I talked with Artistic Director Sarah Slipper and Dancer Lex Dones of Northwest Dance Project today. Loved meeting Sarah after years of seeing her dance for Oregon Ballet Theatre and seeing her choreography for some of the indie dance companies. She started the NW Dance Project her self and it sounds like they're doig some exciting original new work. We talked about about all their summer shows featuring new contemporary World Premiere dance. And in the second half, Valory J.

 On today's Stage and Studio, I talked with Connor Kerns and Debbie Hunter who have been running Quintessence Language and Imagination Theatre concentrating on the classics and Connor's original plays. They started in 2001 and it's been a labor of love for most of this decade. Check out their interview about a new adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."

Tomorrow on Stage and Studio, I feature JAW, A Playwrights Festival with Portland Center Stage's Associate Artistic Director Rose Riordan and Playwright Andrea Stolowitz. We'll talk about this two-week festival of new plays now in its 11th year!

Also Producer Tali Singer has a brand new feature piece on a student at Portland Actors Conservatory under the direction of Artistic Director Beth Harper... Tune in at 11am for a whole half hour of Portland arts... Or online at http://kboo.fm Take care, Dma

Here's the latest Stage and Studio show online with Actor Anthony Heald (Boston Public/Boston Legal) talking about his roles at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the life of the actor. I really enjoyed meeting him. He was a very accessible, down to earth "call me Tony" kind of guy. Very nice man considering he's played some heavies like Iago and Vice Principal Gruber on BP. If you have a chance, give it a listen...

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 Portland Actors Ensemble is one of the oldest Shakespeare in the Parks groups in the country.  For 40 years, they've offered free Shakespeare every summer and have trained countless young actors in performing the bard's plays. Hear more about it on Stage and Studio.  Also check out the interview with Casting Director Lana Veenker. She's cast hundreds of Portland actors in the current cable show "Leverage" and the Harrison Ford movie "The Crowley Project." She's supporting Senate Bill 621 which would make more tax incentives for film and TV producers. Hear how it could make Oregon millions of dollars.

Check out the interview  

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 I spoke with three dancers at the Portland Project at Performance Works Northwest, an umbrella organization for some of the most skillfull dancers in Portland. Linda Austin started this venue ten years ago. She's joined on today's Stage and Studio with Anne Furfey and Terry Mathern to talk about this weekend's collaborative dance show. 

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Here's the latest Stage and Studio, a special one-hour features "Grey Gardens" at Portland Center Stage and Jennifer Higdon, the most performed composer in America, who's performing with Third Angle New  Music Ensemble.  Become a member online or add to your membership and email me to get the tix!  Take care, Dmae Roberts

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On tomorrow's (Tues, May 8th 11-1130am) membership edition of Stage and Studio, I'll be featuring Artists Repertory Theatre's "Three Sisters" which got a new adaption from Pulitzer Finalist Tracy Letts. I'll be talking with the always brilliant Jon Kretzu and two sisters, Amaya Villazan and Andrea Frankle. We'll be offering five pairs of tix for memberships. Also Portland Opera donated a pair of tix to May 8th opening nite of Verdi's Rigeletto.