Adriana Stanzione

Oct 7, 2024 | psuvanguard.com | Adriana Stanzione |Morgan Watkins |Evan Smiley |Andrew Jankowski

Described as “exuberant, sunny and just a little bit haunted,” ‘Diné Nishłį (I Am A Sacred Being) Or, A Boarding School Play’by Playwright Blossom Johnson marks the first full production of the Native Theater Project (NPT).

Sep 1, 2024 | psuvanguard.com | Adriana Stanzione |Alley Henrici |Alyssa Anderson

Last fall, PSU’s theater program introduced a production called “Y/Ours: The Work of Mutual Aid in a (Lonely) Democracy.” The official web page describes it as “a play devised, performed, and designed by PSU students.” This year, the production will be devised for a second time, alongside the course titled “Devising Social Justice,” which explores topics related to social justice and its role in curating compassion and understanding within our communities.

May 6, 2024 | psuvanguard.com | Adriana Stanzione

Yes, it’s reached 70°F in Portland, so, naturally, the summer clothes have been uncloseted. The pitch on the previously rain-swept streets has jumped an octave. Buckets of rain are traded for buckets of flowers, three for $1. Winter traded for spring, from Andrew Wyeth’s barren trees to William Morris’ floral furor. Girls, like city nymphs, are draped in Pre-Raphaelite colors and fabrics with indie-band logos on threadbare t-shirts, now unveiled from the thick drapes of vintage trench coat lapels.

May 6, 2024 | psuvanguard.com | Adriana Stanzione

Portland State’s The Merry Widow premiered on April 19 at Lincoln Performance Hall. The show is double-casted, with an opening night which sat a sea of attentive and excited attendees. The Merry Widow combined the traditional pageantry of classical opera with the gleefully unrestrained attitudes and melodrama of the swinging ‘60s. The PSU student performers displayed monumental talent and passion on stage, providing an entertaining and refreshing performance overall.

Apr 22, 2024 | psuvanguard.com | Adriana Stanzione

The status of street art is a contentious issue. For some, it is not so much art as merely gratuitous graffiti. For others, it can be a source of civic pride, public artistry and community engagement in cities across the country. In Portland, creative expression is everywhere, literally written on the walls.