Follies: The Unofficially Best Ever Variety Show!
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Show: 8:00 pm
Doors: 7:30 pm
Venue website: Echo Theater Company
Event website: Follies Portland
Follies is Portland's only physical comedy showcase. Created and hosted by International Italian performer Stefano Iaboni, whose influences include Andy Kaufman and Monty Python. Follies says "ciao" to traditional stand-up and improv and instead highlights the richly diverse, artistic and hilarious world of physical comedy, variety and sketch comedy.
Expect to see Stefano performing alongside a fresh line-up of talent each month as "Follies" brings together a wide range of local and imported artistic talent every fourth Saturday of the month.
Performer Lineup:
Emily June Newton is an international multi-skilled comedic performer specializing in the areas of clown, physical comedy and character creation. Newton creates and performs eccentric characters that live in direct contact and interaction with an audience. Having had many years experience of MC-ing, stand up comedy, cabaret and clown, her work reflects an on going interest in exploring the boundaries between performer and audience via comedy. Newton is available for events, festivals and private functions. Click on the button below to find out about Newton's latest characters and performances.
Summer Olsson is a performer, designer, and writer. She loves to make things. She also loves a great story, a complicated character, or a funny wig. She is one half of the clown group Duo Doppio, and co-producer of the annual Beady Little Eyes Puppet Slam. Summer’s home base is in Portland OR..
Sara James is a multifaceted aerial burlesque dancer driven by fluidity and musicality. Her individual style has been described as liquid, alluring, and powerful. Sara brings a contemporary freshness to her classic burlesque acts. Drawn to the glitz, glamor, and sensual empowerment, she is proficient at morphing from an Old Hollywood beauty to a fiendishly sexy beast, sometimes in the same act!
Tickets:
$15 - Online
$18 - Door
All Ages
Tickets non-refundable.
Date / time Sat, October 28, 2023 Doors open: 7:30 pm Event begins: 8:00 pm Buy Tickets
Venue info Echo Theater Company
1515 SE 37th Ave
Portland, OR, 97214 Visit Venue