Was there a person at Portland Center Stage who did not develop a raging artistic crush on playwright Fin Kennedy while he was here to visit in support of the American Premiere of his play How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found? I suspect that everyone he came in contact with while in Portland was just as smitten. Smart, funny, a bit self deprecating, and so young to be so talented! If you hadn’t already had a crush on him from seeing How to Disappear, you definitely would have if you met him in person.

So how delightful to discover that the crush was requited!?! Fin just posted a detailed blog about his trip to Portland (his first-ever trip to America, evidently) and has a lot to say about America, about Portland, about our production of Apollo and about how Portland Center Stage’s production of How to Disappear compares and contrasts with the London and Sheffield productions, all with the kind of wit and self deprecating humor that makes him so utterly…charming.

We hope that this is just the first of many successful trips to America to see his plays produced. Meanwhile, here’s a sample of what he talks about in his post:

I was in Portland, Oregon – which lots of people told me was a great place to start as it’s one of the most cultured and liberal corners of the US. The whole city has such a relaxed atmosphere, lots of artists’ collectives and galleries with late night openings and play festivals and microbreweries and local organic food and a bookshop which took up a whole block. Everyone was so proud of their city, and not in an annoying small-minded way, but genuinely because it was such a brilliant place with such an exciting DIY can-do ethos, much like the people themselves.

Read the rest of the post here.

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