FOOL FOR LOVE And THIS LIME TREE BOWER Among CoHo's 2009/10 Season

CoHo Productions recently announced its 2009-2010 season. It is as follows:

Fool For Love by Sam Shepard
Co-Producers Chris Harder and Val Landrum, also starring.
October 16-November 21, 2009
CoHo opens it's 14th season with Fool for Love by Sam Shepard; a vicious, erotic and funny, tale set in a run down hotel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert where Eddie and May fight tooth and nail to escape their catastrophic past. Dark secrets are revealed in a haunting story of gripping jealousy, brutal betrayal, and the deepest kind of love. Told with reckless abandon and infinite care by one of America's most renowned and audacious playwrights, Fool for Love is full of unforgettable images and heartbreaking truth.
Directed by Megan Kate Ward.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare, adapted by Chris Murray
Co-Producer Chris Murray, also starring.
January 15-February 20, 2010
With this brisk, exciting new cut, the play focuses on the familial themes of Hamlet. The cuts are intended to shorten the overall play and to give a sharp focus to the plot lines that directly tell the story. With a company of five actors and minimal tech, this is Hamlet in its essence. Without the distractions of excessive tech or out of context ideals (Post-Apocalypse, No, thank you), this version of Hamlet will remind you why you fell in love with this play in the first place.
Directed by Kristan Seemel

This Lime Tree Bower by Conor McPherson
Co-Producer Our Shoes Are Red/The Performance Lab.
May 7-June 12, 2010
"A touching, marvelously entertaining play which tell a gripping tale with absolute panache" wrote The London Daily Telegraph. "Conor McPherson has penned one of the year's best new works for the theatre. Highly enjoyable and highly recommended" wrote the Sunday Express. 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 a rape, an embarrassing episode at a college lecture, 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.
Directed by Devon Allen
About Coho

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 produced or co-produced 32 plays, including five world premieres, and won 15 Drammy Awards for outstanding achievement in Portland theatre. Supporting new plays remains a major part of Coho's mission.
What's Next at CoHo:
CoHo's Endless Summer:

Live theatre every night for eight weeks in July and August including:

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
By Burt Royal
Directed by Brian Allard
July 10-August 1

The 24 Hour Plays
August 2nd

The Last One(s) Standing

late nights - readings - surprise guests - improv

2009-2010 season previews

And more.

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