Donate to the p:ear Giving Tree
Every winter, p:ear youth are looking for basic needs such as socks, backpacks, bus tickets, gift cards, art supplies, and other items that are around $25. The Giving Tree helps p:ear supply youth with essential items they need throughout the year.
We're thrilled to help support the annual Giving Tree for p:ear. You can view our p:ear tree located in our lobby during your visit and then drop off your contributions to p:ear. Can’t stop by in person? Check out p:ear's Amazon Wish List to have items shipped right to their door!
What items are needed? Click to download the full list.
Bring your donations to p:ear!
Donations can be dropped off Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave. Portland, OR 97209. Knock at the side door on Flanders St. and staff will take your donations and provide you with a donation receipt.
Please note that we are not accepting donations at Portland Center Stage this year.
About p:ear
Founded in 2002, p:ear has provided invaluable mentoring services to Portland’s homeless and parent-less young people. p:ear’s mission is to build positive relationships with 15- to 25-year-old homeless and transitional youth, through education, arts, and recreation, to affirm personal worth and create more meaningful and healthier lives. Each year, p:ear serves roughly 800 homeless young people. Currently, we see 65 youth per day. p:ear was created from a vision of compassion. We believe that each youth deserves to empower themselves and develop a positive self-identity that encompasses a sense of self-worth and a capacity for risk, growth, change. pearmentor.org
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!
Portland Center Stage is committed to identifying & interrupting instances of racism & all forms of oppression, through the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, & accessibility (IDEA).
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