Minority Retort: Holiday Edition
Minority Retort, Portland's premier stand-up comedy showcase featuring comedians of color, debuts at Portland Center Stage for a special one-night holiday event!
Featuring performances by:
Isaac Pendergrass (Portland Mercury's Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy), Mohanad Elsheiky (Epix TV’s Unprotected Sets), Shain Brenden (NBC Sports NW’s Blazers Outsiders) and special guests!
Minority Retort is hosted by Jason Lamb (XRAYFM, Portland Podcast Festival), Julia Ramos (All Jane Comedy Festival) and Neeraj Srinivasan (Portlandia, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival).
This show’s content may not be suitable for all audiences. 18+ recommended.
About Minority Retort
Minority Retort has become one of Portland’s most popular and critically acclaimed comedy shows. Hosted and produced by Jason Lamb, Julia Ramos and Neeraj Srinivasan, the show’s goal is to provide comedians of color with a platform to speak their minds and share their unique perspectives, as well as reach the diverse comedy audience that exists within the so-called "whitest city in America".
National touring comedians Baron Vaughn (Netflix’s Grace & Frankie), Nico Santos (NBC’s Superstore/Crazy Rich Asians), Dulce Sloan (The Daily Show), Ahmed Bharoocha, Marcella Arguello (@midnight), David Gborie and Maggie Maye (Conan) have performed on the show, as well as many comics frequently featured in Portland's Bridgetown Comedy Festival: Curtis Cook, Bri Pruett, El Sanchez, Adam Pasi, David Mascorro, Katie Nguyen and Nathan Brannon. Minority Retort is also a part of XRAY.FM’s morning show Fridays at 8:40 a.m. For more info, visit Minority Retort on Facebook or on Twitter at @iMinorityRetort.
Current & Upcoming
JAW Street Dance Showcase
Join us as we kick things off for JAW weekend with this wildly popular yearly showcase, presented by DJ NorthernDraw and featuring street, club, and urban dance styles, performed by artists from a variety of local Portland area dance crews and institutions.
JAW Play Reading: The Sugar Hole
By Virginia Baeta and Amy Driesler
A rent increase for a legendary lesbian bar threatens its existence, and Darcy has a plan to save it. Is the 90's-themed Lesbian Pageant she dreams up as a fundraiser the answer? Or do the lesbians around her have different ideas about what needs to be saved? The Sugar Hole skips through time and space—real and imagined—exploring what it means to be a lesbian in a lesbian community, the importance of spaces for queer people, and what makes someone feel they belong. Part zany comedy, part pageant, and fully heart-filled, The Sugar Hole speaks directly to what makes a community, a community.
JAW Community Artist Lab: Using Images to Catalyze New Work with Dr. Taylor Barfield
Playwrights from August Wilson to Stephen Sondheim have found inspiration for their dramatic works on the canvas of a visual artist. In this workshop, we'll use images and music as a way to launch the playwriting process, craft language, and listen for character.
JAW PRESS PLAY: Bridging Voices choir
Bridging Voices is a youth chorus for LGBTQ+ and allied youth, ages 13-21. We strive to be a safe, accessible place for youth to experience empowerment and unity through music. Bridging Voices is Portland’s first LGBTQ+ and Allied Youth Chorus and is one of the largest choruses of its kind in the nation.
JAW Play Reading: Teen Playwrights Showcase
Celebrate the newest generation of theater artists in this high-energy showcase of 8-10 minute plays written by local teens. These young writers are selected from PCS’s year-round education programs and the PCS Teen Council. The playwrights are commissioned to create bold new works that reflect their voices and experiences.
JAW PRESS PLAY: The Latino Network's Ballet Folklórico dancers
A performance by the Latino Network’s Ballet Folklórico students, a program that honors and promotes Mexican culture, heritage, and identity through traditional dance classes and performances for youth and the community.
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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