10/27: "the ripple, the wave that carried me home" at Portland Center Stage at The Armory

Portland Center Stage & Artists Repertory Theatre present
an interpreted performance of

the ripple, the wave that carried me home

By Christina Anderson

DATE & TIME: October 27th at 7:30 pm

LOCATION: The Armory, 128 NW Eleventh, Portland 97209

TICKETS: Check the Ticket Specials page to see what is available; 

                or use promo code SIGN to get a community discount

INTERPRETERS: Taiwo Olopade & Lo Aviles

Like diving into a glorious pool of water, this play suspends you with its bright humor and healing depth.

When Janice is pressed to return to her hometown and speak at a ceremony honoring her father, she has to reconcile with the childhood she’s tried to distance herself from and forget — one defined by her parents’ political activism and fight for the integration of their local swimming pools. Drawing on history that spans from 1930s segregation to the Rodney King trial and beyond, this deeply moving story explores the joys and challenges of forgiveness, justice, and the weight of one’s family legacy. Written by Tony Award-nominated playwright Christina Anderson, this gorgeous play was just selected as the winner of the coveted Horton Foote Prize!

“Anderson is a gifted playwright you want to pay attention to. She has the voice of a poet.” –Variety

 

"Hamlet" [Clever Enough] interpreted 9/5/19

Clever Enough presents
an interpreted performance of

Hamlet
by William Shakespeare

There will be blood

DATE & TIME: Thur Sept 5 at 7:30 pm

LOCATION: Chapel Theatre,4107 SE Harrison St, Milwaukie TICKETS: $15 (available online) 

INTERPRETERS: Dana Walls & Kassie Hughes

"Clever Enough proudly announces their second show: Hamlet by William Shakespeare. This production will, among other things, challenge the viewers into seeing the often overlooked aspects of this masterfully written play. A lot of attention is being placed on Fortinbras since he is so often cut out of productions and films altogether. This production is making a point to demonstrate how politics and deeply rooted family violence and betrayal are intertwined--the personal is political. Hamlet is a character with the sins of the father on him, but he’s got other things on his plate. Besides, Norway and the imperialism done in the past is old news and nothing to worry about.

…Or is it?

Meanwhile this production will not be shy about inspiring much deserved sympathy and admiration for Ophelia, Laertes and Gertrude by embracing their depth and heart. Furthermore, Clever Enough aims to remind the audience that while Hamlet is the hero of the play… he’s still human. And human beings can be cold sometimes. What’s more interesting: portraying this story as cut and dry, or delving into the grey areas of it with the intention of inspiring critical thinking? We think it’s the latter. "

reminder: Crossing Mnisose 5/2/19 at PCS

Portland Center Stage at The Armory
presents
an interpreted performance of

Crossing Mnisose

By Mary Kathryn Nagle

Directed by Molly Smith

Protect the water. Remember the sacrifice.

DATE & TIME: Thu 5/2/19 at 7:30 pm

LOCATION: 128 NW Eleventh Ave, Portland, OR

TICKETS: use promo code SIGN for community discount

INTERPRETERS: Dot Hearn and Karen Breidenbach

Crossing Mnisose (“minne-show-she”) tells the story of one of America's first feminists, Sacajawea, and draws a line from a completely original view of Lewis and Clark to the present day, as descendants of the Dakota and Lakota Nations continue their fight for the Mnisose (or what Europeans named the “Missouri River”) and the lands that contain the burials of their ancestors. From celebrated playwright, activist, and attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee Nation), whose Manahatta captivated audiences at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Run Time  Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, with one intermission.

Note     Recommended for ages 15 and up. This production contains loud noises, combat, domestic violence, strong language, and fog/haze. Children under 6 are not permitted at any production at The Armory. Learn more by calling 503-445-3700 or emailing boxoffice@pcs.org.

"Four Last Things" interpreted Friday 2/22 at 7:30 pm +*bonus*

Corrib Theatre presents
an interpreted performance of

FOUR LAST THINGS
by Lisa Tierney-Keogh

WHERE: New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St., Portland OR
TIME & DATE: Fri Feb 22nd at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Dot Hearn and Kassie Hughes
TICKETS: use code AFA for $15 tickets ($10 off regular price)

Bonus: Join us between 6:30-7:00 pm for a Deaf Community reception. Following the show, stay for a talkback, which will also be interpreted.


Jane is dropping out of college, out of life. She is stuck on her family’s farm in rural Ireland with a father who cannot find the words to articulate his fears, and a dog who intuitively grasps her state of mind but cannot reach her. Four Last Things is an emotionally charged journey through a young woman’s inner battles with depression as those who love her struggle to understand.

 Run time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

Note: The interpreters will be placed upstage in the performance space instead of in front. This is an intimate theatre with general seating (no assigned seats). Over 50% of the seats have excellent sightlines to the interpreters, as well as the play; another 25% has good sightlines. Priority seating in the seats with the best sightlines will be made available for Deaf and Hard of Hearing patrons.

reminder: "Fences" interpreted 5/9/18

Portland Playhouse presents
an interpreted performance of

Fences

by August Wilson

Directed by Lou Bellamy

DATE & TIME: Wed May 9th at 7:30 pm

LOCATION:  602 NE Prescott St, 
                     Portland, Oregon 97211
TICKETS:  Select "ASL tickets" when making  your purchase for the community discount
INTERPRETERS: Pam and Edwin Cancel





Husband, father, former athlete, garbage collector – 53-year old Troy struggles to define himself both inside and out of his 1950s PittsburgH home. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Fences asks “What makes us choose the things we keep at a distance and what we decide to let in?”

This will be the seventh of Wilson’s 10-play “American Century Cycle” that the Playhouse has staged.

Director Lou Bellamy (Obie award for Two Trains Running) is the founding Artistic Director of Penumbra Theatre Company, which has produced more August Wilson productions than any company in the world, including the premiere of Jitney!

"Marjorie Prime" interpreted performance 3/4/17

Artists Repertory Theatre presents
an interpreted performance of

Marjorie Prime 

By Jordan Harrison

Directed by Adriana Baer

DATE & TIME: Sat. 3/4/17 at 2:00 pm

LOCATION: 1515 NW Morrison, Portland 97205

On the Alder (lower) Stage

TICKETS: online with code ASL or call 503.241.1278

Interpreters: Rich Hall and Carolyn Brockway

"In this inquisitive new drama, a family grapples with the difference between a life lived and a life remembered as 85-year-old Marjorie struggles to keep hold of her memories and identity, gently assisted by an artificial version of her late husband, Walter. An exploration of aging, memory and technology, MARJORIE PRIME peers into what lies ahead and how our past is rewritten to face today."


- 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama
- Season 4 writer/producer on Orange Is the New Black
- NW Premiere

"Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue" Friday 2/10/17

Profile Theatre presents
an interpreted performance of

"Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue" 

Written by Quiara Alegria Hudes

DATE & TIME: Friday, February 10th at 7:30p

LOCATION: 1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR

TICKETS :  $20 when you ask for ASL seating

       Box Office 503.242.0080  

INTERPRETERS: Dot Hearn & Kassie Hughes

"Nineteen-year-old Lance Corporal Elliot Ortiz, U.S.M.C. is a recently anointed hometown hero who returns from the Iraq War with a leg injury and a difficult question: Will he go back to war a second time? Tracing the legacy of combat service through three generations of a Puerto Rican family, this evocative, lyrical and often humorous tale explores how the landscape of the soul is transformed by war."

Play one of the Elliot trilogy. Parts two and three will run in repertory in November 2017.

Pulitzer Prize Finalist.

Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue is that rare and rewarding thing: a theatre work that succeeds on every level while creating something entirely new. – The New York Times

"We Hold These Truths" interpreted 10/20

Portland Center Stage
presents an interpreted performance of

We Hold These Truths 

DATE: Thursday, October 20th
TIME: 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Portland Center Stage at The Armory
128 NW Eleventh, Portland OR 97209
INTERPRETER: Jayodin Mosher
TICKETS: $30 with promo code SIGN, or call the Box Office 503-445-3700

"As the U.S. joins World War II, Gordon Hirabayashi agonizes over government orders to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he fights to reconcile his country’s betrayal with his passionate belief in the U.S. Constitution, Hirabayashi journeys toward a greater understanding of America’s triumphs — and a confrontation with its failures. Inspired by the true story of University of Washington student, Gordon Hirabayashi. Ryun Yu, who played Hirabayashi at ACT Theatre in Seattle, reprises the role at The Armory."

Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes; no intermission.

Note: Recommended for ages 14 and up. Contains mature language. Children under 6 are not permitted at any PCS production.
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reminder: "A Streetcar Named Desire" interpreted June 2 at PCS

Portland Center Stage presents
an interpreted performance of

A Streetcar Named Desire

Written by Tennessee Williams 

Directed by Chris Coleman

photo by Patrick Weishampel

Portland Center Stage, Main Stage

128 NW Eleventh St, Portland, OR

Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 pm

Tickets: use promo code SIGN to get right price, right seats

Interpreters: Rich Hall and Cheryl Witters

Sign Coach: Irene Jazowick

Synopsis: Tennessee Williams’ iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is an exquisite study of the unraveling of Blanche DuBois, a fading southern belle. When she arrives unexpectedly on the doorstep of her sister, Stella, and her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, Blanche is clinging desperately to a persona designed to help her survive. Over the course of one hot, sultry New Orleans summer, Blanche’s fragile facade slowly crumbles as she meets her match in the rough-hewn and hyper masculine Stanley, who is determined to expose her.

Cast: Demetrius Grosse and Deidrie Henry from NBC’s gripping new drama Game of Silence (premiering on April 12), will take on the roles of Stanley and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire. Two other television regulars join them: Stella will be played by Kristen Adele (The Mysteries of Laura and Orange is the New Black, among others) and Mitch will be played by Keith Eric Chappelle (Madam Secretary and Elementary, among others; on Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun and Cyrano de Bergerac). Seven local actors complete the cast: Bobby Bermea, Dana Millican, Gilberto Martin del Campo, Anya Pearson, David Bodin, Sofia May-Cuxim and Blake Stone.

Note: A Streetcar Named Desire is recommended for ages 14+. Contains mature content and iconic lines like, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” The actors in this production will be using tobacco-free herbal cigarettes. Children under 6 are not permitted at any PCS production.

"Grand Concourse" interpreted Sat 5/28/16

Artists Repertory Theatre presents
an interpreted performance of

Grand Concourse

Written by Heidi Schreck

Directed by JoAnn Johnson

Artists Repertory Theatre

1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR

on the Morrison Stage

Saturday, May 28th at 2:00 pm

Interpreters: Dot Hearn and Kassie Hughes

Tickets: $35 with code WHOOPS - request seats in the interpreted section. Box office 503.241.1278

In an industrial soup kitchen in the Bronx, Shelley is a nun struggling to pray and questioning her life’s work. Her world in service to the needy, alongside a Dominican immigrant security guard and joke-writing “regular,” is rocked when a rainbow-haired college drop-out comes to volunteer. The girl’s enthusiasm and erratic behavior will change the course of their lives. With touching humor this motley group unravels the intricacies of need, the vagaries of compassion and limits of forgiveness.

•Recently seen Off-Broadway comedic drama
•Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2014/15 Finalist
•West Coast Premiere

RUN TIME: 1 hour, 45 minutes. No intermission.

"Blue Door" at Profile Theatre - interpreted 4/15

Profile Theatre presents
an interpreted performance of

Blue Door

by Tanya Barfield

1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR

Friday, April 15th at 7:30 pm; pre-show discussion at 7:00 pm

Tickets: call 503.242.0080 to request interpreted section seats

Interpreters: Edwin Cancel and Rich Hall

"Lewis, a highly successful mathematician, has never found himself up against a problem he cannot solve. But underneath his veneer of success lies a soul troubled by questions of personal and cultural identity. On a night of disorienting insomnia, Lewis inadvertently conjures three generations of ancestors and finds he must take in the wholeness of his history and face the life he has chosen. With beautiful songs and haunting imagery, Pulitzer-nominated Blue Door will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to live with – or escape – the past."


The In Dialogue pre-show presentation at 7:00 pm will also be interpreted. Join us on Friday, April 15th at 7:00 for a presentation by Dr. Anoop Mirpuri, Racial Haunting in an Age of Black Ascension.

"Since the 1980s, the ascension of black people within the professional classes, rather than indicating real progress in the fight for equality, has instead presented a major obstacle for working class and anti-racist struggles against economic and social inequalities that in fact seem to be widening. This presentation explores how black art and performance has both purposefully and unwittingly negotiated this problem that has become a defining feature of social and cultural life in America.

Anoop Mirpuri is Assistant Professor of English and affiliate faculty in Black Studies at Portland State University. He teaches and writes about African American literature, the black radical tradition, and the relation between race, capitalism, and criminalization."

Important and Timely:"We Are Proud To Present..." - interpreted performance this week

Artists Repertory Theater presents
an interpreted performance of

We are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Afriva, from the German Sudwestafrika, between the years 1884-1915

Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Kevin Jones

Saturday, April 2nd at 2:00 pm

Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR

on the Morrison Stage (upper level)

Interpreters: Dot Hearn and Dana Walls

Tickets: request seats in the interpreted section (house left) 

Box office 503.241.1278

A multiracial cast of six idealistic actors sets out to improvise a story about the first colonial genocide of the 20th Century in Africa, but get lost in the reality of their undertaking. The unusual presentation, humor and inevitable discomfort of this provocative new play gripped theatre hubs like New York, Chicago, London, Washington D.C. and Seattle with its unique theatrical investigation of prejudice, power and perspective. 

NOTE: *This play uses irony, satire, racially charged language and symbolic violence to examine power, racism and perspective. We recommend this play for patrons 16 and older.*

POST SHOW DISCUSSION - This production is intended to engender conversation. Please join us for facilitated conversation about We Are Proud to Present; the discussion will be interpreted. The facilitator for the discussion following this performance will be Jo Ann Hardesty, President, NAACP Portland.

RUN TIME: 105 minutes. No intermission.

[No spoken dialogue. Background sound: actors drumming on wooden boxes and floor, making rhythmic sounds (eee, haa haa, eee, haa)]

reminder: "Breaking Rank" interpreted performance

Well Arts Institute
In Partnership with Returning Veteran’s Project
and Wise Counsel and Comfort
present an interpreted performance of

Breaking Rank

Saturday, February 27th at 2:00 pm

at Milagro (Miracle) Theatre

525 SE Stark, Portland OR

Interpreters: Carolyn Brockway and Dot Hearn

Tickets: $15 regular; $10 students and seniors

Five local women veterans share their stories of breaking barriers and overcoming odds. 

The play will explore the experiences of women in the U.S. Armed Forces: some have survived tours of duty in combat zones, some cope with military sexual trauma, all of them share what it was for them to be living and working in  a male dominated environment.

reminder: Profile Theatre's "The Call," interpreted this Friday

The first production in the Tanya Barfield season at Profile Theatre, "The Call," opened last Saturday night to rave reviews (read an excerpt from one, below). 

"The Call"

written by Tanya Barfield

Interpreted on Friday 2/12/16 at 7:30 pm

1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR

on the Morrison Stage (upper level)

Interpreters: Dot Hearn and Dana Walls

To purchase tickets, call 503.242.0080 for accessible seating. 

*New for 2016 season is a special subscription price for the Deaf Community*

The In Dialogue preshow event at 6:50 pm will also be interpreted. 

(Check the schedule here for more information.)

SUMMARY: 

"Annie and Peter have it all: successful careers, a lovely home and a good marriage, until failed attempts to start a family begin to turn their lives inside out. The choice to expand beyond the American border and adopt a child from Africa reveals to the couple new insight into their marriage, their identities, and their community. Faced with an ever more complex set of circumstances, they must decide together if they are willing to embark upon a most unexpected path to parenthood."



REVIEW EXCERPT;
"The Call, the first play in Profile Theatre’s new Tanya Barfield season, opened Saturday night at the Artists Rep complex, and suggests a season of playful, contemporary, issue-oriented, and curiosity-driven theater to come. It’s part domestic drama, part cultural-conflict theater, part situation comedy, part mystery thriller, and always smart and engaging." -Bob Hicks, ArtsWatch (You can read the rest of the article by clicking here.)

Oct - Dec: overview of interpreted performances

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These next three months are filled with all kinds of interpreted theatre. The offerings include musicals old and new, comic books come to life, a whimsical gender-bending fantasy, a storytelling witch, the adventures of being an elf, a play where "sex is imminent," and a twisted tradition.

Below is a handy short list of upcoming interpreted performances at Portland Center Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre, Profile Theatre, and Portland Community College. Print this list and keep it in your wallet or pocket! There will be more information coming here for each production as it nears, as well as events set up in Facebook to keep you up to date with reviews, videos, more pictures and more information.

Theatre information follows the list of dates and productions.

...OCTOBER 2015...

Sex with Strangers

Portland Center Stage
THU 10/29/15 at 7:30 pm
Interpreters: KT Corlett & Rich Hall
Sign Coach: Irene Jazowick

 A raging snowstorm traps strangers Olivia, an unsuccessful yet gifted 39-year-old writer, and Ethan, a tech- addicted and wildly successful young blogger, in a secluded cabin. Opposites instantly attract, and undeniable chemistry ignites. As the dawn rises, however, what could have just been a one-night-stand transforms into something more complicated when online exploits interfere with their real-life connection. Recommended for ages 16+; contains mature language, brief nudity and adult situations. Sex is imminent.

Cuba Libre
Artists Repertory Theatre
at The Winningstad Theatre
SAT 10/31/15 at 2:00 pm
Interpreters: Dot Hearn & Jayodin Mosher

The irresistible rhythms of Cuban music drive this riveting, universal story of a man caught between countries, losses and loves, and his search for freedom. Set in America and Cuba, this timely tale reverberates across politics, ambition and romance with quick-witted dialogue, joy-filled dance and Latin-fusion beats. This Broadway-scale, contemporary musical features the internationally acclaimed, three-time Grammy-nominated band Tiempo Libre with a company of 21 actors, dancers and musicians in a not-to-be-missed theatrical event.

...NOVEMBER 2015...

Ain't Misbehavin'
Portland Center Stage
THU 11/12/15 at 7:30 pm
Interpreters: KT Corlett, Jayodin Mosher, Dana Walls
Sign Coach: Irene Jazowick

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, this sassy, sultry musical celebrates the remarkable life and talents of a legendary jazz great, Fats Waller. The delightful humor and infectious energy of this exuberant jazz revue takes us from the Harlem Renaissance through World War II; Waller’s work shows a determination to grasp life’s joys, laughter and passion, even in a community shadowed by the pain of a complex American society. With permission from the authors, PCS is creating an expanded-cast version of the original production.

Orlando
Profile Theatre
FRI 11/13/15 at 7:30 pm
Interpreters: Rich Hall & Dot Hearn

By Sarah Ruhl; Adapted from the novel by Virginia Woolf

Orlando, a young Englishman, sets out to encounter love and adventures with queens and kings, princesses and archdukes, historic poets and fictional sea captains. Riding waves that transcend time and space, Orlando transforms again and again. This epic tale of discovery, based on Virginia Woolf’s novel, crashes through the ages as a whimsical, gender-bending fantasy.

Usagi Yojimbo
Portland Community College - Sylvania
SAT 11/14/15 at 7:00 pm
Interpreters: Kassie Hughes & Andrew Weaver

Set in rural 16th century Japan, where danger lurks everywhere and feudal lords fight for power, Usagi Miyomoto, is a hero worshiping rabbit who yearns to become a Samurai. To do so, Usagi must leave his mother and abandon his friends while studying the ways of the samurai with an eccentric and frustrating sensei, the master swordsman Katsuichi, an aging lion. But once he receives his training, he must struggle against an old friend in a winner-take-all samurai tournament. And upon his return to his home village, he must to confront a gang of bandits, and their leader, a gigantic bear at the grave of his father. Will Usagi prevail? Come and find out, in this play adapted from Stan Sakai's beloved comic book!

Broomstick
Artists Repertory Theatre
SAT 11/21/15 at 2:00 pm
Interpreter: Dot Hearn; Understudy: Carolyn Brockway

A fairytale-twisted yarn of delightful humor and spine-tingling suspense conjures a spooky seasonal experience unlike any other. With Vana O’Brien in a tour-de-force solo performance, an Appalachian witch tells a heartfelt and poetic tale of her long life from first love, to heartache, to the hair-raising vengeance she wreaks upon those who’ve crossed her.

...DECEMBER 2015...

The Santaland Diaries
Portland Center Stage
THU 12/17/15 at 7:30 pm
Interpreter: Jayodin Mosher; understudy: Dot Hearn
Sign Coach: Guthrie Nutter

Based on the true chronicles of David Sedaris’ experience as Crumpet the Elf in Macy’s Santaland display, this cult classic riffs on a few of Sedaris’ truly odd encounters with his fellow man during the height of the holiday crunch.

The Santaland Diaries is recommended for ages 14+; contains mature content and language, and the secret of Santa is exposed.



The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens
Portland Center Stage
WED 12/23/15 at 7:30 pm
Interpreters: Dot Hearn & Jayodin Mosher
Sign Coach: Irene Jazowick

A complete send-up of the holiday classic, this adult comedy is adorned with the improvisational genius of the legendary comedy troupe The Second City, and includes zany holiday sketches, an ever-changing list of drop-in local celebrities and uproarious improv based on audience participation— it’s never the same show twice!

Twist Your Dickens is recommended for ages 14+; contains mature content, strong language, and a Dalek on a conquest for universal extermination.

...The theatres...

Portland Center Stage
127 NW Eleventh Ave, Portland
503.445.3700

Artists Repertory Theatre
1515 SW Morrison St, Portland
503.241.1278
*note: Cuba Libre is at The Winningstad Theatre*

Profile Theatre
1515 SW Morrison St, Portland
Phone: 503.242.0080

Portland Community College
Sylvania Performing Arts Center Theater
2000 SW 49th Ave, Portland

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Arthur Miller's "The Price" at Artists Repertory Theatre

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Artists Repertory Theatre
is proud to present an interpreted performance of

The Price 

by Arthur Miller

directed by Adriana Baer

DATE & TIME: Sat. 4/25/15 at 2:00 pm

LOCATION: Artists Repertory Theatre on the Alder Stage

1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR 97205

INTERPRETERS: Dot Hearn and Jayodin Mosher

TICKETS: Phone 503.241.1278 

or Email  boxoffice@artistsrep.org

"In this seldom-seen masterpiece, two estranged brothers must sift through a lifetime of their deceased father’s possessions as they negotiate with a mysterious buyer. Miller’s timeless classic unearths lifetimes of choices and emotional illusions to reveal the cost of living a life. This production of Arthur Miller’s last major play will commemorate his weighty influence in American theatre as 2015 marks the centennial of the playwright’s birth."



*Rare Revival*

RUNNING TIME: Approximately 2 hours & 20 minutes plus one intermission.
RECOMMENDATIONS: For adults and older teens.

   

"The Invisible Hand" interpreted Sat. 4/4 at 2:00p

Artists Repertory Theatre presents
an interpreted performance of

The Invisible Hand

Saturday, April 4th at 2:00 pm

1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR

Interpreters: Rich Hall and Dot Hearn

By Ayad Akhtar
Directed By Allen Nause^

The 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s tense plot involves a kidnapped American “futures” trader in Pakistan playing the market for his life. In this riveting, shockingly relevant play, taut scenarios unfold as the trader works to earn his release while unwittingly handing the tools for financial chaos and political vindication to his captor.

Designs by Resident Artists Kristeen Willis Crosser & Sharath Patel 

Produced in association with Seattle’s ACT Theatre

RUNNING TIME: Approximately 1 hour & 40 minutes plus one intermission.

RECOMMENDATIONS: For adults and older teens. Profanity.

"Enter the Night" - interpreted performance 2/5/15

Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE) presents an interpreted performance of:

Enter THE NIGHT

Date & Time: Thursday 2/5/15 at 7:30 pm
Location: Shaking The Tree Theatre & Studio, 823 SE Grant St, Portland 97214
Tickets: $15-20 via the website
Interpreters: Jayodin Mosher and Dana Walls


P.E.T.E. delves into the substance of home, identity, intimacy and human resolve in their newest collaboration: "Enter THE NIGHT," by Maria Irene Fornes. "Enter THE NIGHT" is a deeply human play by a seminal avant-garde theatre artist of our preceding generation.

PETE colludes with NYC director Alice Reagan to shape a SUR-realistic world of fancy and verity. Enter THE NIGHT is a play situated between dreaming and wakefulness, fantasy and reality, myth and life. It attempts to capture the complexity of love between three friends by depicting the deep strangeness of human relationships. This true love cannot be reduced to easy categories. As each character deals with their attempts at independence, their failed dreams and their approaching mortality, they experience a fear of not being truly alive—or perhaps it is a fear of living. They challenge our commonly accepted notions of love and confront us with our own responsibility to live.

reminder: "Proof" interpreted performance, Saturday November 16

*reminder : this week *

 Portland Community College presents
an interpreted performance of

"Proof"
by David Auburn

Date: Saturday, 11/16/13
Time: 7:30 pm
Location:  Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus in the Performing Arts Center (PAC), 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
Tickets: purchase at the door $10 (groups of 12 pay $5 each)


The Story: "Proof" focuses on Catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her father, Robert, a brilliant mathematician in his youth who was later unable to function without her help. His death has brought into her midst both her sister, Claire, who wants to take Catherine back to New York with her, and Hal, a former student of Catherine's father who hopes to find some hint of Robert's genius among his incoherent scribblings. The passion that Hal feels for math both moves and angers Catherine, who, in her exhaustion, is torn between missing her father and resenting the great sacrifices she made for him. For Catherine has inherited at least a part of her father's brilliance -- and perhaps some of his instability as well. As she and Hal become attracted to each other, they push at the edges of each other's knowledge, considering not only the unpredictability of genius but also the human instinct toward love and trust.
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"Proof" Interpreted Performance 11/16/13 at PCC

Portland Community College presents
an interpreted performance of

"Proof"
by David Auburn


Date: Saturday, 11/16/13
Time: 7:30 pm
Location:  Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus in the Performing Arts Center (PAC), 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
Tickets: purchase at the door $10 (groups of 12 pay $5 each)


The Story: "Proof" focuses on Catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her father, Robert, a brilliant mathematician in his youth who was later unable to function without her help. His death has brought into her midst both her sister, Claire, who wants to take Catherine back to New York with her, and Hal, a former student of Catherine's father who hopes to find some hint of Robert's genius among his incoherent scribblings. The passion that Hal feels for math both moves and angers Catherine, who, in her exhaustion, is torn between missing her father and resenting the great sacrifices she made for him. For Catherine has inherited at least a part of her father's brilliance -- and perhaps some of his instability as well. As she and Hal become attracted to each other, they push at the edges of each other's knowledge, considering not only the unpredictability of genius but also the human instinct toward love and trust.
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