Bendite Stephanie Von Aydan has spent the majority of her time in theaters onstage, and not behind the scenes. That changed recently, when Cascades Theatrical Company granted her the opportunity to run a full-length show that she both penned and directed. Von Aydan first conceptualized the bare bones of what has since transformed into a […]
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Catch a Sneak Peek
Cascades Theater offers a preview of its entire coming season
This weekend’s ‘Sneak Peek’ season preview at the Cascades Theater is geared up to be at least as much fun as any of the full season’s coming attractions. The “Bright Star” piece, for example, will feature choreographed scenes from the musical, conceived by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. The Source had the opportunity to watch […]
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‘Grounded’ worth a fresh look
Cascades black box hit reprises at 2nd Street
George Brant’s thought-provoking play, “Grounded,” is back for a second and more complete performance at 2nd Street Theater this weekend, after enjoying a popular run as a black-box production by the Cascades Theatrical Company last season. When Director Lilli Ann Linford-Foreman brought the one-woman show to life at CTC last year, she says it was […]
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It’s ’10’ Time at Cascades
Four chances to see seven winners on one ticket
The results are in: Out of more than 100 submissions from playwrights across the U.S., seven best works have been chosen for the Cascades Theatrical Company‘s second annual “Cascades 10!” festival of short plays. I had the chance to watch rehearsals for two of the shows, and I have to say they were rich. The […]
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Picks 10/5-10/12
Thursday 6 – Sunday 9 BendFilm Festival FILM—BendFilm is back for its 13th annual festival and the event is more impressive than ever. With some of the finest narratives, shorts and documentaries of the year, combined with master filmmaker John Sayles in attendance showing two of his finest films, this is an embarrassment of riches […]
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Drop Dead Kill-arious
“Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” opens at Cascades Theatrical Company
Cascades Theatrical Company launches its first main stage production of the 2016/2017 season with “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” combining all the best traits from theatrical farce, broad comedy and drawing room mystery. Shows like this don’t normally spend much time with characterization, yet “Murders” takes its time setting up the players in the […]
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Picks 8/24-8/31
Thursday 25 Metal Mulisha Rocks Redmond MOTORCYCLES—The Metal Mulisha people have been behind some of the most entertaining riding exhibitions of the last few years. Their clothing line bears a bit too much of a resemblance to the symbols and iconography of the Schutzstaffel (SS), but they mostly just ride motorcycles around and act extreme. […]
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Picks 6/8-6/15
Friday 10 Beatles Singalong POP TARTS—KPOV is hosting an event that is sure to bring out the Brit in you! With a mix of local bands covering some of the best and not-so-best Beatles songs. Some of the bands bringing to life the tunes of this pop sensation are Corner Gospel Explosion, Truckstop Gravy and […]
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The Light in the Dark
CTC performs a black comedy
Building a play on a central gimmick can either work wonders or completely derail a show. “Black Comedy” has a gimmick that has to be bought into or everything else will fall apart. It’s a gutsy proposition and “Black Comedy” pulls it off with aplomb. Brindsley Miller is a young sculptor who, along with his […]
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Presumed Guilty
“12 Angry Jurors” raises difficult questions
“12 Angry Jurors” is a combination of a few different things. It takes the script based on Reginald Rose’s 1954 teleplay and small pieces of the script for “12 Angry Women” by Sherman Sergel and mashes them together. The 1957 Henry Fonda film is still in circulation, so multiple generations are familiar with the seminal […]