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Theaters Stopped. The Plays Didn’t. Here Are Our Favorite Offerings From Portland’s Performing Art Companies During 2020. Their work reminded us that it was OK to feel angry, damaged and lost. And that it would be strange if we didn’t. MAGELLANICA Artists Repertory Theatre Updated December 22, 2020 You find ways to ritualize sound./To make sound a counterattack to the silence./To make sound an act of aggression/against what lurks in the stillness.
âI really wanted to provide an offering in this time that would allow people to stay engaged,â says Portland Playhouse associate producer Charles Grant. So, after the companyâs artistic director approached him for ideas about COVID-era performance content,
Grant developed Wonderland, a four-part festival of new 10-minute pieces to be streamed over the holidays.
Grant and Portland Playhouse put out an open call to local artists for submissions, and a panel of judges (including Grant, fellow Portland Playhouse staff, and various community members) selected the final slate. Mediums and subject matters vary considerably.
Private Chat is a fully produced short film by local performer Ashley Mellinger that aims to demystify sex work; Francisco Garciaâs