“The Importance of Being Earnest” is the most renowned of Oscar Wilde’s comedies. It’s the story of two bachelors, John ‘Jack’ Worthing and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. They attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. The pair struggle to keep up with their own stories and become tangled in a tale of deception, disguise, and misadventure.

The elaborate plot ridicules Victorian sensibilities with some of the best-loved, and indeed bizarre, characters to be found on the modern stage.

Come and see Penguin Productions‘ fresh take on this quirky tale, breathing new life into this iconic (and hilarious) play.

“I can’t eat muffins in an agitated manner, the butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly, it is the only way to eat them.”

“I am occasionally a little overdressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.”

“The good ended happily and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.”

Performing: July 16,17,24,25,30 & 31 at 7pm
General Admission: $15.00
Senior (62+) & Children: $10.00
For tickets and to learn more: https://www.penguinsonstage.org/

Festival Finale: A Journey Into the Light

Our 2021 Festival Finale is a fitting testament to the trials and tribulations of the past 18 months, a collective journey of reflection — and now rejoicing. Bass-baritone Davóne Tines performs his groundbreaking exploration of the Mass woven through Western European, African American, and 21st-century traditions. As the grand finale, the Brentano String Quartet and cellist Paul Watkins perform Schubert’s profound Cello Quintet — one of the most inspiring chamber works ever composed.

Reed College, Kaul Auditorium
Saturday, 7/24 • 7:30 pm PT
Sunday, 7/25 • 4:00 pm PT

Hal’s all grown up! The Dauphin mocks Hal with tennis balls. War starts between England and France. Meanwhile, Falstaffe’s dead, so Pistoll takes over. Buddies Bardolph and Nym get hanged for stealing, and Pistoll is force-fed a leek.
Henry wins the war, but must now woo a wife. In French.

About WIL Festival:
OPS Fest performs all 23 plays in its repertory over the summer at 10 different Portland parks. Check the website for the schedule and Facebook for updates: https://Facebook.com/opsfest
The OPS Fest company of skilled, flexible actors will perform with occasional interruptions of songs, dances, and sketches throughout. Shows begin at 7pm and the audience is welcome to arrive during the hour before to watch the pregame dance & fight rehearsals.
Children, picnics, and leashed pups are always welcome!

About the 2021 Season:
OPS Fest is proud to bring admission-free Shakespeare back to the Portland Public Parks this year! Henry IV, Part 2 and Measure for Measure are the new plays on the roster. The season ends on the last weekend in August with the Gentlemen’s Show (all fellas!) of Romeo & Juliet, GentleThem’s Show (non binary & trans actors!) of Comedie of Errors, and the extremely popular Gentlewomen’s Show (sisters are doing it for themselves!) of Loves Labours Lost.

About Original Practice Shakespeare Festival:
OPSFest brings no-cost Shakespeare to parks all over the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender fluid casting is our jam!

Learn more at opsfest.org

Shipwreck, romance, treason, revenge, spirits, clowns, song, and dance create a perfect storm of fantasy. Years ago, Prospero and daughter were shipwrecked on an island. Twelve years later, a “storm” brings their enemies. With the help of sprite Ariel, Prospero manipulates plots, bringing them happily together before giving up magic.

About WIL Festival:
OPS Fest performs all 23 plays in its repertory over the summer at 10 different Portland parks. Check the website for the schedule and Facebook for updates: https://Facebook.com/opsfest
The OPS Fest company of skilled, flexible actors will perform with occasional interruptions of songs, dances, and sketches throughout. Shows begin at 7pm and the audience is welcome to arrive during the hour before to watch the pregame dance & fight rehearsals.
Children, picnics, and leashed pups are always welcome!

About the 2021 Season:
OPS Fest is proud to bring admission-free Shakespeare back to the Portland Public Parks this year! Henry IV, Part 2 and Measure for Measure are the new plays on the roster. The season ends on the last weekend in August with the Gentlemen’s Show (all fellas!) of Romeo & Juliet, GentleThem’s Show (non binary & trans actors!) of Comedie of Errors, and the extremely popular Gentlewomen’s Show (sisters are doing it for themselves!) of Loves Labours Lost.

About Original Practice Shakespeare Festival:
OPSFest brings no-cost Shakespeare to parks all over the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender fluid casting is our jam!

Learn more at opsfest.org

Renegade Opera’s Orfeo in Underland follows the journey of Orfeo, a young musician, whose partner, Euridice, has passed away. Presented at twilight in the First Presbyterian Church’s ADA accessible outdoor plaza, Orfeo in Underland features English dialogue, a chamber orchestra, and fantastical puppetry. Music Director Danielle Jagelski’s original musical arrangement is for piano, string quintet, and 8 voices. Reflecting on the collective trauma brought about by the pandemic, Orfeo in Underland grapples with communal loss and asks what moving forward looks like.

Stage Director: Joellen Sweeney
Music Director: Danielle Jagelski
Cast: Claire McCahan, Madeleine Tran, Madeline Ross, Elsa Dougherty, Elliot Menard, Claire Robertson-Preis, Jess Preis, and Timothy Lafolette
Orchestra: Salem String Quartet, Philip Kettler (Cello), and Rebecca Stager (Piano).
Costume Design: Ophir El-Boher
Puppet Design: Arcadia Trueheart
Mask Design: Elliot Menard
Stage Manager: Brooke Larson
Orfeo in Underland is brought to you by Renegade Opera, through the fiscal sponsorship of Our Song Artists, a 501(c)3 organization, and by the support of the Oregon Community Foundation and the Regional Arts and Culture Council!
Our sliding scale tickets all afford the same operatic experience, simply choose the ticket price level that suites you best. See you at the opera!

AT-HOME: Visionary Quintets Revealed

The Dover Quartet, former Protégés and one of the CMNW audience’s favorite ensembles, returns for thrilling works with two of the world’s great virtuoso pianists: Marc-André Hamelin and Matan Porat. Porat premieres his own CMNW-commissioned quintet, and Hamelin illuminates Leo Ornstein’s monumental quintet.

Online Virtual Concert
Premieres Thursday, 7/29 • 7:30 pm PT
Buy an AT-HOME Summer Festival Pass

Falstaffe woos two wives simultaneously hoping they will shower their husbands’ money on him. Discovering this, they teach him a lesson using their wits and a jealous husband.  Meanwhile, three suitors compete for Anne who, defying her parents, chooses for herself. All plots uncovered in a fairy filled finale.

About WIL Festival:
OPS Fest performs all 23 plays in its repertory over the summer at 10 different Portland parks. Check the website for the schedule and Facebook for updates: https://Facebook.com/opsfest
The OPS Fest company of skilled, flexible actors will perform with occasional interruptions of songs, dances, and sketches throughout. Shows begin at 7pm and the audience is welcome to arrive during the hour before to watch the pregame dance & fight rehearsals.
Children, picnics, and leashed pups are always welcome!

About the 2021 Season:
OPS Fest is proud to bring admission-free Shakespeare back to the Portland Public Parks this year! Henry IV, Part 2 and Measure for Measure are the new plays on the roster. The season ends on the last weekend in August with the Gentlemen’s Show (all fellas!) of Romeo & Juliet, GentleThem’s Show (non binary & trans actors!) of Comedie of Errors, and the extremely popular Gentlewomen’s Show (sisters are doing it for themselves!) of Loves Labours Lost.

About Original Practice Shakespeare Festival:
OPSFest brings no-cost Shakespeare to parks all over the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender fluid casting is our jam!

Learn more at opsfest.org 

“The Importance of Being Earnest” is the most renowned of Oscar Wilde’s comedies. It’s the story of two bachelors, John ‘Jack’ Worthing and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. They attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. The pair struggle to keep up with their own stories and become tangled in a tale of deception, disguise, and misadventure.

The elaborate plot ridicules Victorian sensibilities with some of the best-loved, and indeed bizarre, characters to be found on the modern stage.

Come and see Penguin Productions‘ fresh take on this quirky tale, breathing new life into this iconic (and hilarious) play.

“I can’t eat muffins in an agitated manner, the butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly, it is the only way to eat them.”

“I am occasionally a little overdressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.”

“The good ended happily and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.”

Performing: July 16,17,24,25,30 & 31 at 7pm
General Admission: $15.00
Senior (62+) & Children: $10.00
For tickets and to learn more: https://www.penguinsonstage.org/

‘Early’ at Zidell Yards

Join push/FOLD to celebrate our final performances in Portland before our first international tour, traveling to perform Early at the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City, Mexico!

As Portland stages reopen, push/FOLD presents Early as part of the ‘Old Moody Stages’ festival at Zidell Yards at the Portland waterfront.

Featuring an all-female cast of four dancers, Jordan Kriston (former dancer with Pilobolus), Heather Hindes, and Ashley Morton join founding member Briley Jozwiak. Originally performed by artistic director Samuel Hobbs, Jordan steps into Samuel’s role in a non-stop performance of solos and duets, slipping between butoh-like movement and Samuel’s signature fast-paced movement-partnering style in this tacit reflection on the human condition.

About:
Welcome to Old Moody Stages—a collaborative outdoor art series brought to you by some of Portland’s most innovative arts organizations who bring live performance back to the city in a fresh new way!  Innovative dance concerts, provocative theater performances, and heartwarming musical moments take place throughout the summer at Old Moody Stages at Zidell Yards in Portland’s South Waterfront. The series will run July 21 – August 29, 2021 and will be presented in accordance with local, state, and federal health guidelines. Be safe and feel alive this summer at Old Moody Stages!

Renegade Opera’s Orfeo in Underland follows the journey of Orfeo, a young musician, whose partner, Euridice, has passed away. Presented at twilight in the First Presbyterian Church’s ADA accessible outdoor plaza, Orfeo in Underland features English dialogue, a chamber orchestra, and fantastical puppetry. Music Director Danielle Jagelski’s original musical arrangement is for piano, string quintet, and 8 voices. Reflecting on the collective trauma brought about by the pandemic, Orfeo in Underland grapples with communal loss and asks what moving forward looks like.

Stage Director: Joellen Sweeney
Music Director: Danielle Jagelski
Cast: Claire McCahan, Madeleine Tran, Madeline Ross, Elsa Dougherty, Elliot Menard, Claire Robertson-Preis, Jess Preis, and Timothy Lafolette
Orchestra: Salem String Quartet, Philip Kettler (Cello), and Rebecca Stager (Piano).
Costume Design: Ophir El-Boher
Puppet Design: Arcadia Trueheart
Mask Design: Elliot Menard
Stage Manager: Brooke Larson
Orfeo in Underland is brought to you by Renegade Opera, through the fiscal sponsorship of Our Song Artists, a 501(c)3 organization, and by the support of the Oregon Community Foundation and the Regional Arts and Culture Council!
Our sliding scale tickets all afford the same operatic experience, simply choose the ticket price level that suites you best. See you at the opera!

Get ready for the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts’ One-Day Open Show! Explore a non-juried exhibit featuring the work of 150 emerging and established artists. That’s over 600 art pieces of different styles and techniques! Each artist will have their own space outside the Lakewood Center to display their art, allowing you to engage with and celebrate each artist’s unique vision. All artworks will be for sale, and a limited number of cash and non-cash awards will be presented to artists!

To experience the show, simply arrive at the Lakewood Center for the Arts parking lot, and Lakewood staff and volunteers will guide you into the outdoor exhibit. In the event of rain, the exhibit will be postponed or canceled.

Location: Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S State St, Lake Oswego
Date: July 31 from 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Learn more at www.lakewood-center.org

“The Importance of Being Earnest” is the most renowned of Oscar Wilde’s comedies. It’s the story of two bachelors, John ‘Jack’ Worthing and Algernon ‘Algy’ Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives. They attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. The pair struggle to keep up with their own stories and become tangled in a tale of deception, disguise, and misadventure.

The elaborate plot ridicules Victorian sensibilities with some of the best-loved, and indeed bizarre, characters to be found on the modern stage.

Come and see Penguin Productions‘ fresh take on this quirky tale, breathing new life into this iconic (and hilarious) play.

“I can’t eat muffins in an agitated manner, the butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly, it is the only way to eat them.”

“I am occasionally a little overdressed, I make up for it by being always immensely over-educated.”

“The good ended happily and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.”

Performing: July 16,17,24,25,30 & 31 at 7pm
General Admission: $15.00
Senior (62+) & Children: $10.00
For tickets and to learn more: https://www.penguinsonstage.org/

War, conspiracy, omens, assassination, and a ghost! The too ambitious Caesar is killed by a group of high-ranking political conspirators led by Brutus and Cassius. Fleeing Rome, they are defeated in battle by Antony and Octavius, Caesar’s heir; but it’s only after the battle that the bodies start piling up…

About WIL Festival:
OPS Fest performs all 23 plays in its repertory over the summer at 10 different Portland parks. Check the website for the schedule and Facebook for updates: https://Facebook.com/opsfest
The OPS Fest company of skilled, flexible actors will perform with occasional interruptions of songs, dances, and sketches throughout. Shows begin at 7pm and the audience is welcome to arrive during the hour before to watch the pregame dance & fight rehearsals.
Children, picnics, and leashed pups are always welcome!

About the 2021 Season:
OPS Fest is proud to bring admission-free Shakespeare back to the Portland Public Parks this year! Henry IV, Part 2 and Measure for Measure are the new plays on the roster. The season ends on the last weekend in August with the Gentlemen’s Show (all fellas!) of Romeo & Juliet, GentleThem’s Show (non binary & trans actors!) of Comedie of Errors, and the extremely popular Gentlewomen’s Show (sisters are doing it for themselves!) of Loves Labours Lost.

About Original Practice Shakespeare Festival:
OPSFest brings no-cost Shakespeare to parks all over the Portland Metro area. The company uses the original practice techniques of Elizabethan England: limited rehearsal, scrolls in hand, audience interaction, and an onstage prompter. Gender fluid casting is our jam!

Learn more at opsfest.org

‘Early’ at Zidell Yards

Join push/FOLD to celebrate our final performances in Portland before our first international tour, traveling to perform Early at the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City, Mexico!

As Portland stages reopen, push/FOLD presents Early as part of the ‘Old Moody Stages’ festival at Zidell Yards at the Portland waterfront.

Featuring an all-female cast of four dancers, Jordan Kriston (former dancer with Pilobolus), Heather Hindes, and Ashley Morton join founding member Briley Jozwiak. Originally performed by artistic director Samuel Hobbs, Jordan steps into Samuel’s role in a non-stop performance of solos and duets, slipping between butoh-like movement and Samuel’s signature fast-paced movement-partnering style in this tacit reflection on the human condition.

About:
Welcome to Old Moody Stages—a collaborative outdoor art series brought to you by some of Portland’s most innovative arts organizations who bring live performance back to the city in a fresh new way!  Innovative dance concerts, provocative theater performances, and heartwarming musical moments take place throughout the summer at Old Moody Stages at Zidell Yards in Portland’s South Waterfront. The series will run July 21 – August 29, 2021 and will be presented in accordance with local, state, and federal health guidelines. Be safe and feel alive this summer at Old Moody Stages!

Renegade Opera’s Orfeo in Underland follows the journey of Orfeo, a young musician, whose partner, Euridice, has passed away. Presented at twilight in the First Presbyterian Church’s ADA accessible outdoor plaza, Orfeo in Underland features English dialogue, a chamber orchestra, and fantastical puppetry. Music Director Danielle Jagelski’s original musical arrangement is for piano, string quintet, and 8 voices. Reflecting on the collective trauma brought about by the pandemic, Orfeo in Underland grapples with communal loss and asks what moving forward looks like.

Stage Director: Joellen Sweeney
Music Director: Danielle Jagelski
Cast: Claire McCahan, Madeleine Tran, Madeline Ross, Elsa Dougherty, Elliot Menard, Claire Robertson-Preis, Jess Preis, and Timothy Lafolette
Orchestra: Salem String Quartet, Philip Kettler (Cello), and Rebecca Stager (Piano).
Costume Design: Ophir El-Boher
Puppet Design: Arcadia Trueheart
Mask Design: Elliot Menard
Stage Manager: Brooke Larson
Orfeo in Underland is brought to you by Renegade Opera, through the fiscal sponsorship of Our Song Artists, a 501(c)3 organization, and by the support of the Oregon Community Foundation and the Regional Arts and Culture Council!
Our sliding scale tickets all afford the same operatic experience, simply choose the ticket price level that suites you best. See you at the opera!

AT-HOME: Sonic Kaleidoscope: Sax, Guitar & Percussion

Two Grammy Award-winners, saxophonist Timothy McAllister and guitarist Jason Vieaux team up for their Summer Festival debuts performing the world premiere of an exciting CMNW commission by American composer Pierre Jalbert. The folk idiom of Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, the most dramatic work of this summer festival, caps this memorable program full of wide-ranging instrumental colors and ensembles, including the Dover Quartet.

Online Virtual Concert
Premieres Saturday, 7/31 • 7:30 pm PT
Buy an AT-HOME Summer Festival Pass