Drag & 'Za: A Drag Show Pizza Party with Mona Chrome
Grab a slice and enjoy a fabulous performance from the one and only alien supermodel of Portland, Miss Mona Chrome.
Former illustrator and painter Gary Blake Barnes (aka Mona Chrome) has been a full-time drag artist for around two years. While stumbling upon the eighth-season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2016 as a Clackamas High School student, Barnes realized they wanted to become a drag performer. They first started in the scene in 2018 at 19 years old, when drag artist Miss Bee Haven reached out regarding an all-ages performance happening at Darcelle XV Showplace. Since then, they’ve worked on projects like Seattle’s traveling Dungeons and Drag Queens and Hot Chocolate PDX, a show about Portland’s Black drag history.
JAW New Play Festival FREE! July 24-26, 2026
A week-long assembling of artists and audiences to create new plays! Artistic teams, including playwrights, directors and actors, come together to rehearse — and a lot of times rewrite! — a play. The final piece of the process happens during the weekend, when we share “music stands readings” with audiences so the playwrights can hear their work, often for the very first time!
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Working Thru It #4
Make sure to RSVP to the 4th edition of Working Thru It, a Workshop + Social presented by PCS + Thru & Thru. For July's edition, we have a panel discussion hosted by Ameer Safadi of 7Degrees. This conversation will center on creative networking, featuring some of Portland's greatest music minds.
Street Dance Showcase: Breakin Portland with Rejoice! Diaspora Theater
Directed by Michael Galen, Breakin Portland leads a powerful exploration of masculinity, resilience, and belonging through dance.
JAW Play Reading: Cessair: The Birth of Ireland
A new musical with music and lyrics by Holly Harmon, and book and lyrics by Lolly Ward.
From Myth to Musical: Crafting Stories that Sing
Are you writing a musical or interested in trying your hand at one? Join Holly Harmon and Lolly Ward for this creative workshop.
Panel Discussion: Taking Ownership
Musician/Activist and Taking Ownership Executive Director Randal Wyatt leads a discussion about rebuilding and preserving community for Portland's Black residents and homeowners.
Portland Center Stage is committed to identifying & interrupting instances of racism & all forms of oppression, through the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, & accessibility (IDEA).
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