After a ruthless cabal seizes power in Washington, Carlton Berg, a bureaucrat for the State Department, runs off with the new regime’s top secret Enemies List. Unfortunately for Carlton, the chase has come to an end in a police station in the Ozark town of Lodus. With a pair of DHS agents on the way, Carlton’s last chance is in the people around him: an unsympathetic police chief, an ambivalent…More
Based on legends about early Celtic kings, Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare’s most fantastical creations—familiar Shakespearean themes of jealousy and innocence wronged are joined by a piano-playing wit who becomes our guide through an ancient landscape. A lovely princess, an evil queen, a misguided king and a thoroughly rotten clown people this fairy tale-like story of life, and love, renewed.
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Shakespeare’s Amazing Cymbeline: A Brief Synopsis
19 January 2012 & Posted by Kinsley Suer
Let’s be honest. Cymbeline is not usually used in the same sentence with the words “straightforward” and “uncomplicated.” In fact, some consider it one of the Bard’s most convoluted pieces. When Artistic Director Chris Coleman set out to adapt the play into his world premiere production, one of his main goals was to simplify and streamline the plot. If you don’t mind us spoiling the ending, here’s a short and sweet summary of the play to use a guide before seeing it yourself onstage!
MoreBehind-the-Scenes: On the Set of The North Plan
17 January 2012 & Posted by Kinsley Suer
Our world premiere production of Jason Wells’ The North Plan opened here on our Main Stage last week. For the past several weeks everyone at PCS has been busy preparing for the production - and we’ve got the photos to prove it! Before you see the show, come check out these behind-the-scenes photos and read up on some insider tidbits detailing the production’s rehearsal process, set construction, costume design process and more.
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Shakespeare’s Insults
24 January 2012 & Posted by Kinsley Suer
No one knows how to hurl an insult quite like the Bard. Based on the fact that there are hundreds of imaginative, biting quips throughout Shakespeare’s plays (including Cymbeline), it’s obvious that the man adored a good insult. Unfortunately, modern English is quite unimaginative when it comes to expletives. But fear not! Learn a few of these basic phrases and you’ll be cursing like an Elizabethan sailor in no time.
MoreFertile Ground: Starring Some PCS Staffers!
18 January 2012 & Posted by BrandonW
The Fertile Ground Festival takes over Portland for ten days every January. Above all, it’s an exciting time when artists from around the city put on new work for the Portland community to enjoy. And, this year, a few of our very own staffers here at PCS are flexing their acting, writing and directing muscles around town. Come check it out!
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