Everyone is looking for something different in their Christmas and the holiday season in general. For some, it’s a way to get some time off of school or work, and for others it’s a time to reflect on what they’re grateful for while surrounded by friends and family. The holidays can also be a rough […]
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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 […]
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“Dog Sees God” Opens
The Peanuts gang grows up in an unauthorized parody
“Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” is an original play by Bert V. Royal that follows the lives of the characters from the famous comic strip, Peanuts. Kids grow up, as they do, and the beloved characters in this unauthorized parody, are no exception to the rule. If the expectation is that of […]
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Never Too Much Of A Good Thing
Three siblings and a prophet
Bendites are getting the chance to see some world-class plays performed locally this year. Tis the season for award-winning productions in Central Oregon. Cascade Theatrical Company is presenting the Tony Award-winning play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” this month, and the play runs through March 26. Central Oregon has excellent theatrical choices all […]
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Our Picks 3/5-3/11
thursday 5 Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show OUTDOORS—Get past the irony of spending a day indoors to gear up for the outdoors, and feast on this four-day smorgasbord of tents, boats, cross-bows, and rods-n-reels. (See page 24 for more information about this year’s cooking presentations.) Noon-8 pm, Thursday & Friday, 10 am-8 pm Saturday, 10 am-4 […]
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Venturing Into New Theater
CTC’s The Pillowman challenges new expectations for local theater
Cascades Theatrical Company is probably best known for staging 20th century classics, like Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, which just wrapped up an extended run. But, starting late in 2014, with a terse production of the intense 2009 Tony Award-winning God of Carnage, CTC has taken a gamble—and is hoping to push some of its patrons […]
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Outside the Box
God of Carnage kicks off non-traditional CTC series
While Bend has a well-developed and substantial theater scene, there’s still plenty of Neil Simon being tossed around. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, safe theater is theater no less, but as the lust for adventurous theater grows with the town, the time to step out of the Bend theater box is now. Enter […]
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Cascade Theatrical Company Announces 36th Season Lineup
Cascade Theatrical Company, who make their home at the Greenwood Playhouse next to Silver Moon Brewing downtown has offered the Source a sneak peak a the lineup for its 36th season starting in August. CTC will be hosting Sneak Peek performances on Aug. 1 and 3 to showcase the upcoming productions with introductions from the […]