on stage
Artists Repertory Theatre presents a world premiere
adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Vanya starring Academy
Award winner William Hurt that transplants the setting
from 19th century Russia to Depression-era America, Jan.
16-Feb. 25. (Call for times. 1516 SW Alder St. $24-$64
from 503-241-1278.)
CoHo Productions presents gay playwright William S.
Gregory's Chateau Joyeaux, a tale of a family divided
during post-war France, Jan. 19-Feb. 24. (8pm Thursday-
Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 2257 NW Raleigh St. $20 $23
from 503-220-2646.)
Defunkt Theatre presents the Portland premiere of The
Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, a haunting Depression-era
drama in which a pair of young friends race against death,
Jan. 11 -Feb. 10 at Back Door Theater. (8 pm Thursday-
Sunday. No show Jan. 14. 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd $ IO
SIS from 503-481-2960; Thursdays and Sundays are "pay
what you will.")
Discovery Theatre Lab presents Phaedra, a Greek tragedy
about a princess who falls for her stepson, Jan. 19-Feb. 4 at
Gresham Little Theater. (8 pm Friday and Saturday, 4 pm
Sunday. 30639 SE Bluff Road. $10.)
sexual artist Frida Kahlo, Jan. 12-20. (7:30 pm Thursday,
8 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Jan. 14 and 20. 525 SE
Stark St. $15-$18 from 503-236-7253.)
Northwest Classical Theatre Co. presents
Agatha Christie's murder mystery And Then
There Were None through Jan. 14 at Shoebox Theatre.
A bit cramped, sometimes dry and occasionally fuddy,
this "Ten Little Indians" recounts an outdated artifice that
ends up more amusing than alarming. (7 pm Thursday-
Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 2110 SE 10th Ave. $12-$18 from
503-274 4771.)
Oregon Children's Theatre presents the Oregon
premiere of Miss Nelson Is Missing!— a witty, wacky
musical about the substitute teacher from.. .well, it's not
a nice place—Jan. 14-28 at Keller Auditorium. (Call for
times. 222 SW Clay St. $12-$23 from 503-228-9571.)
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 Feb. 4 at
Winningstad Theatre. (Call for times. 1111 SW Broadway.
$44.50 from box office or Ticketmaster.)
Insight Out Theatre Collective presents The Yellow
Boat, based on the true story of a young boy who
contracts HIV through a blood transfusion and creates
inspired art that transforms his pain, Jan. 19-Feb. 11 at
Echo Theatre. (8 pm Friday and Saturday 2 and 7 pm
Sunday. 1515 SE 37th Ave. $15 from 503-493-8070;
Sunday evenings are $5-$15 sliding scale.)
Portland Center Stage presents Misalliance, George
Bernard Shaw's biting satire that unmasks aristocratic
courtship, cavorting and matrimony and decries Edwardian
class stratification, Jan. 12-Feb. 4 in the new Gerding
Theater at the Armory. (Call for times. 128 NW 11th Ave.
$16.50-$59.50 from 503-445-3700.)
Lakewood Theatre Company presents Where's
Charley?— a Tony-winning musical packed with Frank
Loesser hits—Jan. 12-Feb. 18. (Call for times. 368 S State
St., Lake Oswego. $23 $25 from 503-635-3901.)
Portland Opera's Broadway Across America presents
the first national tour of the Tony-winning musical comedy
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee through
Jan. 7 at Keller Auditorium. (Call for times. 222 SW Clay
St. $23-$68 from Ticketmaster.)
Key Productions presents Can't Say I Do, an original
musical about same-sex marriage, through Jan. 20 at
World Trade Center Theater. (7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday,
3 pm Sunday. 121 SW Salmon St. $20-$25 from
www. keypdx. com.)
Miracle Theatre Group revives Frida, un retablo, its
critically acclaimed bilingual work about the life of bi
Profile Theatre Project continues its Wendy Wasserstein
season with The Heidi Chronicles, a Tony- and Pulitzer-
winning play that follows an art historian through two
decades of personal change as women begin to question
their roles in society, Jan. 13-Feb. 11 at Theater Theatre.
(8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday. 3430 SE Belmont
St. $10-$28 from 503-242-0080.)
Chambers unveils paintings by queer artist David Eckard on Jan. 18.
Readers Theatre Repertory presents San Antonio
Sunset, a dark tale of bigotry and legendary blues musi
cian Robert Johnson, Jan. 12 and 13 at Blackfish Gallery.
(8 pm. 420 NW Ninth Ave. $8 from 503-295-4997.)
Slocum House Theatre presents The Odd Couple (Female
Version), Neil Simon's famous update of his contemporary
classic, Jan. 12-Feb. 4. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 4 pm
Sunday. 605 Esther St., Vancouver, Wash. $8-$10 from
360-696-2427.)
Theatre Vertigo presents Escape from Happiness, a farce/
whodunit about an oddball matriarch who calmly doles out
wisdom in her kitchen as her family is plunged into mayhem,
Jan. 12-Feb. 10 at Theater Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-
Saturday. 3430 SE Belmont St. $15 from 503-306-0870;
Thursdays are “pay what you will. ")
Theatre Vertigo presents If You Take One Elf Off the
Shelf, a maze of theatrical pranks and “actor" back
stories interwoven with a hilarious tale about an author
and her characters, Jan. 19-Feb. 9 at Theater Theatre.
(10:30 pm Thursday-Saturday. 3430 SE Belmont St. $5
from 503-970-7277; Thursdays are "pay what you will. ")
Triangle Productions presents the Northwest premiere of
Bark! —a howlingly funny and sometimes poignant
musical about man's best friend, as told and sung from the
doggie point of view—Jan. 11-March 10 at Artists
Repertory Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday 2 pm Sunday.
1516 SW Alder St. $30 at the door, $22 $28 in advance
from 503-239-5919 or www.tripro.org.)
White Bird presents the West Coast premiere of
lesbian choreographer Gina Gibney's acclaimed
unbounded Jan. 11-13 at Portland State University's
Lincoln Hall. (8 pm. 1620 SW Park Ave. $14-$25 from
Ticketmaster.)
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