{photo: Brooke Bloom takes center stage in A Feminine Ending, a play which was developed as part of Portland Center Stage’s JAW festival.}
Sometimes people ask me, “What is this, ‘JAW‘ anyway?” Allow me to fill you in.
Just Add Water (affectionately known as JAW, and sometimes referred to – incorrectly – as JAWS) is [...]

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The Drammy Awards are always a great party, but this year Portland Center Stage had the distinct pleasure of being able to congratulate 12 artists from this season who took home Drammy awards for everything from best supporting role in a musical to best lighting design.
Check out the local coverage from the Oregonian and Willamette [...]

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Ali Ippolito (of Heroes and Villians, Nick Jaina fame) writes music with a haunting poetry and quiet authority that simultaneously tugs, pulls, coaxes, vexes, and inspires. A mezmerizing singer, Ippolito accompanies herself on piano, accordion, and the curious banjolele, giving us fading, sepia-tinged sonic postcards of love and loss.
Her simmering music–as captivating as Tom [...]

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There’re only 3 performances left to go before the historic World Premiere of Sometimes a Great Notion closes forever.
Check out this behind the scenes video with some incredibly insightful interviews with the Notion cast and creative team.

And then drag your Oregon loving friends down to one of the extension performances.
Want to play hooky [...]

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{Hank (P.J. Sosko) tries out a new pair of caulk (pronounced “cork”) boots in Sometimes a Great Notion, now EXTENDED through May 10th.}
After a weekend of packed-to-the-rafters houses, we are delighted to announce that Sometimes a Great Notion will extend for yet another week!
Tickets are now on sale for the extra extension week, which will [...]

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