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Ariana Reines’ TELEPHONE To Be Presented At Reed College
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2026

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE) will present TELEPHONE, a contemporary play by Ariana Reines, at Reed College. The production marks PETE's return to staging an already-written play.

Full Cast Set For Theatr Clwyd’s UNDER MILK WOOD
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026

Full casting has been announced for Theatr Clwyd's major new production of Dylan Thomas's beloved masterpiece Under Milk Wood, directed by Artistic Director Kate Wasserberg.

Photos: Michael Sheen and More in NYE at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2025

The National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre has released a first look at the return of Nye, Tim Price's epic Welsh fantasia, which charts the life of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan and his battle to create the NHS.

Photos: Michael Sheen and More in Rehearsal For NYE at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2025

The National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre have released rehearsal photos from the return of Nye, Tim Price's epic Welsh fantasia, directed by Rufus Norris, which charts the life of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan and his battle to create the NHS. 

PETE'S AW, HELL to Open at Reed College Performing Arts Building
by Emmy Rice - May 24, 2025

Demons on their lunch break. Virgil as a shady tour guide. A tenants association meeting as torture, food and sex combined in unholy ways, and confusion about which door leads to the blood pool.

Portland Center Stage Presents PETE'S A SEAGULL
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2024

Portland Center Stage will present 'a seagull,' a unique adaptation of Chekhov's classic by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, marking the culmination of a decade-long series of translated Chekhov shows.

PETE's A SEAGULL Comes to Ellyn Bye Studio Theatre at Portland Center Stage in June
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

PCS will present PETE’s a seagull, June 29-July 13 in the Ellyn Bye Studio Theatre at Portland Center Stage.

Review: CARDIAC ORGAN: A GOTH CABARET at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - Jun 28, 2023

CARDIAC ORGAN is excellent fun – not the good, clean type, but the vastly superior creepy, twisted type. Slither up to the bar for a Red Rabbit and enjoy the show.

PETE Presents THE AMERICANS A Co-Production With The Historic Alberta House
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2022

PETE presents THE AMERICANS a co-production with the Historic Alberta House runs January 19 - February 4 at Alberta House.

Review: THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - Jul 1, 2022

Funny, poignant, weird – Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble’s new take on THE CHERRY ORCHARD, translated by Štĕpán Šimek, is a vehicle to showcase what both Chekhov and PETE do best.

Casting and Additional Tour Dates Announced For THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2021

Back by popular demand, the Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, adapted by Simon Stephens from the novel by Mark Haddon, and directed by Marianne Elliott (War Horse, Angels in America, Company) will open at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre on 20 November before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour.

BWW Review: WEATHER ROOM: A Strange, and Strangely Comforting, New Work from Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
by Krista Garver - Dec 4, 2020

PETE's interactive virtual experience WEATHER ROOM runs through this weekend at 7:30 each night.

THE WEATHER ROOM PROJECT A Divination Mobile Performance Pop Up Begins This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2020

Weather is universal. It's the safest (blandest) conversation starter. It's a part of the common human experience, open to regular, mundane, acts of prognostication.

OUR RUINED HOUSE A PETE Original Announced At Reed College 
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2019

Examining the geopolitical through the lens of the interpersonal, Our Ruined House summons a world in which the audience's perception becomes the principal arbiter of what is 'true'. Featuring a giant octopus, a tiny meatloaf, and the poetry of Donald Rumsfeld, Our Ruined House investigates a world driven more by the appearance of winning than any central truth. By contrasting the slippery, subjective narratives of both romantic and geopolitical relationships, we point at the sacrifices made in order to 'win' in both arenas. What narratives will we create and what secrets will we bury in order to come out on top, in both love and war? What are we willing to ruin on the road to victory?

PETE Ensemble Presents Robert Quillen Camp's HOW TO LEARN
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2018

Portland-based theater company PETE Ensemble brings the work of adventurous playwright Robert Quillen Camp (Chekhov Lizardbrain, Pay Up, All Hands) back to New York after an absence of several years. A provocative performance piece inspired by Nietzsche's lectures on education, How to Learn nestles a professor's story of the banalities of contemporary academic life within an immersive sound environment that moves the piece into a surreal and affecting exploration of the imagination.

Finborough Theatre to Stage First UK Production of John Galsworthy's WINDOWS in 85 Years
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2017

Celebrating the 150th birthday of novelist and playwright John Galsworthy, the first professional UK production in 85 years of Windows by John Galsworthy opens at the Finborough Theatre for a three-week limited season today, 22 August 2017 (Press Nights: Thursday, 24 August and Friday, 25 August 2017 at 7.30pm).

Finborough Theatre to Stage First UK Production of John Galsworthy's WINDOWS in 85 Years
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2017

Celebrating the 150th birthday of novelist and playwright John Galsworthy, the first professional UK production in 85 years of Windows by John Galsworthy opens at the Finborough Theatre for a three-week limited season on Tuesday, 22 August 2017 (Press Nights: Thursday, 24 August and Friday, 25 August 2017 at 7.30pm).

Casting Announced For WINDOWS at Finborough Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jul 26, 2017

Celebrating the 150th birthday of novelist and playwright John Galsworthy, the first professional UK production in 85 years of Windows by John Galsworthy opens at the Finborough Theatre for a three week limited season on Tuesday, 22 August 2017 (Press Nights: Thursday, 24 August and Friday, 25 August 2017 at 7.30pm).

PETE Announces Programming for a Summer of Fun!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2017

PETE has an incredible summer of performance ahead. Join us at the Northwest New Works festival in Seattle (June 9-11), or Summerfest at CoHo Theater in Portland (July 13-16) for a look at our vodka-soaked Cold War tragi-comedy Deception Unit.

BWW Review: The Office Gets Weird in Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble's PROCEDURES FOR SAYING NO
by Krista Garver - Jun 27, 2016