Episodes
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Third Rail Rep Directors, Jennifer Lin and Rebecca Lingafelter
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
At the Mississippi Street fair I met up with the brilliant directors Jennifer Lin and Rebecca Lingafelter, both of whom are directing at Third Rail Rep this season. Third Rep wants to provoke dialogue, encourage empathy, and inspire curiosity; this fascinating interview sets the table!
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Call her crazy. After all, Storm Large is truly Crazy Enough. It’s the 10th anniversary of Storm’s brilliant show at Portland Center Stage. If you can get a ticket to the highly anticipated redux, do it as fast as you can. In the meantime, listen here.
Thursday May 23, 2019
Speed Date Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
Last September Marissa Wolf began as the new Artistic Director of Portland Center Stage. Here she'll talk about the 2019/2020 season and why she wants PCS to be YOUR theatre company. Are you a match? Speed date PCS here, and don't forget to subscribe to Adventures in Artslandia!
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Artistic Director Cassie Greer and Managing Director Beth Lewis of Hillsboro’s nationally renowned Bag&Baggage Productions talk about making theater and their thrilling upcoming season. Can art heal an ailing world? Don’t forget to subscribe to Adventures in Artslandia!
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Who are the culture keepers? Heritage holders? Wolf at the Door author and director Marisela Treviño Orta and Rebecca Martinez, respectively, talk about this, and so much more, including demystifying Cinco de Mayo, and could art heal 45? Don't be left behind. Share and subscribe in order to open your mind to, and hear more the voices that are being heard at Milagro Theatre. We talked about photography as an inspirational jumping off point: www.diegohuerta.com, www.gracielaiturbide.org What do you think? Thanks for your great question Emilia Smart Denson!
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Native Gardens Director Melissa Crespo
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Melissa Crespo, Director of Karen Zacarias’ Native Gardens at Portland Center Stage at The Armory, expounds on how this sharply hilarious play about opposing gardening practices lets us examine ethnic stereotypes, cultural and generational differences, and questions of immigration–don’t miss this incredibly relevant backyard battle! Thanks for subscribing to Adventures in Artslandia!
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Gretchen Corbett and Sharonlee McLean on The Breath of Life
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Two of Portland's brilliant actresses play two women sorting through “the wreck of memory” including failed marriages, dashed ideals, and the meaning of life. Gretchen Corbett and SharonleeMcLean talk about their work on Portland Center Stage at The Armory's upcoming production, The Breath of Life by David Hare.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Living superhero Mary Kathryn Nagle is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and the playwright of Crossing Mnisose, which was commissioned as part of Portland Center Stage at The Armory's Northwest Stories series. The play has its world premiere in April. Nagle manages to have her feet firmly planted in some of the most traumatic untold stories of American history and remains active and hopeful for the future in her work toward ending domestic violence and sexual assault and at the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center. Need inspiration? Here it is.
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Shaking The Tree; Anya Pearson and Jamie Rea
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Written by Anya Pearson and directed by Jamie M. Rea, Made to Dance in Burning Buildings is a fusion of poetry, theater, and violent and visceral contemporary dance. Meet the creators as they discuss the premise of the work: how do we heal from trauma? Onstage February 15–March 16 at Shaking The Tree Theatre.
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Oregon Children's Theatre IMPULSE members Emma Fulmer and David VanDyke
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Meet wondrous performing artists Emma Fulmer and David VanDyke, members of Oregon Children's Theatre's Young Professionals Company. They will performing in Impulse, OCT's 12th annual improv show. Impulse runs 2/8-2/24 at the OCT YP Studio Theater. Performances are Fri/Sat at 7 pm and 2 pm shows on Sundays.