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The women of EARNEST ...
May 27, 2017
Artists Rep's production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST features an all-woman cast, and you may be wondering “What the heck?? What is Artists Rep up to now?”
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The hats of EARNEST ...
May 27, 2017
Artists Rep Resident Artist Bobby Brewer-Wallin talks about the nine 1890s hats he designed for the characters of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST.
2017/18 images unveiled
May 30, 2017
The play titles are out there, the directors are announced, now here are the images Artists Rep Graphic Designer Jeff Hayes has created to compliment each show.
National theatre conference comes to Portland
May 30, 2017
Between June 8-10, nearly 1,000 theatre professionals from around the country and across the globe will gather in Portland for the annual Theater Communications Group National Conference.
Stage & screen star to activate Portland youth 25 years after historic event
April 14, 2017
While he is in town performing his one-man show RODNEY KING, acclaimed stage and film actor, Roger Guenveur Smith, will connect with young people in our community for robust conversations...
Meet the Playwright: Yussef El Guindi
April 14, 2017
Yussef El Guindi is an Egyptian-American playwright, whose work consistently explores the immigrant experience with fierce intelligence, compassion and humor.
Andrea Stolowitz named Artists Rep's Playwright-in-Residence
April 14, 2017
Resident Artist Andrea Stolowitz will receive funding for five years from Ronni Lacroute, a longtime Artists Rep sponsor and Portland arts patron. For at least two of those years, Stolowitz will be the Lacroute Playwright-in-Residence at Artists Rep.
From the AD: How plays make it to Broadway
April 14, 2017
Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez shares an article from American Theatre Magazine about what a long and complicated journey it is for a new American play to make it to Broadway (Hint: They couldn't do it without theatres like OURS!)
Blood, fairy tales & disco: Creating the costumes for FEATHERS AND TEETH
March 22, 2017
Costume Designer Sarah Gahagan discusses some of her inspiration for the detailed designs, how washability was key and why multiples had to happen...
From Lorca to Chagall: Creating the animations for FEATHERS AND TEETH
March 22, 2017
Projection Designer Andrés Alcala on his inspiration, finding balance, and how he was brought to tears while creating the animations for FEATHERS AND TEETH.
