CoHo Adds Two New Shows To Summer Lineup

This just in! Two more world premiere programs have been added to CoHo's World Premiere Summer. We relish the opportunity to collaborate with Portland's new work pioneers and believe you'll enjoy these new pieces too. Single ticket prices vary, OR you can select 5 of the new pieces you most want to see for $50, the price of a World Premiere Summer FlexPass! Purchase one online or call (503) 205-0715.

RAW

Co-Produced with Playwrights West

Fresh off the printers, never seen, never heard...all new...all raw. This summer, writers from Playwrights West offer the public a first peek at their latest plays in a series of concert readings at the CoHo Theatre. This mini new works festival promises material spanning multiple genres, showcasing the great range and diversity of Playwrights West members.

About Playwrights West:
Several professional Portland playwrights, recognized for the high quality of their writing, have formed Playwrights West, a new professional theatre company focused on presenting top-level productions of its members' work and supporting development of original work in Portland.

Member playwrights are: Ellen Margolis, Steve Patterson, Andrea Stolowitz, Eugenia Woods, Patrick Wohlmut, Nick Zagone, and Matthew B. Zrebski.
June 24-July 3, 2010; Thurs-Sat @8; Sun @2.
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Will and are available online or by phone at (503) 205-0715.

Madder Music & Stronger Wine

Co-Produced with Russ Cowan

Since prehistoric times, Man has created and enjoyed erotic art and/or literature. Madder Music & Stronger Wine is a new musical revue that suggests that it was during the fin de siecle, the last twenty years of the nineteenth century, that erotica managed, against all odds, to become art.

With a rousing and mischievous score by Sir Arthur S. Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame), this musical romp (book and lyrics by Portland playwright Russ Cowan - Going to Pot: The Reefer Madness Musical) examines the Victorian mindset, the major sexual obsessions of the era and the erotic output of the major writers of the day, including Thomas Hardy, Alfred Tennyson, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, and of course, the irrepressible Oscar Wilde.

A cast of six take on over twenty roles in musicalizations of the most notorious erotic novels of the fin de siecle in this blush-inducing World Premiere romp through the dirty linens of the Victorian Era.
June 21-June 23, 2010; Mon-Wed @8 - At these stage readings, producer Russ Cowan will gather audience feedback about his new work.
August 9-August 11, 2010; Mon-Wed @8 - Russ returns, having incorporated your feedback into this fully-staged production!
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Will and are available online or by phone at (503) 205-0715.

Playing through June 12, 2010, you won't want to miss this show!
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
Performances on 5/16, 5/20, and 5/27 feature post-show discussions.
$25 for adults, $20 for students, educators and 60+
Thursdays are Pay-What-You-Will for everyone.
You may purchase tickets online, by phone at (503) 205-0715,
or at the door 1hr prior to curtain.

www.cohoproductions.org