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Brittany K. Allen Artist

Brittany is a Brooklyn-based writer and actor. She's a proud member of the Obie Award-winning EST/Youngblood, an alumna of the Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater, and was a ...

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Our Tangled Roots: An interview with Redwood playwright and performer Brittany K. Allen

In Redwood, Brittany K. Allen uses her signature playfulness, verve, and bold theatricality to scale the branches of our shared American lineage. Here, she digs into the genesis of her new play — our 28th world premiere to date and the very first selected by Artistic Director Marissa Wolf.

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Redwood

October 26 – November 17, 2019

A World Premiere! A BEAUTIFUL, HUMOR-FILLED EXCAVATION OF OUR SHARED HISTORY. When a hip hop lovin' uncle obsessed with Ancestry.com starts digging into the past, an interracial couple finds that they have a lot more (and a lot less) in common than they thought. Filled with comedy, wit, and dance, this singular American story is about learning to live and love in a present that's overpopulated with ghosts.

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The Original Music of Redwood

By turns electric, haunting, and joyful, Derek A. Graham's original score enriches the world of Brittany K. Allen's sharp, compassionate comedy. Listen to the full soundtrack now, plus a song inspired by the play.

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Portland Center Stage at The Armory is committed to grappling with that discomfort, on and off the stage, and we invite members of our community to participate in that growth process with us. Our goal is to co-create safety for our community by identifying and interrupting instances of racism and all forms of oppression when we witness them, through specific actions rooted in the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA). 

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Redwood Cast & Creative Team

Meet the cast and creative team behind Redwood.

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Chip Miller Artist

Before joining Portland Center Stage, Chip held the role of artistic associate/resident director at Kansas City Repertory Theatre for seven years, where their directing credits included School Girls; Or, The African ...

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Marissa Wolf Artistic Director

Marissa is currently in her sixth year as artistic director of Portland Center Stage, where she was named one of Portland’s “25 People Shaping the Arts in Portland,” by Willamette Week. Her programming at PCS has included development and world premiere productions by major national ...

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Chip Miller Associate Artistic Director

Before joining Portland Center Stage, Chip held the role of artistic associate/resident director at Kansas City Repertory Theatre for seven years, where their directing credits included School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Welcome to Fear CitySex with Strangers, and A Raisin in the Sun. Beyond KCRep stages, directing ...

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PCS Commissions

The PCS Commissions project was launched in 2020 to lift up some of the most exciting voices in American theater while stages were dark, in order to generate a wellspring of theatrical offerings to draw from in the years ahead. Four new plays have been commissioned from celebrated writers!

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Chip Miller Named Associate Artistic Director

Congratulations to Chip Miller in their new role as Associate Artistic Director of Portland Center Stage at The Armory!

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Liberace & Liza Holiday at the Mansion (A Tribute)

November 11 – December 24, 2023

Don’t miss this exhilarating parade of musical and comical fireworks! Featuring iconic songs, enchanting costumes, and unforgettable laughs, this cheeky and delightful show will have your holidays sparkling.

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Choir Boy

April 15 – May 14, 2023

An exhilarating coming-of-age story from the Academy Award-winning writer of Moonlight. A young, queer student leads the choir at his elite school — and seeks to march to his own drum.

JAW New Play Festival, July 26-28, 2024

JAW New Play Festival
FREE! July 28-30

A week-long assembling of artists and audiences to create new plays! Artistic teams, including playwrights, directors and actors, come together to rehearse — and a lot of times rewrite! — a play. The final piece of the process happens during the weekend, when we share “music stands readings” with audiences so the playwrights can hear their work, often for the very first time!

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Liberace & Liza Holiday at the Mansion (A Tribute)

November 10 – December 22, 2024

Local favorites David Saffert and Jillian Snow are BACK! Join them as they sparkle in this exhilarating night of musical and comical fireworks. Settle in for a glamorous evening as they bring two icons to life. Liberace & Liza delights in some of show business’ wildest and most well known personalities, sharing iconic musical numbers, enchanting costumes and unforgettable laughs. Make your visit to the mansion a holiday tradition!

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Clyde’s

June 1 – 30, 2024

In this delicious comedy, the formerly incarcerated kitchen staff at Clyde’s are on a journey to craft the perfect sandwich. These loveable characters with big dreams serve up a heartwarming story that’s good to the last bite!

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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

November 19 – December 24, 2022

This heartwarming journey of community triumph is reimagined for the stage as a live radio broadcast complete with a stellar cast, gorgeous music, lavish costumes, and — of course — George Bailey!

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August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean

March 5 – April 3, 2022

An iconic story of freedom, justice, and salvation from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences. Pittsburgh, 1904: Amidst boiling racial tensions, Citizen Barlow arrives at the home of Aunt Ester, a 285-year-old healer, who helps him seek redemption from a mistake that’s cost another man his life. Aunt Ester sends Citizen on a powerful, mystical journey to the City of Bones in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean — where he must understand the past in order to forge his own future.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Cast & Creative Team

Meet the cast and creative team behind Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

September 29 – November 3, 2024

After 15 years in exile on a trumped up conviction, Sweeney Todd returns to the grit and grime of Victorian London, bent on reclaiming his life and exacting bloody retribution. With the help of his trusty razors and his plotting landlady and pie-shop owner, Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney tears through a corrupt society proving revenge is a dish best served piping hot. This Sondheim classic is to die for!

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Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

November 24 – December 22, 2024

When Viola washes ashore, her twin brother Sebastian is lost at sea. Disguises, mistaken identities and unrequited love show them that shipwrecks may be the least of their problems. In one of  Shakespeare’s most enduring comedies, everything — love, mischief, music and libations — exists in exciting excess! 

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

January 22 – March 6, 2022

Brilliantly innovative, moving, and wickedly funny, this genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing musical sensation tells the story of one of the most unique characters to ever hit the stage. Hedwig, a German emigrant, is out to set the record straight about her life, her loves, and the operation that left her with that “angry inch.” Part rock concert, part cabaret, part stand-up comedy routine, this one-of-a-kind musical proves time and again that an indomitable spirit can’t ever be tied down.

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Rent

June 1 – July 10, 2022

Don’t miss this sensational, iconic musical hot off its 25th Anniversary! Rent took Broadway by storm with its deeply resonant look at a deadly virus, financial precarity, and love as a radical act. As a group of young artists fights for justice and visibility during the AIDS crisis, they revel in the beautiful bonds of friendship and chosen family. With its profound message of joy and hope in the face of uncertainty, this timeless musical reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters — love.

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