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Coming of Age in “Great Expectations”

By PCS Literary Manager Benjamin Fainstein

English culture underwent rapid change in the mid-eighteenth century. People of all economic classes flocked to cities like London in the wake of the period’s industrial progress. This process of urbanization gave rise to an entrepreneurial middle class with enough ...

An Interview with Director Jane Jones

Jane Jones, the founder and co-artistic director of Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre, is currently in Portland to direct Great Expectations for Portland Center Stage. Jane worked closely with adapter Lucinda Stroud to develop this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, which had its world premiere ...

Preview image for Perspectives series for "Forever" and "Each and Every Thing"

Perspectives series for "Forever" and "Each and Every Thing"

February 16 & 23, March 1 & 8 in the Ellyn Bye Studio
Immediately following the 7:30 p.m. performance

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Rise of the phone zombies: What we lose when technology gives us everything

Salon’s Andrew Leonard speaks with Each and Every Thing playwright and performer Dan Hoyle.

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Dael Orlandersmith Is a Poet of Life’s Complexity

American Theater Magazine’s Stuart Miller sat down with Forever playwright and performer Dael Orlandersmith.

Preview image for Perspectives series for "Forever" and "Each and Every Thing"

Perspectives series for "Forever" and "Each and Every Thing"

February 16 & 23, March 1 & 8 in the Ellyn Bye Studio
Immediately following the 7:30 p.m. performance

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