Loose in London Tickets Our annual Third Rail: Loose In London Tour has quickly become one of our most successful and popular programs, and we’re pleased to announce dates and registration for our 2015 excursion. If history is any indication, this trip will fill up very quickly and, as always, space will be limited to […]
Understanding the Mystery of Irma Vep
Third Rail Core Company member Philip Cuomo gives us some insights into directing the very funny and challenging The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam. Be sure to bring the whole family to this hilarious, quick-change romp of a play, December 5, 2014 – January 10, 2015. Welcome to The Mystery of Irma Vep. […]
Send a Student to a Season of Third Rail
One of Third Rail’s exciting new projects this season is our Student Subscription Program. With your help, these students will experience the magic of live theater and the community of Third Rail all season long. A recent study at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, found that “Live theater enhance(s) literary knowledge, tolerance and empathy among students.” For […]
The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam
Last year Third Rail made a splash at the holidays with our record-setting production of NOISES OFF, which many consider the funniest play written in the past 25 years. This year we’re at it again with perhaps the funniest American play of the past 25 years: Charles Ludlam’s quick change romp, THE MYSTERY OF IRMA […]
7 Reasons to See Middletown This Weekend
The local critics loves the show: Real People People Inhabit “Middletown” at Third Rail Rep On the mysteries of the universe. Meandering through ‘Middletown’ and life It’s funny as hell and you will laugh your ass off. It’s better than getting a catalog. Yeah. You get the mail, it’s a clothes catalog. Maybe you leaf […]
Don’t Miss Middletown by Will Eno
Performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, this weekend and next! Go see it and experience it for yourself. You will smile, laugh, and talk back to the play… read morePatrick Brassell A curious meditation on the shadow dance between the profound and the mundane… read moreMarty Hughley, Arts […]
Middletown Vaults to the Top of Third Rail’s Ninth Season
We kick off our ninth season with a play Third Rail has been dying to produce since it was the hit of Portland Center Stage’s 2009 JAW Festival, Middletown by Will Eno. The residents of Middletown lead lives that are probably not too different from ours. They wake up, go to work, say hello to […]
