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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 2011)
OREGON'S LGBTO N EW S M A G A ZIN E 4 onstage MAY 6 , 2011 29 BY AIMEE GENTER In Theater... Portland Center Stage, 128 N W 11th, $20-$50, In the land of current runs, the “little theater that could,” Portland Playhouse, has extended its production of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey's Black Bottom—and with good reason. Audi ences have been cramming into the tiny church-turned-theater since opening night. 503-445-3700, pcs. org). Prescott, $20-$25, 503-205-0715, portlandplay- O n May 6, Milagro opens yet another daz- zlingly original, bilingual production with Lazarillo, the story of a young beggar forced to lie, cheat and steal to survive. An interpre tation of a classic novel, Lazarillo integrates hip-hop, circus and comedy in a night suitable for all ages (M ay 6-28, The M ilagro Theatre, house.org). The Cherry Orchard, a Chekhov ad 425 S E Sixth, $16-$25, 5 0 3 -2 3 6 -7 2 5 3 , m ila aptation with modern implications, continues to run over at Artists Rep, ( Through M ay 22, gro. org). Opening the same weekend is 'Tis (Through M ay 29, Portland Playhouse, 602 N E Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 S W Morrison, $20-$42, 503-241-1278, artistsrep. org), while [title of show] (no, re Pity She's a Whore, Compass Repertory’s ad aptation o f a controversial 17th century piece featuring incest, subterfuge and semisweet revenge (M a y 6-29, Interstate Firehouse ally, that is the title of the show) keeps it sassy (Through M ay 29, C ultural Center ; 5 3 4 0 N. Interstate, $15- The Sanctuary@Sandy Plaza, 1785 Bag&Baggage’s production of The Mys tery of Irma Vep opens a week later. Turn to O ut 8c About on p. 25 for more about di rector Patrick Spike's pro duction of the Charles Ludlam "tour de farce." NE Sandy, $15-$35, $20, compassrep.org). 5 0 3 -2 3 9 - 5919, tripro.org). As for new openings, Portland Center Stage’s production of BUST, a one-woman show fea turing former D aily Show faux correspondent (and total lesbo- bait) Lauren Weedman has \ opened to rave reviews. And while Weedman has often been praised for her funnyladyness, the story behind B U S T packs a surprisingly powerful punch (Through June 19, M ay BaglffBaggage, 11-29, 253 E. M a in St., Hillsboro, $12-$23, 503- file Theatre’s ghostly and comedic Fortinhras, beginning where Shakespeare’s H am let left off. At a time when Prince Fortinhras is determined to rewrite history, how will the truth unfold? I Lauren W eedm an stars in BUST at P o rtla n d C e n te r S tag e Broadway, $16, 8 0 0 -7 4 5 -3 0 0 0 , portlandtaiko. org). Portland Story Theater returns for a (M ay 11-June 5, Theater! Theatre, 3430 S E Bel third year with Singlehandedly!—and story telling like you’ve never seen before (Through mont, $12-$28, 503-242-0080, profile theatre. M a y 13, Hipbone Studio, 1847 E. Burnside, °rg) C oH o opens Reasons to Be Pretty on May 13, a drama described as “a love story about the impossibility o f love.” My reason to see it? Actor Casey McFeron, a local favorite o f mine. W hat will your reason be? (M ay 13- June 8, $15, 5 0 3 -7 9 3 -5 4 8 4 , portlandstorytheater.com). And ScratchPDX has its last performance of the season. If you haven’t yet experienced this oddly intriguing goulash of performance art, here's your last chance (M a y 14, 9 p.m ., H ip Coho Theatre, 2 2 5 7 Raleigh, $20-$25, 5 0 3 - com). 205-0715, cohoproductions.org) A benefit for Cerimon House and Stump- town Stages, “Songs o f Sondheim: A C on cert for Peace on Our Streets” aims to create peace through musical theater, with some o f Portland’s favorite voices. A silent auction to benefit these organizations will take place an hour before each performance. Turn to p. 28 for more information (M a y 17-18, 7 p.m ., In Dance... BodyVox continues its very popular run ofa thousand little cities, a dance performance with a multimedia bent (through M a y 21, BodyVox Dance Center, 1201 N W 17th, $36-$49, 5 0 3 - 229-0627, bodyvox.com), as relative newcomer TopShakeDance premieres its latest work, Gust, drawing inspiration from the eerie in fluences o f the wind (M ay 19-28, Conduit Dance Inc., 918 S W Yamhill, $12-$25, topshake- dance.com). 345-9590, bagnbaggage.org). Another May 11 opening is Pro to orchestrate (M ay 7-8, PCPA, 1111 S W In Performance... Portland Taiko brings out the, well, big drums for Ponta & The Big Drum, the story o f a trickster badger and the disaster he hopes bone Studio, 1847 E. Burnside, $10, scratchpdx. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3 0 0 0 N E Alberta, $40, 5 0 3 -3 8 1 -8 6 8 6 , stumptownstages.com). Rounding things out, Portland’s ow n trick ster badgers, the Unscriptables, keep us laughing with UTV, a fast-paced improv show based on (you guessed it) television shows. 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