(Photo courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) BEAT announces a BEAT Youth Ambassador position. This person will be a visiting Ambassador to our BEAT Board of Directors and will participate in Board meeting, programs and events as the representative voice of the young people BEAT serves. The BEAT Youth Ambassador will serve a six-month term and…
Get your tickets now for Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Get 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 performed on our lawn surrounded by vineyard, and, you guessed it,…
Brian August has joined the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation as executive director, marking an exciting new chapter for the historic performing arts theatre. Under August’s leadership, the board and staff are looking ahead with renewed energy and commitment to creativity, connection and community. August brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit sector,…
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Tuesday, July 1 at 7:30pm The revamped show will blend modern-day earworms and iconic pop hits with the original styles that put American popular music on the map: Ragtime, Swing, Big Band, Country/Western, Doo Wop and Soul. Equal parts time-traveling musical variety show and career-launching talent platform, Postmodern Jukebox (or “PMJ”)…
(Graphic courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) BEAT Children’s Theatre is excited to bring to life the thrilling and clever world of Nancy Blue – Girl Detective! Nancy Blue is searching to uncover who has kidnapped the high school principal. It won’t be easy in a hard-boiled world of mounting suspicions and mysterious events — not…
(Photo courtesy of BendFilm) Become A Bendfilm Sponsor Step Up for the Arts: Sponsor Independent Film in Bend! Now more than ever, local sponsorships are essential to keeping arts programming alive and accessible. We’re inviting you to partner with us for our 2025 season, including the annual Bend Film Festival and year-round programming at our…
(Photos courtesy of BendFilm) Nine outdoor short films, one epic night! No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) is a platform for progress in the outdoor industry. They are a multi-racial, all-woman led team and the first-ever adventure film festival that exclusively featured gender-identified women athletes while showcasing work by both male and female filmmakers. BendFilm and Gear…
Following the success of its youth cast debut, Ovation Performing Arts (OPA) announces its Brava group’s first all-teen show, Newsies, June 14-22 at Ridgeview High School, 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave. Tickets are $14 or $48 for a family four-pack. “Newsies is the benchmark musical of teen sweat and spirit – backflips, fist fights, tap numbers on tables,…
Grease Book, Music & Lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good)…
(Photo courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) BEAT Children’s Theatre welcomes you to Wonderland! This spring, our local children’s theatre is delighted to present a world premier production of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The two local directors, Heidi Spiker and Ann Boyd, took on the challenge of creating a unique and beautiful script…
