THRU Magazine ArchiveCo-Founder of THRU Media. A background in non-profit, music, and radio preceded my ambitions here. Now, I aspire to produce new media and publish independent journalism at this site and beyond.
Stacey and I talk about THE POPE and his visit to the United States. His shockwave caused the resignation of John Boehner, the pivotal center of my monologue and starting place of my talk with Stacey. Actually, the talk was Wednesday, but I produced the podcast this morning, on Friday. From there, we glide around […]
Our Town sets the bar for the fall season at Portland Center Stage. With Our Town, directed by Rose Riordan, opening another theatre season at The Armory, Portland Center Stage demonstrates they are willing to take risks. This play by Thornton Niven Wilder breaks the laws of narrative and almost every firm rule, even in […]
Featured image by Keylay Tukor Confronting 9/11 for the Sake of Healing The events of September 11th, 2001 have never been adequately explained. After the initial shock, having witnessed something never-before-seen, few people were objective about what they saw and desperate for a clear explanation, they clung to the hastily-produced reports and television specials that followed. […]
A practical guide to PICA’s annual contemporary arts festival The 13th Annual T:BA Festival launches its ten-day mission on Thursday. I have lived through eight of these, seeing well over a hundred different works. It was the first assignment of this magazine, and it was the first I ever made for myself, in 2008, on […]
Reflections of Asian life in the west are cast in The Theory of Everything. In the play by Prince Gomolvilas, a group of friends and family hang out on the rooftop of The Love Chapel, one of those Las Vegas shotgun wedding halls, scouting for UFOs. Performed by Theatre Diaspora, Portland’s pan-Asian theatre ensemble, the story is […]