Portland Center Stage

Sounds.Like.Portland: Free Live Music in May and June

Posted by Kelsey Tyler | 14 May 2012 | Comments (0)

Sounds.Like.Portland schedule through the end of June.
May 26 & June 2 - bluesman Dan Kimbro
June 9 & June 16 - Janice and Nefasaria Scroggins
June 23 - Pamela Jordan

Improv Night on June 11

Posted by Sarah | 10 May 2012 | Comments (0)

Back by popular demand, we’re teaming up with 4 of Portland’s finest improvisers for a night of entertainment in conjunction with It Ain’t Nothin But the Blues!  Performers include Brad Fortier, Shelly D’Arcy, Nicholas Kessler, and Shelly McLendon.

WHEN: Monday, June 11 at 8pm
WHERE: Ellyn Bye Studio
HOW MUCH: $5

Visions & Voices: June 4 Playwriting Showcase

Posted by Sarah | 09 May 2012 | Comments (0)

Our Visions & Voices playwriting program culminates each school year with free, open-to-the-public readings of plays selected from 6 high school residency sites, performed by professional actors and presented at the Gerding Theater at the Armory. PCS’s Resident Teaching Artist, local playwright/director/composer Matthew B. Zrebski, gives us a sneak peek into what we can expect at the June 4 Spring Showcase!
WHEN: Monday June 4 at 7pm
WHERE: On the Main Stage
FREE ADMISSION. All are welcome!

The Oprah Book Club Phenomenon

Posted by Kinsley Suer | 01 May 2012 | Comments (0)

On May 28, 2004, Oprah Winfrey announced that the next novel in her book club would be Leo Tolstoy’s epic Russian masterpiece Anna Karenina. The book sold 79,000 copies in one week – doubling its total U.S. sales since its English publication in 1886. The next week, it was Number 1 on the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list. This sounds to me like another case of what I’ve dubbed the “Oprah Book Club Phenomenon.”

It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues: Cast and Creative Team

Posted by Kinsley Suer | 01 May 2012 | Comments (0)

Meet the cast and creative team of PCS’ upcoming production of It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues!