Lauren Modica News

Portland Center Stage Marks 20 Years at The Armory

by Stephi Wild — September 17, 2026

Portland Center Stage celebrates two decades at its historic home with a milestone season featuring new productions and co-productions, as the theater emerges from a financial crisis.

Profile Theatre Opens 2025–26 Season With Jen Silverman’s WITCH At The Armory

by A.A. Cristi — October 6, 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.

CORIOLANUS to be Presented at Portland Center Stage This Spring

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 15, 2024

From April 20 through May 19, 2024, Shakespeare’s study of political power and folly, Coriolanus, takes the stage at Portland Center Stage.

Creative Teams and Casts Announced For 2022 Oregon Shakespeare Festival

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 2, 2022

The imminent start of the 2022 Oregon Shakespeare Festival season—Artistic Director Nataki Garrett’s first full season—marks a celebratory return to repertory producing.

Community Voices Project Launches With Work From 12 Black PDX-Based Artists

by A.A. Cristi — July 29, 2020

Portland Center Stage announces the new series Community Voices Project and launches it with the release of 12 works from celebrated Black artists based in Portland: Cycerli Ash, Ayanna Berkshire, Bobby Bermea, Delphon 'DJ' Curtis Jr.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Launches Streaming Service, Shows on O!

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 1, 2020

Shows on O!, Oregon Shakespeare Festival's new streaming service, will launch July 2, bringing the first full-length video recordings of OSF plays to living rooms, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and wherever patrons and supporters of live performance theatre are.

HAIR, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and More Announced in Portland Center Stage's 2020-2021 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 9, 2020

Portland Center Stage at The Armory announced its 2020-2021 ten-show season, featuring music, humor, Tony Award-winning classics, and a Northwest Stories commissioned world premiere from nationally renowned playwright Lauren Yee.

BWW Review: MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Portland Center Stage

by Krista Garver — December 12, 2019

Photo Flash: First Look At MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY At Portland Center Stage

by A.A. Cristi — December 2, 2019

Artistic Director Marissa Wolf makes her Portland Center Stage at The Armory directing debut with Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a delightful Jane Austen-inspired comedy from playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon.

Photo Flash: Portland Center Stage Presents MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

by A.A. Cristi — November 15, 2019

Artistic Director Marissa Wolf makes her Portland Center Stage at The Armory directing debut with Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a delightful Jane Austen-inspired comedy from playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon.

OSF Announces Casting For 2020 Season

by A.A. Cristi — November 11, 2019

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which is entering its 85th year, today announced the casts for the 2020 season, featuring some of the most beloved performers from OSF's history alongside newcomers from around the country.

Marissa Wolf Makes Portland Center Stage Directing Debut With MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY

by A.A. Cristi — October 23, 2019

Artistic Director Marissa Wolf will make her Portland Center Stage at The Armory directing debut with Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a delightful Jane Austen-inspired comedy from playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon.

OSF Celebrates Juneteenth On June 17

by Stephi Wild — June 10, 2019

Oregon Shakespeare Festival will host its annual Juneteenth Celebration on Monday, June 17.

OSF's Allen Elizabethan Theatre Opens June 7-9

by Stephi Wild — May 23, 2019

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival invites audiences to enjoy two plays by William Shakespeare-plus one about a young girl with a crucial superpower, curiosity, and the beloved fantastical dream adventure in which she tries to figure out how to stay true to who she is-under the stars when its flagship

BWW Review: Bedlam's SENSE & SENSIBILITY Flies onto Portland Center Stage (Warning: May Cause Dizziness)

by Krista Garver — January 24, 2019

Directed by Eric Tucker and with sets by John McDermott, Portland Center Stage's production of Kate Hamill's SENSE & SENSIBILITY is close to the Bedlam original.

Photo Flash: Portland Center Stage Presents SENSE & SENSIBILITY

by A.A. Cristi — January 16, 2019

Portland Center Stage at The Armory brings Kate Hamill's hit adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to Portland in a vivacious production originally created by renowned New York theater company Bedlam.

Photo Flash: First Look At SENSE AND SENSIBILITY At Portland Center Stage at The Armory

by A.A. Cristi — January 8, 2019

Portland Center Stage at The Armory brings Kate Hamill's hit adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to Portland in a vivacious production originally created by renowned New York theater company Bedlam.

SENSE & SENSIBILITY To Open At The Armory

by A.A. Cristi — December 13, 2018

Portland Center Stage at The Armory brings Kate Hamill's hit adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to Portland in a vivacious production originally created by renowned New York theater company Bedlam.

BWW Review: TWIST YOUR DICKENS Rings in Another Christmas Season with a Laugh, at Portland Center Stage

by Krista Garver — December 5, 2018

It's that time of year again -- when the Cratchit family makes plans to murder Scrooge while he's on a journey back to the '80s with the Ghost of Christmas Past.

TWIST YOUR DICKENS To Open At The Armory

by A.A. Cristi — October 26, 2018

The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens returns to Portland Center Stage at The Armory with a new Scrooge played by Isaac Lamb, new jokes, and the same uproariously funny experience Portland audiences have come to expect.