Lisa Harrow to Direct Portland Shakespeare Project's TWELFTH NIGHT Next Summer; 2015 Season Set

Portland Shakespeare Project (PSP) announces Lisa Harrow will direct the summer mainstage production of Twelfth Night, along with an expanded 2015 season. The company's fifth season will include three additional shows in 2015. On March 9, PSP will hold a fundraising performance featuring Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Robin Nordli's one-person show Virgins to Villains. In repertory with Twelfth Night, a yet-to-be announced staged reading will accompany the mainstage summer production. In October, PSP will present Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, October 15 through November 1.Tickets for all four shows will go on sale January 5, 2015.

Lisa Harrow returns to Portland Shakespeare Project as a Resident Artist to direct William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Harrow, an internationally-acclaimed actress, director and educator, inspired Portland actors and audience members at PSP last season with a powerful and enlightening Master Class. Harrow will again teach two Master Classes during the 2015 season. William Shakespeare's masterpiece, Twelfth Night, runs July 8 through August 2.

"I am incredibly excited to announce our fifth and expanded 2015 Season," says Michael Mendelson, PSP's Founding Artistic Director. "Having Lisa Harrow join us as a Resident Artist and having her direct Twelfth Night is a tremendous opportunity for Portland audiences to see Shakespeare directed by a world-renowned Shakespeare artist. And I am so very pleased to offer Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of The Turn of the Screw just in time for Halloween as part of our enhanced programming."

In keeping with its mission of making classical theatre more accessible to its audiences, Portland Shakespeare Project will again offer a wide variety of popular Audience Enrichment Programs in conjunction with both Twelfth Night and The Turn of the Screw. 2015 Summer Class offerings will include Lisa Harrow's Master Classes as well as a Shakespeare project to be taught by Education Director Michael Nehring.

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2015 SEASON SCHEDULE

MONDAY, MARCH 9

Special Event: Virgins to Villains is Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Robin Nordli's witty and revealing one-person show that juxtaposes her life against William Shakespeare's female roles. Virgins to Villains will be part of Portland Shakespeare Project's fundraising event for its fifth season.

Performance: Monday, March 9, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Morrison Stage at Artists Repertory Theatre. Preceded by pre-show festivities beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Morrison Lobby.

JULY 8 - AUGUST 2

Twelfth Night is William Shakespeare's sparkling, romantic comedy of love, longing, gender confusion and marriage. Lisa Harrow will direct the production.

Performances: July 8 - August 2, 2015. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30 pm., Sundays 2:00 p.m. Alder Stage at Artists Repertory Theatre.

JULY

A Staged Reading (TBD) will continue Portland Shakespeare Project's tradition of presenting a reading that complements the theme of the summer's mainstage production.

Performances: July 2015 (exact dates and times TBA).

OCTOBER 15 - NOVEMBER 1

The Turn of the Screw is Henry James's famous, gothic ghost story, as adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, which will be presented just in time for Halloween.

Performances: October 15 - November 1, 2015. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 7:30 pm., Sundays 2:00 p.m. Alder Stage at Artists Repertory Theatre.