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January 22-February 2, 2010
2009 Fertile Ground Press
“So, should you go? Yes, if you have any interest in fostering the development of new work in Portland.”
Alison Hallett, The Portland Mercury, 2009
“…Fertile Ground's opening weekend also proved that there's plenty more to be excited about, with passion, creativity and hard work evident in a wide variety of theatrical styles, in works of varying degrees of completion.”
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, 2009
“The event is a major step for the city, not just in terms of exposure for our growing population of playwrights, but in the rare level of collaboration between companies that it has inspired.”
Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week, 2009
“Portland’s theatre scene grew up a whole heckuva lot over this past weekend. How so? Well, they - being a collective “they” running from small indie theatre troupes on up to Artists Repertory Theatre and Portland Center Stage - launched the city’s miraculous first-ever festival of new theatre works, the Fertile Ground Festival, to big acclaim and reportedly healthy audiences. People, this is huge.”
Stephen Marc Beaudoin, Just Out. 2009
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“In an effort to splinter that monolithic approach, the Portland Area Theater Alliance has brought together many local troupes and artists to create the first Fertile Ground festival.”
Brett Oppegaard, The Columbian, 2009
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“An audacious undertaking of new theater work at spaces across the city, from traditional to experimental -- the debut of a potential bonanza of new plays and stage pieces.”
A&E, The Oregonian, 2009
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Other Fertile Ground 2009 Press Coverage:
• Barry Johnson, columnist, The Oregonian
• WWire Fertile Ground blog update
• Portland Mercury blog preview
