E.M. Lewis' Magellanica

Susannah Mars of the Adventures in Artslandia podcast talks with award-winning playwright E.M. Lewis about her upcoming 5-hour epic world premiere play Magellanica, directed by Damaso Rodriguez. The show opens on January 20 through February 18 at Artist Repertory Theatre ….Find out more about the play at artistsrep.org. And more about Artslandia at Artslandia.com. We’ll also hear about some Fertile Ground Festival offerings. The 11-day new works festival starts. Jan. 18^th till the 28^th. More at FertileGroundpdx.org…

MAGELLANICA
By E.M. Lewis
Directed by Dámaso Rodríguez
January 20, 2018 – February 18, 2018
Morrison Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre.

Tickets: artistsrep.org

More about the play: In 1986, scientists and engineers from around the world converge at the South Pole Research Station to figure out, among other things, if there really is a hole in the sky. In the darkest, coldest, most dangerous place on Earth, eight imperfect souls are trapped together. Utterly isolated from the outside world for eight and a half months, this research team must face life or death challenges, their own inner demons and depend upon each other for survival.

With epic scope in the tradition of The Kentucky Cycle or Angels in America, this play takes its inspiration from the true story of the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer at the height of the Cold War. Part historical adventure, love story and mystical foray into the unknown, it’s about a world that can either tear apart or come together for its own survival. It’s a vital story for today and an extraordinary excursion for audiences to the ends of the Earth.

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Magellanica is part of the Fertile Ground Festival of New Work, 11-day arts festival held every January in Portland. This city-wide festival is focused on new work in the Arts. It features world premiere projects, staged readings, developing works and a myriad of other arts events from the Portland creative community. The Festival includes dozens of Portland-generated new works each year. From fully staged world premieres, workshops and readings of theatre, to ensemble and collaborative driven work, dance, comedy and film…this festival spans the spectrum of creative endeavor and seeds the next generation of creation through artist conversations, workshops, lunchtime readings and more.

See the full schedule: FertileGroundpdx.org

Some highlights:

4x4: A Collection of One-Acts
THEATRE
STAGED READING

PDX Playwrights presents 4×4: A Collection of One-Acts

By Karen Polinsky, Merridawn Duckler, Christopher Serra & Charlie LaTourette

FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21 @ 5pm, Jan 28 @ 7pm

VENUE: Hipbone Studio, 1847 E. Burnside St. TICKETS: $10

Linestorm Playwrights in association with Artists Rep presents...

Petite Dames Written & directed by Josie Seid

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 22 @ 12pm

VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre,1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: Free

Set against a backdrop of Louisiana mere months after the end of the Civil War, this play follows a self-made family of African American women as they consider life as free women.

Dance Naked Productions presents

Sex We Can! An Erotic Uprising By Multiple Artists

Directed by Eleanor O’Brien

FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 25, 26, 27 @ 8pm

ADDITIONAL RUN DATES: Feb 1 @ 8pm; Feb 2 @ 9:30pm; Feb 9, 10 @ 8pm; Feb 14 @ 8:30pm

VENUE: Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St. TICKETS: $15-25

Linestorm Playwrights in association with Artists Rep present

How The Light Gets In By E.M. Lewis

Directed by Dan Kitrosser

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 25 @ 12pm. VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: Free

Linestorm Playwrights in association with Artists Rep present

Out of the Blue

By Miriam Feder

Directed by Julie Akers

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 24 @ 12pm

VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre,
1515 SW Morrison St.

TICKETS: Free