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BROADWAY WORLD ~ 2/11/2026
Review: The Body’s Midnight at 100 lives Repertory
This Is a Must-See Production. Go with someone whose hand you can hold.
This show is just the second production by 100 Lives Repertory, but it firmly establishes them as a company that produces work that moves you deeply and refuses to let go.
OREGON LIVE ~ 2/4/2026
10 Things to do this week:
#3 ‘The Body’s Midnight’ — 100 lives Rep
“There’s a new theater company in the Portland area,” is a phrase that hasn’t been spoken nearly enough in the past few years. Situated in the black box Spotlight Theatre in Southeast Portland, brave newcomer 100 Lives Repertory launched its inaugural season this past fall and now presents a tender, bittersweet and emotively raw road trip. ~ Lee Williams
oREGON ARTSWATCH – 2/3/2026
DramaWatch: “The Body’s Midnight”: Letting love light the way
Can a play featuring a character who’s dealing with memory loss be hopeful, romantic, sexy and even funny?
Brooke Totman says yes . . .
Brooke Totman says yes . . .
BROADWAY WORLD ~ 1/17/2026
WINNERS OF THE 2025 BROADWAY WORLD PORTLAND AWARDS
Orange Flower water wins Best Play, Best Director [Annie kehoe & Blaine Palmer], and best Performer [Brooke Totman]…
OREGON LIVE ~ 1/6/2026
Winter theater guide: Portland stages feature… road trips galore
The Body’s Midnight — Tira Palmquist’s cozy car tale literally falls into the lane 100 Lives has carved out for itself in its mission …
WILLAMETTE WEEK ~ 12/23/25
Performances we loved in 2025
The domestic drama Orange Flower Water by Craig Wright cemented the new theater company 100 Lives Repertory as a place for bold, intimate theatrical experiences.
BROADWAY WORLD ~ 10/01/25
Review: ORANGE FLOWER WATER at 100 Lives Repertory
This unflinching portrait of desire and its wreckage runs through October 12.
WILLAMETTE WEEK ~ 9/30/25
“Orange Flower Water” Feels as Raw and Real as It Did 20 Years Ago
Actors never leave the stage in 100 Lives Repertory’s production, not even when their spouses cheat.
OREGON LIVE ~ 9/24/25
15 things to do this week
#4 : Opening weekend of “Orange Flower water” at 100 Lives Repertory
KOIN 6 – AM EXTRA
9/23/25
KOIN News – AM EXTRA
Positively Portland: NEW THEATRE Company coming to Portland — 100 Lives Repertory opens this fall
oREGON ARTSWATCH
9/18/25
DramaWatch: Autumn’s abundance of theatrical riches
A spectacular season of new shows… Plus: The launch of 100 Lives Repertory, continuing shows, and theater news.
Still not enough choices, you say? Portland has a new theater company, 100 Lives Repertory, which will make its debut with Orange Flower Water, Sept. 26-Oct. 12. Dedicated to celebrating the work of female artists over 40, co-founders and co-artistic directors Brooke Totman, Blaine Palmer, and Annie Kehoe are, according to the company’s website, “launching a movement that champions depth over flash, experience over novelty, and connection over comfort.”
Willamette Week
9/17/25
New Theater Company 100 Lives Prioritizes Playwrights and Actors Who Are 40-Plus
100 Lives’ first play shows two families navigating faith and the fallout of an affair.
Despite how many female public figures over 40 lead complex, badass lives out loud, the creative powers that be still often relegate actresses as someone’s mom or grandma, whether they’re the main character or (probably) not.
A trio of Portland actor-directors saw this happen all too often. They banded together and formed a new theater company called 100 Lives to not only hire actors who are 40-plus, but champion scripts and stories written by similarly experienced playwrights. The first production in 100 Lives’ inaugural season is Craig Wright’s 2004 play Orange Flower Water, an unexpectedly raw examination of two crumbling suburban marriages. Orange Flower Water runs Sept. 26–Oct. 12 at the Spotlight Theatre in Southeast Portland.
Broadway world
9/05/25
100 LIVES, Portland’s New Theatre Company, will launch this fall
Work is centered on the craft of acting and the work of women artists over 40
This fall marks the debut of 100 Lives Repertory, a new theater company creating raw, intimate, and emotionally honest work centered on the craft of acting and the work of women artists over 40.
At its heart, 100 Lives is more than just a theater company; it’s a founding ensemble forged by a collective of bold actors and directors who are deeply committed to character-driven storytelling stripped of spectacle. This artistic family draws audiences close to raw humanity, elevating intimate emotional truths that resonate long after the curtain falls. Rooted in Portland’s vibrant arts community, 100 Lives embraces an actor-founded ethos in which risks are welcome and expected.