Arts and Culture

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Opal Whiteley

Airs at: Tue, 12/06/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Talking With The Wind: The Mystery of Opal Whiteley of a half-hour documentary on Opal Whiteley, a young woman from Cottage Grove, Oregon. In 1920 she published a childhood diary about her time in the woods and her love of nature. It became wildly popular and then was la... Read more

Stan Foote of Oregon Children's Theatre's "Small Steps"

Airs at: Tue, 04/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
In the second half of Stage and Studio, Host Dmae Roberts talks with Stan Foote, artistic director of the Oregon Children's Theatre, about their new show "Small Steps"--a sequel to the hit book by are Louis Sachar and movie "Holes." This is a world premiere by OCT with the ... Read more

Imago Theatre's "Frogz" & Oregon Children's Theatre's "Small Steps"

Airs at: Tue, 04/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
  Host Dmae Roberts features Imago Theatre's "Frogz" which is making its return to Portland stages. Two performers, Carlos Cruz and Jonothon Lyons, talk about what it's like to play strange and wild creatures which they've toured all over the country. And in the second ha... Read more

Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival

Airs at: Tue, 04/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Host Dmae Roberts  features Hearing Voices, a storytelling festival. She talked with Heather Waisanen of Garden Home Community Library, Tom Johnson of Brody Theater (Portland) and Nelda Reyes of Nuestro Canto (Beaverton). The festival also features Oregon Shadow Puppet The... Read more

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Airs at: Tue, 03/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with director Philip Cuomo and actor JR Wickman about Theatre Vertigo's "God's Ear" a play by Jenny Schwartz. The play is an absurdist linguistically playfull work that focuses on a couple dealing with the loss of their child. Also featured is the music o... Read more

Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 75th Anniversary

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts presents "Oregon Treasures" - the first in a new series of features about veteran artists and arts organizations. The inaugural piece features the 75th anniversary of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.   One of the largest regional theatres in the co... Read more

Portland Taiko's The Way Back Home

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Dmae Roberts talks with Michelle Fujii, artistic director of Portland Taiko  about their debut  of "The Way Back Home"--their touring show focusing on the Vietnamese community in Portland. Fujii also unveils "Ten Tiny Taiko Dances" a collaboration with noted choreographer ... Read more

Don Horn, Shawn Price & Wendy Westerwelle Triangle Prod

Airs at: Tue, 03/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Don Horn, Shawn Price and Wendy Westerwelle about two shows at Triangle Productions. "Hats" - a musical about women over 50 and "Rose" starring Westerwelle about a Jewish surivor of the Warsaw Ghetto. Triangle Productions celebrates its 20th season i... Read more

Dame Darcy on Words & Pictures

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Host S.W. Conser welcomes Dame Darcy, painter, fashion designer, reality TV star, and frontwoman for the band Death By Doll, as well as the creator of the charmingly macabre comic Meat Cake.  Formerly based in New York and L.A., Darcy currently finds the murky climate of Po... Read more

defunkt Theatre & BaseRoots Theatre

Airs at: Tue, 03/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Grace Carter and Matthew Kern (featured left) of defunkt theatre about "4.48 Psychosis" by Sarah Kane. The play is described as a journey into the human mind at the darkest hour.  The  play uses of multimedia projectsions, sound and dreamlike perform... Read more