Photo Flash: Portland Center Stage's MIKE'S INCREDIBLE INDIAN ADVENTURE

Portland Center Stage invites you to witness what LA Weekly calls "a feat of brilliance" in Mike's Incredible Indian Adventure, one man's hilariously tragic tale of west meets east. Mike's Incredible Indian Adventure began previews on Tuesday April 20, and opens on Friday April 23. The show runs Tuesday through Sunday until June 13, 2010. Showtimes are 7:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday, with a 2:00 pm Sunday matinee and alternating Saturday 2:00 pm and Sunday 7:30 pm performances. For a complete performance schedule, go to http://tickets.pcs.org/buytickets/calendar.asp.
 
Tickets for Mike's Incredible Indian Adventure start at $22, with student and under 18 prices available. Rush tickets will be available for $20 a few minutes before each performance. Tickets can be purchased through the box office by calling 503.445.3700 or online at www.pcs.org.

Creator and Performer Mike Schlitt is a founding member of the Actors' Gang Theatre, two-time winner of the International FringeNYC's Outstanding Solo Performance award, and a recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle's Margaret Harford award for outstanding contribution to Los Angeles theatre.  Since 1983, he has worked on over 40 productions; favorites include writing and performing three solo pieces: Jesus Ride, Drive, He Said, and Mike's Incredible Indian Adventure; directing the American premiere of George Tabori's Mein Kampf (winner of 2 Garland awards),  adapting and directing Gogol's The Inspector General (LA Weekly award nomination), co-writing and  directing Little Man in the Box (named one of LA Times 10 Best Productions of 1997), and developing,  directing and performing in two separate productions of the Actors' Gang's long running hit Klub (Best Revival 2008 – L.A. Weekly). Mike has made short films for Epic Records In the Studio with Tenacious D, FXM Network Joe's Gyro Palace and Sony Pictures Studio Head. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife (director Nancy Keystone) and daughter, and works in the oxymoronic field of "Creative Marketing".
 
Director Nancy Keystone is a director/playwright/designer and visual artist, and is the founder/artistic director of Critical Mass Performance Group. She has directed and designed award-winning productions at regional theaters across the country, including for PCS: The 39 Steps, Apollo (with Critical Mass), Antigone (in an adaptation she wrote), Dirty Blonde, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Underneath the Lintel. She also was co-design consultant for the Gerding Theater at the Armory, conceptualizing and developing features for the four lobby spaces. As a visual artist, Nancy works in mixed media, creating paintings and collages, and combines her visual art with directing to create unique scenic environments for her productions. She is the recipient of TCG's prestigious Alan Schneider Director Award, as well as grants and fellowships from the NEA, Arts Presenters/Doris Duke Ensemble Theatre, Collaborations grant, TCG/Pew Charitable Trusts' National Theatre Artist ResidenCy Grant, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Center for Cultural Innovation's Investing in Artists Grant, Durfee Foundation, Drama League of New York and the California Community Foundation. She is a member of the visiting faculty at UCLA and Cal Arts, and is a frequent guest lecturer and an instructor in arts-in-education programs nationwide. www.nancykeystone.com
 
Additional support for this production has been provided by the Dream Envision Foundation. Media support has been provided by Kink.fm.

Portland Center Stage's 2009/10 season is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and Work for Art; the Oregon Arts Commission; the Paul G.Allen Family Foundation; Joanne Lilley and Helen & Jerry Stern.
 
Portland Center Stage inspires our community by bringing stories to life in unexpected ways.  Established in 1988 as an off shoot of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, PCS became an independent theater in 1994 and has been under the leadership of Artistic Director Chris Coleman since May 2000.  The company presents a blend of classic, contemporary and original productions in a conscious effort to appeal to the eclectic palate of theatergoers in Portland.  PCS also offers a variety of education and outreach programs for curious minds from six to 106, including discussions, classes, workshops and partnerships with organizations throughout the Portland metro area.
 
THE GERDING THEATER AT THE ARMORY houses a 599-seat Main Stage and the 200-seat black box Ellyn Bye Studio.  It was the first building on the National Register of Historic Places, and the first performing arts venue, to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification. The Gerding Theater at the Armory opened to the public on Oct. 1, 2006.  The capital campaign to fund the renovation of this hub for community artistic activity continues.