You know that PCS boasts a theater school, called GreenHouse, right? I’m proud to say I’ve taught for it twice through our popular “Dialogue” series, in which participants read and discuss masterpieces of dramatic literature. We inaugurated GreenHouse with my “Greatest Hits” class, where we read some of history’s most popular plays (Doctor Faustus […]

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This event is free! 7:00pm to 8:30pm on Monday March 10th.
Last month we hosted our Visions and Voices playwriting students from Cleveland High School in our lobby for our first ever V&V playwrights’ slam. It rocked. The students brought along friends and family, some PCS staff attended, the cafe was open, and […]

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PCS just passed the 5,000 mark for students attending our productions, or having reservations to attend (i.e. Sometimes A Great Notion). Last year we had about 4,000 total for the year. It was a big help to have a Shakespeare play this year. Almost 3,000 of the students attending went to see […]

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The GreenHouse Teen performance intensive we offered last summer was so successful that this summer we have decided to offer three. Each intensive has its own unique performance focus. The first intensive will focus on performing Shakespeare, the second will focus on contemporary performance and stage craft, and the third will be a […]

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It is crazy to think that it has only been a year and a half since Mead Hunter, myself and PCS started the GreenHouse School of Theater at Portland Center Stage. In case this is your first time hearing about it, GreenHouse offers several different adult classes in theater including classes in playwriting, acting, […]

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On February 18th, Portland Center Stage is producing our first ever Visions & Voices Playwrights’ Slam. Kinda like a poetry slam. Kinda like an open mic. Kinda like an awesome evening of espresso, desserts and hot-off-the-presses, scenes and monologues being read out loud in the Armory Café. Come join us from […]

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Matt Zrebski
The evaluations have been returned and the verdict is in.  Matt Zrebski is a hero.  Matt teaches playwriting courses for both beginners and advanced playwrites at our GreenHouse school of Theater.  We recently wrapped up our Fall ‘08 term of courses and here are a few quotes from Matt’s students.
“Here’s my feedback. The short version: […]

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I was a little nervous about hosting school groups to CABARET, but all of them had a great time and we have received nothing but positive responses from both teachers and students. Well, almost nothing but positive. I received thank you cards and letters from one of our high school groups the other […]

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