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The sheer intimacy and immediacy of theater lends itself splendidly to the holidays. It’s as though, facing the stage, we are basking as one in … Continue reading
On Tuesday, January 22, Mike Thrasher Presents welcomes J.I.D’s “Catch Me If You Can Tour” to the WOW Hall. General admission tickets are sold out. … Continue reading
Lions and tigers and bears — again? Oh my! Actors Cabaret is hosting Eugene’s second production of The Wizard of Oz in as many months. … Continue reading
It’s hard to imagine that a musical from the early 2000s could be seen as controversial and even outdated for our current political and social … Continue reading
Steven Dietz’s 1996 adaptation of Dracula maintains a disorienting fidelity to Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, hewing close to the spirit and characterization of the original. … Continue reading
As the lights come up on Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo, now making a short run at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, we find ourselves … Continue reading
Somehow it’s 2018 and we’re still talking about Shrek. But it’s for good reason this time. Cottage Theatre’s production of Shrek The Musical, directed by … Continue reading
Among all the subcategories in the domestic drama genre, one of the most rarefied and exclusive must certainly be this: The coming-of-age story of a … Continue reading
When Bill Rauch became artistic director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2007, one of the first things he did was to validate my deep … Continue reading
Join jazz vocalist Sarah B. Rose for an evening of holiday music. Rose will also be joined by three other vocalists, Samira Lobby, Hailey Eckhart, … Continue reading
The buzz in Ashland last weekend at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s season openings should, by all rights, have been about Bill Rauch. The popular and … Continue reading
It’s hard to imagine there’s anyone alive who hasn’t seen the Wizard of Oz. Who has never experienced the thrill as Dorothy opens the door … Continue reading
You’ve got to hand it to Actors Cabaret of Eugene. As the name implies, ACE is a homespun purveyor of musical theater, and as such, … Continue reading
I once referred to local theater maven Tony Rust as the hardest-working man in local show biz, but I believe there’s a more apt description, … Continue reading
It’s clear by now that human civilization won’t change its ways to deter the worst-case scenario of climate change. With escalating temperatures and longer droughts, … Continue reading
Seriously, I would like nothing more than to tell you all about the wonderful play set to premiere this Saturday at Lane Community College’s Blue … Continue reading
Richard Nixon has never looked so good. Once seen as a disgraced despot who — despite his earlier protestation that “I am not a crook!” … Continue reading