Theater

White Bird Dance Announces 2025–26 Season

A contemporary ballet set to U2 songs will kick off the lineup in October.

By Rachel Saslow

Oscar Wilde’s “Salome” Still Shocks More Than 130 Years After Its Premiere

Imago Theater commits to the bit down to every detail of Wilde’s erotic Biblical play.

By Andrew Jankowski

Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship Turns 20

McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan reflects on the program she started in 2005 and previews this year’s event.

By Rachel Saslow

Comedy Wrestling Show Punchlines & Pile Drivers Returns

Portland’s Funniest Person Ally J Ward hosts the event.

By Rachel Saslow

Half of Fertile Ground’s 2025 Playwrights Are Festival Newbies

By Laura Wheatman Hill

Oregon Children’s Theatre to Pause All Programming Starting in September

By Rachel Saslow

Regional Yo-Yo Competition to Spin Into Crystal Ballroom

By Rachel Saslow

Portland Opera’s Sold-Out Rendition of “The Shining” Breathes Life into Stephen King’s Demons

By Eric Ash

Storytellers to Ask “Am I the Villain?” at March 15 Powell’s Event

By Rachel Saslow

Travis Abels’ One-Man Show “Things I Hide From Dad” Returns to the Chapel Theatre

By Rachel Saslow

“Pass Over” Uses Beckett to Highlight Black and Irish Cultural Differences

By Morgan Shaunette

Milagro Theatre Cancels Play Over Star’s Remarks on Transgender People

By Rachel Saslow

“Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical” Coming to the Funhouse Lounge Stage

By Rachel Saslow

“The Ricky Winters Show” Celebrates One Year of Live Trash TV

By Rachel Saslow

Teatro Milagro’s “Frida, un Retablo” Paints a Clear Picture of Mexico’s Most Complicated Artist

By Gabriel Granillo