Carla Rossi and Pepper Pepper are GLOOP
Portland's own Carla Rossi and Pepper Pepper bring you a brand new, evening-length drag explosion in GLOOP, the first live and local performance from this avant-garde drag duo since 2019!
In GLOOP, Carla and Pepper are slated to lead a psychedelic wellness seminar in Sedona until their party bus runs out of gas at Portland Center Stage, where they're left with no choice but to teach homodalities and hole-istic healing practices — and all before the mushrooms kick in.
Tackling art therapy, micro-dosing, land acknowledgments, and demonstrating what it looks like when a drag queen has a meltdown while lipsyncing on an actively-inflating airbed, GLOOP will teach you how to overcome (and monetize) your limiting beliefs through a gauntlet of spectacularly unhinged drag from two of Portland's most beloved grifters.
Anthony Hudson (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer sometimes better known as Portland’s premiere drag clown Carla Rossi. Together they host and program Queer Horror at the historic Hollywood Theatre. Anthony has received project support and fellowships from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, First Peoples Fund, National Performance Network, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Community Foundation, USArtists International, and more; Anthony's performances have been featured at the New York Theatre Workshop, La Mama, Portland and Seattle Art Museums, Portland Center Stage, PICA's TBA Festival, and have toured internationally. Find out more at TheCarlaRossi.com.
So spice, they named her twice — Pepper Pepper (aka Kaj-anne Pepper) is a performance artist, writer, and multimedia video maker. Their work explores the comedy and vulnerability of life through a surreal filter of magic, history, and technology. Pepper's 15+ year participation in Portland's drag nightlife is complemented with many collaborations with Portland theater and dance luminaries like Hand2Mouth Theater, Linda Austin Dance, and as an original member of Flock Dance Center. Recently Pepper was a 2020 Oregon Visual Arts Fellow and is currently an Alembic Artist in Residence at Performance Works Northwest, exploring a new solo about queer histories, memory, and the moon.
Current & Upcoming
Improvisation Classes for Beginners
Whether you're looking to get more confident in social situations, think quicker on your feet, or get in touch with your imaginative side, these "one-off" improv classes will set you on the path to success!
Adult Class : TWELFTH NIGHT, Before & After
Join veteran actor Joe Costa for a unique opportunity to take a “deep dive” into both Shakespeare’s text of Twelfth Night, and the PCS Production. Participants will read the play out loud as a group, with “intermissions” provided for lively discussion of themes and content. Interested participants will have a chance to act in selected scenes, guided by the instructor.
Improv Comedy: Love, Shakespeare
Witness the Magic of unscripted Elizabethan comedy! Step into the offbeat world of Love, Shakespeare, where seasoned Portland comedians attempt something audacious: performing a fully improvised Elizabethan play based on your suggestions!
Albina Music Trust presents A Brown Branch Christmas
Celebrate this holiday season with A Brown Branch Christmas at Portland Center Stage. Now in its fourth season, this two-night big band celebration features directors Domo Branch and Charlie Brown III guiding a heavy 15-piece lineup of regional and national musicians.
BIPOC Affinity Night DJ Party with ALoSo
Join us for a double feature BIPOC Affinity Night, featuring a live DJ set by ALoSo, plus holiday craft market vendor tables, art exhibits by Albina Music Trust Wall to Wall Sound and Jason Hill's Favorite Things, with complimentary select drinks provided by Multnomah Whiskey Library and Deschutes Brewery while supplies last.
Winter Teen Academy: Scene Work
Calling all teens! Are you looking to expand your acting skills and be the best scene partner you can be for your fellow actors? In this class, we will dig deep into scene study, character motivation, and active listening, while learning the necessary questions to ask in every rehearsal situation. You'll develop fuller characters and deeper relationships on stage by partnering in scene work — and have lots of fun too!
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