[update 04/02/2020] As the US tries to flatten the curve, slow the spread and respond to COVID-19, many people are feeling the impact as there are curfews and gathering bans. Theater and other arts organizations are making difficult decisions or being mandated to close. As of 04/02/2020 it is unknown how long the "stay in" order will last, or when we can begin returning to theatres and movies and soccer matches and more. As of right now, the government has recommended a "stay home" policy through the end of April.
Almost all regular season productions have cancelled. NW Children's Theater and School is actively trying to reschedule Suessical and the Elephant & Piggie Tour, but as of now, any shows in April have been cancelled.
If you already have tickets to any of the interpreted performances, you can check the theatre's website to see how they are handling exchanges, their refund policy in terms of this situation. You may also opt to donate the ticket cost to the theater in most cases - an easy way to help support the theaters who have had to go dark and cancel a large chunk of their seasons.
APR 2020
*cxld* Sa 04/18/20 CORR Kissing the Witch
*cxld* W 04/22/20 PPH Thurgood
MAY 2020
*cxld* Th 05/07/20 PCS Howards End
*cxld* Su 05/10/20 STT The Antipodes
Sa 05/1620 NWCT Elephant & Piggie’s, We are in a Play – On Tour (Salem 11AM)
*cxld* Sa 05/16/20 PCC In The Blood (7:00 pm)
Sa 05/16/20 NWCT Seussical (at noon)
*cxld* M 05/18/20 PCS Teen Program Spring Showcase - free
JUN 2020
*postponed to next season* tba PROF By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
*cxld* Th 06/18/20 PCS Cambodian Rock Band
*Key to Theater Abbreviations, with links*
CORR Corrib Theatre
NWCT Northwest Childrens Theater and School
PCC Portland Community College, Sylvania
PCS Portland Center Stage at The Armory
PGMC Portland Gay Men's Chorus
PPH Portland Playhouse
PROF Profile Theatre
STT Shaking the Tree Theatre
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
COVID-19 related update
[update July 15, 2020] In-person theater for the remainder of the 2019-20 season was cancelled or postponed. The medical and scientific communities are still monitoring the coronavirus, watching trends, making predictions. We are living in a time of constant flux - globally, nationwide, and locally. There are many conversations happening around performances of all kinds, with the exploration of options and possibilities. New forms are being created or old ones revised. But, for now, live theater in a closed space with 100 or 200 or 800 people is months away; current predictions are 6-18 months. Broadway in NYC announced there will be no productions for the remainder of 2020; other performance venues and companies are following suit. There may not be a 2020-21 season; or there may be a shortened one.
I am continuing to work with a few local theater on providing access for productions as things change. And change again. There are some exciting possibilities ahead - which I can't tell you, yet, because there is still so much which is unknown. Theatre is not dead - it is being adapted to this requirements of this current time we are living in. I will continue to try to share online opportunities as they become available, as new forms are created and shared, as I find new Deaf productions being shared. I look forward to the time when we can be in the room together, sharing laughter and breath and tears and surprise and wonder with the actors on the stage and tech crew in the booth and backstage. Until that time, let's keep our creativity alive and support the efforts of each other as we navigate distancing and face masks and large gathering bans.
You can also check us out on Facebook @paiaPDX, where there are links to Deaf productions, conversations about signing in theatre, online Deaf film and arts events, Deaf improv comedy, and more.
[update 3/20/2020] As the US tries to flatten the curve, slow the spread and respond to COVID-19, many people are feeling the impact as there are curfews and gathering bans. Theater and other arts organizations are making difficult decisions or being mandated to close. As of 3/18/2020 it is unknown how long the current level of crisis will last, or when we can begin returning to theatres and movies and soccer matches and more.
Here is an updated list of interpreted performances which are still on the schedule, some cancellations and postponements. I do expect that many of the plays through the rest of the season will be cancelled; but, for now, we wait and see what happens.
MAR 2020
*cxld* Th 03/19/20 PCS The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
*postponed* Sa 03/21/20 PGMC Reflections (8:00 pm)
*postponed* Su 03/22/20 PGMC Reflections (3:00 pm)
*cxld* Th 03/26/20 PCS 9 Parts of Desire
*cxld* Sa 03/28/20 NWCT Elephant & Piggie’s, We are in a Play – On Tour (Portland 11AM)
APR 2020
*cxld* Sa 04/18/20 CORR Kissing the Witch
*postponed* W 04/22/20 PPH Thurgood
MAY 2020
Th 05/07/20 PCS Howards End
*cxld* Su 05/10/20 STT The Antipodes
Sa 05/1620 NWCT Elephant & Piggie’s, We are in a Play – On Tour (Salem 11AM)
Sa 05/16/20 PCC In The Blood (7:00 pm)
Sa 05/16/20 NWCT Seussical (at noon)
M 05/18/20 PCS Teen Program Spring Showcase - free
JUN 2020
*postponed* Fr 06/05/20 PROF By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Th 06/18/20 PCS Cambodian Rock Band
*Key to Theater Abbreviations, with links*
CORR Corrib Theatre
NWCT Northwest Childrens Theater and School
PCC Portland Community College, Sylvania
PCS Portland Center Stage at The Armory
PGMC Portland Gay Men's Chorus
PPH Portland Playhouse
PROF Profile Theatre
STT Shaking the Tree Theatre
I am continuing to work with a few local theater on providing access for productions as things change. And change again. There are some exciting possibilities ahead - which I can't tell you, yet, because there is still so much which is unknown. Theatre is not dead - it is being adapted to this requirements of this current time we are living in. I will continue to try to share online opportunities as they become available, as new forms are created and shared, as I find new Deaf productions being shared. I look forward to the time when we can be in the room together, sharing laughter and breath and tears and surprise and wonder with the actors on the stage and tech crew in the booth and backstage. Until that time, let's keep our creativity alive and support the efforts of each other as we navigate distancing and face masks and large gathering bans.
You can also check us out on Facebook @paiaPDX, where there are links to Deaf productions, conversations about signing in theatre, online Deaf film and arts events, Deaf improv comedy, and more.
[update 3/20/2020] As the US tries to flatten the curve, slow the spread and respond to COVID-19, many people are feeling the impact as there are curfews and gathering bans. Theater and other arts organizations are making difficult decisions or being mandated to close. As of 3/18/2020 it is unknown how long the current level of crisis will last, or when we can begin returning to theatres and movies and soccer matches and more.
Here is an updated list of interpreted performances which are still on the schedule, some cancellations and postponements. I do expect that many of the plays through the rest of the season will be cancelled; but, for now, we wait and see what happens.
MAR 2020
*cxld* Th 03/19/20 PCS The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
*postponed* Sa 03/21/20 PGMC Reflections (8:00 pm)
*postponed* Su 03/22/20 PGMC Reflections (3:00 pm)
*cxld* Th 03/26/20 PCS 9 Parts of Desire
*cxld* Sa 03/28/20 NWCT Elephant & Piggie’s, We are in a Play – On Tour (Portland 11AM)
APR 2020
*cxld* Sa 04/18/20 CORR Kissing the Witch
*postponed* W 04/22/20 PPH Thurgood
MAY 2020
Th 05/07/20 PCS Howards End
*cxld* Su 05/10/20 STT The Antipodes
Sa 05/1620 NWCT Elephant & Piggie’s, We are in a Play – On Tour (Salem 11AM)
Sa 05/16/20 PCC In The Blood (7:00 pm)
Sa 05/16/20 NWCT Seussical (at noon)
M 05/18/20 PCS Teen Program Spring Showcase - free
JUN 2020
*postponed* Fr 06/05/20 PROF By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Th 06/18/20 PCS Cambodian Rock Band
*Key to Theater Abbreviations, with links*
CORR Corrib Theatre
NWCT Northwest Childrens Theater and School
PCC Portland Community College, Sylvania
PCS Portland Center Stage at The Armory
PGMC Portland Gay Men's Chorus
PPH Portland Playhouse
PROF Profile Theatre
STT Shaking the Tree Theatre
Monday, February 24, 2020
March 2020 Interpreted Performances Summary
MARCH 2020 Interpreted Performances - the short list. Click the links for more information!
W 03/04/20 PPH Pipeline
Fr 03/13/20 PacU This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
Sa 03/14/20 PCC Our Town (7:00 pm)
Th 03/19/20 PCS The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Sa 03/21/20 PGMC Reflections
(8:00 pm)
Su 03/22/20 PGMC Reflections
(3:00 pm)
Th 03/26/20 PCS 9 Parts of Desire
Sa 03/28/20 NWCT Elephant & Piggie’s, We are in a Play – On Tour
(Portland 11AM)
*Key to Theater Abbreviations*
NWCT Northwest Childrens Theater and School
PacU Pacific University
PCC Portland Community College, Sylvania
PCS Portland Center Stage at The Armory
PGMC Portland Gay Men's Chorus
PPH Portland Playhouse
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Sat 2/22: "James X" interpreted
Corrib Theatre presents
an interpreted performance of
DATE: Sat 2/22/20 at 7:30 pm
LOCATION: New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont, Portland OR
TICKETS: code AFA for discount at corribtheatre.org; tickets also available at the door
INTERPRETER: Dot Hearn
an interpreted performance of
by Gerard Mannix Flynn
Directed by Gemma Whelan
Performed by Darius Pierce
DATE: Sat 2/22/20 at 7:30 pm
LOCATION: New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont, Portland OR
TICKETS: code AFA for discount at corribtheatre.org; tickets also available at the door
INTERPRETER: Dot Hearn
Confronting Church and State.
Plaintiff James X confronts the defendants, Church and State, for injustices they perpetrated throughout his childhood. While awaiting his trial, James examines his confidential state files compiled over the previous 45 years, and takes us on a journey through the schools, courts, health boards, industrial schools, psychiatric hospitals and prisons. It is part of the secret history of Ireland in the last century.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
BARDO | Delicate Fish - interpreted 2/28/2020
*posted at performers' request; any questions or for additional information, contact the performers at links provided below*
BARDO | Delicate Fish
February 27 - March 7, 2020 at Shaking The Tree Theatre
Friday Feb 28th includes ASL interpretation
Portland, OR - In the stall of winter, two solo pieces, “BARDO”, a dance theater piece by Lyra Butler-Denman, and “Delicate Fish”, a dance piece by Jess Evans, are presented alongside and in communication with one another.
To die is a process whose edges are feathered in all directions.
To grieve is to feel love that has nowhere to go.
To heal is to touch with love that which was previously touched by fear.
BARDO - A conversation and a conjuring, BARDO embodies the transition states of dying, of grieving, of a relationship moving from the physical plane to existing, maybe (we hope), somewhere else. It reckons with the lack of guideposts, the emptiness and loneliness after a death, and with the active process of filling that space, of making a map where there is none. Trailer here
Delicate Fish - An offering of dance to call in an ocean of tenderness. Trailer here.
When: February 27, 28 (ASL), 29 & March 5, 6, 7 @ 7:30
Where: Shaking The Tree Theater
823 SE Grant St, Portland
Tickets: www.lyraandjess.com
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
LineStorm Playwrights at Fertile Ground
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LineStorm Playwrights present a *free* and *interpreted* reading of a new play every day of Fertile Ground. Yes, beginning January 30th and continuing through February 9th, there is a reading of a different new script. The readings begin at noon, except the two Sunday readings are at 6:00 pm.All of the readings are at Chapel Theatre. See the poster for the script and playwright(s) presented each day, as well as theatre address.
This Facebook event page also contains a link to each play's listing on the Fertile Ground online schedule on the discussion tab.
See and support new theater by local playwrights, performed by local actors.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Jan and Feb interpreted dates
This is a quick recap of some interpreted performances happening in the beginning of the new year, the new decade. More information about individual shows will be posted soon. But, for now, an updated overview. There have been several additions since the original posting.To see the rest of this season's offerings as of 1/08/2020, click here.
JAN 2020
Sa 01/11/20 benefit Home: Songs for the Border benefit concert
Mo 01/13/20 PCS "Visions & Voices Winter Showcase" - free
Th 01/16/20 PCS Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Fr 01/24/20 PROF Sweat
Th 01/30-31 LINE *free* Fertile Ground lunchtime concert readings. *1/30-2/9 a different new play will be presented each day Mon-Sat 12-1:30 pm; Sun 6-7:30 pm at Chapel Theatre*
FEB 2020
Su 02/01-09 LINE *free* Fertile Ground readings continue [12-1:30p Mon-Sat; 6-7:30p Sun]
Th 02/06/20 PCS School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Sa 02/22/20 NWCT Jungle Book (noon)
Sa 02/22/20 CORR James X
*Key to Theater Abbreviations, with links*
CORR Corrib Theatre
LINE LineStorm Playwrights
NWCT Northwest Childrens Theater and School
PCS Portland Center Stage at The Armory
PROF Profile Theatre
Saturday, December 14, 2019
12/19/19 "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley" interpreted
Portland Center Stage at The Armory
presents
an interpreted performance of
Delicious as a mug of frothy eggnog, meet your new favorite holiday classic!
Middle sister Mary finally takes center stage in this charming and clever sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. While happy in the company of books and her piano, Mary has grown tired of her role as the dutiful daughter. When the Bennet sisters gather at the home of Lizzy and Darcy for the holidays, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and perhaps even love. Blending modern wit and period style, this enchanting romantic comedy promises to delight Austen aficionados and newcomers alike.
Approximately 2 hours, including one intermission.
Recommended for ages 10 and up. Children under 6 are not permitted at any production at The Armory.
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley from Portland Center Stage on Vimeo.
presents
an interpreted performance of
Written by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon
Directed by Marissa Wolf
Directed by Marissa Wolf
DATE & TIME: Thu 12/19/19 at 7:30 pm
LOCATION: 128 NW Eleventh Ave, Portland OR 97209
TICKETS: Use promo code SIGN to see where the reserved seats are located and
to receive $5 off the ticket price. Also check out the Ticket Specials for other potential discounts.
Box Office 503-445-3700
INTERPRETERS: Rich Hall and Sarah Hewlett
Middle sister Mary finally takes center stage in this charming and clever sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. While happy in the company of books and her piano, Mary has grown tired of her role as the dutiful daughter. When the Bennet sisters gather at the home of Lizzy and Darcy for the holidays, an unexpected guest sparks Mary’s hopes for independence, an intellectual match, and perhaps even love. Blending modern wit and period style, this enchanting romantic comedy promises to delight Austen aficionados and newcomers alike.
Approximately 2 hours, including one intermission.
Recommended for ages 10 and up. Children under 6 are not permitted at any production at The Armory.
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley from Portland Center Stage on Vimeo.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
A Christmas Carol *2 interpreted dates*
Portland Playhouse presents
two interpreted performances of
two interpreted performances of
By Charles Dickens
DATES & TIMES: Wed Dec 11 at 7:00 pm
and Sat Dec 14 at 2:00 pm
LOCATION: 602 NE Prescott, Portland 97211
TICKETS: Choose ASL ticket ($25) so the theater knows to save you a seat
with sightlines to the interpreters. Get yours before they're gone!
INTERPRETERS: Dot Hearn and Kassie Hughes
"Join Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghostly spirits who visit on Christmas Eve to guide the grumpy miser through a redemptive and transformative journey towards friendship and love. The traditional ghost story surprisingly staged and contemporarily cast. Hopeful, musical, and, above all, fun!" Run time: Approximately 2 hours including one 15 minute intermission.
"A Christmas Carol"
Written by Charles Dickens
Adaptation and Original Lyrics by Rick Lombardo
Original Music by Anna Lackaff and Rick Lombardo
Music Arrangements by Anna Lackaff
Directed by Brian Weaver
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