on stage
Ann Rutherford presents Bread and Salt: Tales of the Stuff
and Staff of Life, an evening of original stories and songs
about what gives life savor and zest, Oct. 14 and 21 at
Subud Center. (7:30 pm. 3185 NE Regents Drive. $12 at
the door, $10 in advance from 503-235-2633.)
Artists Repertory Theatre presents Meta-
morphoses, a reimagining of Ovid's poem cycle
that uses an imaginative onstage pool and a wry pop cul
ture sensibility to reframe Greek and Roman myths for con
temporary audiences, through Oct. 15. Director Randall
Stuart delivers his eclectic intuition of classic bathhouse
stories with a flirty theatricality that tickles as frequently
as it touches. And though the pool may be empty, the play
is filled with that godly mix of colossal beauty and earthy
forthrightness (not to mention naked Eros)—all swimming
in Jeff Forbes' submersive lighting design and Rodolfo
Ortega's buoyant sound composition. And floating among
the cast is a relaxed joy and wonder—an easy playfulness
sometime absent from Artists Rep's intimacy. (Call for
times. 1516 SW Alder St. $20-$40 from 503-241-1278.)
Artists Repertory Theatre presents Mr. Marmalade, a
wild satire about childhood games and adult dysfunction
told through the eyes of an extremely precocious 4-year-
old and her Tarantino-inspired imaginary friend, Oct. 10-
Nov. 19. (Call for times. 1516 SW Alder St. $20-$40from
503-241-1278.)
Cirque du Soleil presents Delirium, a multifaceted event
featuring Cirque du Soleil music remixed, Oct. 19 and 20
at the Rose Garden. (8 pm. 1 Center Court. $69.50-$99.50
from 877-789-ROSE.)
Classic Greek Theatre of Oregon presents
Orestes, Euripedes' story of young people who
have been misled and abandoned by those responsible for
guiding and protecting them—their parents, their govern
ment and their gods—through Oct. 15 at West End
Theatre. Euripides would've loved writing for cable: This
"cheeky" Greek intentionally messes with you by present
ing a "grim" melodramatic beginning spinning on its heels
halfway through toward a "preposterous" comic ending.
Once you get over that and go with it, the arrival of hunky
Apollo just makes sense. Featuring original music by dyke
rocker Sarah Dougher. (Call for times. 1220 SW Taylor St.
$10-$20 from 503-258-9313.)
CoHo Productions presents the world premiere of Jingle
Spree, a hilarious but deeply troubling portrait of the
contemporary family in which adult actors play both
parents and children, Oct. 13-Nov. 18. (8 pm Thursday-
Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 2257 NW Raleigh St $20-$23
from 503-220-2646.)
Defunkt Theatre presents Secondhand Smoke,
a smart, unpredictable comedy infused with ges
ture, song and dance examining the landscape of American
orneriness, through Oct. 14 at Back Door Theatre.
Wondrously perplexing playwright Mac Wellman returns—
huffing, puffing, more confounding than ever—in this, the
third installment of his "Crowtet." Though the abstraction
can be difficult, take a deep breath and Smoke will linger in
your thoughts. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday 4319 SE
Hawthorne Blvd $10-$ 15 from 503-481-2960 or www.
defunktheatre.com. Thursdays are "pay what you will. “)
Hult Center for the Performing Arts presents Another
Evening: I Bow Down, a bold new work by legendary gay
choreographer Bill T. Jones examining the resilience of the
human spirit in the face of disaster, Oct. 8 at Silva Concert
Hall in Eugene. {7:30 pm 1 Eugene Center $25-$45 from
541-682-5004.)
Imago Theatre presents Betrayal, Harold Pinter’s play
about the politics of betrayal and the damage it inflicts on
all involved, through Oct. 15. (Call for times. 17 SE Eighth
Ave. $16-$26 from 503-231-3959 )
Insight Out Theatre Collective presents Leni, the story
t of German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, whose two most
’ famous films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, were
funded by the Nazi Party, Oct. 20-Nov. 11 at the historic
Academy Theater. (8:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, 1 pm
Oct 29 7818 SE Stark St $15 from 503-493-8070;
Thursdays are $5 $ 15 sliding scale.)
Integrity Productions presents Miss Witherspoon, gay
playwright Christopher Durang's Pulitzer-nominated come
dy about a depressed curmudgeon whose suicidal tenden
cies keep sending her to the afterlife, through Oct. 29 at
Theater Theatre. (Call for times 3430 SE Belmont St. $15
from 503-286-3456; Thursdays are $5-$ 1,000 sliding scale.)
Katrina O'Brien ft Co. present 3WayCall, a unique collec
tion of works by modern choreographers from three differ
ent states created without physical interaction, Oct. 15 at
Conduit Dance Studio. (6 pm 918 SW Yamhill St. $10-$14
from 503-221-5857.)
Lakewood Theatre Company presents Bagtime:
The Musical, a Tony-winning epic story in which
the fictional lives of three very different American families
become dramatically intertwined with real-life historical
figures and events at the turn of the 20th century, through
Oct. 29. Though immediately relevant, the myriad plots can
seem too much and the songs too little. Nevertheless, the
production deservedly received a standing ovation due
largely to Alan D. Lytle’s impeccable musical direction of the
first-class orchestra and stellar cast. (Call for times 368 S
State St , Lake Oswego $26-$28 from 503-635-3901.)
Live on Stage presents The Who's Tommy, featuring les
bian actress Promise Nunn as The Acid Queen and gay
veteran Mark Brown as Uncle Ernie, Oct. 12-28 at World
Trade Center Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday 121 SW
Salmon St $25 from 503-280-LIVE )
Miracle Theatre Group pre
sents the world premiere of
The Road to Xibalbà, a magical look at
how two generations of Mayan-
American descendants connect to
rediscover the power of spiritual belief,
through Oct. 14. This visually stunning
expedition into Mayan jungle—with
lush compositions of color and
sound—brings back artifacts of
ancient belief system, though the spir
itual relevance for moderns is only par
tially reconstructed. Talkbacks follow
Thursday and Sunday performances.
(7:30 pm Thursday, 8 pm Friday and
Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 525 SE Stark
St $17-$20 from 503-236-7253 )
Portland Metro Performing Arts presents Flashbacks, the long-
awaited sequel to the hit musical Hot Flashes, through Nov. 4.
New Century Players presents Little
Shop of Horrors, an affectionate spoof
of 1950s sci-fi movies about an R & B-singmg
exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh
blood, through Oct. 21 at Rex Putnam High
School in Milwaukie. (8 pm Friday and
Saturday, 2 pm Oct. 14 and 21. 4950 SE Roethe
Road $10-$15 from 503-367-2620 )
Nomadic Theatre Co presents Afield: The
Slideshow of Our Boring Vacation, an eccentric
two-woman show in which masked characters,
clowns and animated objects transport audi
ences off the beaten path, Oct. 13-22 at
Performance Works Northwest. (8 pm
Thursday-Saturday, 7 pm Sunday, 2 pm Oct 22.
4626 SE 67th Ave. $7 $10 from 971-219-5781)
Nomadic Theatre Co stages Afield: The Slideshow of
Northwest Children's Theater presents The
Witches, Roald Dahl's theatrical brew about a
Our Boring Vacation Oct. 13-22.
young orphan and his kindly grandmother who
find themselves smack in the middle of a witch
Portland Opera's Broadway Across America presents
es convention, through Oct. 29 at Northwest Neighborhood
Sweet Charity, starring Molly Ringwald as the unluckiest
Cultural Center. (7 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Saturday
romantic in New York City, through Oct. 8 at Keller
and Sunday 1819 NW Everett St $16-$20 from
Auditorium. (Call for times 222 SW Clay St. $23-$68 from
503-222-4480.)
Ticketmaster)
Northwest Children's Theater revives Night of the Living
Dead, a live stage version of the '60s B-movie horror
classic, Oct. 20-28 at Northwest Neighborhood Cultural
Center. (10:30 pm Friday and Saturday. 1819 NW Everett
St $12 from 503-222-4480.)
Oregon Ballet Theatre presents its fall program, featuring
the company premiere of gay choreographer Jerome
Robbins' ballet The Concert, Oct. 14-21 at Keller
Auditorium. (Call for times. 222 SW Clay St. $10-$105 from
503-2-BALLET.)
Oregon Children’s Theatre presents the Oregon premiere
of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie through Oct. 15 at
Newmark Theatre. (Call for times. 1111 SW Broadway.
$12-$23 from 503-228-9571.)
Performance Works Northwest presents MamaSpeak,
lesbian mother Dawn Menken's quirky and awe-filled
personal story highlighting the universal mystery behind
birth and the sacred calling to parenthood, through Oct. 7.
(7:30 pm. 4625 SE 67th Ave. $15 from 503-777-1907.)
Polaris Dance Theatre presents Too Blue, a sultry
evening of blues music paired with modern dance,
Oct. 18-21 at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall
(7:30 pm 1620 SW Park Ave $20-$24 from 503-725-3307'.)
Portland Art Center presents The Catacombs Project, an
interactive performance-based installation exploring the
dreams of Portland grounded in historical material from the
city ’s Old Town and North End, Oct. 13-31. (Call for times.
32 NW Fifth Ave. $10-$20 sliding scale.)
Portland Center for the Performing Arts presents
Menopause: The Musical— four women at a lingerie sale
with nothing in common but a black lace bra, memory loss,
hot flashes and night sweats—extended through Oct. 29
at Winningstad Theatre. (Call for times. 1111 SW
Broadway $44.50 from box office or Ticketmaster.)
Portland Center for the Performing Arts presents the
premiere of Too Much Coffee Man Opera, based on the
syndicated comic strip about postmodern caffeine humor,
extended through Oct. 7 at Brumsh Hall (8 pm. 1111 SW
Broadway. $24 50-$3025 from box office or Ticketmaster)
Portland Center Stage presents the American musical
masterpiece West Side Story through Nov. 5 in the new
Gerding Theater at the Armory. (Call for times. 128 NW
11th Ave $18 50-$61.50 from 503-445-3700.)
Portland Metro Performing Arts presents Flashbacks, the
long awaited sequel to the hit musical Hot Flashes, show
ing women embracing the challenges of aging and cele
brating the second half of their lives, through Nov. 4. (Call
for times. 9933 SE Pine St $20-$24 from 503-775-8017.)
Profile Theatre Project opens its Wendy Wasserstem sea
son with An American Daughter, a high-stakes political satire
examining how Washington insiders and the media thwart
our best and brightest women through increasingly savage
scrutiny, Oct. 14-Nov. 12 at Theater Theatre. Mat chat fol
lows Oct. 15 performance. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm
Sunday 3430 SE Belmont St $10-$28 from 503-242 0080 )
Readers Theatre Repertory presents Macabre Macbeth,
a bite-size bit of Shakespeare focusing on the bloody heart
of the story, Oct. 13 and 14 at Blackfish Gallery. (8 pm
420 NW Ninth Ave $8 from 503-295-4997.)
Slocum House Theatre presents The Seagull, Anton
Chekhov's play about the human tendency to reject love
that is freely given and to seek it where it is withheld,
through Nov. 12. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 4 pm Sunday
605 Esther St, Vancouver, Wash $8 $ 10 from
360-696-2427.)
Stumptown Stages presents the Northwest pre-
miere of the award-winning musical Reefer
Madness!—a political satire about government misinfor
mation and greed loosely based on the 1936 propaganda
film Tell Your Children— through Oct. 7 at Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center. Straight-arrow, pushy pacing
runs a bit roughshod over this camp-noir musical, but
Stumptown s seamy alternative to West Side Story fea
tures the talents of an incorrigible Andrew Bray, whole
some Erin Charles and sardonic Jami Chatalas Blanchard
belting beautifully over musical director Ben Van Deipen s
excellent band. But keep your eye on Lisamarie Harrison,
who, like her character, Mae, is smokin'. (8 pm 5340 N
Interstate Ave $22-$25 from 503-381-8686)
Third Eye Theatre presents its first performance, Jean-
Paul Sartre's existential classic No Exit, through Oct. 22
at Milk and Honey Community Studio. (8 pm Friday and
Saturday, 7 pm Sunday 2512 SE Gladstone St ft205 $15
from 503-970-8874)
The Tragedies present Theatre du Grand Guignol, the
original French theater of horror and comedy, Oct. 12-28
at The Little Church. (8 pm. 5138 NE 23rd Ave. $ 15-$20
from 503-367-2100.)
White Bird presents the West Coast debut of Tama Pérez
Salas Compañía de Danza, one of Mexico’s most
acclaimed companies, Oct. 12 14 at Portland State
University's Lincoln Hall. (8 pm 1620 SW Park Ave. $14-
$25 from Ticketmaster.)
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