Know Your City Tours: A People’s History of Portland
In support of our production of Our Town
Saturdays, Sept 19 & 26, Oct 3 & 10 | 12 - 1:30 p.m. | Free and no reservation required
The tour will begin and end at The Gerding Theater in the Armory.
Before Portland was known for Portlandia, bikes and brews, the foundations of the city were built by immigrant laborers. A People’s History of Portland introduces Portland’s immigrant and working class heroes, celebrating our city’s social activists and movements.
This tour tells Portland’s story from the point of view of – and in the words of – the Chinese, Japanese, African American, Jewish, and LGBT communities that are often left out of mainstream conversations about Portland.
Led by fun and engaging tour guides, A People’s History of Portland invites you to take a closer look at the city you’ve heard so much about. Whether you’re visiting Portland, or have lived here all your life, the stories you will hear on this tour are absolutely vibrant.
Check out a video here.
Know Your City engages the public in art and social justice through creative placemaking projects. Our programs and publications aim to educate people to better know their communities, and to empower them to take action.
More about Our Town:
“Our Town’s” Lauren Modica
The Our Town cast features Broadway vets, local favorites and new talent to our stage. We recently chatted with cast member and Portland native Lauren Modica about what Our Town means to her.
The Life of Thornton Wilder
1897 Born in Madison, Wisconsin (April 17)
1906 Moves to Hong Kong in May and to Berkeley, California in October
1906-1910 Emerson Public School in Berkeley
1910-1911 China Inland Mission School, Chefoo, China (one year)
1912-1913 Thacher School, Ojai, California (one year). First play known to be produced ...
A Journey Through “Our Town”
A Journey Through Our Townwith Production Dramaturg Mary Blair
What’s in a Name?Imagine Our Town had been called M Marries N. That’s the title Wilder considered when he scribbled out a list of play ideas on July 2, 1935. Just two weeks earlier, the ...
“Our Town” Cast and Creative Team
Our Town
By Thornton WilderDirected by Rose Riordan
Cast
Shawn Fagan*……………………………...............................Stage Manager
Paul Cosentino*…………………………...............................Dr. Gibbs
Chris Murray*................................................................Joe Crowell, Jr./Si Crowell/Mr. Carter and others
Vin Shambry*……………………………...............................Howie Newsome
Gina Daniels*……………………………................................Mrs. Gibbs
Tina Chilip*………………………………................................Mrs. Webb
Sathya Sridharan*…………………….................................George Gibbs
Hailey Kilgore……………………………..............................Rebecca Gibbs
Henry Martin.…………………………................................Wally Webb
Nikki Massoud*…………………………...............................Emily ...
Current & Upcoming
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¡Soy Yo!, is a multi-media project, created by Mika Martinez, that examines and celebrates Latinx identity featuring more than 50 portraits of the Hispanic/Latino community in Portland.
Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
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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!
Nassim
From Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour (creator of the Off-Broadway smash hit White Rabbit, Red Rabbit) comes an audacious new theatrical experiment, presented in collaboration with Boom Arts. Each night, a new, unrehearsed local performer joins the playwright on stage, while the script waits, unseen, in a sealed box... Touchingly autobiographical yet powerfully universal, NASSIM is a striking theatrical demonstration of how language can both divide and unite us.
Art Exhibit: Garam Garam Chai by Yusra Siddiqui
Portland Center Stage will host Garam Garam Chai, an art exhibit by Portland-based multidisciplinary artist Yusra Siddiqui, featuring a series of hand-sewn teabag printmaking pieces that serve as a contemplation of the communal tea times shared between Desi and British culture.
Coriolanus
Shakespeare’s tragedy about the war hero Coriolanus and the fight between the elite and the deprived masses will be fueled by a dynamic female and non-binary ensemble with a muscular, movement-focused staging.
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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