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Artists Repertory Theatre presents Bug, a hallucinatory
dark comedy of pests and paranoia exploring themes of
isolation and delusion, through Nov. 20. (Call for times.
1516 SW Alder St. $15440 from 503-241-1278.)
Artists Repertory Theatre presents the slapstick comedy
Owen Meany's Christmas Pageant, adapted from the best
seller by John Irving about a dwarf's fight to be the baby
Jesus, through Dec. 18. (Call for times. 1516 SW Alder St.
$15440 from 503-241-1278.)
Arts Equity presents tap-dancing saxophonist and per
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travelogue/visionary fantasy/memoir Saxovision through
Dec. 30 in Vancouver, Wash. (Call for times. 606 Main St.
$18424 from 360-695-3770.)
Broadway Rose Theatre Company presents a reading of
the hilarious comedy Playing Doctor Nov. 20 at Tigard
Library. (2 pm. 13500 SW Hall Blvd. $ 12 from 503-620-5262.)
Lakewood Theatre Company presents Neil Simon's
Broadway Bound, the story of two brothers trying to break
into the world of professional comedy writing while cop
ing with the breakup of their family, through Dec. 11. (Call
for times. 368 S State St., Lake Oswego. $22424 from
503-635-3901 or www.lakewood-center.org.)
Metro Dancers presents Dance Mosaic, a rich variety of
works from classical ballet to cutting-edge modern,
Nov. 19 at Portland Metro Performing Arts. (2 and 8 pm.
9933 SE Pine St. $10 from 503-408-0604.)
Northwest Children's Theater celebrates the centennial
of J.M. Barrie's fantasy masterpiece Peter Pan Dec. 2-31
at Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center. (Call for times.
1819 NW Everett St. $12420 from 503-222-4480 or
www.nwcts.org.)
Oregon Children's Theatre presents the theatrical fiesta
Ferdinand the Bull through Dec. 4 at Miracle Theatre. (Call
for times. 525 SE Stark St. $17422 from 503-228-9571 or
Ticketmaster.)
CoHo Productions presents Nixon's Nixon, Russell Lees'
vision of what might have happened when the president
met with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the hours
before his resignation, through Nov. 26. (8 pm Thursday-
Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 2257 NW Raleigh St. $19422
from 503-220-C0HO.)
Peter and Kristina Armetta present To Shine at Last,
a modern musical myth of rebirth and union, through
Nov. 22 at CoHo Theatre. (7 pm Sunday and Tuesday.
2257 NW Raleigh St. $17 from 503-762-0419.)
Do Jump Extremely Physical Theater presents Do Jump
for the Holidays through Dec. 23 at Echo Theatre. (Call for
times. 1515 SE 37th Ave. $15422 from 503-231-1232 or
www. dojump. org.)
Portland Center Stage presents Marcus Goodwin's adap
tation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice through
Nov. 20 at Newmark Theatre. (Call for times. 1111 SW
Broadway. $15456 from 503-274-6588.)
Hitchhiking rabbits, metamorphosing caterpillars, insomni
ac hippos, guilty raccoons and dysfunctional ducks fill the
collection of oddities in Imago Theatre s latest version of
Biglittlethings Dec. 3-Jan. 1, 2006. (Call for times. 17 SE
Eighth Ave. $18431 from 503-231-9581.)
Portland Center Stage presents the world premiere of
This Wonderful Life, gay actor Mark Setlock's one-man
sendup of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, Dec. 2-24 at
Newmark Theatre. (Call for times. 1111 SW Broadway.
$15456 from 503-274-6588.)
Integrity Productions presents Alice in Bed, Susan
Sontag’s free-dramatic fantasy based on the life of Alice
James (the brilliant sister of Henry and William James)
merged with the heroine of Alice in Wonderland, through
Dec. 11 at Theater Theatre. (8pm Thursday-Saturday, 4 pm
Sunday. No show Nov. 24. 3430 SE Belmont St. $5415
from 503-286-3456.)
Reed College presents Tartuffe, Moliere's 17th century
satire on religious hypocrisy, through Nov. 19 at Mainstage
Theater. (7:30 pm. 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. $345 from
503-777-7284.)
Slocum House Theatre presents A Christmas Carol,
Charles Dickens' beautiful study of the true meaning of the
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holiday, Dec. 1-18. (Call for times. 605
Esther St., Vancouver, Wash. $8410
from 360-696-2427.)
Sowelu Theater Ensemble presents
Domain, an elegant new dance work by
Keith Goodman of Dance Gatherer,
Nov. 19 at Back Door Theater. (8 pm.
4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd. $10415 from
503-230-2090.)
Sowelu Theater Ensemble presents
An Evening of Flamenco and Ballads
performed by Juliet Cardinal, Joaquin
Lopez and Stan Olmsted through Dec. 3
at Back Door Theater. (8 pm Thursday-
Saturday, 4 pm Nov. 27. No show
Nov. 19 and 24. 4319 SE Hawthorne
Blvd. $10415 from 503-230-2090.)
Stark Raving Theatre presents Tunnel
Vision, two provocative new one-act
plays by student writers developed dur
ing the third annual Stark in the Schools
project, through Nov. 19 at Lincoln High
School. (7:30 pm. 1600 SW Salmon St.
$6415 from 503-232-7072.)
Stumptown Stages presents Urinetown,
a Tony-winning musical about a Gotham-
like town that outlaws the use of private
toilets in response to a terrible water
shortage, through Dec. 18 at Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center. (8 pm Thurs
day-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. No show
Nov. 24. 5340 N Interstate Ave. $25 from
503-381-8686.)
Jason Forrest, aka DJ Donna Summer, spins Nov. 18 at
Holocene during Language of Pan-Zen.
2Boards Productions presents Dog Opera, a dramedy
about a gay man and a straight woman in their 30s trying
to find love outside their lifelong friendship, Nov. 25-
Dec. 18 at Theater Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday,
2 pm Sunday. 3430 SE Belmont St. $10 from
503-232-5375; matinees are two-for-one; Dec. 14 is "pay
what you will"; Dec. 3 is "feed the actors" night.)
Vancouver Youth Theatre presents A Christmas
Magdrigal, an evening of medieval tradition, fine desserts
and Christmas merriment, Dec. 1-3 at The Portal. (7 pm.
2007 E 12th St., Vancouver, Wash. $8415 from Urban
Eccentric and Unravelled Yarn.)
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