602 Northeast Prescott Street
Portland, OR 97211
Portland Playhouse is a theatre in Portland, OR.
Table 17 is a play by Douglas Lyons, directed by Charles Grant, set as a dinner between two exes named Jada and Dallas who revisit the story of their relationship. Moving between past and present with humor and honesty, the play explores the spark, the unraveling, and the...
Oslo is a play by JT Rogers, directed by Brian Weaver, bringing political intrigue to the stage through the back-channel story of unlikely diplomats working in secret to broker peace. The production reveals the human relationships at work behind large-scale global change. It...
Simply Simone is a musical created by David Grapes and Robert Neblett, with arrangements by Vince di Mura and directed by Patdro Harris, exploring the life and legacy of singer and activist Nina Simone. The production examines Nina as a character at various stages of her life...
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The four plays are deeply impactful, asking you to confront some of the hardest-to-face parts of being a person. It isn’t always comfortable, though there are parts that are unexpectedly funny. I highly recommend it.…
LIVE IN 3,2,1…turns RCA’s first live TV broadcast into total, ridiculous chaos. With a clever script, a strong cast, and clockwork direction, it’s genuinely laugh-out-loud funny.…
Douglas Lyons' TABLE 17 is heartwarming and funny, and this production is thrilling from start to finish thanks to excellent performances by Tyharra Cozier, Marcus Lattimore, and Tyler Andrew Jones.…
Kate Hamill's Pride & Prejudice at Portland Center Stage boasts a gorgeous set and a talented cast, but its broad farce trades Austen's sharp wit for slapstick.…
A show like this lives or dies by the musical performances, and Broadway Rose's production delivers on its promise a hundred times over, especially Hunter Semrau as Jerry Lee Lewis.…
The circus has rolled into town! The national tour of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 best-selling novel, has pitched its big top in the Keller Auditorium, arriving with all of the promised spectacle. With a book by Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Pigpen Theatre Co., this musica…
Bag & Baggage Productions' performance of Neil Simon's classic comedy, Barefoot in the Park, is an absolute delight with top-notch local talent, and a beautifully staged American classic.…
NEWSIES is a big, joyful, high-energy dance spectacular at the theatre with a message about how to successfully stand up to corporate greed. Recommended for all.…
Andrea Parson's solo show turns a very personal search for love into a funny, engaging, and highly relatable journey, whether or not you’ve ever stood at the altar of your own expectations about finding the one.…
Three young women in Louisiana in 1943 whose lives are upended when a Life magazine reporter arrives to tell their story and is changed by it herself. Funny, warm, and quietly devastating, a tribute to female friendship and the search for self-worth.…
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The end of the world is coming. At least, that’s what the citizens of Bikini Bottom believe when a volcano threatens to wipe them off the map. As panic spreads and doomsday schemes take hold, one unlikely hero emerges: SpongeBob SquarePants. With the help of his best friends, he...
The end of the world is coming. At least, that’s what the citizens of Bikini Bottom believe when a volcano threatens to wipe them off the map. As panic spreads and doomsday schemes take hold, one unlikely hero emerges: SpongeBob SquarePants. With the help of his best friends, he...
A week after Juicy’s father dies, he finds himself at a backyard barbecue celebrating the marriage of his mother and uncle—sound familiar? James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning reimagining of Hamlet casts the sweet prince of Denmark as a queer, Black boy from the South. In this...
Anna Campbell shook the theater world decades ago with a radical performance of monologues from August Wilson’s Fences , which came to be known forever as Naked Wilson* . It made her a legend – and a pariah. Now, after years in self-imposed exile, she’s back and ready to reclaim...
This timeless holiday classic returns to the Playhouse, relating the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy and miserly businessman who ultimately experiences redemption. As Scrooge learns the importance of kindness, connection, and love, this heart-filled, musically-infused...
It’s 1949 and gentrification is threatening Detroit’s Black Bottom, the city’s historic African American neighborhood. Blue, a talented but tormented trumpeter, must decide if he wants to fight to keep his jazz joint, the Paradise Club, alive. When a mysterious woman full of...
Anna Campbell shook the theater world decades ago with a radical performance of monologues from August Wilson’s Fences, which came to be known forever as Naked Wilson. It made her a legend – and a pariah. Now, after years in self-imposed exile, she’s back and ready to reclaim...
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, set in a 1911 Pittsburgh boarding house, follows Herald Loomis’ search for identity and belonging. This August Wilson masterpiece captures the essence of the African American post- slavery experience, weaving together themes of heritage, freedom, and...
Drawn from interviews with more than 250 students, parents, teachers and staff, Notes from the Field is a heart-wrenching tale of injustice, compassion, and hope that will leave you on the edge of your seat. This production lays the broken criminal justice system bare and...
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical June 7th - June 30th, 2024 Book by Dennis Kelly Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin Music Directed by Eric Nordin Choreography by Kemba Shannon Directed by Brian Weaver To change the world, it takes a little genius... Our heroine is a precocious young...
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Join us for the 2026–2027 Season Portland Center Stage at The Armory (9/27-6/27) |
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Bad Seed Twilight Theater Company (10/15-11/01) |
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Guys & Dolls Stumptown Stages (10/02-10/25) |
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LIZZIE Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre (10/16-11/08) |
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H.M.S. Pinafore The Brunish Theatre (10/09-10/25) |
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Raphaël Feuillâtre: Latin Passions The Old Church Concert Hall (11/05-11/05) |
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Dover Quartet: Brahms, Pura Fé & Dvořák Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark College (10/28-10/28) |
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NT Live: Frankenstein presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater (10/25-10/25) |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oregon Shakespeare Festival (3/13-10/25) |
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The Woman In Black The Vault Theater & Event Space (10/15-11/01) |
