Bennett Campbell Ferguson

Bennett Campbell Ferguson is a Portland-based arts journalist. In addition to writing for Oregon Arts Watch, he writes about plays and movies for Willamette Week and is the editor in chief of the blog and podcast T.H.O. Movie Reviews. He first tried his hand at journalism when he was 13 years old and decided to start reviewing science fiction and fantasy movies – a hobby that, over the course of a decade, expanded into a passion for writing about the arts to engage, entertain, and, above, spark conversation. Bennett is also a graduate of Portland State University (where he studied film) and the University of Oregon (where he studied journalism).

‘Lilies’ Rising

How poet Joni Renee Whitworth transformed the pandemic experience into an experimental short film.

Spotlighting the lives of Black Portlanders in the pandemic

Theater goes to the movies: "See Me," from Artist Rep’s DNA: Oxygen group, is premiering at the Film Festival.

Fertile Ground 2021: The Aftermath

Covid changed the game for the new-performance festival. But going virtual was a renaissance, not a retreat.

Days of Fezziwig past

Fertile Ground 2021: An overlooked character from "A Christmas Carol" gets his close-up in "Fezziwig’s Fortune."

Interactive cookies and scares

A baking show and an augmented reality game at the Fertile Ground festival mix viewing with performing.

Fertile Ground 2021: Digital seedlings sprout

Portland's annual festival of new works, running Jan. 28-Feb. 7, has become a garden of virtual theater.

The Wonders of Wonderland

Portland Playhouse closes 2020 with an epic virtual theater festival. We talk with the people who created it.

A Milagro Carol

Portland's Latinx theater and playwright Maya Malan-Gonzalez give "A Christmas Carol" a virtual update.

When ‘Daddy Long Legs’ says ‘I Do, I Do’

At Broadway Rose, a musical romantic comedy is streaming – and the stars sign on for the long run.

Antigone behind (and beyond) bars

Director Patrick Walsh is bringing a filmed production of a Greek tragedy to prisons across Oregon.

Portland’s arthouse movie theaters haven’t given up

In a mutating media landscape, Portland's Hollywood Theatre, NW Film Center and Clinton St. Theater are learning to adapt.

Cat videos to the rescue

A compilation of cat videos assembled by a Pittsburgh movie house owner seeks to help indie film palaces nationwide—including Oregon.

The Cabin (and the Music) in the Woods

"Aberdeen," Matt Sheehy’s musical memoir of grief and rebirth, is livestreaming this weekend.

… And the show goes on

PAMTA musical-theater awards go virtual with joy and poignance. The winners, and moments to remember.

Under ‘Suspiria’s’ spell

Anthony Hudson teaches an online course on 'Suspiria': ‘a great horror movie and it summed up all of my politics.’

Cuddles at CoHo

Fear, intimacy, and absurdity collide in CoHo's "The Found Dog Ribbon Dance."

Heroes and Villains

Broadway Rose's "Up and Away" is an affectionate yet subversive musical superhero parody.

Vision 2020: Dañel Malán

Teatro Milagro's leader talks about bilingual arts and the joys and perils of taking the show on the road.