"Buckle up, theater lovers: Early this month, local companies are taking us along for the ride on some revelatory road trips, not to mention a few thrillers. Artists Rep's Racecar Racecar Racecar, opening Feb. 7 and previewing now, is both. Written by Portland playwright Kallan Dana, it's a surreal father-daughter trip. Imago, too, has a thrilling show of its own, blending comedy, fantasy and horror with its production of Sam Shepard's rarely seen Geography of a Horse Dreamer, opening Feb. 13."
"For the second show of its inaugural season, 100 Lives Repertory is also setting off on a road trip with a story about love and memory loss, The Body's Midnight. Read more about this comedy/drama and other opening and continuing shows as well as theater news below. Can a play featuring a character who's dealing with memory loss be hopeful, romantic, sexy and even funny? Brooke Totman says yes, and she should know:"
Local theater companies in Portland are presenting a range of new productions including road-trip dramas, thrillers, comedies, fantasy, horror and national premieres. Artists Rep opens Racecar Racecar Racecar, a surreal father-daughter trip by Kallan Dana. Imago stages Sam Shepard's Geography of a Horse Dreamer blending comedy, fantasy and horror. 21ten presents dark-apocalypse humor You Stupid Darkness; Boom Arts premieres Tiziano Cruz's Wayqeycuna; HART stages The Pros and Cons of Killing Your Husband; Spark Plug Collective offers a romance; Portland Playhouse rehearses Pearl Cleage's generational comedy. 100 Lives Repertory stages The Body's Midnight, a road-trip story about love and early dementia directed by Brooke Totman and starring Sharonlee McLean and Blaine Palmer.
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