Shell in 2016, Actor, writer and comedian got the spark to perform as Scarlett Johansson. Asian American groups instantly protested … Read the rest
Exploring Personal Diasporas
Dmae talks with Jane Vogel Mantiri (Indo writer/actor and founder of Advance Gender Equity) and Samson Syharath (theater artist and co-founder of Theatre Diaspora) about their journeys with cultural diaspora. Both are performing personal solo plays dramatizing their explorations into … Read the rest
Portland Playhouse’s “Notes From The Field”
"...these are heavy issues, but there's moments of light and hope. And joy.”
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