Summer theater in Oregon — from the Portland area all the way down to Ashland — includes heaping helpings of escapist, comfort-food shows that go down easy. And maybe that’s exactly what we need right now.

President Trump’s cancellation of National Endowment for the Arts grants last month have already impacted Portland Playhouse, Profile Theatre, PassinArt and Corrib Theatre.

Portland Center Stage announced an unrelated but equally dire funding shortfall , which slapped a question mark over its 2025-26 season.

The good news? Original Practice Shakespeare Festival is expanding its schedule to include some afternoon outdoor performances this summer —and all shows are always free admission. Broadway in Portland is bringing a pair of pop-powered blockbusters to the Keller Auditorium (“M

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