Visions & Voices Winter Showcase
Join us for an evening of plays written by students from our Visions & Voices program and showcased by professional actors. The Visions & Voices 2020 Winter Showcase features students from Cleveland High School, Franklin High School, Grant High School, and Wilson High School.
These are challenging times for everyone, but especially for our younger generation. They express to us how stifled they often feel in a system that expects so much. Test scores. Colleges. Careers. Social pressures. Family pressures. It goes on and on. So beyond offering tools with which to write plays, the larger goal is to provide an outlet; to give permission to express their ideas, passions and desires; to allow the difficult questions; and to exercise empathy and embrace the chaos that is “growing up.”
CAST
Orion Bradshaw *
Charles Grant *
Clara-Liis Hillier
Crystal Ann Muñoz
Director Matthew B. Zrebski
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Winter Visions & Voices Student Playwrights:
Play by Cole Songster (Grant)
This is how to disappear by Maddie Limon (Wilson)
Lovely Lady Lola by Samantha Henderson-Bluhm (Grant)
Guardian by Milo McAllister (Wilson)
Stuck/Unstuck (Two Snails on a Train) by Ruby Leib (Cleveland)
It’s Dangerously Pretty Outside by Jourdan Dimoff (Grant)
Enough by Cody Little-Reece (Cleveland)
The Ball by Nico Vilches (Wilson)
Quite a Long While by NoraJane Conway (Franklin)
The Blazing Light by Teague O’Hara (Cleveland)
Hanging Out by Abby Long (Franklin)
First Date by Quentin Turner (Grant)
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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!
Donate to the p:ear Giving Tree
Every winter, youth at p:ear are looking for basic needs such as socks, backpacks, bus tickets, gift cards, art supplies, and other items. The Giving Tree helps p:ear fuel their mission to provide mentoring services to Portland’s homeless and parent-less young people.
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!
Acting Shakespeare: Monologues
Dive into the world of the Bard and explore the excitement of performing Shakespeare!
An Evening with Storm Large
Join us for a very special Portland Center Stage benefit concert, featuring the legendary Storm Large.
Foundations of Improvisation
Looking to expand your knowledge and skills of improvisation? Whether you did theater in high school and want to jump back in, are looking to find creative connections with others, or are a theater professional looking to deepen your training, this course is perfect for you!
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