theater arts

College theater stages murder mystery, maskless

By Bella Vaughn / March 15, 2022

Clackamas Community College’s winter play, “Red Herring,” was a murder mystery full of several characters based in the 1950s.  Theater director James Eikrem explained the title.  “It comes from a phenomenon in nature, where fish will swim off in a different direction to protect the rest of the school,” he said. “The fish drawing away…

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Theater stages Latino culture

By Merari Calderon Ruiz / February 14, 2017

By Merari Calderon Ruiz Moments of laughter, happiness and sadness all occur on stage. On Feb. 9, Teatro Milagro opened the play “Swimming While Drowning” in Portland, and with it, continued its commitment to bringing a different perspective to the Portland stage for 33 years. In the play there were two actors; Blake Stone plays…

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