PORTLAND CENTER STAGE ANNUAL REPORT 2012–2013

Cast of Somewhere in Time. Photography by Patrick Weishampel.

        Dear Friends of Portland Center Stage,         Anniversary seasons are fascinating experiences: while looking back to where you came from, you are also   prodded to look ahead to where you want to go next. Our 2012/13 season, our 25th, proved to be such an experience,  with productions of great classics by Shakespeare and Sondheim, as well as provocative contemporary plays and   world premieres.       We led off our 25th season with two dazzling and dark productions from opposite ends of the aesthetic scale:   Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and the world premiere of Dan O’Brien’s The Body of an American. Sweeney,   on the Main Stage, pulled in one of our youngest audiences ever, while receiving a strong critical response. Body  garnered the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by History, the L. Arnold Weissberger Award for Playwriting,  and the 2013 Pen Center USA Award for Drama, as well as captured producers’ attention in London (where it will   receive its U.K. premiere at the Gate Theatre  early next year). With Clybourne Park in the spring we had one of our   most exciting experiences ever in audience engagement, with robust, passionate conversations on the issues raised   in the play, followed by two more world premieres – our commissioned piece, The People’s Republic of Portland, and  the new musical, Somewhere in Time.       As artistically and civically exciting as the season proved to be, it was also a roller coaster of sorts. Ticket‐buying  patterns proved at times mystifying, particularly in a fall that was crowded with a nail‐biting Presidential election,   as well as widespread fears about the economic impact of possibly going over the “fiscal cliff.” As we navigated this  uncertain audience landscape, and with improved sales patterns in the spring plus great successes in our annual  fundraising efforts, we are pleased to report that we still managed to end our season with a surplus.      Institutionally, Portland Center Stage made significant inroads on our two biggest financial challenges. On the  Capital Campaign front, we were able to pay down the U.S. Bank construction loan for the Armory by more than   $1.6 million, leaving a bit under $2 million remaining to raise and putting the finish line in sight. Generous contributions  and a year‐end surplus enabled us to also whittle down the company’s accumulated deficit from $1.15 million to a   little over $770,000. Resolving these obligations will enable Portland’s largest theater to begin thinking more vigorously   about a future with bolder theatrical adventures and more robust connections to the community.      At Portland Center Stage we ended our year‐long celebration of our first 25 years with a lot to be grateful for,   and with a renewed energy to continue strengthening what will ensure our company’s future: our fiscal health,   our community connections, and our artistic ambitions.  

  Chris Coleman   Artistic Director 

2012/13 ANNUAL REPORT PRODUCTIONS PCS opened its 25th Anniversary Season in September with the company’s first Stephen Sondheim work, the dark and brilliant musical Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Chris Coleman.

Aloysius Gigl as Sweeney and Gretchen Rumbaugh as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

“…the ensemble’s voices rose like a coven of banshees into the chorus of ‘The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,’ and the set and lights came alive with such sinister, artful flourish that I was immediately reduced to a blob of quivering flesh in my cushion. And that was just the opening song….

Not only was it one of the best musicals I’ve seen in town, but it was actually better than most things I’ve seen on Broadway.” – Aaron Scott, Portland Monthly

Dan O’Brien’s The Body of an American received its World Premiere in the Ellyn Bye Studio in October in a production directed by Bill Rauch. O’Brien’s thoughtful and timely play, which was developed at PCS’s 2011 JAW: A Playwrights Festival, went on to be co-winner of the new Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by History and winner of the 2013 Pen Center USA Literary Award for Drama.

“… Portland Center Stage's new, worldpremiere production brilliantly casts a light into humanity's shadowy psychic spaces…

O'Brien's script is a masterwork.” – Jonathan Frochtzwajg, Portland Monthly

Danny Wolohan as Dan O'Brien and William Salyers as Paul Watson in the World Premiere of The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

Beating back the winter doldrums, this season’s Main Stage “holiday” play was William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Penny Metropulos.

“PCS has opened a truly outstanding production… as the centerpiece of its 25th anniversary season.” – Portland Theatre Scene Oberon (Richard Baird) and Titania (Dana Green) in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

David Sedaris’ satirical take on Christmas, The Santaland Diaries, returned to the Ellyn Bye Studio, with Wendy Knox directing and local favorite Darius Pierce taking on, for the first time, the role of Crumpet, the cynical Macy’s Elf.

“…Pierce fully dissolves into the story, allowing himself to flow freely through the inevitable bewilderment, snark, and childlike wonder.” – Oregon Arts Watch Darius Pierce in The Santaland Diaries. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

The new calendar year kicked off on the Main Stage with James Still’s I Love to Eat, directed by Jessica Kubzansky. The play celebrated the life and talent of “the face and belly of American gastronomy” – Portland’s own James Beard.

“I could have spent the whole night listening to [Rob] Nagle channel James Beard and his stories.” – ByronBeck.com

Rob Nagle in I Love to Eat. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

Directed by Nancy Keystone, Venus in Fur, David Ives’ 2012 Tony-nominated play, ran January through March in the Ellyn Bye Studio. Actor Ginny Myers Lee won a 2013 Drammy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role for her portrayal of the mysterious and mercurial Vanda.

“Wickedly entertaining…one of the theater season’s most remarkable performances.” Vanda (Ginny Myers Lee) turns the tables on Thomas (David Barlow) in Venus in Fur. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

– The Oregonian

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The Whipping Man, a drama by Matthew Lopez set in the waning days of the Civil War, opened February on the Main Stage. Directed by Rose Riordan, the production garnered Drammy Awards for both scenic design and lighting design.

“… one of the most stupendous theatrical evenings I can remember. Gavin Gregory and Christopher Livingston in The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

Every aspect - set, casting, lighting worked, but the play itself and the performers, just magic.”

– website commenter Bruce Norris’ Pulitzer, Tony and Olivier Award-winning play, Clybourne Park, opened on the Main Stage in April in a production directed by Chris Coleman. Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s classic drama, A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park tackled the thorny issues of race, gentrification, and social justice. Sharonlee McLean and Brianna Horne in Clybourne Park. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

Portland Center Stage’s bracing production could contend with the best of them: Norris’ script is acerbic, smart and frequently uproarious, and the PCS cast, under director Chris Coleman, is superb.” – Willamette Week Lauren Weedman (pictured right, with feathered friend), who performed her work, BUST!, at PCS in 2011, returned to Portland with a work commissioned through Portland Center Stage’s New Plays Commission program. The People’s Republic of Portland, received its World Premiere in April, directed by Rose Riordan, and played an extended run in the Ellyn Bye Studio.

“[F]rom her opening tale of encountering a mass-transit proselytizer…through observant accounts of Pearl District dog chauvinism…Weedman is relentlessly, rapidly funny. Somebody, keep her coffee cup full.” – The Oregonian Page 3

Closing the season in May was the world premiere of Somewhere in Time, PCS’s first original musical and first experience with a production aimed for Broadway. Based on Richard Matheson’s novel (Bid Time Return) and the 1980 film, Somewhere in Time featured a team of Tony Award-winning artists, including composer Doug Katsaros, lyricist Amanda Yesnowitz, book writer Ken Davenport, and director Scott Schwartz.

Andrew Samonsky, Erik Liberman, Marc Kudisch and Hannah Elless in Somewhere in Time. Photo by Patrick Weishampel

NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT

“Last night took me by surprise. I have never left a play, let alone a musical, in tears...Such great talent for this production is such a joy for us to see.” – website commenter

  In July, PCS produced its 15th annual JAW: A Playwrights Festival, with more than 100 artists participating and nearly 2,200 attendees. Starting in November, an 11-member committee blind-read some 200 scripts that were submitted for festival consideration. Four works were selected, all by playwrights who were completely new to the festival, including: Dominic Finocchiaro, (play: complex); David Lavine (play: The Ocean All Around Us); Yussef El Guindi (play: Threesome); and David Jacobi (play: Mai Dang Lao). JAW’s intensive workshop process culminated in free public readings on the Main Stage of the Gerding Theater during the festival’s “Big Weekend.” Also joining in the festival as artists were four Promising Playwrights, high school students who participated in PCS’s Visions & Voices program: Dina Kdep (Sunset High School), Thom Hilton (Lincoln High School), Francesca Fontana (Wilson High School), and London Bauman (David Douglas High School). Over the two weeks, each young playwright worked with a director, stage manager, sound and lighting designers, and professional actors to create new, five-minute plays that were performed as curtain-raisers before the principal play readings. Other events during JAW’s Big Weekend included:

JAW company read-through of Mai Dang Lao. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.

 

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Ready. Set. Write! The festival kicked off with a fun-filled commissioning event that featured Oregon playwrights Sara Jean Accuardi, London Bauman, William S Gregory, Courtenay Hameister, Sue Mach, B. Frayn Masters, Eric Nordin, Claire Willett, and Matthew B. Zrebski. Attendees at the free event provided prompts to the writers, who had 25 minutes to write a short play based on their prompt. The plays were then cast and rehearsed – in 15 minutes – and performed for the evening’s audience.  

 

 

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Community Artist Labs. This year’s free Community Artists Labs included “Playwriting Alchemy” with  writer David Jacobi; “Modified Suzuki Method, Slow Tempo  and the P3/east Methodology “ with  Michael Place, Associate Artistic Director of Pacific Performance Project/East; and “The Anatomy of  ‘How To’” with dramaturg Karin Magaldi.    Press Play. Previously dubbed “Devise & Conquer,”  this series of performances and displays by local  artists during the festival’s “Big Weekend” included  arts installations, musicians, dancers, and improv  comedians. Elizabeth Spavento’s “Daily Practice”  was an interactive arts installation that invited  festival‐goers to assemble poems or prose of 150  words or less on a magnetic display, while local       Polaris Dance Theatre. Photo by Nick Fochtman.   filmmaker,  photographer and PCS multimedia  designer, Patrick Weishampel, presented a  video installation titled “A Day at the Beach.”  Performers included Polaris Dance Theatre, hip  hop artist Wes Guy with the RoadTrip Massacre  dance crew, Happy Improv Fun Time, and   the Venerable Showers of Beauty gamelan  ensemble from Lewis & Clark College. Musicians  Max Skewes and Thomas A. Brown also  performed outside in the Vera M. Katz Park. Venerable Showers of Beauty ensemble. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.                             

“Such a great event. So important for audiences to experience new works as they are coming into existence, to join the artists at that edge. You can't get – Facebook commenter any more immediate.”

“I REALLY love JAW…it's a

community outreach.”

jewel in PCS's – Patrick Tangredi

“I think if I wanted to introduce someone to the joys of theater, I might start by taking them to the [JAW] festival. The investment is low (just your time!), things are nice and casual, the audience is responsive and ready, and an education into the process of theater-making is at hand.

That’s pretty perfect.” – Barry Johnson, Oregon ArtsWatch Page 5

EDUCATION PROGRAMS During 2012‐13, PCS’s arts learning programs reached over 9,500 people and served more than 7,600 youth  from 99 schools and non‐profit organizations.                         

Students at A Midsummer Night’s Dream Matinee. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.

“This was my first legit play experience and a fine one at that. The theatre was nicely set up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was beautiful. The volunteers were kind and it was generally an overall amazing experience…The actors and actresses were fab, absolutely amazing.” – Madison High School Student  

 

 

Through the Stage Door program, nearly 5,600 young people were able to attend performances of    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sweeney Todd, The Whipping Man, Clybourne Park, and other PCS  productions with deeply discounted or free tickets. More than 1,600 youth participated in special workshops  or behind‐the‐scenes tours of the Gerding Theater at the Armory. Along with area schools, Stage Door  served young people from public agencies and non‐profit groups like New Avenues for Youth, Clark County  Juvenile Court, Outside In, and Youth Employment Institute.    The Visions & Voices program, which brings director/    Playwriting instantly became writers into high school classrooms to teach playwriting,     set a participation record this season, with 187 teens  a passion of mine when Visions   taking part in month‐long playwriting classes at  & Voices came to my school.   Cleveland, David Douglas, Franklin, Lincoln, Sunset,   Everything changed when I was introduced into the art of creative and Wilson high schools. Twenty‐three students had  writing – I found a way to express their plays publicly performed by professional actors   myself in a theatrical manner that I at the annual Visions & Voices Showcase on June 3.  never knew was possible. ThroughFour students went on to become Promising  out the process of JAW, I have Playwrights in the 2013 JAW: A Playwrights Festival. 

experienced milestones, laughter, courage and friendships. But most of all, I have experienced growth…

This has been the most amazing experience I have ever had... – Dina Kdep, Sunset High School Promising Playwrights with PCS Resident Teaching Artist Matt Zrebski. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.

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“David Douglas has a long history of excellence in the Arts, yet our community is more impoverished than it has ever been. Despite that sad fact, we can still provide an experience as enriching as Visions and Voices. My students don’t get these types of opportunities outside school so thank you …

You make a real difference to my students by broadening their understanding of theater, writing, and themselves. – Michael Givler, David Douglas High School

Each summer, Portland Center Stage offers Teen  Intensives, two‐week camps that focus on specific  aspects of the art form, taught by working  professionals in Portland's theater community. For  2012‐13, the Intensives included Musical Theater,  Entrance to Professional Theater, and Advanced    Acting & Audition, with 41 participating teens.

The experience I had was unforgettable...

I learned more in that class than I have in my past three years of high school. – Teen Intensive Student

Musical Theater Intensive Students. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

Teen Council members in an acting workshop. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Ninety‐five teens participated in  events developed by PCS’s Teen  Council throughout the year; these  included meeting with cast  members, volunteering at the  theater’s 25th Anniversary  Community Open House, attending   dress rehearsals, and learning      Meisner Technique in acting         workshops. 

  Throughout the season a dozen interns and professional development volunteers worked in various  departments at PCS, including development, education, marketing, community programs, and the JAW  festival. The theater also initiated a program of job shadow/ observerships, with participating teens from  Centennial, Camas, Stevenson and Glencoe high schools and the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. 

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  Classes at PCS drew 130 adult students to courses that ranged from  “Trust Your Instinct: Why and How to Create a 10‐Minute  Performance Piece,” taught by writer/comedian Lauren Weedman,  to “Viewpoints in Practice,” a performance technique intensive led  by members of the Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, and  from Dr. Daniel Pollack‐Pelzner’s seminar “Shakespeare’s Dream”  to Rose Riordan’s “Audition Boot Camp.” A record number of  people – more than 9,000 – also attended pre‐performance  Prologues and Shop Talks or post‐show Q&As, learning more about  the context of PCS productions and the intense work that goes on  behind‐the‐scenes to bring them to the stage.   

I want you to know that in your Audition Workshop, I learned more acting wisdom from you in about 10 minutes than I did in 2 years as a Theatre major at USC – seriously, I'm not exaggerating. It was fantastic to watch you dramatically improve each actor's work in such a quick and effective manner. – Student Email to Rose Riordan

Education & Community Programs Director Kelsey Tyler, Costume Crafts Artisan Barbara Casement, and Wig Mistress Danna Rosedahl talk shop about headgear and hair before a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS   Using its onstage productions as a springboard, PCS partnered with dozens of artists and organizations to  present free community events and programs that addressed highly topical, and sometimes highly charged,  issues. A few of the season’s highlights included:     Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming  Home. Throughout the run of The Body  of an American,    the Ellyn Bye Studio lobby featured Exit Wounds, the work   of photographer James Lommasson (right), who has  collected oral histories from returning soldiers and  documented their struggles at home. PCS partnered   with Oregon Humanities  to present a free discussion,  facilitated by Mr. Lommasson, about the trials of  homecoming that are faced not only by returning   veterans, but by communities at large.   

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Family Portrait Day for Military & Veterans’ Families. Partnering with local photographer Joni  Shimabukuro, PCS welcomed active and veteran military families to the Gerding Theater on Veterans  Day to receive free portraits, taken by professional photographers who donated their time and skills.  

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25th Anniversary Open House. As part of its 25th season   celebration, PCS hosted a community open house   on November 18.  Along with refreshments and facility   tours, the free event featured a craft station for kids,   musical performances, and a community artisans   market. 

 

 “Everyone Needs To Eat.” PCS worked with students     from Portland State University’s Arts Advocacy class to    create a series of blogs about non‐profits working   Kelsey Tyler leading Gerding Theater tour.     Photo by Sarah   Mitchell.           to end hunger. The students visited the organizations,                      interviewed staff, and then wrote about their experiences   in blogs that were featured weekly on PCS’s website during the run of I Love to Eat. The spotlighted  organizations included Oregon Food Bank, Urban Gleaners, Growing Gardens, and Meals On Wheels.  This was paired with a food drive at the theater to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.   

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“Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon? A Hidden History.” PCS partnered with the Portland  Art Museum, the Oregon Historical Society, and Oregon Humanities to offer this discussion of the black  experience in Oregon, led by Walidah Imarisha, adjunct professor at Portland State University. The  program was offered in conjunction with Portland Center Stage’s production of Clybourne Park, the  Portland Art Museum’s Carrie Mae Weems exhibit, and the Oregon Historical Society’s exhibition,       All Aboard: Railroading and Portland’s Black Community. Throughout  the runs of The Whipping Man   and Clybourne Park, PCS also hosted the Fair Housing Council's Anywhere But Here exhibit in the Gerding  Theater lobby; the display of photographs, text, and personal quotes chronicled the history of housing  discrimination in Oregon.     

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“Historical Preservation in Portland’s Ever‐Changing  Neighborhoods.” In this presentation, experts in the field of  historical preservation shared their thoughts about  preservation, particularly in relation to the house that is the  central focus in the play Clybourne Park.  Panelists included  Peggy Moretti, Executive Director of the Historical  Preservation League of Oregon; Cathy Galbraith, Executive  Director of the Architectural Heritage Center; and Richard   De Wolf, HPLO board member and owner of Arciform, LLC,   a design‐build firm specializing in older homes. 

  Some of the many other events throughout the year included a screening of the documentary Jewish  Soldiers in Blue & Gray at the Oregon Jewish Museum, in conjunction with The Whipping Man; play readings  and a kickoff party as part of the citywide Fertile Ground Festival; and the new Slingshot Comedy Series,  launched in partnership with Bad Reputation Productions.  

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BY THE NUMBERS

130,450 people attended a play or reading

7,630 youth participated in an education program

7,235 attended 105 community programs

1,918 took part in a workshop or Armory tour

11,880 Photo by Joni Shimabukuro

attended a conference, wedding, town hall, or other event at the Armory

Perfect venue for Oregon Active's NYE party! Not only is the place beautiful, but there is a ton of space… great for dancing and the wrap around balcony is fantastic for people watching. – Laura C. on Yelp

A GORGEOUS, historic building, and home to Portland's own top-notch theater company, "Portland Center Stage"-- an institution that holds its own amidst the very, very best! – John K. on Yelp

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION  

 

 

 

 

Along with the literary awards given to Dan O’Brien’s The  Body of an American, Portland Center Stage and its artists  were applauded at the Portland Civic Theater Guild’s 2013  Drammy Awards, receiving six Drammys for:    Actor in a Lead Role:  Danny Wolohan (Dan), The Body of An  American    Actress in a Lead Role: Ginny Myers Lee (Vanda), Venus in  Danny Wolohan (l) and William Salyers (r) Fur  in The Body of an American. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.           Outstanding Ensemble: The Cast of Clybourne Park     Musical Direction: Rick Lewis,  Sweeney Todd     

Sharonlee McLean, Sal Viscuso, Gavin Hoffman, Brianna Horne, Kevin R. Free and Kelley Curran in Clybourne Park, Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

      Lighting Design: Diane Ferry Williams,                                The Whipping Man    Scenic Design: Tony Cisek, The Whipping Man 

Gavin Gregory and Carter Hudson in The Whipping Man. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.

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2012/13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS* We extend our deep gratitude to the members of Portland Center Stage’s 2012/13 Board of Directors,   who contributed their time, energy, vision, and financial support to the theater.    Steve Hedberg, Chair    N. Christian Anderson, Vice Chair  Mary Boyle, Vice Chair    John Taylor, Treasurer  Chrys Martin, Secretary    Mike Golub, Immediate Past Chair  J. Greg Ness, Director Emeritus &   Julie Vigeland, Director Emerita &  Armory Theater Fund Chair  Capital Campaign Chair   

Rukaiyah Adams  Yuki “Lynne” Johnston  Barbara Baker  Heather Killough  Sharon Barnes  Karen O’Conner Kruse  Don Blair  David R. Lofland  Christopher P. Cline  Bob Packard  Steve Cox  Stan Penkin  Evelyn Crowell  Peter Potwin  Gail Hayes Davis  Bruce Ramsayer  Eileen Day  Pat Ritz  Steve Domreis  Mary Ruble  Brigid Flanagan  Mardilyn Saathoff  Randy Foster  Marcy Schwartz  Diana Gerding  Michael Sheridan  Mark Goodman  Doug Smith  Tasca Gulick  Brian Wilson  In Memoriam: Bob Gerding     

  A very special THANK YOU!! to the more than 600   wonderful volunteers who devote thousands   of hours in support of Portland Center Stage.  VOLUNTEER COUNCIL*    Entertainers Chair  Jo McGeorge  Office Assistants Chair  Connie Guist  Supporting Cast Chair  Karen Watson                *as of June 30, 2013 

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STAFF* Artistic Director | Chris Coleman ARTISTIC Associate Artistic Director: Rose Riordan Company Manager: Brandon Woolley Artist under commission: Adam Bock Artist under commission: Lauren Weedman EDUCATION/COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Education & Community Programs Director: Kelsey Tyler Education & Community Programs Manager: Sarah Mitchell Resident Teaching Artist: Matthew B. Zrebski ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE General Manager: Creon Thorne Human Resource & Capital Campaign Director: Lisa Sanman Executive & Human Resource Administrator: Rebecca Felch Finance Director: Lisa Comer Accounting Manager: Jerome Faulkner Accountant: Alan King Database Administrator: Robert M. Thomas IS/IT Administrative Assistant: Christian Kisanga DEVELOPMENT Development Director: Charles T. Frasier Associate Development Director: Jennifer Goldsmith Grants Manager: Marlene A. Montooth Special Events Manager: Kavita Jhaveri Donor Relations Manager: Jessy Friedt Professional Development Volunteer: Ethan Keene MARKETING Marketing & Communications Director: Cynthia Fuhrman Public Relations Manager: Natalie Genter-Gilmore Communications Associate: Kinsley Suer

MARKETING, cont. Group Sales & Promotions Manager: Mandy Hamilton Multimedia Designer: Patrick Weishampel Graphic Designer: Michael Buchino Web Master: Christian Bisgard Professional Marketing Intern: Desirae MacGillivray AUDIENCE SERVICES Box Office Manager: Katie Ortolano Asst. Box Office Manager: Emily Johnstone Subscriptions Manager: Andrew Cullerton Senior Box Office Supervisor: William Benjamin Box Office Supervisor: Jon Younkin Box Office Associates: Denise Buckels, Christina DeYoung, Jeremy Garfinkle, Michael Rocha, Emily Ryan TELESERVICES Teleservices Manager: Luke Robertson Teleservices Agents: Lila Balamane, Danielle Chaves, Kevin Gummer, Hannah Katibah, Samantha McCourt, Finley Mulligan, Quinn Mulligan, Patricia Rubinelli, Emily Stack OPERATIONS Operations Manager: Joe Visnic Operations Lead: Jerry Filip Operations Assistants: Sophia AlbertsWillis, Ryan Collins Volunteer Manager/House Supervisor: Robyn Hodges House Managers: Alice Hodge, Michael Rocha, Frank Saenz, Emerson Scott Rentals Assistant: Karen Johnson Lead Concierge: James Dixon Concierges: RJ Hodde, Joshua Carrillo Nagtalon, Ladan Radafshar, Frank Saenz Lead Custodian: Joel Hartman Evening Custodian: Thomas Kilgore

PRODUCTION, cont. Production Assistants: Lydia Comer, Kelsey Daye Lutz Technical Director: Fred Schoening Associate Technical Director: Jesse Smith Scene Shop Manager: Jeffrey Marchant Master Carpenter: Seth Chandler Staff Carpenters/Welders: Levi Galloway. Jeffrey Kauffman, Benjamin F. Mills, Properties Master: Michael Jones Props Artisan: Rachel Peterson Schmerge Scenic Charge Artist: Erinn McGrew Scenic Artist Assistant: Kate Gilles Resident Costume Designer/Costume Shop Manager: Jeff Cone Cutter/Draper: Paula Buchert, Eva Steingrueber-Fagan First Hand: Larissa Cranmer Costume Crafts Artisan: Barbara Casement Wardrobe Supervisor: Bonnie Henderson-Winnie Wig Mistress: Danna Rosedahl Costume Shop Assistant: James Wrathall III Lighting Supervisor: Ben Courtney Master Electrician: Connery MacRae Deck Manager: Tim McGarry Resident Sound Designer & Sound/ Video Supervisor: Casi Pacilio Sound Programmer & Engineer: Scott Thorson CAFÉ Food & Beverage Manager: Iris Fraser Assistant Cafe Manager: Jennifer Jones Café Staff: Kale Arndt, Jamie Bilderback, Melanie Bond, Shawn Handy, Lauren Hewitt, Christina Hugo, Noelle Melburg, Kendall Moyer, Ruthie Newman, Lucia (Tiffany) O’Neil, Walker Williamson Bartenders: Adrian Anderson, Shana Carr, John Greenwald, Michael Minneau, Emelie Philips, Caitlin Sills

PRODUCTION Production Manager: Christopher Brislin Production Stage Manager: Mark Tynan Stage Managers: Jeremy Eisen, Emily N. Wells *as of June 30, 2013

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D O N O R S

Portland Center Stage gratefully acknowledges the generous supporters whose gifts enable us to continue inspiring our community by bringing stories to life in unexpected ways. (as of June 30, 2013)

SEASON SUPERSTARS

CORPORATE GIFTS Ovation Society ($100,000 & above)

Umpqua Private Bank Leadership Circle ($25,000+) Curtis T. Thompson, M.D. & Associates, LLC Oregonian Publishing Company Perkins Coie US Bank Season Stars ($10,000+) 24 Hour Fitness Benson Industries Berry Wealth Strategies City Center Parking Davis Wright Tremaine Delta Air Lines Key Bank NW Natural The Oregonian Stoel Rives LLP The Regence Group The Standard Troutman Sanders, LLP US Bank Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP Playmakers ($5,000+) Aequitas Capital Management The Boeing Company GBD Architects Gerding Edlen Development Lucky Limousine Knowledge Universe Education M Financial Group Precision Castparts Corp Schnitzer Steel Industries The Standard Insurance Washington Trust Bank Wells Fargo Producers ($2,000+) AsianEdge Network Break-Away Tours Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins, & Tongue Janet Hoffman & Assoc.

SUPPORTING SEASON SPONSORS

Klarquist Sparkman LLP Laika, Inc. Macy's Merrill Lynch Corporation PCC Structurals, Inc. Portland Spirit Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP Vernier Software & Technology West Coast Productions Benefactors ($1,000+) Ball Janik LLP Harder Mechanical Contractors Viridian Reclaimed Wood Ziba Design Stars ($250 +) Graphic Arts Building, LLC Lux Environmental Consulting Mainspring Marketing In-kind Alaska Airlines Argyle Winery Artemis Foods Art of Catering Azul Barbara Baker Keith & Sharon Barnes Benefit Auctions 360 Ben & Jerry’s in the Pearl Diane Benjamin Blue Hour Bridge City Legal Cassidy’s Restaurant Chehalem Wines Chez Joly Classic Pianos Culinary Artistry & Lincoln Restaurant Cupcake Jones Davis Wright Tremaine Delta Air Lines Deponte Cellars Devil's Food Catering Diageo Downtown Development Group Cynthia Duran Sallie & Dan Dutton Food in Bloom Charlie Frasier & Rick Taylor Diana Gerding Signa & Richard Gibson Carolyn Gomez

Grimm Tasca & Paul Gulick Marypat & Steve Hedberg Heathman Hotel Holland America Hotel Murano Inn at Spanish Head, Lincoln City Inn of the Four Winds, Seaside, Oregon Jimmy Mak’s Joni Photo Key Private Bank Leverage Little Bird Bistro Skye & Jane Lininger Lithia Springs Resort Lucky Limousine & Towncar Services Lisa Mann Chrys Martin & Jack Pessia Mark Spencer Hotel Sue McGrath & Bob Rieke Aaron & Renee Meyer Marlene Montooth Nikasi Brewing Orange Torpedo Trips Oregon Shakespeare Festival Louis Pain Pearl Gallery & Framing Stan & Suzanne Penkin PF Chang’s Restaurant Performance Promotions Pinch. A Design Office Portland Paramount Hotel Portland Spirit Portland Timbers Portland Wine Storage Portlandia Precision Graphics RDH Building Sciences Inc Really Big Video Rex Post Roxyann Winery Shame on the Moon Ralph & Ellie Shaw Barbara & Phil Silver Simpatica Catering Doug & Teresa Smith Stella Blues Café Karen Story Umpqua Bank US Bank Vibrant Table Catering &

Events West Coast Event Productions Widmer Brothers Brewing Company Jack & Ginny Wilborn

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Ovation Society $100,000 & above

Meyer Memorial Trust James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation Leadership Circle ($25,000+) The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Collins Foundation The Fred W. Fields Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Kinsman Foundation The National Endowment for the Arts Oregon Arts Commission The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland and Multnomah County Shubert Foundation Shakespeare for a New Generation Season Stars ($10,000+) Anonymous Foundation Clark Foundation Jackson Foundation Oregon Cultural Trust Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation The Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Work for Art, including contributions from more than 70 companies and nearly 2,000 employees in the region

Foundations, cont.

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Playmakers ($5,000+) Martha Staley Marks Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Herbert A. Templeton Foundation Artistic Director’s Circle ($2,500+) Autzen Foundation Herriott-Granger Foundation Holzman Foundation H.W. & D.C.H. Irwin Foundation Leupold & Stevens Foundation Juan Young Trust Producers ($1,500+) ESCO Foundation D. Margaret Studley Foundation

Christine & David Vernier Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Season Star Producers ($10,000+) Roger Cooke & Joan Cirillo Evie Crowell Ray and Bobbi Davis Mark & Ann Edlen The Wayne and Sandra Ericksen Charitable Fund Mark and Christi Goodman Tasca & Paul Gulick Steven & Marypat Hedberg Marilyn & Ed Jensen Heather Killough Charles & Carol Langer Michael E. Menashe Madeline Nelson & Jim Lafky

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS

Portland Center Stage gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who made gifts toward the 2012/13 season at the Stars level and above. We also extend our sincere thanks to our many other generous contributors , including those who wished to remain anonymous. Ovation Producers ($100,000+)

Anonymous (2) Tim & Mary Boyle Joanne M. Lilley Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Pat & Trudy Ritz/Ritz Family Foundation Leadership Producers ($25,000+) Keith & Sharon Barnes Broughton & Mary Bishop Family Advised Fund, a charitable fund of the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington Don and Mary Blair Andy & Nancy Bryant Dream Envision Foundation Stephen Domreis Brigid Flanigan & David Lezak Dr. Barbara Hort Judy Carlson Kelley Ronni Lacroute Barbara & Phil Silver Helen & Jerry Stern Mr. & Mrs. W.T.C. Stevens

Reynolds Potter & Sharon Mueller Richard & Marcy Schwartz Lois Schnitzer Andree Stevens John and Jan Swanson John Taylor & Barbara West Jane & Lawrence Viehl Playmakers ($5,000+) Dr. Don and Jessie Adams Peter & Susan Belluschi Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Gerry and Marylin Cameron J. Michael & Ginger Carroll Rick Caskey and Sue Horn-Caskey Steve Cox and Vikki Mee Kirk and Marsha Davis William & Karen Early Diana Gerding Rob & Marni Goodman Craig & Yuki Johnston James & Morley Knoll Drs. Dolores & Fernando Leon Skye & Jane Lininger David R. Lofland, Jr Dedre J. Marriott

Chrys A. Martin & Jack Pessia Peter K. McGill Neilsen Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation J. Greg & Terry Ness Stanley & Susanne Penkin Kelly & Melissa Saito Roy Schreiber & Carole Heath Lois Seed & Dan Gibbs Douglas & Teresa Smith Ben & Elaine Whiteley Artistic Director’s Circle ($3,000+) Carole Alexander Scott & Linda Andrews Lawrence S. and Susan W. Black Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Richard Louis Brown & Thomas Mark Bill Byrne and Dennis Scolard Tom & Mike Carstensen M. Allison Couch & Tom Soals Joan & Jim English Randy Foster Mike Golub & Sam Shelhorse Herriott-Granger Foundation Sharon & Henry Hewitt Kathy & Bob Jesenik Annette & Christian Joly Jon & Sheila Levine David R Lofland, Jr & Zachary W. Stepp Mr. & Mrs. James Manuel John D. & Nancy J. Murakami Steve C. Neighorn & Chase M. Ryan Jim & Linda Patterson Franklin & Dorothy Piacentini Charitable Trust Fred L. Ramsey Drs. Ann Smith Sehdev & Paul Sehdev Pat & Duane Smith Julie Sterling Ben & Elaine Whiteley Brian R. Wilson Producers ($2,000+) Barbara J. Baker Julia & Robert S. Ball Patricia H. & John C. Beckman Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Debby Benjamin, Mary Kay & Russ Dragon Chris Blattner & Cindy McCann

Jack Blumberg and Tom Anderson Ann Brayfield and Joe Emerson Marianne Buchwalter Chris & Renee Cline CollierTrust Judy Dauble David Dotlich Carol Edelman Richard & Janis Gottlieb Sis Hayes Mike & Shayla Herzog Dennis C. Johnson Raymond & Marilyn Johnson Jean & Rich Josephson Jon & Vickey Jurgens Stephen & Marjorie Kafoury Hilary Krane Regan and Gina Leon Ross Lienhart and Sheila Edwards-Lienhart Jean & Steve Mann Dedre J. Marriott Peter & Jill McDonald Marilyn Mclver Laurie & Gilbert Meigs Nathan Family Charitable Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Deborah Neft & Salvatore D’Auria James H. O’Lennick Bob Packard Piper Park Merritt and Heather Paulson David J. Pollock Peter and Cynthia Potwin Bruce Ramseyer & Rosemary Trierweiler Robert Reed Bobbie and Joe Rodriguez Rosemarie Rosenfeld Teri Rowan Stephen & Trudy Sargent Mark Schlesinger & Patti Norris Trina & Michael Sheridan Christine & Scott Studley Bruce and Rebecca Teborek E. Walter Van Valkenburg & Turid L. Owren Ted & Julie Vigeland Don & Eunice Waggoner Richard Wallace & Patricia White Mary and Pat Wolfe Benefactors ($1,000+) Rukaiyah Adams James H. & Ruth Alexander Aletha and N. Christian Anderson III Louise & Bruce Anderson-Dana Phyllis Arnoff

Individuals, cont.

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Benefactors, cont. Betty & Wayne Atteberry Dr. and Mrs. Bryce Bederka Phil & Julie Beyl Darcy Bishop Bohanan Family Marty & Kay Brantley John Briggs & Jeffrey Feiffer Andy and Nancy Bryant Tim & Susan Carey John & Linda Carter Rick Caskey & Sue HornCaskey Dr. Richard & Nancy Chapman Ms. Marguerite Cohen & Mr. Joe Roberts W. Richard Cooley & Leslie Howell Leslie Copland M. Allison Couch & Tom Soals Dave & Debbie Craig Tamara Crocker & Randy Sell Edward & Karen Demko Paul & Mickey Devore Craig and Julie Dewey Bill Dickey & David Wagner Wanda and Jess Dishman Mark Donnelly & Patricia Walker Gerard & Sandra Drummond Karen & John Durkheimer Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation James & Patricia Edwards John & Jane Emrick Robert Falconer Mike and Chris Feves Christina Flaxel & B. Randall Joan Foley & Per Jarnberg Marc Franklin Larry & Deborah Friedman Cynthia M. Fuhrman Gerry and Peggy Fujii Cathie Glennon Heather Guthrie and Gil Parker Brett and Jessica Hamilton Donald & Ann Hammond Paul & Samantha Harmon Tom & Betsy Henning Walter C. Hill & Family Foundation Ronna Hoffman Sue and Mike Hollern Neil & Karen Hutchinson Brad and Judy Johnson Kathy & Steve Johnson Kirbee Johnston & Matthew Morris Tim Kalberg Gregg and Diane Kantor Dennis King Peter H. Koehler BettyLou Koffel Richard M. Linn

Shari & Frank Lord Kathi McCoy & Thomas Martin Duane & Barbara McDougall Lindsey & Marilen McGill Jack & Carolyn McMurchie Karen & John Mefferd Robert & Violet Metzler Lora & Jim Meyer George Middleton Lani Miller and George Gust Bradford & Linda Needham Jim & Judy North Tim O’Leary & Michelle Cardinal Brian & Tracey Oliver Gil Parker Brenda Peterson Michael & Susan Piper Pamela & Bernie Pliska Dr. & Mrs. Charles Poindexter Judson Randall Larry & Katherine Remmers Pat & Al Reser Mary & Craig Ruble Mardi Saathoff Halle & Rick Sadle April Sanderson Steven & Carol Sandor Raj Sarda MD Dianne Sawyer and Richard Petersen Carol Schnitzer Lewis Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Marian and Elihu Schott Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Michael & Karen Sherman John & Joan Shipley Marilyn Slotfeldt & Henry Lee Drew and Sue Snyder George & Molly Spencer Burt and Barbara Stein Karen Story Ray & Pat Straughan Mary and Jeff Strickler Donald & Roslyn Sutherland Ronald E. and Ivy L. Timpe Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Charlie & Debbie Tragesser Katherine & Nickolas Tri Hang Trinh Nan Welling Ward Interiors Kat White Dennis & Jean Wilde Jay Wilt Winnowski Family Foundation Bob Woodruff Mort & Audrey Zalutsky David & Sherri Zava Stars ($500+) Charles & Gloria Adams

Margaret & Stuart Albright Rich & Sherry Bader Thomas & Brada Bailey Dr. Gene Baker & Regina Brody Cheryl Balaenhol Robin and Thomas Barrett Jana Bauman and John Baker Susanne Baumann & John Gragg David and Bonnie Bennett Dr. Janet Bennett Daniel Bergsvik & Donald Hastler Carol Bernick & Mark Hackett Bill Blosser Lesley Bombardier Craig Boretz Norma Bradfish Stephen & Marge Brenneke Eileen Brookens Walter & Mary Bush Carmen Calzacorta & Casey Mills Sandra Campbell Bruce Carey Kelly & David Christian Codiligent LLC Joan Corcoran Sherie P. & John M. Corley Betsy Cramer & Greg Kubecek Herbert & Pamela Crane Mary Crouse & David Devere Erik Cubbage Ray & Carole Damron Carolyn and Sam Darby Marcia Darm & Bruce Berning Martin and Karen Daum Michael Davalt Kathleen Derrick Paul Dockter Michael Doherty & Daphne Cooluris Gregory Flick Laurie and Paul Flint Charlie Frasier & Rick Taylor Carol Fredlund & John Betonte Daniel and Leah Frye Charles & Kyle Fuchs Paul and Faye Gillbarg Melissa & Robert Good Michael & Nancy Graham James W. Gulick, MD Rick & Susan Gustafson Lorraine Guthrie & Erik Kiaer Bill and Elaine Hallmark Lourri Hammack Kregg & Andrea Hanson Patsy Heinlein Charles W. Herren, Jr. & Rod P. Murphy

Paul and Ruth Herrington Laurie Holland Stephen & Sandy Holmes Teresa & Ed Hostmann Donna & Gordon Huntsman Susan Immer & Larry Juday Arnold & Virginia Israelit Nigel Jaquiss & Meg Remsen Leah & Craig R. Johanson Lynne Johnson & Larry Madson Jessie Jonas & Steven L. Cantor Kevin & Suzanne Kahn Dr. Laurie Kash & Michael Carter Carla Kelley Jim and Lois King Ruth Knepell Mr. Rudy Kohnle and Ms. Krista Larson John & Karen Kruse Ed & Margaret Kushner Susan Lair and Doug Trobough Ray & Terry Lambeth Libbi Layton & Lawrence Tamiyasu Dorothy Lemelson Sharon W. Lukasevich Julia Markley & Lance Johnson Stan & Rebecca Martinson Stephen Mason and Christine Fisher Robert Matheson J.S. & Robin May Mike & Libby McCaslin Karen & Brent McCune John McGrory & Leslie Root Scott & Meri McLeod Claudia and Fred Meikle Rob & Katie Melton Prudence M. Miller Michael & Susan Mueller Abby and Conrad Myers Hester H. Nau Ward & Pamela Nelson Don & Judy Nielsen Allan & Madeline Olson J.P. Palanuk

Individuals, cont.

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Stars, cont.

Gifts in Tribute

Thomas Palmer & Ann Carter John and Carolyn Parchinsky Jim & Pam Phillips Brent and Gretchen Pilip Karen & Jim Pittman Michael Ponder Wallace & Bettsy Preble Ward and Cheryl Preble Dick & Linda Reedy Drs. Scott & Kay Reichlin Darryl Saunders & Randy Mannen Pam Schallau Cheryl & Sam Scheinberg Bob Schuler & Debra Blanchard Edward A. Sherman Sonny & Diane Sonnenstein Lisa Stennick Geoff & Susie Strommer Brad Simmons & Shannon Hart Marilyn Slotfeldt & Henry Lee Richard Smith & Patricia Frobes Walter & Carol Smith Elizabeth and Phil Smith M. Susan & William L. Smith Carol Smith-Larson Rick and Denyse Stawicki Tim & Ann Stout Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Roberta Swanson Jane Thanner and Tim Smith Kevin Thomas Steve & Laura Thomas Don & Judy Thompson Marcia K. Timm Richard Toscan Paul Tucker and Blake Walter Lewis and Susan Van Winkle Virginia Vanderbilt and Michael Garrison Ms. Victoria Wahlman and Beverly Wood Dr. Marilyn Walkey Wendy Ware & Dan Gleason Nani Warren In honor of Queen West Michael and Kerry Weaver Dick & Carolyn Whittemore Dr. & Mrs. Bennett Wight Laura Wilson Trudy L Wilson and Terry Brown Ms. Margaret Wood and Mr. Richard Woodling Robert and Vickie Woods Karl & Diane Wustrack Fabian & Julie Yeager Russ & Mary Youmans

Ginger A. Carroll, in memory of J. Michael Carroll Ilene & James Davidson, in honor of Helen & Jerry Stern Ray & Sally Gilbert, in honor of Hollye Gilbert & Carter Hudson Shelley Devine, in honor of Chrys Martin Nancy Keystone, in honor of Chris Coleman J.S. and Robin May, in honor of Chris Coleman Perkins Coie, in honor of Steve Hedberg Julie & Ted Vigeland, in honor of Peter McDonald

A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2013 CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA GALA SPONSORS

MARK & ANN EDLEN LUCKY LIMOUSINE

Photo by Joni Shimabukuro

Aequitas Capital Management  Sharon & Keith Barnes  Benson Industries Inc.  Boeing Company  Steve Cox & Vicki Mee  Davis Wright Tremaine  Diageo/Ketel One  Express Employment  Professionals  GBD Architects  Diana Gerding  Tasca & Paul Gulick  Lynne & Craig Johnston  Oregonian Publishing Company  Perkins Coie  Precision Castparts Corp  Ritz Family Foundation  Marcy & Richard Schwartz  Standard Insurance  Stoel Rives LLP  United Fund Advisors  US Bank  Washington Trust Bank  Wells Fargo Bank  West Coast Productions  Argyle Winery 

and to    Art of Catering  Beecher Carlson  Craig Boretz  Allison Couch & Tom Soals  Françoise Weeks Floral  Graham & Peggy Crow  Evie Crowell  Gayle & Mike Davis  Joni Photo  Jean & Rich Josephson  Merrill Lynch Corporation  Steve Neighorn  Jim & Judy North  J.P. Palanuk  Stan & Susanne Penkin  Reynolds Potter & Sharon Mueller  Precision Graphics  Doug & Teresa Smith  Helen & Jerry Stern  Julie & Ted Vigeland  Viridian Reclaimed Wood  Barb West & John Taylor   

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Dear Portland Center Stage,    My relationship with you began when I was the president of my Thespians club at Thurston High School.   It was your fledgling season, and a frequent visitor even then to Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival,   I just had to attend a showing at “OSF North.” Our Drama Club made the trip up to the big city for a  show, and I was hooked. I attended a show at PCS again in my senior year, seeing Six Characters in  Search of an Author, and my love for theatre was solidified as Pirandello and PCS helped me question  how we know who we are and helped me to appreciate the “theatricality” of theatre’s conventions. 

  Portland Center Stage has always had a way of simultaneously exciting the cerebral,  the aesthetic, and the emotional. As I myself became a theatre teacher, I wanted to share those  experiences with my students. I began bringing students as I had been brought to your first season.  Your reputation even followed me across the country when I visited theatre‐teaching pals in Atlanta  who were angry with me that, as an Oregonian, we “stole” Chris Coleman from their city’s theatre  scene. As they knew then, Atlanta’s loss would be Portland’s gain!    So, years after being that drama club president and theatre teacher, and after seeing countless shows   over the years at PCS, I am still a season ticket holder and donor. Now that I am a school administrator,   I cannot let go of you, PCS; I still help student groups attend, and I arrange ushering opportunities for  our students with special needs.     

I want to thank you for 25 years of innovation, inspiration, and engagement.  Through  you, PCS, I have sprinkled others with the magic of the theatre you dusted on me   25 years ago. – Laurie Kash, PhD, Special Education & Student Services Director, Rainier School District 

Gerding Theater Main Stage. Photo by Patrick Weishampel..

Our sincere thanks to Laurie and to the other generous patrons and funders   whose support has made this season – and the past 25 years – possible. 

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Portland Center Stage     Gerding Theater at the Armory  128 NW Eleventh Avenue   Portland, Oregon 97209‐4160      503.445.3700 | www.pcs.org      Follow PCS at www.twitter.com/PCS_Armory   and www.facebook.com/pdxcenterstage     Chris Coleman | Artistic Director