Oregon Arts Watch
3/18/20
Fertile Ground 4: The one-act itch
In his final look back on Portland’s new-works festival, Jae Carlsson scratches an “Itch” and dives into one-acts and other rabbit holes
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Oregon Arts Watch
3/7/20
Fertile Ground 3: Herstories
Looking back on Portland’s new works festival: How to Really, Really? Really! Love a Woman, and other vulvagyric herstories
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Oregon Arts Watch
2/26/20
Fertile Ground 2: ‘Dorothy’s Dictionary,’ etc.
In E.M. Lewis’s newest play and several others at Portland’s new-works festival, the key question is “talking it thru.”
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Oregon Arts Watch
2/24/20
Fertile Ground 1: ‘Vortex’ and more
A musical about Tom McCall and his rock festival is a highlight of Portland’s new-works fest. The Roosevelts and MLK Jr. show up, too.
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Broadway World
2/13/20
BWW Review: Fertile Ground Final Wrap-Up: MINI SEX FEST, THE FEAR OF SPEAKING, 8-24-9, 2020 – THE NEW 1920?, THE INTELLIGENT WOMAN’S GUIDE TO SOCIALISM: A COMEDY
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Travel Mag
1/21/20
THE BEST FESTIVALS & FAIRS IN PORTLAND & OREGON
Every entertainment show has to start somewhere and in Portland that ‘somewhere’ could very likely be the Fertile Ground Festival
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Broadway World
2/11/20
BWW Review: THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE at Experience Theatre Project
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Oregon Arts Watch
2/8/20
DRAMA WATCH: Monster Mash-up
CoHo Clown CoHort cavorts through Romanticism’s fertile ground
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Broadway World
2/8/20
Fertile Ground: THE WAYS WE COPE, RECENT UNSETTLING EVENTS, TOO LATE!
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Oregon Artswatch
2/6/20
ArtsWatch Weekly: Confronting the great divides
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Portland Mercury
2/5/20
The 40 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Feb 7-9
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Willamette Week
2/5/20
Family, Fear and Identity Have Emerged as Some of the Fertile Ground’s Defining Themes
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Portland Tribune
2/5/20
Milwaukie’s Chapel Theatre to host free play readings
Part of Fertile Ground fest, series features LineStorm Playwrights’ work Feb. 5-9
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Broadway World
2/4/20
BWW Review: Fertile Ground: BEETHOVEN & CHOPIN MEET THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL, PORTLAND’S MINI MUSICAL FEST, and VORTEX 1
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Oregon Arts Watch
1/30/20
Marty Hughley talks with Fertile Ground director Nicole Lane, picks a few shows to watch for at the sprawling new-works festival.
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Artslandia
1/30/20
Opening this week in Artslandia
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Oregon Arts Watch
1/30/20
Marty Hughley talks with Fertile Ground director Nicole Lane, picks a few shows to watch for at the sprawling new-works festival.
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Oregon Arts Watch
1/29/20
Fertile Ground: the scramble begins
Portland’s eleventh annual festival of new works is a citywide blur of hopeful creativity
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Portland Mercury
1/30/20
The 2020 Fertile Ground Festival Dismantles the Patriarchy, Plans for Death, and Channels Osho
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Beady Little Eyes
1/28/20
THREE CHANCES TO CATCH PUPPETRY AND FERTILE GROUND FESTIVAL 2020!
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Willamette Week
1/28/20
From Climate Activist Puppets to Presidential Affairs, Fertile Ground Returns With Engaging New Works
Our preview of the 11th annual festivals most intriguing performances.
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Judy Nedry Reviews
1/24/20
GET READY FOR THE FERTILE GROUND FESTIVAL
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Portland Mercury
1/24/20
Get ready for SO MUCH THEATER, because Portland’s annual festival of new performance, Fertile Ground, is here!
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Broadway World
1/22/20
10 things to see at Fertile Ground 2020
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Curious Comedy Late Night Special (Live)
1/18/20
Hosts Jay Flewelling + Hannah Kim talk with Festival Director, Nicole Lane about Fertile Ground. Eleanor O’Brien of DANCE NAKED PRODUCTIONS, producer of Mini Sex Fest, peforms a piece of her show “How to Really, Really, Really Love a Woman” and a game!
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KBOO Stage and Studio
Host Dmae Roberts talks Fertile Ground 2020 with festival director Nicole Lane and actress, director and writer S. Renee Mitchell about her work with Three By Ten or More, a presentation of PassinArt Theatre and the show she’s presenting Resiliency in Rhythm, a three-day youth empowerment project. We discuss how the last three years have impacted inclusion and equity from both the festival’s growth and for artists of color.
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KBOO Stage and Studio
Host Dmae Roberts talks Fertile Ground 2020 with festival director Nicole Lane and actress, director and writer S. Renee Mitchell about her work with Three By Ten or More, a presentation of PassinArt Theatre and the show she’s presenting Resiliency in Rhythm, a three-day youth empowerment project. We discuss how the last three years have impacted inclusion and equity from both the festival’s growth and for artists of color.
LISTEN HERE
Clackamas Review
1/15/20
‘Blind’ sees parallels in advance of Milwaukie opening
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Broadway World
1/8/20
CoHo Clown CoHort Presents BEETHOVEN & CHOPIN MEET THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
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Broadway World
1/8/20
Fertile Ground—Inspirations Theater Presents OLYMPUS At Alpenrose Opera House
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Willamette Week
1/7/20
Sex, Puppets and a Beauty Pageant are Coming to Portland Stages This Winter
Here’s a glimpse of the most promising productions to keep you entertained through March.
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Oregon Live
1/6/20
Fertile Ground Festival’s “Junction”
… a unique collaboration between Portland companies A-WOL Dance Collective, Tempos Contemporary Circus, and push/FOLD. Each group is creating a unique work designed to fuse modern dance, acrobatics and aerial dance.
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Oregon Live
1/2/20
Oregon’s best events for 2020: 40 things to mark on your calendars now
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Broadway World
12/19/19
Fertile Ground City-Wide Festival of New Works Kicks Off In January
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