CoHo Productions
August 23, 2008
Summary:
Friday evening, four writers, Phillip Meyer, Shelly Lipkin, Valory J. Lawrence, and Nick James, and 34 actors will be locked into CoHo for 24 hours. During that limited amount of time the playwrights will create and direct their randomly selected actors in an original one-act to be performed Saturday evening.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Dutchman
The David Mamet School for BoysAugust 15 - 23, 2008
Review by peanutduck
1960s, subway car, white woman initiates game of abusive seduction with black man. Murray’s Lula teasingly gropes Clay while racial slurs roll off her tongue, yet Najieb’s Clay barely flinches. Emotional and/or sexual connection between actors is absent, preventing sense of mounting danger; thus, climax, rather than shocking, falls flat.
Project X: You Are Here
Hand2Mouth Theatre **Photo credit: Kate Sanderson**August 14 - 24, 2008
Summary:
A museum. A performance. A living time capsule. Come and make your mark. Project X: You Are Here, created by Hand2Mouth Theatre and filled in with your stories, testimonies and myths about life, legacy and immortality. Arrive anytime during open hours and stay as long as you wish. Milepost 5.
Mimesophobia (Or Before and After)
Sand and Glass Productions
August 8 - 23, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Two filmmakers create a movie based on actual murder/suicide. But where truth ends and fiction begins quickly becomes unclear. Like Hitchcock for the ears, action lies in spoken (occasionally overwhelming) text – dizzyingly bizarre, rich with suspense, black humor. Some beats mis-hit, could be more physicality; however, refreshingly original, skillfully done.
August 8 - 23, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Two filmmakers create a movie based on actual murder/suicide. But where truth ends and fiction begins quickly becomes unclear. Like Hitchcock for the ears, action lies in spoken (occasionally overwhelming) text – dizzyingly bizarre, rich with suspense, black humor. Some beats mis-hit, could be more physicality; however, refreshingly original, skillfully done.
Swinging on a Star: The Johnny Burke Musical
Clackamas Repertory Theatre
August 7 - 24, 2008
Summary:
The toe-tapping, finger-snapping show features the lyrics of Johnny Burke and eight different composers. Top shelf-tenor David Maier, the electrifying voice talent of Elizabeth Bacon, tell-me-a-story jazz singer Karen Maria Capo, hot and handsome Dustin Milberg, triple-threat tapper Donzelle Richardson, Broadway Baby Briana Shewbert, and swinging-it Chicago style James Sharinghousen.
August 7 - 24, 2008
Summary:
The toe-tapping, finger-snapping show features the lyrics of Johnny Burke and eight different composers. Top shelf-tenor David Maier, the electrifying voice talent of Elizabeth Bacon, tell-me-a-story jazz singer Karen Maria Capo, hot and handsome Dustin Milberg, triple-threat tapper Donzelle Richardson, Broadway Baby Briana Shewbert, and swinging-it Chicago style James Sharinghousen.
The Three Musketeers
Lakewood Theatre Co.July 11 - August 24, 2008
Review by Thursday
Production brings depth and humor to Ludwig's funny yet one-dimensional adaptation of Dumas's classic. Director Don Alder, with an all-around extraordinary cast, embraces the comedic nature of the piece, yet brings complexity to easily one-note characters. Design supports the action, and audience is easily immersed in the constantly engaging story.
Cannibal! The Musical
Third Eye TheatreJuly 25 - August 23, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Cannibal!, by South Park’s Trey Parker, is cannibalism deficient and generally lacks that SP imaginativeness, which could have made this wonderfully camp. The amateurish production interprets bad singing, dancing as all that’s needed for a spoof. But it just makes this show bad, and not bad enough to be good.
High School Musical
Blue Monkey Theater Co.August 1 - 31, 2008
Review by peanutduck
These kids deserve voice work; mics don’t suffice, especially given the poor sound system. And this is a major detraction from an effortful production of Disney’s cheeseball musical. Acting is so-so, but during well-choreographed group numbers the primarily teenage ensemble works together excellently, and their enthusiasm and energy are infectious.
Meatloaf in the Midnight
C0ntact: David Gallic (541) 228-0003
or david_gallic@yahoo.com
August 14th & 15th @ 10:30 p.m.
August 21st, 22nd, 29th, 30th @ 7:30 p.m.
August 31st @ 2 p.m.
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
$16
Summary:
Three comedic one-acts. Award-winning Meatloaf in the Moonlight - Songs will be sung, secrets revealed, and meatloaf will be made; The Twappening - Flavored condoms, Shakespeare statues, creepy grim reaping, and more); A Scrapbook Holiday - Even the first family of Christmas can't seem to get along for the holidays.
or david_gallic@yahoo.com
August 14th & 15th @ 10:30 p.m.
August 21st, 22nd, 29th, 30th @ 7:30 p.m.
August 31st @ 2 p.m.
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
$16
Summary:
Three comedic one-acts. Award-winning Meatloaf in the Moonlight - Songs will be sung, secrets revealed, and meatloaf will be made; The Twappening - Flavored condoms, Shakespeare statues, creepy grim reaping, and more); A Scrapbook Holiday - Even the first family of Christmas can't seem to get along for the holidays.
Pylon
Portland Ensemble Theatre Co.July 31 - August 31, 2008
Review by Thursday
A two-act play retrospectively told by the characters about their high school friendship. Fun and funny, with beautifully supportive designs and talented actors. Although script could use another rewrite to flesh out the nature of narration in Pylon, the play as a whole is articulate, engaging, and resonates with viewers.
21A
Arts Equity***Extended through August 30***
Review by Thursday
One-man show about people on the 21A bus in Minnesota. Joey LeBard plays eight characters in Kling's hilarious one-act show. Somewhat spotty lighting and out of place props are overshadowed by LeBard's captivating performance. Go see this talented actor create distinct, sympathetic characters, and constantly bring energy to the stage.
The Servant of Two Masters
Masque AlfrescoJuly 25 - August 30, 2008
Summary:
The Servant of Two Masters features a double pair of star-crossed lovers, an wily con-artist servant, a woman masquerading as her dead brother, hilariously out-of-touch old men, and flying rubber chickens. Performed in commedia dell'arte tradition with colorful period costumes, all the slapstick you'd care to shake a shtick at.
School for Wives
Masque Alfresco
July 26 - August 31, 2008
Summary:
A hysterical battle between an impulsive youth and a stodgy, control-freak, with Agnes as both the prize and unschooled partner in crime. Throw in two crafty servants who’re just trying to get through the day without upsetting their master, massive amounts of slapstick sight-gags, plus current social and political references.
July 26 - August 31, 2008
Summary:
A hysterical battle between an impulsive youth and a stodgy, control-freak, with Agnes as both the prize and unschooled partner in crime. Throw in two crafty servants who’re just trying to get through the day without upsetting their master, massive amounts of slapstick sight-gags, plus current social and political references.
Portland Improv Survivor
P.I.G. - Portland Improv Group
August 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th @ 10:30 p.m.
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
Walk-ins only - $10 + $.05 beers
Summary:
Part 1: Pigs in Transition - A fast, funny, long form improvisational performance that will be transformed by audience suggestions. Part 2: Portland Improv Survivor - Nine talented improvisational actors will be competing for $200 and a position in our next production. Each week the audience votes and one person is eliminated.
August 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th @ 10:30 p.m.
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
Walk-ins only - $10 + $.05 beers
Summary:
Part 1: Pigs in Transition - A fast, funny, long form improvisational performance that will be transformed by audience suggestions. Part 2: Portland Improv Survivor - Nine talented improvisational actors will be competing for $200 and a position in our next production. Each week the audience votes and one person is eliminated.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Portland Actors Ensemble ***Photo credit: Annaliese Moyer***July 26 - September 1, 2008
Summary:
You've heard about it in the movie Shakespeare in Love, now see what all the fuss was about! PAE concludes its 39th year of FREE Shakespeare-in-the-Parks with the Bard's unique (and controversial) commentary on friendship and fidelity in one of his earliest comedies (and there's a bit with a dog)!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sixth Annual Richard Foreman Mini-Festival
Performance Works NorthwestAugust 15 & 16, 2008
Summary:
Once again a scintillating array of Portland performance and media artists create a piece in ten days by cutting, pasting, mangling or otherwise adapting text selected from avant-garde writer/director Richard Foreman's online notebooks. (http://ontological.com/RF/notebooks.html) Thrill to the amusing, shocking, enlightening results in two different programs over two nights of fun.
Interactive Puppet Show hosted by Bluestockings
Bluestockings' Portland Dramatists Workshop
August 16 & 17, 2 p.m.
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
Pay-what-you-will
Summary:
An interactive puppet show with music, parading toy instruments, children improvising with puppets, and, of course, cookies and juice as the after-show reception. Geared toward the under seven set. Nevertheless, older children and young-at-heart adults most welcome too. The shows will be hosted by ShaSha and talented actress Lindsay Matteson.
August 16 & 17, 2 p.m.
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
Pay-what-you-will
Summary:
An interactive puppet show with music, parading toy instruments, children improvising with puppets, and, of course, cookies and juice as the after-show reception. Geared toward the under seven set. Nevertheless, older children and young-at-heart adults most welcome too. The shows will be hosted by ShaSha and talented actress Lindsay Matteson.
Nite Club Confidential
Broadway RoseAugust 8 - 17, 2008
Summary:
Three shots. Sirens. A body sprawled on the stairs. And a woman in an evening gown with a smoking gun… The stylish musical comedy spoof Nite Club Confidential crosses the 1950 film noir classic “Sunset Boulevard” with an evening at the Copacabana and mixes in a whole lot of camp.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Best of the Best Sketch Fest
Blue Door Productions
August 8 & 9, 2008
Summary:
Portland's 6th annual national sketch comedy festival. Blue Door’s collected the top sketch comedy troupes they’ve encountered on their national festival experiences and brought them to Portland to perform a 45-minute set over a single whirlwind weekend. An invitation-only festival, this is, quite simply, the cream of the national crop.
August 8 & 9, 2008
Summary:
Portland's 6th annual national sketch comedy festival. Blue Door’s collected the top sketch comedy troupes they’ve encountered on their national festival experiences and brought them to Portland to perform a 45-minute set over a single whirlwind weekend. An invitation-only festival, this is, quite simply, the cream of the national crop.
Blue Electric Storm
Bluestockings' Portland Dramatists Workshop
August 8 & 9 - 8pm
August 10 - 2pm
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
Pay-what-you-will
Summary:
A three-year retrospective of the Bluestockings' Portland Dramatist Workshops’ shows. Gathering past performers, writers, directors, old scripts, new scripts-in-progress, and the energies of versatile actors and musicians with whom she had worked over the past years, ShaSha Sassone, and her talented Directorial Assistant Liam Leaf Zuk, put together three performances.
August 8 & 9 - 8pm
August 10 - 2pm
CoHo Theatre, 2257 NW Raleigh
Pay-what-you-will
Summary:
A three-year retrospective of the Bluestockings' Portland Dramatist Workshops’ shows. Gathering past performers, writers, directors, old scripts, new scripts-in-progress, and the energies of versatile actors and musicians with whom she had worked over the past years, ShaSha Sassone, and her talented Directorial Assistant Liam Leaf Zuk, put together three performances.
Annie Warbucks
Tin Pan AlleyJuly 13 - August 9, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Be prepared to ignore the lighting, set, projections, terrible acoustics...and Annie. Instead, focus on the gem performers, of which there are a surprising number, from scene-stealing Sandy (Willow), to the Commissioner (Kimball) and Mrs. Kelly (Shaw), to pig-tailed orphan Pepper (Haroldson). Overall, an odd blend of professional and what-were-they-thinking show.
Pippin
Tin Pan AlleyJuly 11 - August 10, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Pippin is easily among the worst musicals conceived. That aside (if possible), costumes titillate, and Shannon’s choreography embodies sex, circus, and twice, wow. Other gems: Juggler (Blair), Catherine (Boccumini), Berthe (Kimball). Pippin (Bond), Leading Player (Boothe) sometimes off-key; direction overplays irony. Tin Pan Alley’s debut is imperfect, but not unpromising.
Troilus and Cressida
Northwest Classical Theatre Co.July 19 - August 10, 2008
Summary:
Director Grant Turner focuses on the flaws that prevent each character from wholly inhabiting the heroic or romantic ideal that he/she is meant to represent. These flaws tragically deconstruct their world of perfect heroes and lovers until nothing remains but a mirror of the world that we the audience inhabit
Bus Stop
Mt. Hood Repertory Theatre
July 19 - August 10, 2008
Summary:
It's 1955 in a diner near Kansas City. Eight strangers, including a professor, two cowboys, a lounge singer, a sheriff, two waitresses and a bus driver wait in the middle of the night. What emerges from their individual lives is a bittersweet classic comedy that explores all sides of relationships.
July 19 - August 10, 2008
Summary:
It's 1955 in a diner near Kansas City. Eight strangers, including a professor, two cowboys, a lounge singer, a sheriff, two waitresses and a bus driver wait in the middle of the night. What emerges from their individual lives is a bittersweet classic comedy that explores all sides of relationships.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Pride and Prejudice
Quintessence
August 1, 2008
Summary:
In Pride and Prejudice, artistic Director Connor Kerns has truly honored Jane Austen’s genius by transforming her novel into a full, vibrant stage work. This staged reading is the culmination of a three-week workshop with more than a dozen actors. The last of Quintessence’s summer reading series. Free. See it.
August 1, 2008
Summary:
In Pride and Prejudice, artistic Director Connor Kerns has truly honored Jane Austen’s genius by transforming her novel into a full, vibrant stage work. This staged reading is the culmination of a three-week workshop with more than a dozen actors. The last of Quintessence’s summer reading series. Free. See it.
Man to Man
The Kelman GroupJuly 18 - August 2, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Story compels – in wartime, a woman switches gender in order to survive. At its best, text is poetic, playful, affecting. But text, along with time, place, POV are just as often unclear. Taru’s physical definition is strong but husky monotone makes character transitions difficult to track. Left bewildered and disappointed.
Dames at Sea
Broadway Rose Theatre Co.July 25 - August 3, 2008
Summary:
A would-be chorus girl arrives in New York with only a pair of tap shoes in her suitcase and dreams of stardom in her heart. Calamity strikes during rehearsals but the show must go on and it does-on the deck of a battleship. It’s an engaging, tap-dancing, musical comedy satire.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The New Blue Parrot Theatre
July 17 - August 2, 2008
Summary:
When Millie marries mountain man Adam, she thinks her life just got easier...until she meets his six brothers! She quickly whips this rough and tumble group of boys into shape. But plans go terribly awry after the boys kidnap six women from the local town in hopes of finding brides.
July 17 - August 2, 2008
Summary:
When Millie marries mountain man Adam, she thinks her life just got easier...until she meets his six brothers! She quickly whips this rough and tumble group of boys into shape. But plans go terribly awry after the boys kidnap six women from the local town in hopes of finding brides.
Fools Fall
Upon These Boards
July 28, 2008
Summary:
An adaptation of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens directed by Randall Stuart. Cast includes: Kathleen Turco Lyon, Joyce Harris Wood, JoAnn Johnson, Gretchen Rumbaugh, Dawn Lisell, Tyler Caffall, Alex Kuechler, Margie Boule, Ernie Casciato, Phil Stockton, Pat Patton, Paul Susi, James Sullivan, Michele Brouse Peoples, Jeffrey Gilpin. Artists Rep. 7pm. Free.
July 28, 2008
Summary:
An adaptation of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens directed by Randall Stuart. Cast includes: Kathleen Turco Lyon, Joyce Harris Wood, JoAnn Johnson, Gretchen Rumbaugh, Dawn Lisell, Tyler Caffall, Alex Kuechler, Margie Boule, Ernie Casciato, Phil Stockton, Pat Patton, Paul Susi, James Sullivan, Michele Brouse Peoples, Jeffrey Gilpin. Artists Rep. 7pm. Free.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Inspired By
Action/Adventure Theatre **Photo credit: Yolanda Suarez**July 22, 2008
Summary:
It started with a call for submissions of short stories of 100 words or less by local authors and playwrights. Next, artists of every ilk chose a submission to adapt or interpret through their particular medium. The results will be displayed, performed, and in some cases, created before your eyes.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
New Moon Productions
July 10 - 27, 2008
Summary:
Based on the 1971 movie, this charming musical revolves around the greatest candy maker of all time and the five spirited children who are invited to tour his factory and end the day with a lifetime supply of chocolate. One special child will win the prize of a lifetime. Enjoy!
July 10 - 27, 2008
Summary:
Based on the 1971 movie, this charming musical revolves around the greatest candy maker of all time and the five spirited children who are invited to tour his factory and end the day with a lifetime supply of chocolate. One special child will win the prize of a lifetime. Enjoy!
Laundry and Bourbon & Lone Star
New Century PlayersJuly 17 - 26, 2008
Summary:
Maynard, Texas, 1974 - a dead-end town on the edge of the desert, the kind of place where there's always something happening and nothing seems to change. The often funny and often desperate women and men from three different marriages hang out, gossip, confide, commiserate, and share with their audience.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
JAW: Pony
Portland Center Stage
July 20, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Great characters but the story and relationships are unclear. What interested: no one is who he or she seems to be – physically or emotionally. Three of the characters are trans or passing; nice Marie finds a murderous crime of passion erotic. Passing thought: would this work better as a movie?
July 20, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Great characters but the story and relationships are unclear. What interested: no one is who he or she seems to be – physically or emotionally. Three of the characters are trans or passing; nice Marie finds a murderous crime of passion erotic. Passing thought: would this work better as a movie?
JAW: Crazy Enough
Portland Center Stage
July 20, 2008
Review by peanutduck
How can one not enjoy the lyric, “my vagina is eight miles wide,” carried by Storm’s throaty voice? Her history is fascinating. Fingers crossed that revisions strengthen the text, which doesn’t yet do her story justice, and she relaxes, enabling her passion, palpable in song, to flow through her storytelling.
July 20, 2008
Review by peanutduck
How can one not enjoy the lyric, “my vagina is eight miles wide,” carried by Storm’s throaty voice? Her history is fascinating. Fingers crossed that revisions strengthen the text, which doesn’t yet do her story justice, and she relaxes, enabling her passion, palpable in song, to flow through her storytelling.
JAW: A Brief Narrative of an Extraordinary Birth of Rabbits
Portland Center Stage
July 19, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Of Swanson’s original one-act, one page survives; she leaves with 99 new pages of an incomplete, wildly imaginative two-act involving a surrogate mother birthing rabbits, a philosophical stork, an obstetrical farce puppet theatre. It has a too-many-writers-wielding-the-pen feeling but once the guiding voice is found, it’ll be a laugh-your-ass-off adventure.
July 19, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Of Swanson’s original one-act, one page survives; she leaves with 99 new pages of an incomplete, wildly imaginative two-act involving a surrogate mother birthing rabbits, a philosophical stork, an obstetrical farce puppet theatre. It has a too-many-writers-wielding-the-pen feeling but once the guiding voice is found, it’ll be a laugh-your-ass-off adventure.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
JAW: Paradise Street
Portland Center Stage
July 19, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Enter TJ, a combative, homeless woman whose attack on a post-post-feminist theorist catalyzes the downfall of three of the privileged upper-class – one to prison, two working at “Mega-Mart.” Congdon’s play is a tornado of ideas, ironic commentary, and keeps us guessing. Second act weaker as it meanders, loses focus, tension.
July 19, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Enter TJ, a combative, homeless woman whose attack on a post-post-feminist theorist catalyzes the downfall of three of the privileged upper-class – one to prison, two working at “Mega-Mart.” Congdon’s play is a tornado of ideas, ironic commentary, and keeps us guessing. Second act weaker as it meanders, loses focus, tension.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Meet Your ______, The Boss Goes Back To School Series
Super Project LabJuly 18 & 19, 2008
Summary:
No, it’s not a tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s elementary school days, rather the weekend performances will take CEOs, Presidents, and Founders of some of the areas most well-known businesses (Lucy, PGE Foundation, Willamette Week, Nike Design) and ask them to tell true stories to inspire the improv antics of SPL.
Repeat After Me
Hand2Mouth TheatreJuly 18, 2008
Summary:
The company plays fast and loose with many of the icons Americans hold dear, marrying heartfelt working songs, campfire sing-a-longs to Southern Rock Anthems, SUVs. Steering a course between irony and true compassion, Repeat After Me takes us on a manic tour through the other America and back into ourselves.
Leer's Daughter
Quintessence
July 19, 2008
Summary:
Connor Kerns’ new comedy is inspired by King Lear. Sexy, dark and absurd, a theatre company in present-day Spain struggles with a change in leadership. This summer, Quintessence will be developing future projects with one classic staged reading as well as “rough” readings of two original plays. Free! **adult content**
July 19, 2008
Summary:
Connor Kerns’ new comedy is inspired by King Lear. Sexy, dark and absurd, a theatre company in present-day Spain struggles with a change in leadership. This summer, Quintessence will be developing future projects with one classic staged reading as well as “rough” readings of two original plays. Free! **adult content**
JAW: A Playwrights Festival
Portland Center Stage **Poster image by David Emmite**
July 8 - 20, 2008
J.ust A.dd W.ater (West)
Newspeak: A 2-week developmental festival of new work for the stage.
The Truth: A chance for PCS to loosen the hairnet. It's 2 weeks of playing rough in the dirt with Oregon and national playwrights, jumping into some site specifics, and lots 'o mingling. Check out what that drafting, re-drafting, re-creating, tossing-it-all-out-and-writing-it-again is all about.
JAW is awesome. It's free. It's the 10th anniversary and they're pullin' out all the stops.
July 8 -10: Made in Oregon Readings
Friday, July 18: Commission! Commission!
Saturday, July 19: Theatre Fair & You Are There
Workshop Readings: Crazy Enough
A Brief Narrative of an Extraordinary Birth of Rabbits
Paradise Street
Sunday, July 20: Playwright's Slam
Workshop Readings: Crazy Enough
Pony
Enchantment
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Portland Actors EnsembleJune 26 - July 19, 2008
Summary:
"…Julius Caesar is full of tension, offering no easy answers, nothing to tip the scales, and in the end…our imperfections can thwart the best of our intentions." Embracing the tension of the Neoclassical late-18th Century revolutionary movement, PAE's bold production contrasts the struggle of selfless revolutionary aims with self-serving politics.
The Jewish American Princesses Show (2nd Run)
Triangle ProductionsJune 19 - July 19, 2008
Summary:
Wendy Westerwelle (of Soph! and Angry Housewives fame) as well as Francine Raften (of radio/tv fame) are starring in a night of comedy. They tell jokes, the give us tips on being Jewish and they will make you laugh! These girls will certainly entertain you! We are excited about this show.
Les Miserables
The Broadway Rose Theatre Co.June 27 - July 20, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Captivating: grossly attractive Thenardier (Pierce); staccato, anal-retentive Javert (Norby); Enjolras (Willis) - I would follow anywhere; Eponine’s (Murphy) “I love him.” Yes, the orchestra’s markedly lost; but what really prevents this production from shining is the lack of theatrical magic to lift it from darkness and, well, into the stars.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Grandma's Revenants
QuintessenceJuly 12, 2008
Summary:
What's in the trunk? Bouncing between the past and present, this original play by Alexander Lumiere (Quintessence's long-time dramaturg) bends gender and time to examine the persistence of family memory. Quintessence will be developing future projects with one classic staged reading as well as “rough” readings of two original plays.
Israel@60 Onstage!
Jewish Theatre Collaborative
June 24, July 1, 8, & 15, 2008 - 7pm
Studio Theatre in Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue
reservations@jtpdx.org
Summary:
A commemoration of Israel's 60th anniversary, Israel@60 Onstage! uses humor and drama to reveal a tapestry of modern Israeli experience from secular Tel Aviv to Holocaust survivors, Russian immigrants to religious Zionists in the Territories. Master of the House (Shmuel Hasfari), Tea (Roni Pinkovich), Pangs of the Messiah (Motti Lerner).
June 24, July 1, 8, & 15, 2008 - 7pm
Studio Theatre in Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Avenue
reservations@jtpdx.org
Summary:
A commemoration of Israel's 60th anniversary, Israel@60 Onstage! uses humor and drama to reveal a tapestry of modern Israeli experience from secular Tel Aviv to Holocaust survivors, Russian immigrants to religious Zionists in the Territories. Master of the House (Shmuel Hasfari), Tea (Roni Pinkovich), Pangs of the Messiah (Motti Lerner).