Adventures in Artslandia With Susannah Mars

This week, Susannah sat down with Josh Hecht, Artistic Director of Profile Theatre. Monday night, Nov 13,  is an excellent upcoming event, Josh and Susannah speak about it; A Community Profile’s staged reading event! Community Profile: Our City’s Veterans, Monday November 13th at 7:30pm on the Alder Stage Artists Repertory Theatre.

The 2017 Community Profile program culminates in a public performance of the veterans’ writing staged with professional actors. This event is in conjunction with our rotating repertory production of Water By The Spoonful and The Happiest Song Plays Last, the final two plays in a trilogy of work centered around Elliot Ortiz, a veteran of the Iraq war.

 

Please visit Profile Theatre's website for more info! 

This week on Adventures in Artslandia, Susannah chats the Artistic Director of Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Erick Lichte about the release of their new CD Wandering Heart, a stunning collection that includes five world premiere recordings including Wandering Heart by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds with texts by Leonard Cohen.

This week Susannah chats with Portland Symphonic Girl Choir's dynamic duo, Roberta Jackson and Debra Burgessabout PSGC's upcoming concerts and auditions! 

This week Susannah chats with NPR's All Things Considered host, Ari Shapiro about his upcoming solo show Homeward.  In his work as a journalist, Shapiro has witnessed wars and revolutions. Inspired by his experiences around the globe, "Homeward" features songs of upheaval, patriotism and hope, from places that are less far away than they seem.
 

When: November 16, 17, and 18
Where: The World Trade Center
Tickets here

This week Susannah chats with Sarah Slipper & Ching Ching Wong about their Fall 2017 season opener and Ching Ching's farewell performance with NW Dance Project. 

This week Susannah chats with Joe Kye about the upcoming Release Party for his new album MIGRANTS on October 27th at The Alberta Abbey. Special guests include BRAVO Youth Orchestra,  Chin Chin Wong and ARCO-PDX. 

This week Susannah chats with Danna Schaeffer about her one-woman-show, You in Midair, drawing from her experiences following the 1989 murder of her daughter, Rebecca Schaeffer. Listen in on Schaeffer's harrowing experiences of grief & pain that transcended into performance art.

This week Susannah chats with Theatre Vertigo members Clara Hillier, McKenna Twedt, and Jaquelle Davis about Carnivale Gala Funds-Temberand the $5,000 matching offer from Ronni Lacroute! 

This week Susannah Mars chats with Oregon Ballet Theatre's Resident Choreographer Nicolo Fonte about OBT's World Premiere of George Gershwin’s brilliant Rhapsody in Blue with live music by Pink Martini featuring China Forbes and Hunter Noack.

This week Susannah Mars chats with Rick Lewis, resident music director at Portland Center Stage about Portland Center Stage at The Armory's season opener, Fun Home - September 16 - October 22, 2017 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Fune Home is a winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical of 2015!