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press releases
20th season
Apr. 11, 2008 — PR:Sometimes a Great Notion Extended!
Apr. 11, 2008 — PR:Sometimes a Great Notion
Feb. 26, 2008 — PR: 2008-2009 Season Announced
January 18th, 2007 — PR: A Feminine Ending
December 27th, 2007 — PR: The Beard of Avon & Twelfth Night
November 12th, 2007 — PR: A Christmas Carol
November 5th, 2007 — PR: PCS Welcomes Executive Director Greg Phillips
September 27th, 2007 — PR: The Underpants
September 10th, 2007 — PR: Cabaret
June 16th, 2007 — PR: JAW 2007

19th season
April 2007 — Armory Newsletter: Play a Leading Role
Mar. 27, 2007 — PR: Bad Dates
Mar. 19, 2007 — PR: Fences
Mar. 6, 2007 — PR:2007-2008 Season Announced
Feb. 9, 2007 — PR: The Pillowman
Jan. 31 , 2007 — PR: Act A Lady & The Thugs
Dec. 18 , 2006 — PR: Misalliance
Nov. 21, 2006 — PR: This Wonderful Life
Nov. 3, 2006 — Review: The Wall Street Journal reviews West Side Story
Oct. 17, 2006 — PR: I Am My Own Wife
Sept. 6, 2006 — PR: Armory Street Party
August 25, 2006 — PR: West Side Story

18th season
August 11, 2006 — PR: PCS Board Elects New Members
August 11, 2006 — PR: PCS Receives $100,000 Grant from American Express
June 13, 2006 — PR: JAW/West 2006 schedule announced
May 8, 2006 — Open Call: West Side Story Auditions
May 8, 2006 — PR: Karaoke from Hell
April 25, 2006 — PR: Visions and Voices
April 5, 2006 — PR: PCS Gala News
February 28, 2006 — PR: 2006-2007 Season Announced
February 14, 2006 — PR: Crowns
February 1, 2006 — Invitation: 2006-2007 Season Announcement
January 26, 2006 — PR: New Gerding Theater Tax Credit
January 24, 2006 — PR: The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
January, 2006 — PR: The Fantasticks
December, 2005 — Armory Newsletter: Bob and Diana Gerding Theater named
October, 2005 — PR: Pride and Prejudice
September, 2005 — PR: Underneath the Lintel
July, 2005 — PR: Wells Fargo Stage Door Sponsorship
July, 2005 — PR: PCS Elects Officers, New Board Members
July, 2005 — News: Schedule, Just Add Water {JAW}/West 2005, The Oregonian
July, 2005 — News: Portland’s New-Play Provocateurs, The Oregonian
July, 2005 — News: Just Add Water {JAW}/West 2005
June, 2005 — Armory Newsletter: Collins Grant
April, 2005 — Armory Newsletter: Meyer Grant
March, 2005 — PR: Armory Theater Project Grant from Meyer Memorial Trust

17th season
February, 2005 — PR: 2005/06 PCS Season
February, 2005 — PR: 2005/06 Season Play Descriptions & Playwright Information
March, 2005 — PR: O Lovely Glowworm
March, 2005 — News: O Lovely Glowworm
January, 2005 —PR: My Fair Lady
January, 2005 — PR: Things of Dry Hours
January, 2005 — News: {21 Dog Years} The Oregonian
December, 2004 — PR: 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com
November, 2004 — PR: The SantaLand Diaries with A Christmas Memory
November, 2004 — Anna in the Tropics The Oregonian
October, 2004 — PR: Anna in the Tropics
September, 2004 — PR: King Lear

16th season
July, 2004 — News: Just Add Water/West, How to Grow New Plays
July, 2004 — PR: Just Add Water West
June, 2004 — PR: Visions & Voices
April 21, 2004 — News: Fully Committed – Willamette Week
April 17, 2004 — News: Fully Committed – The Oregonian
April, 2004 — PR: The Armory Project
April 16, 2004 — News: {The Armory Project} The Oregonian
April 16, 2004 — News: {The Armory Project} The Seattle Times
April 12, 2004 — News: {The Armory Project} The Oregonian
April 11, 2004 — News: {The Armory Project} The Oregonian
April, 2004 — News: {Fully Committed} Strong Reservations
April, 2004 —News: {Fully Committed} Personality Plus
April, 2004 — PR: Fully Committed
March, 2004 — PR: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
February, 2004 — PR: Season Announcement {2004/05}
January, 2004 —PR: 36 Views
December, 2003 — PR: The Merchant of Venice
December, 2003 — PR: The SantaLand Diaries with A Christmas Memory
October, 2003 — PR: Bat Boy: The Musical
September, 2003 — PR: Another Fine Mess
August, 2003 —PR: PCS Hires Managing Director
July, 2003 — PR: JAW/West Celebrates Five Years

For all media inquiries, please email thomt@pcs.org or call 503/445-3765.

newsletters
Season 2007/2008
{A Feminine Ending/February Directions—online newsletter}
{The Beard of Avon & Twelfth Night/January Directions—online newsletter}
{A Christmas Carol/December Directions—online newsletter}
{The Underpants/October Directions—online newsletter}
{Cabaret/September Directions—online newsletter}

Season 2006/2007
JAW Playwrights Festival /July Directions—online newsletter
Fences/Bad Dates /April Directions—online newsletter
The Pillowman /Feb Directions—online newsletter
Misalliance/Act A Lady/Thugs /Jan Directions—online newsletter
I Am My Own Wife/This Wonderful Life /Nov Directions—online newsletter
West Side Story/Sept Directions—online newsletter

our favorite press
articles about the Gerding Theater at the Armory
Center Stage Part I Part II / Patsy, Starr & Lighthipe, Civil Engineering September 2007
Taking Center Stage / Shonan Noranha, Sound and Communications June 18, 2007
How Green is My Theatre? / Keith Gerchak, American Theatre November 2006

articles about our leaders
Artistic Director, Chris Coleman
Chris Coleman’s Second Act / Michael McGregor Portland Monthly Magazine September 2006
Executive Director, Greg Phillips
The art of the sales pitch / Eric Bartels Portland Tribune December 18, 2007

performance reviews
Sometimes a Great Notion

“Notion” a Vigorous NW Drama/Misha Berson, Seattle Times
Sometimes a Great Play/Marty Hughley, Oregonian
The Stampers Take the Stage/Jim Redden, Portland Tribune (preview)
Stamper Family Easily Treads the Boards/Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune (review)
Sometimes a Great Notion/Alison Hallet, Portland Mercury

The Beard of Avon
Authorship debate makes a stage delight / Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune
A Christmas Carol
The naughty and nice of this year’s Christmas crop / Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week
Cabaret
Big openings, big messages, theater reviews / Marty Hughley, The Oregonian
Truth and fiction / Whitney Otto, editorial to The Oregonian
Fences
Fences / Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury
The Pillowman
The Pillowman / Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury
Act a Lady
Let’s hear it for funny-type, local-type theater / Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week
I Am My Own Wife
Dancing with the Stasi at Portland Center Stage / Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week
West Side Story
I Found How Wonderful a Sound Can Be / Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal