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Theater: Page 2

Betrayal, Romance and Comedy

One of Shakespeare’s famous last plays takes the stage this August

Theater 8 months ago

Travel back to a magical time as one of Shakespeare’s mysterious, comical and romantic plays unfolds. Free Shakespeare in the Park presents The Tempest, which … Continue reading →

Rising Novelist Meets Struggling Actress

A five-year relationship is explored in this classic musical

Theater 8 months ago

Emotional, powerful and intimate describes The Last Five Years, a 2001 musical created by Jason Robert Brown. It was adapted into a comedic musical film … Continue reading →

From Heart-Wrenching To Triumphant 

The Non-Stop Players perform ‘Bright Star’ at ACE through May 12

EW-ExtraTheater 9 months ago

It’s the very first scene from Bright Star, the poignant musical that opened April 26 at Actors Cabaret of Eugene, and Alice Murphy is declaring … Continue reading →

Very Little Theatre Offers an Unusual View of Segregation 

In 1959 a children’s book about the marriage of a black rabbit and a white rabbit caused an uproar in Alabama

EW-ExtraTheater 10 months ago

During his long career as an illustrator of children’s books, Garth Williams illustrated nearly 100 renowned tomes loved by countless children and adults. Who can … Continue reading →

Undoing the Curse

Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens the Scottish play — and begins to heal 

Theater 10 months ago

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival seems to have been under a terrible curse since 2011, when a structural beam supporting the Angus Bowmer Theatre mysteriously snapped … Continue reading →

‘Alabama Story’ Resonates Today

The play, directed by Stanley Coleman, opens March 29 at Very Little Theatre

EW-ExtraTheater 10 months ago

The play is a love letter to reading and librarians. Yet Alabama Story — a play by Kenneth Jones based on the true and searing … Continue reading →

A Fresh Take on an Ancient Greek Tragedy 

The University of Oregon’s Hope Theatre gives Antigone a modern spin 

Theater 11 months ago

Antigone, written by Sophocles around 441 BCE, is considered to be one of the most produced ancient Greek tragedies. Nevertheless, it’s not something you can … Continue reading →

Plummeting into the Afterlife

OCT’s ‘Ride the Cyclone’ is the best thing to happen on stage in Eugene this year

Theater 11 months ago

As the lights come up on this brilliant little musical that opened March 1 at Oregon Contemporary Theatre, we learn that six members of the … Continue reading →

Something to Talk About 

Four decades after its first performance, ‘Talk Radio’ remains relevant

Theater 11 months ago

Talk Radio, now playing at The Very Little Theatre’s Stage Left, offers undeniable proof that The VLT, one of the oldest community theaters on the … Continue reading →

Broadcast on Blast

VLT presents a controversial play based on a radio show set in the late ’80s

Theater 12 months ago

Dramatic and compelling describes this almost one-act play coming to town. Talk Radio opens this weekend Feb. 23 and runs through Mar. 10 at Very … Continue reading →

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