The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation announced their LessonPLAN (Performing Live Arts Now) Education Series for the 2025-26 school year. The annual series brings public, private and home-schooled students to the Tower Theatre and performers into schools. The program offers low-cost matinees at the historic theatre or in-school workshops to inspire students’ creativity and enhance performing arts…
(Photo courtesy of Bend Film Festival) 63 Short Films Will Play Across 11 Curated Blocks + 11 Additional Shorts Will Screen with Features Short film announcements started rolling out on social media this week, including announcements for thematic blocks including Human + Nature, Fine Line and Late Night. In addition to these curated blocks, the…
Under the Stars is a dazzling musical theater cabaret that celebrates the vibrant spirit of live performance in an intimate, cabaret-style setting. A fabulous lineup of Central Oregon talent, Cascade Cabaret brings the glamour of Broadway with the warmth of local artistry. Audiences can expect powerful vocals, heartfelt monologues, unexpected comedic turns, live accompaniment and…
The Tower Theatre is about to light up with color, music and heart as Thoroughly Modern Productions (TMP) proudly presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, running August 21–24, 2025. This vibrant, high-energy musical marks the highly anticipated return of TMP’s Summer Intensive Youth/Adult Program to the main stage—and promises a show unlike any other. A New Chapter of Collaboration For…
Never been to the film festival before? Don’t let the unknowns keep you from enjoying a great film-filled weekend in October! Read our blog post: A beginners guide to the Bend Film Festival: Everything you need to know to navigate it like a pro! And make sure you mark your calendar, you don’t want to miss it! Get…
(Photo courtesy of Meadow Sky Productions) Adapted from the first book of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, The Lightning Thief, this high-energy musical is sure to electrify audiences of all ages. Join Percy Jackson on his quest to discover the truth about his origins and himself while discovering new friends and new dangers. Percy Jackson…
This Friday August 1 Shakespeare’s As You Like It Be ready to laugh! Our Annual Shakespeare performance. A classic romantic comedy, of course with a modern day twist brought to you by Guerilla Shakespeare Co. The play, set in the pastoral countryside will be perfomed on our lawn surrounded by vineyard, and, you guessed it, pastoral countryside….
(Photo courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) This is a show about death. We’re thrilled to announce auditions for our fall production of Beetlejuice Jr. — a spooky, spectacular, and laugh-out-loud musical based on the beloved movie and Broadway hit! This show dives into the “whole being dead thing” with heart and humor. When teenager Lydia…
(Photo courtesy of BendFilm) We are looking for generous house hosts for the 2025 Festival, October 8-12. Get to know amazing filmmakers, be a key role in making the festival what it is, and get four FREE tickets to the fest! If you are interested, fill out the form below! Please fill out the form…
(Photo by Joy Reneke Photography) The Wolves by Sarah Delappe August 8-24, 2025 (13 shows, 7:30pm, 90 min one act) Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wage tiny battles with all the vim and vigor…
