After two sold out weekends and much praise, we're extending The Antipodes until March 29th!

Read what the critics have to say

"When someone is telling you a really good story, it’s irresistible. Shaking the Tree’s production of The Antipodes, is a work of constant stories that overlap, interrupt, and spiral into each other—it’s irresistible."

TJ Acena

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"Annie Baker's THE ANTIPODES at Shaking the Tree Theatre will leave you simultaneously exhilarated and contemplative...There is a lot of theatre magic in this show, and I don’t want to give too much away, but I applaud the cast for mastering the arts of sleight of hand and misdirection."

Krista Garver, Broadway World

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"As bizarre, mundane and awful as life can be, in Van Der Merwe’s magic conference room stories may not be the answer to our problems, but they still offer sharp and captivating entertainment."

Linda Ferguson, Oregon Artswatch 

​*SPOILER ALERT*

This review contains many spoilers

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The Antipodes by Annie Baker

is now extended until March 29th

Thursday - Saturday evenings at 7:30

Sundays at 5pm

Visit our Instagram Page to play our little game. The rules are simple: we’ve got nine cast members in The Antipodes. Each actor will present you with a story. While eight stories are true, one of our actors is deceiving you. You’ll be able to vote whether they speak true or false. Once all have told their stories, we’ll reveal the liar. We encourage you to ponder what makes a story true…sometimes it’s not so obvious.

Samson Syharath, Jim Vadala and Darius Pierce, tell their personal stories below.

Pulitzer Prize-winner, Annie Baker's latest extraordinary play is about people telling stories about telling stories. The Antipodes portrays a never-ending brainstorming session for unspecified purposes in an unspecified place. It evokes a world that is both familiar and fantastical, and leaves you glowing with a wondering satisfaction.

Shaking the Tree's Artistic Director, Samantha Van Der Merwe directs The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner, starring Brooke Totman

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe is a thought-provoking and wildly comic one-woman play that masterfully blends sharp character-driven humor with deep philosophical questions.

More than just a time capsule reflecting the social and political reverberations of past decades, Jane Wagner’s award-winning play explores a grander, more intricate narrative—one of profound interconnectedness. It asks the big question: What exactly holds our peculiar, captivating species together?

​The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

runs from March 14th - March 30th, 2025

At 21Ten Theatre Thursday - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

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