Marissa Wolf
Marissa is currently in her sixth year as artistic director of Portland Center Stage, where she was named one of Portland’s “25 People Shaping the Arts in Portland,” by Willamette Week. Her programming at PCS has included development and world premiere productions by major national playwrights, including Sean San Jose, Lauren Yee, Christina Anderson, Kristina Wong, and Brittany K. Allen. Marissa previously served as associate artistic director/new works director at KCRep and artistic director of Crowded Fire Theater in San Francisco. Select directing credits include Fire in Dreamland by Rinne Groff (The Public Theater; world premiere at KCRep); Man in Love by Christina Anderson (KCRep, world premiere); Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt 2B by Kate Hamill (west coast premiere) and Twelfth Night, Or What You Will and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare (PCS). Marissa held the Bret C. Harte Directing Fellowship at Berkeley Rep, and has a degree in drama from Vassar College.
Recent Portland Center Stage Credits*
| Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Director |
| Twelfth Night, Or What You Will | Director |
| What the Constitution Means to Me | Director |
| Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really | Director |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Director |
| Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B | Director |
| tick, tick … BOOM! | Director |
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Director |
| The Music Man Staged Reading | Director |
*Not all of this artist's PCS credits may be listed above. You can search here to find more of their contributions.
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