Portland Center Stage » Portland Center Stage http://www.pcs.org This is Your Blog on Theater Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Guess who’s Donning the Pointy Hat and Elf Shoes? http://www.pcs.org/guess-whos-donning-the-pointy-hat-and-elf-shoes/ http://www.pcs.org/guess-whos-donning-the-pointy-hat-and-elf-shoes/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:22:09 +0000 trishap http://www.pcs.org/?p=6522 wadesmall There’s been much speculation whirling about who we would tap to take on the role of Crumpet the Elf, the central figure in David Sedaris’ screamingly funny send-up of the joys (and horrors) of being a Macy’s holiday elf, The Santaland Diaries. We are delighted to finally be able to put that speculation to rest and let you know that yes, our very own Batboy… the man who was his own wife…. the man who emceed Storm Large’s debut on the Portland Center Stage Main Stage…. yes, its true, Wade McCollum will be donning the pointy green hat and curly toed shoes throughout the month of December in our Studio.

I guess this means you better go ahead and grab your tickets. Its a limited engagement and about 40% of the tickets are already gone. Get yours before the rest go!!

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Grey Gardens as depicted in the recent HBO film

Confession proven good for the soul!

Are you living in a 28 room mansion with 52 cats? Then you completely understand how Big Edie and Little Edie lived. Even if you don’t, though, send us photos of the part of your house or gardens that most resembles Grey Gardens. We’ll share them on our website; you’ll feel better. Submit your photos to trishap@pcs.org, using the subject line: “My Grey Gardens.”

Big Edie and Little Edie Beale

Big Edie and Little Edie Beale

I can’t believe they did that!

Do you have a great story about eccentric relatives? Maybe they didn’t live with 52 cats or wear “revolutionary” costumes, but if they make you shake your head and say “da da da dum dum,” we want to know about them. All stories will be entered in a drawing to win free tickets to Grey Gardens, so submit yours before June 10! Send your story to trishap@pcs.org.

shopping in East Hampton

shopping in East Hampton

They can get you in the Hamptons for wearing red shoes on a Thursday!

How much do you know about the Bouvier Beales? Take our trivia quiz and you could win gift certificates to some of the Pearl District’s most delicious boutiques. It’s true.

What signs of the zodiac did Little Edie claim would be her ideal husband?

What was the monthly steady income the Beales lived on for their years at Grey Gardens?

Which health code violations did inspectors find when they raided Grey Gardens in 1971?

Name three prominent American families with whom Little Edie claimed romantic attachments.

Name three of the Beale’s cats.

Submit your answers to these questions to trishap@pcs.org. All correct quizzes will be entered in the prize drawing!

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]]> http://www.pcs.org/frolics/feed/ 0 Now You Can Subscribe to the Revised Season Online! http://www.pcs.org/now-you-can-subscribe-to-the-revised-season-online/ http://www.pcs.org/now-you-can-subscribe-to-the-revised-season-online/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 05:17:09 +0000 trishap http://www.pcs.org/?p=5150 joshbenbustscan300dpi I’m pleased to announce that you can now purchase tickets to our revised 2009/2010 season online. We’ve done some rearranging of the season order- we’ll be postponing Thurgood Marshall, The Best So Far and Joe Turner Has Come and Gone to a later season. For complete details you can check out the release here.

390572772_rst4z-mReplacing those three shows we will be adding Josh Kornbluth’s Benjamin Franklin: Unplugged, Mike Schlitt’s Mike’s Incredible Indian Adventure and the just added remount of Rose Riordan’s runaway hit show The Receptionist. The Chosen, originally scheduled for the studio season, will move upstairs to the Main Stage.

Get the Complete Revised 2009/2010 Season Schedule.

Then check out your package and price options and order your subscription online.

Takes about 5 minutes and then you’ll be all set for a whole season of fun!

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Town Hall Survey

Bread & Circuses Survey

Portland Center Stage is working to collect data about our community programming.  If you attended our Bread & Circuses event on Saturday, April 17, you received an invitation to take this survey.  Your responses will be invaluable in this research,  so thank you. Click below to begin survey.

PCS Bread & Circuses Survey

]]> http://www.pcs.org/survey/feed/ 0 A Waitress Who Never Poured Coffee? It’s like that… http://www.pcs.org/christmascarol-newbie/ http://www.pcs.org/christmascarol-newbie/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:52:58 +0000 cyn http://www.pcs.org/?p=3053 I’ve worked in professional theater for (gulp) 28 years now, and this is the first time I’ve been part of presenting a production of Dickens’ holiday classic.  Seriously, that is a lot like someone who’s been a waiter for 28 years and never poured a cup of coffee. It’s just plain unlikely. But in this case, it’s true.

I’ve had a few near misses. There was brief discussion back in the early 80s, when I worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, about launching a holiday show (we closed our season in early November, didn’t open again until February). But after our eight month season, we all decided we just needed a break, so that conversation didn’t last long. And of course, the very first Portland Center Stage version of A Christmas Carol was presented at Christmas 1998–and I had just left the company in July of 1998, after ten years. So I just missed that one! And in Seattle, I worked at Seattle Repertory Theatre, and ACT had the Dickens franchise all wrapped up. So our holiday fare leaned toward, well, nothing holiday-ish.

When I re-joined the staff at Portland Center Stage last June, I realized I’d reached the end of my personal Tiny Tim drought. Huzzah!

With an office next to the rehearsal room, I’ve been hearing beautifully sung carols for weeks. I’ve also noticed for the first time how many popular references there are to Dickens’ classic tale around this time of year, in both political satire and even in a daily comic strip, like this series for the past week in “Grand Avenue.” And our very creative multi media guy, along with some of our talented marketing team, are in the midst of creating this week a very special holiday treat for our audiences that is filling all of us with more mirth than should be allowed (stay tuned, we should be launching this gem later this week).

The capper for me? On Friday night, at the official opening, many young people from area alternative schools and programs joined us as our guests. I was talking to two of them after the performance, and they told me it was their first real live theater experience, ever. And the young man completed the full warm up of my holiday heart by telling us “this was way better than TV!” 

Yeah. Best theater holiday season ever! Now, what’s next on my list? Hmmmm…I’ve never worked at a theater that has produced Jean Genet…

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