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Portland Center Stage JAW Festival |
Portland Center Stage, The Armory
In residence starting July 17, Public Performances are July 28-30, 2017 |
Every summer, Portland Center Stage gets reminded about the vitality of this ever-changing, crazy fun, wild world of theater when JAW (short for Just Add Water) takes over the Armory. The festival welcomes a handful of playwrights, whose scripts are chosen from nearly 200 annual submissions, to spend two weeks collaborating with directors, dramaturgs, actors, and other theater professionals from across the nation. During these workshops, JAW playwrights get to hear, revise, and sometimes completely rewrite their plays in a supportive environment where their creative needs set the agenda. The festival culminates in a vibrant outpouring of artistic energy: staged readings of the JAW plays are presented to the public, while unique performances from local artists enliven our building and bring our community together.
Small Steps
by Briandaniel Oglesby
Finally fed up with the bot-and-disappointment-filled world of online gay dating, Skip Powers volunteers to go to Mars. And NASA says, “You'll do.” This is a comedy that traverses 50 million miles and a million years.
Featuring: Dana Green, Fernando Gonzalez, Leif Norby
More information: JAW
The View UpStairs |
The Lynne Redgrave Theater
February 15 - May 21, 2017 |
Music, book and lyrics by Max Vernon
Directed by Scott Ebersold
Musical Supervision and arrangements by James Dobinson
Choreography by Albert Blackstone
Scenic Design by Jason Sherwood
Costume Design by Anita Yavich
Lighting Design by Brian Tovar
Sound Design by Justin Stasiw
Featuring: Jeremy Pope, Taylor Frey, Nathan Lee Graham, Frenchie Davis, Benjamin Howes, Michael Longoria, Ben Mayne, Randy Redd, Nancy Ticotin, Richard E. Waits, Anthony Alfaro, and April Ortiz
In coming so far, what have we left behind?
The View UpStairs is a provocative new musical that pulls you inside the UpStairs Lounge, a vibrant '70s gay bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This forgotten community comes to life in all its gritty, glam rock glory when a young fashion designer from 2017 buys the abandoned space, setting off an exhilarating journey of seduction and self-exploration that spans two generations of queer history. Inspired by one of the most significant yet all-but-ignored attacks against the LGBTQ community, The View UpStairs examines what has been gained and lost in the fight for equality, and how the past can help guide us all through an uncertain future.
Tickets on sale now.
Directed by Scott Ebersold
Musical Supervision and arrangements by James Dobinson
Choreography by Albert Blackstone
Scenic Design by Jason Sherwood
Costume Design by Anita Yavich
Lighting Design by Brian Tovar
Sound Design by Justin Stasiw
Featuring: Jeremy Pope, Taylor Frey, Nathan Lee Graham, Frenchie Davis, Benjamin Howes, Michael Longoria, Ben Mayne, Randy Redd, Nancy Ticotin, Richard E. Waits, Anthony Alfaro, and April Ortiz
In coming so far, what have we left behind?
The View UpStairs is a provocative new musical that pulls you inside the UpStairs Lounge, a vibrant '70s gay bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This forgotten community comes to life in all its gritty, glam rock glory when a young fashion designer from 2017 buys the abandoned space, setting off an exhilarating journey of seduction and self-exploration that spans two generations of queer history. Inspired by one of the most significant yet all-but-ignored attacks against the LGBTQ community, The View UpStairs examines what has been gained and lost in the fight for equality, and how the past can help guide us all through an uncertain future.
Tickets on sale now.
Miss Julie |
Smith Street Stage
March 3, 2016 |
by August Strindberg
Featuring: Beth Ann Hopkins, Alex Hurt and Sevrin Anne Mason
Presented as part of Smith Street Stage's "Early Stages" presentation series. A contemporary look at late 19th-century drama that is an electrifying dance of opposing forces. On one side, we have Julie, socially privileged and emotionally needy. On the other, we have Jean, a humble valet with an earthy assurance. Julie sees dangerous animal sexuality in him, John sees ferocious upper-class authority in her.
Reservations: missjuliereservations@gmail.com
Featuring: Beth Ann Hopkins, Alex Hurt and Sevrin Anne Mason
Presented as part of Smith Street Stage's "Early Stages" presentation series. A contemporary look at late 19th-century drama that is an electrifying dance of opposing forces. On one side, we have Julie, socially privileged and emotionally needy. On the other, we have Jean, a humble valet with an earthy assurance. Julie sees dangerous animal sexuality in him, John sees ferocious upper-class authority in her.
Reservations: missjuliereservations@gmail.com
The Gifts of the Magi |
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
December 2-5 |
Based on stories by O.Henry
Book by Mark St. Germain
Music by Randy Courts
Lyrics by Randy Courts and Mark St. Germain
Performed by the Post Theatre Company
It is Christmas in New York, but for two poor, unemployed young lovers, it is no cause for celebration. A strange twist of fate leads the couple to find the perfect gifts for one another — but at an unexpected cost. Though they may not have the perfect Christmas, the couple learns about the importance of the gift of love in this beautiful adaptation of the story by O. Henry.
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Book by Mark St. Germain
Music by Randy Courts
Lyrics by Randy Courts and Mark St. Germain
Performed by the Post Theatre Company
It is Christmas in New York, but for two poor, unemployed young lovers, it is no cause for celebration. A strange twist of fate leads the couple to find the perfect gifts for one another — but at an unexpected cost. Though they may not have the perfect Christmas, the couple learns about the importance of the gift of love in this beautiful adaptation of the story by O. Henry.
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Look |
Classic Stage Company
Monday, July 20, 2015 at 7pm |
Music and lyrics by Andrew J. Hanley
Book by Jessica Bedford
Music direction by Christopher Gurr
A workshop presentation with George Abud, Matt Dengler, Charity Farrell, Tracey Gilbert, Patti Lee Meringo, Andrew Oakes and Keith Pillow
Seen through the eyes of two modern young lovers, Look a new musical, reinvents the classic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice testing the limits of faith and commitment.
It is free, to RSVP email Lookthemusical@gmail.com
Book by Jessica Bedford
Music direction by Christopher Gurr
A workshop presentation with George Abud, Matt Dengler, Charity Farrell, Tracey Gilbert, Patti Lee Meringo, Andrew Oakes and Keith Pillow
Seen through the eyes of two modern young lovers, Look a new musical, reinvents the classic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice testing the limits of faith and commitment.
It is free, to RSVP email Lookthemusical@gmail.com
First Look Festival: Imperial Dreams |
Classic Stage Company
June 2015 |
A trilogy by CHARLES L. MEE
freely adapted from the works of EURIPIDES
Charles L. Mee, one of America’s most venturesome and inventive playwrights, casts his antic gaze on the dramas of Euripides with adaptations of three major works: IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, THE TROJAN WOMEN and ORESTES, crafting them into a counter version to Homer’s Iliad. Each play of this trilogy can stand alone as an evening of theatre, but taken all together, will give a unique and coruscating look at the Trojan War.
Tickets can be purchase here.
June 15: IPHIGENIA IN AULIS
June 22: THE TROJAN WOMEN
June 29: ORESTES
freely adapted from the works of EURIPIDES
Charles L. Mee, one of America’s most venturesome and inventive playwrights, casts his antic gaze on the dramas of Euripides with adaptations of three major works: IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, THE TROJAN WOMEN and ORESTES, crafting them into a counter version to Homer’s Iliad. Each play of this trilogy can stand alone as an evening of theatre, but taken all together, will give a unique and coruscating look at the Trojan War.
Tickets can be purchase here.
June 15: IPHIGENIA IN AULIS
June 22: THE TROJAN WOMEN
June 29: ORESTES