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Dec 30,2008
Brody on Broadway
by arthur smid
"Please make mistakes," Brad Fortier, comedian and educational director at the Brody Theater explains, "they're essential to this art, because a lot of those mistakes can become very brilliant comedy if we utilize rather than minimize the mistakes." Fortier talks casually with students, "Improv training really opens a different way of being - when you eradicate insecurities around mistakes. With improv we're breaking social norms to get to this comedy." People come to the show to be entertained and maybe, with a desire to participate. One of the attractions of the theater is a chance to enroll in classes, overcome your fear of speaking in public, and be spontaneously creative with people. The Brody Theater has been active in Portland for twelve years and just leased a new home at 16 NW Broadway. It's in the lower part of the Broadway Hotel, between Helen's Market and Ichiban Sushi. The Housing Authority of Portland welcomed the theater to Old Town in hopes
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Nov 24,2008
Pause this Season to See Holidazed
by the nice brian
Holidazed by Marc Acito and C.S. Whitcomb directed By Jon Kretzu was the highlight of my weekend. The amazing cast featured Susannah Mars who is often known for her "Mars on Life" holiday show however was not accompanied with musicthis season but with Todd Van Voris, Michael Mendelson, Ana Reiselman and other creative cast members to really entertain in Holidazed. If you didn't go this weekend—you better buy your tickets quick! Also add Susannah, "Take me to the World" CD to your Holiday list along
with Marc's two books!
Check out: Oregonian's review Artist Repertory Theatre
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Nov 3,2008
BroadArts Visionary Salons in Portland Neighborhoods
by pearlgirl
Want to create our future and change the world with BroadArts?You can! BroadArts Theatre, Portland's award-wining, original musical theatre company, with the support of a community-building grant from the Vision Into Action project of the City of Portland, is creating five BroadArts Visionary Salons - discussions, presentations and theatrics- with local leaders, activists and visionaries, honing in on fashioning the future we want for Portland.**
** (as reflected in the Portland 2030 Vision plan endorsed by City Council )
Please join BroadArts along with twenty extraordinary women and two terrific men, community organizers, neighbors, artists and friends at the BroadArts Visionary Salons. Each Salon features four speakers of diverse experience, tradition and organizational affinity. Interspersed are songs and monologues performed by BroadArts Theatre, illuminating the issues and topics of the speakers. After the speakers, BroadArts initiates the convers
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Oct 29,2008
Miracle Theatre’s La Carpa del Maestro
by shooter
We recently attended the opening performance of Miracle Theatre 's annual Day of the Dead production, La Carpa del Maestro . Miracle Theatre has the longest running Day of the Dead celebration in Portland. Full disclosure, Neighborhood Notes is a sponsor of Miracle Theatre's 25th season.This year's Carpa continues with the tradition of a variety show, but the addition of a plot unifies the acts and gives the show more weight. The story is the relationship of a master and his apprentice.
We thoroughly enjoyed the show. It was funny and thoughtful, with dancing, acrobatics, and short skits all done in skeletal makeup. What makes it a cohesive performance is how the master/apprentice relationship is woven throughout the performance. Want to know more, read Willamette Week's review of the show.
If you'd like to see La Carpa del Maestro it runs through November 9, tickets are available online . Check out th
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Sep 30,2008
Cult Animator Don Hertzfeldt at Laurelhurst Theater & Pub
by lulu
Cult animator and Academy Award nominee Don Hertzfeldt (Rejected, the Meaning of Life, Billy's Balloon) visits Portland, Oregon for a special one-night-only event! A selection of Don's classic animated shorts return to the big screen, culminating in the exclusive regional premiere of his brand new film, I am so proud of you . His longest piece to date, I am so proud of you is the eagerly anticipated second chapter to Everything will be OK , winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Award in Short Film making and named by many critics as one of the "best films of 2007". The screening will be immediately followed by a live on-stage interview and audience Q+A with Don Hertzfeldt. We can't stress this enough: One night only!"Saturday October 4th 2008,
Show Starts at 5pm
Laurelhurst Theater and Pub
2735 E Burnside
Portland, OR 97714
Phone: (503) 232-5511
Admission: Six Dollars www.laurelhursttheater.com/spe
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Sep 29,2008
Portland Center Stage Opens 2008-2009 Season
by pearlgirl
The 2008-2009 season at Portland Center Stage is officially underway with a production of Guys and Dolls . The reviews are in ( here , here , here and here )—seems like it's a hit with local arts writers. We'd love to hear what you think. Has anyone been yet? Planning to go?
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Sep 16,2008
Miracle Theatre Group special offer for Dos Pueblos Opening Weekend
by shooter
Thanks to Around the Sun for this tidbit . The Miracle Theatre Group starts its 25th anniversary season with " Dos Pueblos ", a collaboration with Hand2Mouth Theatre of Portland and La Comedia Humana of Mexico City.
To celebrate, Miracle Theatre is offering a 2-for-1 special on tickets for the opening weekend. Purchase tickets from its website and use the coupon code MERC to take advantage of the special.
The offer is good for the following performances: Thursday, Sept 18, 7:30pm (preview) Friday, Sept 19, 8pm (opening night) includes post-play reception catered by La Bonita Saturday, Sept 20, 8pm Sunday, Sept 21, 2:30pm followed by post-play discussion
Bilingual Play?!
If you have never been to a bilingual performance, we can give you some idea of what to expect. We've attended several Miracle Theatre performances, which I can assure you are excellent! The dialogue does go back and fo
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Sep 9,2008
TBA Day Four » Mike Daisey, Monopoly
by shooter
Mike Daisey is probably the best storyteller I've ever seen: funny, smart, subversive, bold, and thoughtful. Daisey weaves four stories into one with Monopoly. We learn about Nikola Tesla's war with Thomas Edison over electricity, Microsoft's antitrust lawsuit, the secret history of the board game Monopoly, and the story of how Wal-Mart gutted Daisey's hometown in Maine. He tells these four stories in parallel, in a single monologue that explores the darker side of capitalism.Daisey will be performing his most recent monologue, "If You See Something Say Something" Thursday through Sunday. In it he tackles the secret history of the Department of Homeland Security. Mike Daisey is a must see.
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Sep 9,2008
TBA Day Three » Lemon Anderson and Ten Eight Tiny Dances
by shooter
Day three of TBA had two surprises. We went to Lemon Anderson's show, not really knowing what to expect, and found a terrific storyteller and poet. Ten Tiny Dances turned into a "lite" version with two of the performances bowing out. These things happen with live performances and while there may have been only eight dances, they were far from "lite".Lemon Anderson
Lemon Anderson's "The Beautiful Struggle" is his personal memoir told through a blend of hip-hop and urban poetry. You learn about his growing up with a mother who was an addict—and later stricken with HIV. Upon her death, with no one to care for him, he turned to dealing crack to survive. During a stint in jail, he discovered his love of words and poetry—his purpose in life. Lemon's performance was brilliant. He is smart, funny, thoughtful, and direct. His ability to fully portray a variety of characters
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Sep 5,2008
TBA Round Up Round Up
by shooter
Most publications have their TBA picks, highlights, or complete guides. There's lots of good info out there, so I thought I'd round up all the TBA round ups I could find. Now, you can make an informed decision about what you want to see!The Portland Mercury's Destination Fun is a list of highlights for the next few days, and their amazingly thorough guide to the entire festival is one of the best resources out there.
The Portland Tribune talks about Mike Daisey and Kenny Mellman and Bridget Everett .
The Oregonian mentions Antony and the Johnsons (we are going to that tonight and are VERY excited about it) and Neal Medlyn (who is hysterical). Here's a link to our previous post about Neil along with a link to a video. Brian Libby talks about visual artists at TBA.
Willamette Week's T.B.Ah-ha! is their highlight list, including that important list of FREE events.
Ultra talks about Sojour
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