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I wasn’t sure if I should order an Allagash White before sitting down for Kate Ghiloni’s show, A Gluten Free Farewell. After all, maybe she was about to take us on her harrowing journey through Celiac or some other real-life … Continued

For Why is a journey through an epic sonic landscape. These earnest musicians take the audience through a sea of dimension and layers beginning with a voice over of a drunken conversation between two good friends about the the dynamics … Continued

You’ve got just one more chance to see these amazing, genre-defying PortFringe shows at our Fringe Central Venue this week — advance, show-specific tickets are still available online — see below for details! Apocalypse Songs: A Solo Singer-Songwriter Storytelling Adventure … Continued

For many reasons, I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Push The Boat Out’ . A beautiful and simple story told by as minimal light as possible and two hilarious yet curious friends, this show was incredibly well crafted and presented. Paired as a … Continued

Seen as a part of a double feature, I really enjoyed ‘Calm The *Bleep* Out’. Clearly apparent that these actors are trained well in their craft of Improv Comedy, this energetic troupe presents their audience with four prompts that immediately … Continued

Hold onto your butts, because nothing can save you now. Not on this boat.  Aardvark Boat Tours is a beautifully silly tour around Downtown Portland, and sails away with your heart and straight into certain doom. Great writing and #I-Ship-It chemistry … Continued

War: A Love Story is a gripping, enthralling, beautiful and fierce re-telling of part of (or all?) of the Aphrodite myth (although honestly, my knowledge of greek mythology is limited, but it doesn’t matter because this is literally a re-telling … Continued

Can somebody please tell me why this show is only 30 minutes?!? Paired as a Double Feature, I loved ‘Cooking with Kathryn’ and want to see more of this adorable Christian Southern Belle with just a little too much going … Continued

With a brightly colored dress and some adorable avocado socks strolling into the room, I knew ‘IO Ballo’ was going to be filled with many moments of excitement. Slowly finding my initial guess wasn’t wrong, I began smiling and continued … Continued

This show felt like slipping into some swanky martini bar, being handed a sidecar, and making eye contact with a fancy stranger. And then that fancy stranger lunges into their life story, and instead of being annoyed that you can’t … Continued