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MAY 6 , 2011
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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. And because it’s off-the-cuff, you're in
the driver’s seat (M a y 13-21, 1121 N . Coring
H i l l , p a y -w h a t-y o u -w ill, 5 0 3 -3 0 9 -3 7 2 3 , the-
unscriptables.com). J l ]
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