Graduation Showcase

Portland Actors Conservatory
July 15 - 18, 2009

Summary:

This annual celebration of the current graduating class of the Conservatory will be An Evening of Monologues selected by the graduates and will feature a wide range of material and styles.

The Blue Room

Portland Actors Conservatory
June 3 - 21, 2009

Summary:

An intimate and provocative exploration of desire and the sexes set in a bittersweet, contemporary landscape. David Hare has re-set scenes of love and betrayal in present day and has created a fascinating landscape of dream and longing that is as eternal as Schnitzler's original, written over a century ago

Living Out

Portland Actors Conservatory
April 8 - 26, 2009

Summary:

The story of the complicated relationship between a Salvadoran nanny and her Anglo employer. Both women are smart, hardworking mothers who want better lives for their children. This social dramatic comedy explores the shared humanity between them and the differences wrought by race, class and the nanny's illegal alien status.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Portland Actors Conservatory
February 18 - March 8, 2009

Summary:

Eugene Jerome, a 15-year-old aspiring writer in 1937 Brooklyn lives with his large cantankerous family. With humor, cleverness, and poignancy, this irrepressible adolescent bears witness as everyone around him copes with the hardships of the Great Depression and anxiously watches as Europe teeters on the brink of another World War.

The Hiding Place

Portland Actors Conservatory
June 4 - 22, 2008

Summary:

The Hiding Place, by Tony award-winning Jeff Whitty, is a romantic and imbalanced New York love story that satirizes the world of arts and letters, and delves into the thwarted passions dwelling in the hearts of those who create. A Northwest Premiere featuring members of the Portland Actors Conservatory program.

The Secret Rapture

Portland Actors Conservatory

April 9 - 27, 2008

Summary:

David Hare explores the moment of rapture and pushes the boundary of spiritual inquiry as a young woman grapples with issues surrounding death, family, and values. The playwright says, "I've noticed that goodness...makes those with bad consciences feel judged even when they are not being judged at all."

Small Tragedy

Portland Actors Conservatory
Posted by Frenchglen June 9, 2007; closes June 24, 2007

Tragedies old and new intertwine in smart, sharp script from Craig Lucas. PAC admirably fills out wide-ranging emotional terrain: warm, bitter, hilarious, terrifying. Hyper drive East Coast crack talking at times a challenge for both cast and audience. After lots of laughs, an intensely focused ending rings deep, unanswerable questions.

More of what's out there

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Posted by Followspot February 25, 2007

Choke on my Heart – Toy Boat Productions
Shoemaker and the Elves; Vertigo of Sheep – Tears of Joy Theatre
Goa: A Ghost Story – Tabuki Theatre
The Sweetest Swing in Baseball – Portland Actors Conservatory
The Golden Fish – Brooklyn Bay
Graceland – New Century Players
Lion and the Mouse; Red Riding Hood – Ladybug Theater