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Photo of the Day: Milagro Theatre goes corporate
Set designer Mark Haack transforms Milagro Theatre into the corporate boardroom of F.A.D. Records, Inc., building the world of “Learn to Be Latina”, Enrique Urueta’s hilarious lesson on the vagaries of identity and pop culture. Show runs through May 31. Get your tickets today, or volunteer to usher!
read moreMeet the Choreographer: Interview with Chip Sherman, Pt. 2
The work continues as the Milagro team prepares for our next show, the outrageous and irreverent “post-911 race farce/lesbian romantic comedy (with dance breaks)” that is “Learn to Be Latina”. Last week we got to see the F.A.D. Girls shake their stuff, and choreographer Chip Sherman shared with us a little of his experience in Portland and at Milagro. Today, in the second part of his interview, the young mover and shaker takes us through the musical (and dance-ical) journey that awaits our wanna-be pop star. Read below...
read moreMeet the choreographer: Interview with Chip Sherman, Pt 1
A few days ago we had a chance to catch a glimpse of the work going into the dance numbers in “Learn to Be Latina”, opening at Milagro on May 2 (preview May 1). Now we bring you the first part of an interview with Chip Sherman, the man behind the moves. Since his move to Portland, the young performer choreographer has been busy with different companies around town, but he took a few minutes to chat with our own Vicente Guzman-Orozco about his new hometown and the experience of working at Milagro on this irreverent, high energy...
read morePhoto of the Day: Boy! They know how to move…
Louise Chambers, Sarah DeGrave, Cari Spinnler, and Lauren Mitchell. Learn to be Latina is a “post-911 race farce/lesbian romantic comedy (with dance breaks)”, and Hanan, like any big pop star, needs a troupe of fabulous dancers next to her, so “Learn to be Latina” brings us the F.A.D. Girls ( Funky Artist Development)! Louise, Sarah, Cari and Lauren, and the rest of the talented cast will make “Learn to be Latina” a play you won’t want to miss! Come and see their moves at Milagro...
read more“Latina” has got some moves! Part 1
The entire team of “Learn to Be Latina” is hard at work before the exciting opening of this hilarious show coming up on May 2!* Last week, our very own Vicente Guzman-Orozco** got to spend some time with the “flyest” part of the cast: the choreographer and dance chorus (known as the F.A.D. Girls, the literal movers and shakers at “Funky Artist Development”), and today he brings us a short video of a dance rehearsal as a brief preview. Vicente also sat down to speak with choreographer Chip Sherman about his...
read morePhotos of the Day: Behind The Scenes “Learn to be Latina” Photo shoot
Check out some of the behind the scenes photos for last weekend’s photo shoot for Learn to be Latina, our 30th anniversary closing production at Milagro Theatre from May 1 to 31. Get your tickets today and enjoy one the most outrageous stories of the whole season! *Special thanks to our friends at Grady Britton!
read moreMilagro Tour’s social life is not just on Facebook
“Coyote” is on the road again, taking its trickster tales and desert dangers around Oregon and beyond! This week, the intrepid Milagro Tour crew is engaging the citizens of Baker City and Salem with bilingual performances, arts-enriched workshops and even a nice potluck gathering to share stories! In addition to school and public performances of Cúentame Coyote, Milagro Tour spreads culture and learning to places off the beaten path with classes for groups of all ages. This Saturday April 5, the residents of Echo, Oregon, will...
read morePhoto of the Day: Raucous rehearsals for “Latina”
Rehearsals are under way for Learn to Be Latina, the final production of our 30th anniversary season, and we can’t wait to show you what director Antonio Sonera and his cast and crew are preparing for you! Make sure to catch this outrageous comedy about identity and the pop music industry that won the prize in the first Great Gay Play competition. Buy your tickets today!
read moreEverybody’s chirping about “A Pigeon and a Boy”
The original production of “A Pigeon and a Boy” barely opened at Milagro Theatre this past March 22, and it already has critics and audiences singing its praises. The following is excerpted from Bob Hicks’ review for Oregon ArtsWatch: “‘That novel just came to life for me!’ I overheard a fellow theatergoer exclaim happily as I worked through the crowd at Milagro Theatre on Saturday night after the opening performance of the Jewish Theatre Collaborative’s A Pigeon and a Boy. Well, yes, it did – and...
read morePhoto of the Day: “Pigeon” up on the marquee!
Opening this Saturday March 22 and running through April 12, Jewish Theatre Collaborative’s production of “A Pigeon and a Boy” is now proudly announced on the Milagro Theatre marquee!
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