The community production of the Wizard of Oz will bring youth from Prineville and Madras together for auditions in spring, rehearsals every other weekend in April-July, and culminating in two performances at the Madras Performing Arts Center, August 3 and August 4. All are welcome to participate with roles ranging from stage crew, munchkins, lead…
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Auditions Tonight for A Night with the Girls 6-8pm at Village Properties in the Sunriver Business Park
(Artwork courtesy of Sunriver Stars Community Theater) Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT) will kick off its 2024 season with auditions for A Night with the Girls: A Golden Girls Parody at 6pm March 6 at Village Properties, 56835 Venture Lane, room 208. The show, directed by Ginger Emrick and Lauren Kristy, will be presented as…
Tower Theatre Foundation Announces 2024 Doug Watson Scholarship for Performing Arts Applications Accepted March 5-April 8
The Tower Theatre Foundation and Marianne Watson established the Doug Watson Scholarship for Performing Arts in memory of the Tower Theatre Foundation’s longtime member, sponsor, volunteer and Board Chair. Doug was a true advocate for the arts, especially the Tower’s LessonPLAN education programs, and reveled in seeing an audience of enthusiastic school kids react to…
Common Ground Documentary
(Graphic courtesy of Cultivate Bend) Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the…
BEAT — Spring Break Camp!
(Photo courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) It’s no “mystery” how BEAT will be spending Spring Break! If you are looking for a fun way to spend your Spring Break, come and join us for our Musical Mystery camp! We will spend our days writing and rehearsing and performing an original mystery, with singing and dancing….
Vote For Us!
(Photos courtesy of BendFilm) In honor of Black History Month, here are our staff picks of films made by Black directors, telling Black stories. With award season upon us, the disparities in the film industry are even more present than ever. In 96 years, only six Black directors have been nominated for the Academy Award…
Tick, Tick…Boom! Explodes Onto Stage at The Greenhouse Cabaret
Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick… Boom! This semi-autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors and a rock band, Tick, Tick… Boom!…
The 21st Annual Mountainfilm on Tour Returns to The Tower
(Graphic courtesy of The Environmental Center) Mountainfilm on Tour — Bend, the annual crowd-favorite fundraiser for The Environmental Center, is scheduled to return on February 23 and 24. This event features inspiring documentary films curated from the annual Mountainfilm festival held in Telluride, Colorado, and a raffle to support The Environmental Center’s mission to embed…
Membership Appreciation Month
(Photo courtesy of BendFilm) Happy February! This month we are celebrating all of our amazing BendFilm Members. We truly could not do what we do without you all! All new members in the month of February get a FREE BendFilm Tote bag when they sign up! View the membership levels below. Become a Member bendfilm.org
Under the Marquee
(Graphic courtesy of Tower Theatre) Fly Fishing Film Tour Presented by Adventure Entertainment Thursday, February 15 at 6pm The 18th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is back at the Tower with a top notch selection of short films that are sure to get you fired up for the season ahead. The F3T is the…