CoHo Productions Announces Its 2010 World Premiere Summer

CoHo Productions Announces Its 2010 World Premiere Summer:

P.S., I Love Your Daughter
by Gary Corbin
Co-Produced with Double Diamond Productions
Directed by Erin Thomas
June 17-20, 2010
Thursday - Saturday @ 8; Sunday @ 2
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Will

Michael, a 40-something man still recovering from his divorce three years prior, gets back on the dating market at the urging of his best friend and former drill sergeant, Paul. Michael meets 30-ish Jennifer at a trade show and asks her out. She accepts - and only then does he realize that she is Paul's estranged daughter. Michael's attempt to keep the relationship secret creates a serious rift with his friend and pushes the father-daughter rift to the brink. A brand-new one-act comedy, written by Portland-area playwright Gary Corbin and directed by Erin Thomas.

Live Girls
by Natalie Rose
Directed by Toni (Tozzi) McDowell
July 8-August 7, 2010
Thurs - Sat @ 8; Sundays @ 2
Tickets are $18 for adults
$10 for students, educators, and 60+

"Live Girls" perform nude on stage all over the world. Who are they? And how do they get involved in the world of stripping? Inside the locker room of a small town strip club in the southwest, we remove the veil of fantasy and witness the truth and rawness of each woman. Juli, a bright-eyed girl full of naivety, gets a job as a cocktail waitress looking to satisfy her financial needs. She enters a world surrounded by several of life's greatest temptations; drugs, sex and money. The charismatic dancers at the club provide support, encouragement and empowering philosophies. How long could it be before she becomes a dancer herself? And will she ever be able to leave?

The 24 Hr. Plays
Presented by Erin Thomas
August 14, 2010 @ 8
Tickets are $10+

We will lock 30 actors and four writers in the CoHo Theater for 24 hours to cast, direct, and perform four original one-act plays. This creative collaboration will bring together 34 strangers, through a completely random selection, process under the most demanding of circumstances. Each writer will cast their actors by pulling their names out of a hat. The writers will have a limited amount of time to write and direct these actors in an original one act.

Fishing For My Father
Created and Performed by Chris Harder

Most recently seen at CoHo as Eddie in Fool For Love
August 19-28 Thurs-Sat @ 8; Sun @ 2
Tickets are $10-18

An epic fishing adventure to find his father reveals a glimpse into the heart of an abandoned son. This inventive solo show, where traditional monologues flow into impressionistic dance and surreal clown antics, is packed with original music and real life stories about the complexity of fatherhood, fathers and fishing. A fast-paced, funny and heartwarming world premier you won't want to miss! Funded in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Follow the process here!

Devised with some of Portland's top theatre makers, Chris Harder collaborates with Jonathan Walters (Hand2Mouth Theatre), Steve Patterson (Oregon Book Award winning playwright), Jerry Mouawad (Imago Theatre), Philip Cuomo (Third Rail Rep), Christine Calfas (Dance/Movement), Gretchen Corbett (Third Rail Rep), Don Crossley (Lights), Tim Stapleton (Set) and Steve Alexander (Sound.) Chris Harder is a professional actor and theatre maker committed to artistic risk and the development of new work. His one-man show, The Centering, was a collaboration with playwright Steve Patterson that toured internationally and received a Drammy Award for Outstanding Performance. Chris is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Parkside, was a founding member of the Sowelu Theater Ensemble, and an ongoing mentor with The Haven Project, and Playwrite Inc. Chris currently teaches acting skills to youth through Oregon Children's Theatre and The Young Players. He is a member of Actors' Equity Association and has performed with Portland Center Stage, Artists Rep, Third Rail Rep, Stark Raving, CoHo, Well Arts, Eggshell, Sojourn and Sowelu. What the media said about The Centering at the Edmonton Fringe:
"This gifted actor enthralls with simple, yet timeless antics."
-EDMONTON SUN

"Beautifully performed...Harder exhibits masterful command of the script... A superb fringe performance."
-SEE magazine

"A powerful actor who attacks his role here with a vengeance...Harder's performance is utterly riveting."
-VEU WEEKLY

Fishing For My Father
A new play in development.
August 19th - 29th, 2010

Funded in part by:
Regional Arts & Culture Council

What's Next at CoHo:

This Lime Tree Bower by Conor McPherson
Co-producers:
Our Shoes Are Red/The Performance Lab
Directed by Devon Allen
Starring Matthew DiBiasio, Dennis Kelly, and Matthew Micucci

May 7-June 12
Thursdays-Saturdays @ 8 and Sundays @2
Tickets: Thurs: Pay-What-You-Will;
Students, Educators & 60 and better: $20;
Reg $25

"A touching, marvelously entertaining play which tells a gripping tale with absolute panache" wrote The London Daily Telegraph. Conor McPherson's play This Lime Tree Bower brought McPherson to the attention of critics and audiences. This Lime Tree Bower tells the overlapping tales of three young men from a Dublin seaside town, recollecting one fateful night that included an embarrassing episode at a college lecture, a rape, and a robbery done for retribution that ties it all together. Gorgeous language and three compelling characters make this a must-see of the season.
Call (503) 205-0715 to purchase tickets, or online at www.cohoproductions.org

Coho Productions is a non-profit theatre company located just off NW 23rd Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Coho's mission is unique in that it co-produces with Portland area theatre artists. Each year Coho solicits submissions and selects three shows for its main season. Since 1995, Coho has co-produced 36 plays, including seven world premieres, and won 16 Drammy Awards for outstanding achievement in Portland theatre. Supporting new plays remains a major part of Coho's mission.

For more information, visit www.cohoproductions.org.

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