Water for Elephants is a touring theatrical adaptation of Sara Gruen’s novel that follows a young veterinary student who joins a Depression-era traveling circus. The production blends dramatic storytelling with circus-inspired spectacle and is presented at Keller Auditorium in downtown Portland as part of its national tour. The show foregrounds themes of survival, love, and life behind the big top while using period staging and physical performance to evoke the era and the circus environment.
