If you're a theater fan, mark your calendars: there's plenty to do when it comes to stage performances in Portland this week, from a performance of "The Lightning Thief" to an autobiographical solo show.
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'The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical'
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Adapted from Rick Riordan's bestselling YA book, this "action-packed musical with heroic battles and mythological beasties" (New York Post) finds Percy Jackson in hot water at school — again. But he's got bigger fish to fry. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life, and he seems to have angered a few of them along the way. Now, young Percy and his newfound friends must race against the hourglass to solve the mystery of Zeus' stolen lightning bolt and set things right on Mount Olympus.
When: Wednesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay
Price: $28 - $35
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'Love, Loss, and What I Wore'
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From the two sisters who brought us "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle" is a play about and for women. Ever found that your purse has too much in it? What about finding the right size bra? Or, your mother's voice is still in your head "you'd be pretty if...?" We promise you will find, in one of the stories — you. Spend an evening with Gingy and her girlfriends as they chat away the hour or two talking about — everything.
When: Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza, 1785 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Price: $17.50
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'Body Awareness'
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Obie Award-winning playwright Annie Baker's comedy "Body Awareness" tells the story of a psychology professor named Phyllis who lives in Vermont with her partner Joyce and Joyce’s son from a previous marriage, Jared. Jared displays some symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome but refuses to be examined by a therapist. When a photographer named Frank comes to stay with the women as a houseguest, he brings tension into Phyllis and Joyce’s home and relationship. "Body Awareness" opened off-Broadway in 2008 to positive reviews, and now comes to the Twilight Theater Company in Portland.
When: Friday, May 10, 8 p.m.
Where: Twilight Theater Company, 7515 N. Brandon Ave.
Price: $9
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'Well'
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Do we create our own illness? In this autobiographical “solo show with people in it,” Lisa Kron asks this provocative question about herself and her mom, and the answers she gets are much more complicated — and hysterical — than she bargained for.
When: Sunday, May 12, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Portland Playhouse, 602 N.E. Prescott St.
Price: $18
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