Archive for the ‘Theatre’ Category
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Review: Return of the King — Oedipus El Rey at Miracle Theatre
10 May 2012So what meaning do these ancient heroes, gods and monsters have for us in our modern world — and not just the happy-go-lucky, hip, creative class urbane folk (or not so happy, as the case may be), but all strata of our society? Perhaps myths on fate might ring especially true to those whose socio-economic level leaves them often downtrodden and often invisible in our population, those feeling constantly stuck in no-win scenarios. And what better myth or legend than that of Oedipus, the ultimate strutting, prideful hero thinking he can outdo his own fate, only to be brought low by it? In fact, a character so twisted he even had his own psychological complex named after him. And no theatre company could perhaps handle this better than our own local Miracle Theatre Group/Teatro Milagro, with their current offering of the playwright Luis Alfaro's “Oedipus El Rey.” With Alfaro's magnificent dramaturgy, under the experienced and emotionally charged direction of classicist Elizabeth Huffman, Oedipus is updated to the California penal system and barrio, where this wounded warrior has this street name of “pies malos,” and has the pride to think he can rise above this culture's beliefs in gods, oracles and omens to become an ese kingpin, and even a god himself, determining his own fate through gangland culture.
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Preview: The Broadway Rose Theatre Presents – The 40′s Musical – The Andrews Brothers
24 Apr 2012Mistaken identities, madcap humor, and some of the greatest songs of the 1940s fill this hilarious musical comedy. It’s 1945 in the South Pacific, and The Andrews Sisters are scheduled to headline the big USO show, but when a flu outbreak quarantines the girls and they fail to arrive at the big gig, three soldiers find themselves giving the performance of a lifetime!
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Review: Magenta Theater’s “The Thirty-Nine Steps” Sets a Fast Pace for Laughs
24 Apr 2012When I first heard that Magenta Theater planned to state Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller “The Thirty-Nine Steps” as a comedy, I asked myself a simple question: “How?”
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Review: Taking A Stand — Artists’ Repertory Theater’s “Standing On Ceremony” Presents Reading Of Mini-Plays On Gay Marriage
20 Apr 2012Oregon is a mixed bag when it comes to Gay rights. From the outside it would appear that we were…
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Preview: Lakewood Theatre Company Presents – City of Angels
20 Apr 2012Lakewood Theatre Company concludes its 2011-2012 season with the award-winning musical, City of Angels Worlds collide side by side as a writer tries to adapt his book for a Hollywood screenplay, and his fictional private eye tries to solve a crime in the story within the story.
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Creative Blogging by Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Trisha Mead
19 Apr 2012Whether you are a painter, writer, crafty or just curious about the world around you, a blog can be the perfect platform to launch your creative career to new heights. This 2 hour workshop is a hands on, practical guide to creating and maintaining a blog to showcase your creative projects.
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Preview: Miracle Theatre/Teatro Milagro Presents A Latino Update Of The Greek Classic, “Oedipus El Rey.”
18 Apr 2012Imagine how much dark fun and what might be said if this was updated to modern Latino culture and given some cholo cockiness. That's just what Miracle Theater/Teatro Milagro will be dishing out, with humor and style, in its production of “Oedipus El Rey.”
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Of Theatre, Babies, Reviews and Press Releases
12 Apr 2012For those of you that have followed this blog over the last few months, thank you. I'm sure many of you have noticed the lack of postings this past month and there's a good reason. I should have posted something a LOT sooner, if not for my own peace of mind but as to not leave you, the reader, hanging. My apologies.
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Review: Tending to Deep Cultural Roots in “Jardín de Sueños” at Miracle Theatre Group/Teatro Milagro
26 Mar 2012As we continue trudge through the muck headlong into another federal election, and i do mean muck, the onslaught of…
