2009 is already proving, um, fertile ground for creativity in PDX
I trust everyone’s New Year’s revelry had fewer lasting effects than fair Keith of the wee hours. Mine was decidedly understated. I didn’t watch Ryan Seacrest, because that’s no way to start a new year, but it was quiet nonetheless.
Since then, I’ve had time to do some idle web surfing and ran across this Portland art festival that I’d never heard of. Anyone know of Fertile Ground? Its secondary title is “A City-Wide Festival of New Work”. A curiously named event.
The story is its 10 days of world premiere plays as well as workshops, readings and what they call “happenings.” Never been to a happening so that’s got me piqued. If you need some happening in your new year it starts Jan. 23 (till Feb. 1) at different locations around town. I’ll let you know if I learn more.
See ya,
Emily
I believe it’s Festival of New WORK. And speaking of, I’m directing/producing a show in the festival. It’s called Inviting Desire: A Theatrical Aphrodisiac. It’s a creative exploration of the erotic imagination. Basically, story telling for adults! I have an amazing cast of seven women who have written most of the material in the show. Come see! This festival provided an opportunity to try something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. More info at my website http://eleanorobrien.com/
Hope you can come!
Here is more: Right on the same block with the Hotel Deluxe, in the Blue Room of the Scottish Rite Center: Vitriol & Violets is a play set in New York in the Roaring Twenties, about a group of wisecracking writers including poet Dorothy Parker and Harold Ross, the founder of The New Yorker. Portland’s own Dave Frishberg wrote the smart, witty songs. The play runs Jan 16 through Feb 1. Ticket prices are $25-40. For more information, call the Artists Repertory Theatre box office at 503.241.1278 or go online to http://www.artistsrep.org/tickets/calendar.aspx
Thanks!!
It’s a City-Wide Festival of New WORK
(vs. New York)
And it’s ten days of new theatrical works!
Hi, Lance here. Ok, so I fixed the typo and changed York to Work. I guess I’m just always having to correct Emily’s mistakes. Ha, thanks for the info and thanks for reading. Maybe I’ll see you all at the show!
as a former employee of the Hotel Deluxe, I’m giving a shout out to my play DIRTY BOMB in the Fertile Ground Festival. check out the website: dirtybombpdx.com
for reviews (they’ve been great) and tix info. go!