The Chronicle Newsletter 02/13/2024

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This week in our community:

Play review: Historical drama relevant to modern audiences at Cottage Theatre

From left: Tableau Footman (Avery Eberardo), Madame de Rosemonde (Elizabeth Peterson), Madame de Volanges (Moura Stewart), Le Chevalier Danceny (Matthew Chasen), La Marquise de Merteuil (Tracy Brous), Le Vicomte de…

14 Feb 2025

Play review: Historical drama relevant to modern audiences at Cottage Theatre

14 Feb 2025

Atlas excerpts, part 1: Kalapuya and putting the ‘spring’ in Springfield

Editor’s note: As part of The Chronicle’s flash to the past, excerpts below are extracted or summarized from the draft pages of the “Historic Atlas of Springfield, Oregon,” to be…

14 Feb 2025

Atlas excerpts, part 1: Kalapuya and putting the ‘spring’ in Springfield

Editor’s note: As part of The Chronicle’s flash to the past, excerpts below are extracted or summarized from the draft pages of the “Historic Atlas of Springfield, Oregon,” to be…

14 Feb 2025

History buffs creating roadmap to Springfield’s past

Ñ‚Ð¦Ð° Editor’s note: This month, The Chronicle looks at Springfield’s past through the lens of three history buffs as they prepare to launch “Historic Atlas of Springfield, Oregon,” a 200-plus…

14 Feb 2025

History buffs creating roadmap to Springfield’s past

14 Feb 2025

Column: ‘Lumberjills’ made significant impact across wood industry

Lumberjills. The first time I heard the term, I thought it was just a cutesy, possibly sexist, take on lumberjacks. In researching, I have learned so much more. The term…

13 Feb 2025

Column: ‘Lumberjills’ made significant impact across wood industry

Lumberjills. The first time I heard the term, I thought it was just a cutesy, possibly sexist, take on lumberjacks. In researching, I have learned so much more. The term…

13 Feb 2025

‘Theater for everyone’ approach inspiring all ages at Pegasus Playhouse

Kim Dunn and Scott Machado in “Young Frankenstein.” Amy Picard / Photos provided

Pegasus Playhouse on Main Street is an excellent find for people of all ages interested in a theater in our backyard.

“We are up-and-coming, but our audiences grow by the day,” says the founder and artistic director, Scott Frazier-Maskiell, full of enthusiasm.

Frazier-Maskiell started the theater in 2018 before eventually settling into its current location three years ago in a building that used to be A3’s science annex at 402 Main St. The playhouse hosts theater summer camps for elementary, middle, and high school-age youth, which ends with the finale of a play for the public. The playhouse also provides classes and produces plays for adults.

This local theater is putting on well-known productions like “Arsenic and Old Lace,” showing until Feb. 2, as well as original productions like “Romeo and Glurpsnurb,” a parody of “Romeo and Juliet” set in outer space, which will debut in May. Also upcoming is an interactive musical comedy called “The Trail to Oregon,” based on the computer game popular in the 1980s-2000s, to debut in June. The Developing Young Audiences programming includes 30-minute musical productions, including “Cinderella” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” this season.

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