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A new way to ask “what if”

Excerpt from the article:

Silas Weir Mitchell plays Roland—or rather, many Rolands—in Nick Payne’s Constellations alongside co-star Dana Green (Marianne) with a range of finely-calibrated choices. Repeating the same lines seconds apart, he deftly switches moods to come off as a creep, a curmudgeon, a charmer.

His changeling skills make more sense when you consider where you probably last saw him: starring as a werewolf on TV’s Grimm. On that show, Weir Mitchell’s acting consistently deepened and dignified some pretty shaky scripts, so it’s been nice to see him take on stronger writing in this production and a prior PCS play, Three Days of Rain.

Portland Center Stage’s Constellations continues through June 11 in The Armory. Ticket and schedule information here.

A new way to ask “what if”

Three trees were planted in a “Grimm Grove” in North Portland’s Pier Park: a witch hazel, a chokecherry, and a black hawthorn. Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Portland City Commissioner Nick Fisher presided over a ceremony to plant the grove and unveil a plaque dedicating it to the show. The plaque reads:

On April 14, 2017, this grove of trees was planted by Governor of Oregon Kate Brown in honor of the NBC television series Grimm. For six seasons the City of Portland and Pier Park served as both Grimm’s inspiration and setting.