Skip Mercier, our set designer for Guys and Dolls (and the designer for Cabaret and West Side Story) flew in earlier in the week to work through the model of G&D with the team. We’ve consciously moved the design process earlier this year to try to get a jump on our nutty production schedule.

He’s […]

»read more from "“I Got the Horse Right Here”"

{photo: Brooke Bloom takes center stage in A Feminine Ending, a play which was developed as part of Portland Center Stage’s JAW festival.}
Sometimes people ask me, “What is this, ‘JAW‘ anyway?” Allow me to fill you in.
Just Add Water (affectionately known as JAW, and sometimes referred to - incorrectly - as JAWS) is […]

»read more from "What is JAW?"

{photo: Uber-agent Diane (Antoinette LaVecchia) charms the pants (and the play) off of a gay playwright she’s courting for a potential star vehicle for her client.}
A very thoughtful email about Little Dog came in last week from Ralph Cook:
“My wife, Barbara, and I saw, felt and were delightfully immersed in The Little Dog Laughed in […]

»read more from "Thoughts on Little Dogs"

Let it never be said that actors at PCS don’t take full advantage of this city’s many and varied amenities.  Last week, Antoinette LaVecchia (who is rocking the house nightly as Diane in The Little Dog Laughed) went horse back riding with subscriber, DeWayne Brown - who had kindly invited her to join him.  All […]

»read more from "Ahhhh, the Actor’s Life"

{photo: Mrs. Muller (Lisa Renee Pitts) shocks Sister Aloysius (Jayne Taini) with an unexpected reaction to allegations that the priest may have behaved inappropriately toward her son in Doubt.}
We’ve heard many responses to Doubt - clearly the production is generating a great deal of discussion and conversation.  But an email I received this morning felt worth sharing:
 ”Dear […]

»read more from "Responding to “Doubt”"