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Profile Theatre Names Suzanne Raether as New Managing Director
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2025

Profile Theatre has announced new Managing Director Suzanne Raether - a position made possible through a three-year, $263,000 capacity-building grant from the Murdock Trust.

Profile Theatre Opens 2025�"26 Season With Jen Silverman’s WITCH At The Armory
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2025

Profile Theatre will launch its 2025–26 season with Witch, the subversive and spellbinding play by Jen Silverman, running October 16–November 2, 2025 at The Ellyn Bye Studio at The Armory.

Profile Theatre Hosts Playwright Festival 2025
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2025

 Profile Theatre will welcome two-time Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and Richard Rogers award winner, Tony Voter, and Dramatist Guild Council Member Mike Lew for their residency in Profile’s 2025-2027 cycle! 

Profile Theatre Presents SAMSARA By Lauren Yee
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

Profile ushers in its 2024-2025 Lauren Yee Season with Samsara, a play about what to expect when expecting someone else’s child.

Profile Theatre to Present OUR ORANGE SKY in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2024

Profile Theatre will present OUR ORANGE SKY, exploring themes of resilience and community. Directed by Josh Hecht, this new play promises a compelling and thought-provoking experience. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Profile Theatre Announces Lauren Yee Festival And 2024 Season Changes 
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2024

PROFILE THEATRE, has announced the Lauren Yee Festival of new works February 23-25. The weekend festival will consist of three enhanced staged readings of new plays from Lauren Yee and will take place at Imago Theatre.

Profile Theatre Hosts Lauren Yee Festival in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2024

Profile Theatre has announced the Lauren Yee Festival of new works, taking place February 23-25. The weekend festival will consist of three enhanced staged readings of new plays from Lauren Yee and will take place at Imago Theatre.

awe/struck. By Christopher Oscar Peña Comes to Profile Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2023

Profile Theatre presents awe/struck. by christopher oscar peña as part of their 2023-24 season: The American Generation.

Profile Theatre Brings a Bit of Hollywood to Portland
by Team BWW - Jun 2, 2023

For the final show of their most ambitious season to date, Profile Theatre presents How to Make An American Son, by christopher oscar peña, directed by Ben Villegas Randle. Peña is one of the featured playwrights of Profile’s special two-year 25th anniversary season entitled “The American Generation” along with Kristoffer Diaz and Lauren Yee.

Review: THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - Oct 14, 2022

Kristoffer Diaz's play is one of those rare treats that is a heck of a lot of fun and also has something meaningful to say.

Special Offer: THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY at Profile Theatre
by BWW Special Offer - Sep 30, 2022

Special Offer: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY Comes to the Imago Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 10, 2022

Profile Theatre presents The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz as the first play for their 2022-23 25th Anniversary season: The American Generation. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity marries rip-roaring comedy, some of the smartest critique of the American Dream and its access to BIPOC and first-gen Americans…and professional wrestling. 

Playwright christopher oscar peña Featured In Profile Theatre's 2022-2024 Double Season 'The American Generation'
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2022

PROFILE THEATRE, which explores the bodies of work of 2-3 writers over two years, is excited to announce that Kristoffer Diaz, christopher oscar peña and Lauren Yee will be the company's featured playwrights for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons.  

BWW Review: GLORIA at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - Jan 20, 2022

GLORIA, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2015 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2016, speaks with eerie coincidence to two of the biggest national conversations taking place today.

Casting Announced For Actors Theatre Of Indiana's LOMBARDI
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2021

Actors Theatre of Indiana will present its next production in the 2021-2022 season beginning October 29, 2021 and running through November 21, 2021. LOMBARDI is the story of the complex and charismatic Vince Lombardi, coach of the 1965 champion Green Bay Packers, and his wife Marie.

BWW Feature: PDX THEATRES OFFER AUDIO PLAYS, STREAMING FESTIVALS, AND ACTIVITIES TO DO AT HOME
by Krista Garver - Jun 17, 2020

With shows on hold, theatres have started to explore non-traditional ways to connect with audiences. Here's what's new.

Profile Theatre To Release Audio Play: CLAUDIA, A VIRAL LOVE STORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2020

PROFILE THEATRE premieres Claudia, A Viral Love Story, a 5-episode audio play by 9 astounding writers, known for their work in theatre, film and TV. Each writer was given prompts to create a scene and was asked to hand over their scene to the next writer to build on.

BWW Review: INDECENT at Artists Repertory Theatre and Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - Mar 2, 2020

BWW Review: THE BALTIMORE WALTZ Is a Whimsical Journey Through Grief, Via Europe, at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - Oct 24, 2019

BWW Review: IN THE WAKE Challenges Us to See and Conquer Our Blind Spots, Both Personally and Politically, at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - Dec 7, 2018

Lisa Kron's IN THE WAKE draws parallels between the personal and the political to suggest that even the most unimaginable outcomes aren't really that out there -- it's just that we're really bad at seeing past the end of our own nose.