Fertile Ground Festival 2016 Event Guide

January 21–31

EVENT GUIDE

ABUNDANT ACTS OF CREATION IN PORTLAND

2016

PATA PORTLAND AREA

THEATRE ALLIANCE

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WELCOME TO Message from the Director Portland is a fountain of innovation and creativity. After being involved with Fertile Ground for seven years I know that now more than ever! But somehow I am continually surprised at the process that art goes through to arrive before the public’s eyes.

This year’s crop of new work is a vibrant array of “acts of creation” by Portland artists, many of whom are producing their own work and taking a giant leap to share it with Fertile Ground audiences. Some projects that began their development at Fertile Ground have travelled beyond Portland to far-reaching venues and festivals in Canada, France and New York City.

This year’s crop of theatrical expressions includes PDX Playwrights again with a dozen plus works and Artists Rep with a lunchtime reading series, dance works with the Groovin' Greenhouse and SubRosa Dance Collective, along with animation back in the Festival with HOMEBREW: A PDX Animation Showcase.

We are sure to have a richly diverse Fertile Ground 2016!

I am grateful for the Portland Area Theatre Alliance’s support of this unique program and thrilled to continue our partnership with Artslandia on this Festival Guide. Artslandia has become a vital voice for all things going on in the Portland arts scene and they continue to innovate on how to best serve the community.

Fertile Ground is an incubator for new work in all forms of art creation— and that creation includes you. I invite you to join this creative process, this conversation between artist and audience, and explore what Portland’s lush arts scene has to offer.

I invite you to get out there, take a chance, go visit undiscovered nooks and crannies of all sorts, expand your art-going repertoire and see theatre, clown, dance and more. Will you love everything? Maybe not. But most certainly you will feed your arts yearnings, grow your perspective and embrace your sense of adventure as you participate in Portland’s unique culture…

“Grow” out on a creative adventure this January!

Nicole Lane Fertile Ground Festival Director

THANKS!

Special thanks to these Fertile Ground donors: Howard Cutler, Virginia Oshel and Ronni Lacroute Extending our gratitude to all of you donors who WILL donate in support of Fertile Ground!

Contributions, large and small, help seed new work in Portland with this unique festival. Fertile Ground is a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance, a 503(c)3 non-profit organization. You donations are fully tax deductible. Your contribution ensures that new art will continue to flourish in Portland.

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It Takes a Village…

With recognition and deep thanks to the many people who make Fertile Ground thrive each year through their volunteerism and support: Dre Slaman, Jen Tate and the Board of Directors with the Portland Area Theatre Alliance, Fertile Ground Festival committee members, Caitlin Barile with Box Office Tickets, Misty Tompoles and the entire gang at Artslandia, Miriam Feder with PDX Playwrights, Sara Anderson with Polaris Dance Theatre, Doug Valenta with Isinglass for his tech support, the warm welcome at Artists Repertory Theatre for our events, our partner sponsors The Oregonian and KINK, the Portland media for boldly grappling with this deluge of artistic events over just 11 days, all of our marketing table ambassadors and the venues that generously hosted us, and to the dozens of producers who have staked their projects in Fertile Ground to watch them grow!

FERTILE GROUND COMMITTEE NICOLE LANE ������������������������������Festival Director ABBY CHRISTOPHER �������� Social Media Manager DRE SLAMAN ������������������������������������ PATA Liaison ANDY LINDBERG........... Web and Graphic Design GARY CORBIN............... Festival Pass Coordinator JENNI GREENMILLER ��������Volunteer Coordinator JESSICA GLEASON ��������������� Marketing Associate CHRISTINE TOOHEY ������������� Marketing Associate ANDREW GOLLA............... Artist Producer Liaison TRISHA MEAD ������������������������������������������Founder COMMITTEE AT LARGE: Susan Jonsson, Claire Willett, Carol Kimball, Karen O’Donnell Stein

With gratitude for the support of our sponsors

PATA PORTLAND AREA

THEATRE ALLIANCE

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2016 Works Listings A Cavalcade of Awesome! The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea | ACTION/ADVENTURE THEATER......................................... 13 A Cavalcade of Awesome! I Died Today: A Musical Tribute to Rodd Keith | ACTION/ADVENTURE THEATER.................................. 15 A Cavalcade of Awesome! Untitled Detective Story ACTION/ADVENTURE THEATER......................................................... 19 A Mischief of Rats | LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY.................. 17 A Thousand Tongues | SOURCE MATERIAL.................................. 11 American Atlas | ARTISTS REP....................................................... 16 Apple Season | ARTISTS REP......................................................... 15 Baba Yaga | SKAZKI....................................................................... 13 Between Worlds | ECHO THEATER COMPANY............................... 10 Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens | ROGUE PACK............ 17 Broken Promises | MILAGRO......................................................... 7 Buried Fire | WHINK PRODUCTIONS............................................... 8 Burning Basil | LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY.......................... 11

Business as Usual & Forethought: Four Short Plays PDX PLAYWRIGHTS.......................................................................... 14

Crackin’ the Code: A Comedy of Questionable Morals ARTISTS REP.................................................................................... 18 Daisy Dukes Shorts Night | PDX PLAYWRIGHTS........................... 8 Dear Committee Members | READERS THEATRE REPERTORY....... 9 Deception | NANCY MOSS............................................................. 18 Displaced | SUBROSA DANCE COLLECTIVE....................................... 8

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts SPRING 4TH PRODUCTIONS................................................................ 9 Family Hardware | PDX PLAYWRIGHTS........................................ 14

Fertile Ground 2016 Kick Off Party PORTLAND AREA THEATRE ALLIANCE................................................ 11 Frankenstein: A Cabaret | THE BROKEN PLANETARIUM............... 8 General Hazard | PDX PLAYWRIGHTS........................................... 13 Grimm Northwest | THE OREGON TELLERS.................................. 11 Groovin’ Greenhouse | FEATURING POLARIS DANCE THEATRE...... 7 Groovin’ Greenhouse | FEATURING POLARIS DANCE THEATRE & POLARIS JUNIOR COMPANY............................................................ 10 Groovin’ Greenhouse | FEATURING PORTLAND BELLYDANCE GUILD & POLARIS DANCE THEATRE.................................................. 12 Groovin’ Greenhouse | FEATURING NW FUSION & POLARIS DANCE THEATRE................................................................ 18 Groovin’ Greenhouse | FEATURING A-WOL & POLARIS DANCE THEATRE................................................................ 19 Groovin’ Greenhouse | FEATURING R:AD & POLARIS DANCE THEATRE................................................................ 20

Growing New Works Within Theatre Institutions —a panel discussion | MANY HATS COLLABORATION................... 16 Hazardous Beauty | COMMUNITY DREAM PRODUCTIONS........... 19 Hollywood Syndrome: A Psychomedy | PDX PLAYWRIGHTS... 13 HOMEBREW : A PDX Animation Showcase ARCS, ASIFA, SIGGRAPH.................................................................. 14 I HATE POSITIVE THINKING | FAITH HELMA.................................. 9 I Know Things | MASQUE ALFRESCO.............................................. 9 I Want to Destroy You | THEATRE VERTIGO.................................. 10 In Toxic | WORLD’S EDGE PLAYERS................................................. 10

Matthew McConaughey vs. The Devil LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY...................................................... 16 Multnomah Village Now | MULTNOMAH ARTS CENTER............... 9 Mustache Party! The Dalí Show | BOX OF CLOWNS.................. 18 New Work Preview Panel Discussion | RISK/REWARD............. 15

Noise in the Waters: Music & Theatre on the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis | BOOM ARTS........................................................ 14 Ophelia in Oblivion | TWYSTED HEALING SISTERS...................... 10 or, the whale | PORTLAND EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE ENSEMBLE..... 7 Perspective | TWILIGHT THEATER COMPANY.................................. 14 Psychic Utopia | ARTISTS REP, FAITH HELMA ................................ 15 Rimbaud’s Daughter in Louisiana (or The Drunken Pirogue) | PORTLAND CIVIC THEATRE GUILD... 15 Rock, Paper, Scissor | TEARS OF JOY THEATRE............................... 7 Shackleton, The Untold Story | PORTLAND STORY THEATER...... 12 Short & Sweet: Short Plays by P Town Playwrights PDX PLAYWRIGHTS.......................................................................... 20 Spectravagasm 8: Drugs | PDX PLAYWRIGHTS........................... 19 Stone Poop | ARTISTS REP............................................................. 17

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick STUMPTOWN STAGES........................................................................ 7 The Big One | SHOBA SATYA......................................................... 16 The Dark Rider | ARTISTS REP....................................................... 16 The New Vaudeville | ELABORATE ALIBI...................................... 20 The Yellow Wallpaper | COHO PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS............. 8 The Zoas: I Have Seen the Future | MOSTLY HARMLESS........... 17 Under the Yew Tree | LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY................ 13 Undertoe Tales | WILD HARE CIRCUS........................................... 17 Word.Voice. | PLAYWRITE, INC...................................................... 21 You are Not My Enemy & Bathtub Gin PDX PLAYWRIGHTS.......................................................................... 21

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FERTILE GROUND | 2016 Calendar THURSDAY JAN 21 6:30pm 7:15pm 7:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor Rock, Paper, Scissor Broken Promises

7:30pm

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016—Polaris Dance Theatre

7:30pm

or, the whale

7:30pm

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

7:30pm

The Yellow Wallpaper

7:30pm 8:00pm

Buried Fire Rock, Paper, Scissor

10:00pm Frankenstein: A Cabaret

FRIDAY JAN 22 6:00pm Displaced 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor Daisy Dukes Shorts Night

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

6:00pm

Displaced

6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 7:30pm

7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm

Ophelia in Oblivion or, the whale

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:30pm

The Yellow Wallpaper

Broken Promises Dear Committee Members

I Want to Destroy You In Toxic Ophelia in Oblivion or, the whale The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

7:30pm

The Yellow Wallpaper A Thousand Tongues Buried Fire Rock, Paper, Scissor Fertile Ground 2016 Kick Off Party

10:00pm Frankenstein: A Cabaret

SATURDAY JAN 23 2:00pm

In Toxic

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

7:30pm

2:00pm

I Want to Destroy You

7:30pm

8:00pm

8:00pm

I HATE POSITIVE THINKING

9:30pm

Dear Committee Members

Multnomah Village Now

7:30pm

8:00pm

Broken Promises

I HATE POSITIVE THINKING

8:00pm

8:00pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:30pm

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016—Polaris Dance Theatre & Polaris Junior Company

8:00pm

Multnomah Village Now

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 Portland Bellydance Guild & Polaris Dance Theatre

7:30pm

7:30pm

Grimm Northwest

7:30pm

8:00pm

7:30pm

Daisy Dukes Shorts Night

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts

7:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

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2:00pm

Burning Basil In Toxic

8:00pm

A Thousand Tongues Rock, Paper, Scissor Between Worlds Frankenstein: A Cabaret Shackleton, The Untold Story

SUNDAY JAN 24 1:00pm 1:30pm

General Hazard Between Worlds

2:00pm A Cavalcade of Awesome!

The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm

Baba Yaga Frankenstein: A Cabaret I Want to Destroy You

2:00pm

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

2:00pm

The Yellow Wallpaper

2:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm

In Toxic Under the Yew Tree Ophelia in Oblivion

3:00pm

Hollywood Syndrome: A Psychomedy

3:00pm

HOMEBREW: A PDX Animation Showcase

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3:00pm 4:00pm

5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:15pm 7:30pm

Multnomah Village Now Noise in the Waters: Music & Theatre on the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis Between Worlds Family Hardware Rock, Paper, Scissor Rock, Paper, Scissor Dear Committee Members

7:30pm

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts

7:30pm

I HATE POSITIVE THINKING

7:30pm

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 Polaris Dance Theatre & Polaris Junior Company

8:00pm

A Thousand Tongues

8:00pm

Business as Usual & Forethought: Four Short Plays

8:00pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

8:00pm Perspective

MONDAY JAN 25 Noon

Apple Season

6:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:15pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

6:00pm New Work Preview Panel Discussion 7:00pm Rimbaud’s Daughter in

Louisiana (or The Drunken Pirogue) 7:30pm

A Cavalcade of Awesome!

I Died Today: A Musical Tribute to Rodd Keith

7:30pm 8:00pm

Psychic Utopia Rock, Paper, Scissor

8:00pm

Baba Yaga

TUESDAY JAN 26 10:30am Rimbaud’s Daughter in

Louisiana (or The Drunken Pirogue) 12:00pm Ophelia in Oblivion (lunch

reading at Artists Rep) 6:00pm

Growing New Works Within Theatre Institutions— a panel discussion

6:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:00pm

Matthew McConaughey vs.

The Devil

FERTILE GROUND | 2016 Calendar 7:15pm

Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor

6:30pm

7:30pm

A Cavalcade of Awesome!

The Alien Chicken

7:00pm

7:30pm

The Dark Rider

8:00pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

8:00pm Skazki Baba Yaga 8:00pm

The Big One

WEDNESDAY JAN 27 Noon 7:00pm

American Atlas A Mischief of Rats

8:00pm

The Zoas: I Have Seen the Future

6:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:15pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor Baba Yaga Rock, Paper, Scissor The Big One

THURSDAY JAN 28 Noon 7:00pm

Stone Poop Undertoe Tales

5:00pm

Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens (at Jason Lee Elementary)

6:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:00pm 7:15pm

Grimm Northwest Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:30pm Deception

7:30pm Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016

NW Fusion & Polaris Dance Theatre 7:30pm

I Want to Destroy You

7:30pm

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

7:30pm

The Yellow Wallpaper

8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

Baba Yaga Rock, Paper, Scissor The Big One Mustache Party! The Dalí Show

FRIDAY JAN 29

7:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

I Want to Destroy You

7:30pm

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:30pm

The Yellow Wallpaper

7:30pm

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts

8:00pm

7:30pm

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016—A-WOL & Polaris Dance Theatre

8:00pm

7:30pm

Hazardous Beauty

9:00pm

7:00pm 7:15pm

7:30pm 7:30pm

Multnomah Village Now Undertoe Tales

8:00pm

8:00pm 8:00pm

I HATE POSITIVE THINKING The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 9:30pm

Deception I Know Things I Want to Destroy You The Yellow Wallpaper Between Worlds Rock, Paper, Scissor Spectravagasm 8: Drugs

2:00pm

Short & Sweet: Short Plays

by P Town Playwrights

2:00pm

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

4:00pm

Between Worlds

6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

7:15pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

Hazardous Beauty

Crackin’ the Code: A Comedy of Questionable Morals

7:30pm

6:00pm

Family Hardware

7:30pm

7:30pm

A Cavalcade of Awesome!

Untitled Detective Story

2:00pm

Deception I Want to Destroy You

2:00pm

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

2:00pm

The Yellow Wallpaper Multnomah Village Now

3:00pm

Short & Sweet: Short Plays by P Town Playwrights

6:00pm

Displaced Family Hardware Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:00pm

Undertoe Tales

7:15pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

7:30pm

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts

7:30pm

I HATE POSITIVE THINKING

7:30pm

Undertoe Tales 28

7:30pm Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens

(Sellwood Playhouse)

Noon

2:00pm

7:30pm

Multnomah Village Now

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 r:ad & Polaris Dance Theatre

Spectravagasm 8: Drugs

7:00pm Word.Voice.

Grimm Northwest

7:30pm

Mustache Party! The Dalí Show

Between Worlds

6:30pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts

The New Vaudeville

1:30pm

6:00pm

Displaced

7:30pm

Shackleton, The Untold Story

You are Not My Enemy & Bathtub Gin

3:00pm

SATURDAY JAN 30 A Cavalcade of Awesome!

Untitled Detective Story

Rock, Paper, Scissor

1:00pm

2:00pm

Perspective

2:00pm

Perspective

SUNDAY JAN 31

7:30pm Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens

(Sellwood Playhouse) 7:30pm

9:30pm

Between Worlds

I Know Things Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 Polaris Dance Theatre & Polaris Junior Company

8:00pm Business as Usual

&Forethought: Four Short Plays 8:00pm 8:00pm

Rock, Paper, Scissor The New Vaudeville

I HATE POSITIVE THINKING I Know Things

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How to use this guide Festival Passes

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Events are listed chronologically by date and time, then alphabetically by producer. Full listings for each event appears only once on the first date of the show. Please see date references for additional information.

FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Fertile Ground is ecstatic to offer festival-goers a wide variety of world premiere projects. Listings that fall under “Fully Staged World Premiere” typically mean the show is fully formed and ready for the stage, to include design and technical support (light, sound, set, costumes, props), so that audience members will have a world premiere theatrical experience.

However, for some in this category fully formed means the producer/creator has developed a new show that they are ready to share with the public. Some of these shows have performance dates that extend beyond the festival weekends—check listings for complete run dates and try to catch them all.

DANCE Dance and theatre performances share common (fertile) ground in their development process and often in their form and presentation. Although founded in the theatre arts, Fertile Ground is an opportunity for audiences to experience a diversity in the Arts. This year, we are delighted to offer once again the wide variety of companies and choreographers who make up the Polaris Dance Theatre’s Groovin' Greenhouse, as well as welcome back SubRosa Dance Collective.

Check website for updates, photos & more details www.fertilegroundpdx.org

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WORKSHOP These projects are not quite ready to premiere, but are straining to be on their feet in front of an audience in a big way. These workshop productions are a wonderful opportunity to see a piece that is on the road to completion and perhaps lend your thoughts to its end product. Workshop performances are striving to get ready for the next step in the process toward a world premiere.

STAGED READING Most works of theatre have a multi-stage journey before they hit the stage as a world premiere; a staged reading is one point in that trajectory. More than a script reading, a staged reading involves actors bringing a script to life with stage movement (blocking) and sometimes working through some design and technical ideas.

READING Take a chance! Come listen in as a playwright, with professional actors, shares the dialogue of a script with an audience—often for the first time, sometimes with fresh revisions, and always seeking input. This is your opportunity to participate in the development of a play. These readings often feature some of Portland’s best playwrights and actors, and will give you a unique glimpse into the plays that will grace our stages of the future.

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SHADOW & DIMENSIONAL PUPPETRY WORKSHOP Tears of Joy Theatre presents

Rock, Paper, Scissor

By Caveral Zielony Directed by Tim Giugni FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21–31 @ 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm VENUE: Tears of Joy Center for Theater & Education 1444 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

TICKETS: $5 PURCHASE TICKETS: 503.248.0557 Mr. One has an unusual problem; his mind has gone from being on the inside, to the outside. How does One fold One’s mind back after such an occurrence? Using Magical Realism, Exquisite Corpse, with Shadow and Dimensional Puppetry, this production evolves with each viewing.

NOTES: Seating for 20 per show. Arrive early. Absolutely no late seating. No refunds. Exchanges as seating permits.

Talk-backs take place after the 8:00pm shows.

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Milagro presents

Broken Promises

By Olga Sanchez Directed by Francisco Garcia Choreography by Gabriela Portuguez FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30pm ADDITIONAL RUN DATES: Jan 14, 15, 16 @ 7:30pm; Jan 17 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Milagro Theatre 525 SE Stark St. TICKETS: $25 PURCHASE TICKETS: milagro.org 503.236.7253 Girl meets boy, a typical scene at the mall.

Boy dates girl, then things go wrong.

Adriana should have stayed in school and listened to her friend, but Estefan is so handsome and so convincing. The dating, the dancing, the drinking and the drugs— Adriana soon finds her life mirroring

the gangster rap and hip-hop dance that surrounds her, trapped in a life of crime from which she cannot escape. Broken Promises ends with us all wondering how we can help stop the theft of innocence.

Guest speakers and a resource fair will accompany the two-week run at Milagro.

Before and after the Sunday matinee on Jan 17, non-profits such as Lifeworks NW, Planned Parenthood and APANO will share information and resources in the Zócalo.

After several of the performances, guest speakers will join the actors for a postshow discussion. Each night will feature a representative from various agencies that provide services and resources for women, as well as attorneys at law focused on sex trafficking.

DANCE Polaris Dance Theatre presents

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring Polaris Dance Theatre

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 21 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Polaris Studio Theatre 1826 NW 18th St. TICKETS: $18–$22 PURCHASE TICKETS: polarisdance.org

FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE) presents

or, the whale is a play, a song, an operetta, a poetic response to Melville’s Moby Dick.

It follows Captain Ahab as he follows his leg, and we follow too: follow the leg, follow Ahab, follow Melville and Juli Crockett out into the deep, and see what wonders await us there. Expect characters, songs, themes and threads from Drowned Horse Tavern and All Well to recur and reform and revolve. Be ready to draw your own constellation. “Have ye gone down to the springs of the sea or walked in the unfathomable deep? Have ye comprehended the vast expanse of the world? Tell me all this, if you know” -Job 38:16–18

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Stumptown Stages presents

Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse, a series of world premiere dance works. Polaris, along with guest dance companies from every corner of Portland, is working with established and emerging Portland choreographers to present brand new dance works in the Polaris Studio Theatre. This special evening features solely Polaris Dance Theatre with a world premiere by Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer Robert Guitron. Guitron and his company play with innovative illumination and shadow, themes of love, loss, and loneliness and grapple with identifying the mix of gifts from others that make us who we are. From full cast to intimate duet, this diverse company pulls at heart strings and demands its audience members to think in a different way.

THEATRE

VENUE: Reed College Reed College Performing Arts Building Diver Studio Theatre 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.

TICKETS: $25 PURCHASE TICKETS: petensemble.org, 971.258.2049

The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick

Book & Lyrics by Steve Coker Composed by K.J. McElrath Directed by Kirk Mouser Choreographed by Jamie Langton Musical Direction by Jon Quesenberry FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 @ 7:30pm; Jan 23, 24, 30, 31 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Portland’5 Centers for the Arts, Brunish Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway Ave. TICKETS: $25–$40 PURCHASE TICKETS: portland5.com/ stumptownstages.org, 800.273.1530 A musical premiere! Dex Dixon is a hard-boiled paranormal investigator at the beginning of the end of his career.

He lives in Our Fair City, a gritty urban jungle just across the dimensional rift from Night Side, a city populated by the movie monsters of old. The Adventures of Dex Dixon is a film noir, horror, comedy musical filled with puns, guns, vixens, vamps monsters, music and mayhem.

or, the whale

By Juli Crockett Directed by Peter Sander FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30pm ADDITIONAL RUN DATES: Jan 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 @ 7:30pm

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THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE CoHo Productions presents

The Yellow Wallpaper

By Sue Mach Conceived by Grace Carter Directed by Philip Cuomo FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 @ 7:30pm; Jan 24, 31 @ 2:00pm ADDITIONAL RUN DATES: Jan 15, 16 @ 7:30pm; Jan 17 @ 2:00pm; Feb 4, 5, 6 @ 7:30pm VENUE: CoHo Theatre 2257 NW Raleigh St. TICKETS: $28; $22.50 over 65/under 30; $17.50 Thrifty Thursday PURCHASE TICKETS: cohoproductions.org, 503.220.2646 The new expressionistic performance adaptation of The Yellow Wallpaper by Sue Mach and conceived by Grace Carter is based on the American short story

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The story follows Charlotte, a woman confined to a single bedroom for three months in 1890—a “rest cure” for her postpartum depression. Isolated and under-stimulated, Charlotte turns to an interior world of imagination, obsessing on the room’s ghastly wallpaper, until a trapped woman appears to her in the pattern. This multidisciplinary installation descends to Charlotte’s inner landscape, following her “mad” journey through constraint, to creativity, transformation and freedom.

This world premiere co-production features performances by Grace Carter, Christy Bigelow and Chris Harder as part of CoHo’s 20th Season: Great Journeys in Small Spaces. “Mach’s plays, tackle dense social and political issues with the clarion voice of both a teacher and a formidable storyteller.” –Portland Monthly.

“Gripping…defies dramatic conventions… tantalizingly elusive.” –The Oregonian of Carter’s 4.48 Psychosis.

THEATRE WORKSHOP Whink Productions presents

Buried Fire

Music & Lyrics by Dave Fleschner Book by Wayne Harrel Directed by Judy Straalsund FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21, 22 @ 7:30pm (Michelle’s Pianos) ADDITIONAL RUN DATE: Jan. 20 @ 7:30pm (O’Connor’s Vault)

VENUES: Michelle’s Pianos 600 SE Stark St. O’Connor’s Vault 7850 SW Capitol Hwy. TICKETS: $18 advance/$20 at the door; $15 student-senior advance/$17 at the door PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Buried Fire is a musical ride through love lost, gained and squandered, told through 16-plus songs from The Blues Cabaret’s new album “Where Love Begins.” It’s conceived by Dave Fleschner, composer, lyricist, arranger, singer and pianist from Portland, who’s toured internationally with Curtis Salgado and played with B.B. King.

The story is by Wayne Harrel, two-time Oregon Book Award Finalist and author of the Fertile Ground favorite Remme’s Run. And it features a trio of amazing singers, headlined by San Diego’s Earl Thomas, a powerhouse, international vocalist and Grammy-nominated songwriter himself.

Flanking Earl are two of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus’ top soloists: sweetly dapper Jimmy Wilcox and salty Nashville sessions man Billy Mixer. There’s a rent party feel to every performance as they reminisce about That Night on the Rooftop, savor The Thrill of the Chase or ask the eternal question: Was this love written in the stars, or was it just tagged on a wall? Love is a Merry-Go-Round, writes Fleschner in this soulful new show, and Buried Fire is so worth the trip.

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE The Broken Planetarium presents

Frankenstein: A Cabaret

by Laura Christina Dunn & Maggie Mascal Directed by Maggie Mascal Composed by Laura Christina Dunn & Maggie Mascal Choreographed by Rebekah Stiles FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 21, 22 @ 10:00pm; Jan 23 @ 8:00pm; Jan 24 @ 2:00pm ADDITIONAL DATE: Jan 20 @ 8:00pm VENUE: The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven 1464 SE 2nd Ave. TICKETS: $20; $15 students/seniors PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org

From the writer and producers of last year’s The Snow Queen, The Broken Planetarium introduces a new allegorical folk opera based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

The show takes on contemporary issues of female sexuality and what it means to be an artist, and tells the story through the subversive genre of cabaret. Set in presentday Portland, the story is told through mock documentary, opera-spiced eerie folk music, contemporary dance, and humor in order to convey a redemptive look at what it means to desire and create. (Appropriate for 18+)

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DANCE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE SubRosa Dance Collective presents

Displaced

By SubRosa Dance Collective FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 30, 31 @ 6:00pm VENUE: Conduit Dance 2505 SE 11th Ave. #120 TICKETS: $15 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org With rising rents, no-cause evictions, and an increasing lack of creative spaces in the city, the feeling of displacement has become a widespread conversation topic. Using non-traditional staging, SubRosa Dance Collective presents an immersive work exploring the emotional fallout of displacement captured within a variety of contexts. As the audience becomes an active participant in this pop up performance, they will experience the emotive trappings of being set aside from your home, relationship, career or city.

THEATRE WORKSHOP PRODUCTION PDX Playwrights presents

Daisy Dukes Shorts Night

by PDX Playwrights Directed by Dave Roberts

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FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23 @ 7:00pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St. #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org These shorts are brand new! That’s 10 short shorts written on the theme Starting Over and chosen by PDX Playwrights from submissions. In alphabetical order by playwright: Brad Bolchunos—Close Shave; John Byrne—As You Like It or Whatever; Dave Chapman—Something to Remember Me By; Gary Corbin—Building Blocks and Prefacing; Miriam Feder—Under a Tin Roof Moon; James Kim—Limits; John Servilio—Alabaster and How Many Tokers Does it Take to Change the World; and Sally Stember—Beauregard. After the Friday night show, party with PDX Playwrights to celebrate the launch of this year’s Festival within the Fertile Ground Festival at Hipbone Studio, with refreshments and raffle for prizes.

THEATRE WORK-IN-PROGRESS Multnomah Arts Center presents

Multnomah Village Now

By Amy Jo McCarville Directed by Amy Jo McCarville FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 29, 30 @ 7:00pm; Jan 24, 31 @ 3:00pm VENUE: Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org, 503.823.2787 Over the course of six weeks, an ensemble will workshop the beginnings of a show that reflects the changing identity of Portland, and especially SW Portland’s Multnomah Village, where MAC is located.

The work will address the Arts Center’s role in the community and the changes we are seeing on the micro and macro levels. We will explore the capacity of our new lighting and A/V systems while keeping the work grounded in the physicality of the actors and the connection to the community.

THEATRE STAGED READING Readers Theatre Repertory presents

Dear Committee Members

By David Berkson, Adaptor Directed by Wendy Wilcox FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 24 @ 7:30pm

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THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Faith Helma presents

I HATE POSITIVE THINKING

Don’t miss the world premiere adaptation of Julie Schumacher’s scathingly funny, best-selling novel Dear Committee Members. Comprised entirely of hysterically hostile letters of recommendation from the beleaguered and cantankerous Professor Jason T. Fitger, this “flawlessly written highwire act of a book” bursts onto the stage for the very first time.

Wendy Wilcox directs David Berkson in this one-man show. From the novel hailed

by Kirkus Reviews as “acid satire of the academic doldrums,” this new adaptation is sure to delight both newcomers and the book’s die-hard fans. Join us January, 22, opening night, for a talkback and book signing with the novel’s author Julie Schumacher! As Maureen Corrigan says, “you may well find yourself laughing so hard it hurts.”

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Spring 4 th Productions presents

Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts

Created & performed by Faith Helma FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 @ 7:30pm ADDITIONAL RUN DATES: Feb 5, 6, 7 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Shout House 210 SE Madison St., Ste 11 TICKETS: $15–20 PURCHASE TICKETS: faithhelma.com, 971.266.1765 Faith Helma is a local performance artist, longtime Hand2Mouth member and creative guide (aka life coach to the lovers, the dreamers and the weirdos). I HATE POSITIVE THINKING is her manifesto against the self-improvement industry and an expedition into an alternate world, in which we find freedom through embracing failure, speaking truth to power, and dancing like jackasses. If you seek to grow, learn and change but don’t enjoy denial, censorship, perfectionism or putting on a happy face—this is for you.

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By Tobin Gollihar & Ian Paul Sieren Directed by Tobin Gollihar & Ian Paul Sieren FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 @ 7:30pm FULL RUN DATES: Jan 15, 16, 17: Feb 5, 6, 7 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Y Arts Little Theater 6036 SE Foster Ave. TICKETS: $15 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Spring 4th Productions continues its dedication to the creation of new theatrical works with Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts. Spring 4th founders and writer-performer duo Tobin Gollihar and Ian Paul Sieren set their newest darkly comedic tour-de-force in a down-at-theheels diner once famous for its fine pies and salty service. Gollihar and Sieren flesh out all the roles from the world-weary staff to the doggedly regular patrons to the mysterious and elusive owner and the curious county health inspector. Ethyl’s Pies is a wry look at community and a community in transition.

FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Theatre Vertigo presents

I Want to Destroy You

By Rob Handel Directed by Matthew B. Zrebski FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31 @ 7:30pm; Jan 24, 31 @ 2:00pm ADDITIONAL RUN DATES: Feb 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 @ 7:30pm; Feb 7, 14 @ 2:00pm VENUE: The Shoebox Theatre 2110 SE 10th Ave. TICKETS: $20/$10 student/ Thursday PWYC PURCHASE TICKETS: theatrevertigo.org, 503.306.0870 Harold became a famous artist by having a friend shoot him in the arm in a gallery.

Today, Harold has a house, a child, and a tenure-track teaching job. Who is he to tell a student not to bring a gun to class?

Inspired by the provocative career of conceptual artist Chris Burden, I Want to Destroy You asks troubling questions about ethics, education, class, meaning, violence, middle age and roofing. (This work was commissioned by Theatre Vertigo.)

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FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE World’s Edge Players presents

Polaris Dance Theatre presents

In Toxic

By Tara Hershberger Directed by Tara Hershberger FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23 @ 7:30pm; Jan 23, 24 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Clinton Street Theater 2522 SE Clinton St. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org, 503.238.5588 In Toxic is the story of hope and radical action in the face of addiction and depression. Two sisters come of age in a small religious community with daily coal trains barreling through town. As the whole community decides what to do to stand up to the environmental destruction caused by the coal, the sisters redefine their relationship in the context of drug abuse and recovery. It has elements of music, movement and magical realism.

THEATRE STAGED READING Twysted Healing Sisters presents

Ophelia in Oblivion

By S. Renee Mitchell Directed by Bobby Bermea FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23 @ 7:30pm; Jan 24 @ 2:30pm; Jan 26 @ Noon (Artists Rep) VENUE: Celebration Tabernacle 8131 Denver Ave TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org This multi-layered, full-length play, written by poet and playwright S. Renee Mitchell, is designed to make you think, laugh, wonder and question, with a bombshell ending that will take you by surprise. The contextual layers of this drama touch on family dysfunction, multigenerational secrets, the burden of private guilt, the power of love, the gift of forgiveness and a reminder that we never fully know the ways in which karma can sneak up and kick us in the ass. This reading features Skeeter Greene as “Ophelia,” Damaris Webb as “Justice” and Jacque Dixon as “Chapita.”

NOTE: “Ophelia”, which means helper, is the name of a character in Shakespeare’s tragic play Hamlet who has no control over her body, her relationships or her choices.

The Spanish interpretation of the name “Chapita” is a person who has lost her reason.

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring Polaris Dance Theatre & Polaris Junior Company

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 22, 24, 31 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Polaris Studio Theatre 1826 NW 18th St. TICKETS: $18–$22 PURCHASE TICKETS: polarisdance.org Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse, a series of world premiere dance works. Polaris, along with guest dance companies from every corner of Portland, are working with established and emerging Portland choreographers to present brand new dance works in the Polaris Studio Theatre. This evening features Polaris Dance Theatre with a world premiere by Artistic Director and resident choreographer Robert Guitron.

Guitron and his company play with innovative illumination and shadow, themes of love, loss and loneliness and grapple with identifying the mix of gifts from others that make us who we are.

From full cast to intimate duet, this diverse company pulls at heartstrings and demands its audience members to think in a different way. This evening also features the inspiring Polaris Junior Company, directed by M’Liss Quinnly. These young, energetic and talented dancers again bring new work to the festival choreographed by M’Liss Quinnly and guest choreographer Jocelyn Edelstein.

workshop performances of new original work that showcase the essentials of circus arts: aerial dance, acrobatics, dance, theatre, music and puppetry. ‘Super Hero Old Folks’ Home is inspired by the world of comic book mythology, directed by Aaron Wheeler-Kay. At its heart, it is about our elders and the impact on the community when we lose them. Featuring artists of all ages and physical abilities, this is a story about family, aging, inner strength, and being the hero in your own life. Tempos tells the story of the hero’s journey based on Joseph Campbell’s work. Through flight, physical theatre and dance, you will follow one man’s journey as he is transformed from an everyday man into his own personal hero. The Circus Project presents a show exploring themes of the Seven Deadly Sins under directors Russ Stark and Alicia Cutaia. By refracting multiple movement arts through the choreographic lens of Bob Fosse, performers will embody the universal struggle against “sin” transporting the audience through a world where sin is the way of life. Will they emerge a better person for the journey or be lost to the power of the “Seven”?

THEATRE WORKSHOP Source Material presents

A Thousand Tongues

By Nini Julia Bang Directed by Samantha Ravenna Sóley Shay FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 24 @ 8:00pm VENUE: The Headwaters

CIRCUS ARTS/ THEATRE/DANCE WORKSHOP Echo Theater Company presents

Between Worlds

By Echo Theater Company, The Circus Project, TEMPOS Contemporary Circus Directed by Aaron Wheeler Kay, Alicia Cutaia & Russ Stark, Kraig Mead & Angela Bryant FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 22, 23, 29 @ 8:00pm; Jan 24 @ 1:30pm & 5:30pm; Jan 30 4pm & 8pm; Jan 31 @ 1:30pm VENUE: Echo Theater 1515 SE 37th Ave. TICKETS: $25; $17 youth in advance; $28/$20 at the door PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org, 503.231.1232 x2 Welcome to the world of Contemporary Circus Arts! Between Worlds is a series of

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55 E Farragut St., Ste. 9 TICKETS: $15 PURCHASE TICKETS: 508.308.2427 A Thousand Tongues is a performanceconcert by the Danish performer Nini Julia Bang. The piece is a love declaration to the human voice and the fragility of life.

With visual and sound tapestry including traditional music from Romania, Bulgaria, Kurdistan, Iran, and Greece, as well as original compositions by Nini Julia Bang herself, the piece sings to the ways in which the power of music and self expression welcomes us home to ourselves. The visual and musical landscape is created in collaboration with Source Material Artistic Director Samantha Ravenna Soley Shay.

This performance of A Thousand Tongues is the first public, in-progress performance.

The full performance will premier at the Grotowski Institute in November 2016, and will include collaboration with Jaroslaw Fret, founder and leader of Polish theatre company Teatr ZAR, and director of the Grotowski Institute.

PARTY PORTLAND AREA THEATRE ALLIANCE PRESENTS

Fertile Ground 2016 Kick Off Party

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 22 @ 9:30pm VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE, no host bar The ultimate arts-lovin’ folk mix, mingle and meet up to celebrate creativity in Portland. Swing in after a show and kick off Fertile Ground with lovers of new work just like you! The is a great opportunity for performance junkies to grab a drink, compare notes and plot out what’s on the “must-see” list for FG16.

ALSO ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm Milagro presents Broken Promises See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble presents or, the whale | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm CoHo Productions presents The Yellow Wallpaper | See full listing

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“Don’t You Dare—So I Did!” is the theme that drives this mash-up of reality and fairytale. Grimm Northwest mixes stories of risky decisions collected by the Brothers Grimm, performed by The Oregon Tellers, with an open mic. Willing audience members tell their TRUE stories of a time something was forbidden, but they did it anyway—for better or for worse. Is the menace of Bluebeard and the malice of Frau Trude alive and well in the Northwest? Come find out. Open mic stories should be true, told without notes and under eight minutes. Or else. More info at: www.oregontellers.com

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DANCE Polaris Dance Theatre presents

THEATRE

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring Portland Bellydance Guild & Polaris Dance Theatre

READING Lakewood Theatre Company presents

Burning Basil

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 23 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Polaris Studio Theatre 1826 NW 18th St. TICKETS: $18–$22 PURCHASE TICKETS: polarisdance.org

By Cheryl E. Grant Directed by Cheryl E. Grant FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 23 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Lakewood Theatre Company 368 S State St. Lake Oswego, OR 97034 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: tix4.centerstageticketing.com/sites/ lakewoodtheatr, 503.635.3901 Burning Basil is a romantic comedy about love, loss, identity and rites of passage.

William is a poet, lost in his life, at the far end of his successful career. He is literally (and literally) haunted by the spirit of a lost soul by the name of Bea who is pulling him deeper into her own loss. William’s great love is Wendy, his muse and a former ballet dancer who is lost in her second career in real estate and an upcoming engagement.

Will their accidental reunion help them find their way forward as individuals or will they get lost together?

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE The Oregon Tellers present

Grimm Northwest

By Anne Rutherford Directed by Norm Brecke FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 23, 28, 30 @ 7:00pm VENUE: Lucky Lab Taproom 1700 N Killingsworth St. TICKETS: $15

Polaris, along with guest dance companies from every corner of Portland, are working with established and emerging Portland choreographers to present brand new dance works in the Polaris Studio Theatre.

This evening features Polaris Dance Theatre with a world premiere by Artistic Director and resident choreographer Robert Guitron. Guitron and his company play with innovative illumination and shadow, themes of love, loss and loneliness and grapple with identifying the mix of gifts from others that make us who we are. From full cast to intimate duet, this diverse company pulls at heartstrings and demands its audience members to think in a different way. This evening also includes a crowd pleasing performance from Portland Bellydance Guild. Bringing fresh new dance work to the festival with multiple performers, the Portland Belly Dance Guild will display the vastly different facets of bellydance! Four main styles will be represented: Folkloric/Traditional, Cabaret/Orientale, Tribal Improv and Theatrical/Fusion. The professional members of the Portland Bellydance Guild showcase bellydance from the folkloric traditions of the Middle East, Spain, India and Africa to artistic interpretations that fuse contemporary Western movement.

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The Portland Bellydance Guild is a membership organization with a mission to increase public awareness and appreciation for dance and music rooted in, or inspired by, the Middle-Eastern diaspora. We are committed to inclusively cultivating the collective talents of Portland Metro area performers via instruction and community celebrations and ensuring the presence of bellydance as a vital and growing art form by offering artistically excellent productions in the Portland area and beyond.

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Portland Story Theater presents

Shackleton, The Untold Story

By Lawrence Howard Directed by Lynne Duddy FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 23, 30 @ 8:00pm VENUE: Alberta Abbey 126 NE Alberta St. TICKETS: $15 advance; $18 at the door; $5 Arts for All PURCHASE TICKETS: portlandstorytheater.org, 503.284.2226 Since Portland Story Theater first debuted Shackleton’s Antarctic Nightmare, the story of the 1914 voyage of The Endurance and the epic struggle of her crew to survive after their ship was crushed in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, the show has seen three sold-out runs in Portland and even played Off-Broadway in New York. This year, for the first time ever, we’ll weave in the harrowing story of the Ross Sea Party, 10 valiant men on the other side of the continent who gave everything they had to lay down a series of caches of food and fuel along the route, believing that Shackleton’s life would depend upon them.

This is a story that speaks to something very deep within the human psyche.

It’s about courage and fortitude and determination. It’s about a glorious failure.

It’s a story that will renew your faith in the indomitable power of the human spirit.

Meticulously researched and historically accurate, Shackleton, The Untold Story is the sixth installment in Portland Story Theater’s acclaimed Armchair Adventurer series, created and performed by Lawrence Howard and directed by Lynne Duddy. A captivating performer, Howard holds his audiences spellbound and has been called, “the master of non-fiction on the stage.”

–Nicole Lane, Fertile Ground.

ALSO ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 2:00pm World’s Edge Players present In Toxic | See full listing on Jan 22 2:00pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 6:00pm SubRosa Dance Collective presents Displaced | See full listing on Jan 22 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21 7:00pm PDX Playwrights presents Daisy Dukes Shorts Night | See full listing on Jan 22 7:00pm Multnomah Arts Center presents Multnomah Village Now | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Milagro presents Broken Promises See full listing on Jan 7:30pm Readers Theatre Repertory presents Dear Committee Members |See full listing Jan 22 7:30pm Spring 4th Productions presents Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Faith Helma presents I HATE POSITIVE THINKING | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Theatre Vertigo presents I Want to Destroy You | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm World’s Edge Players present In Toxic | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Twysted Healing Sisters presents Ophelia in Oblivion | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble presents or, the whale | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm CoHo Productions presents The Yellow Wallpaper | See full listing on Jan 21 8:00pm Source Material presents A Thousand Tongues| See full listing on Jan 22 8:00pm Echo Theater Company presents Between Worlds | See full listing on Jan 22 8:00pm The Broken Planetarium presents Frankenstein: A Cabaret | See full listing on Jan 21

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THEATRE/COMEDY STAGED READING PDX Playwrights presents

General Hazard

by John Byrne FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 24 @ 1:00pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St. #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org After 130 years on a (now-rundown) pedestal, General Hazard, the winner of the battle of Fenokie Heights, is tired of posing as Troy, Washington’s hero. He wants a simple, quiet, unheroic life, free from ignorant tourist comments and pigeons.

The General intends to finance his dream by renting out the pedestal on which he stood, but even the best-laid plans can go awry. What’s a Civil War General to do?

THEATRE WORKSHOP Adventure Theater presents

A Cavalcade of Awesome! The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea

By Kira Atwood-Youngstrom & Shannon Mastel FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 24 @ 2:00pm; Jan 26 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Action/Adventure Theatre 1050 SE Clinton St. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: actionadventure.org A Cavalcade of Awesome is the umbrella title for Action/Adventure’s series of variety shows for trying out new things.

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shows are scheduled in the series, but there may be more. The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea conceived by Kira Atwood-Youngstrom and Shannon Mastel, inspired by and in contradiction of Galatea

by John Lyly. Using Lyly’s script as a jumping-off point, the tale will be told from the perspective of Neptune’s monster, our Alien Chicken, as he debriefs the incident back at Neptune Corp.

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Skazki presents

Baba Yaga

By Sam Reiter Directed by Caitlin Fisher-Draeger FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 24 @ 2:00pm; Jan 25, 26, 27, 28 @ 8:00pm VENUE: The Headwaters 55 NE Farragut St., Ste. 9 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org This one-woman show unravels the mystery around the Russian fairy tale character, Baba Yaga. Often described as a hideous crone who lives deep in the forest, she is an unpredictable force who sometimes helps, and often hinders, her visitors. She is a dynamic and morally ambiguous character, sometimes kind and often cruel. During the performance, she offers the audience romantic advice, told through three classic Russian fairy tales from her perspective. Baba Yaga is written, devised, and performed by Sam Reiter. True to its Russian fairy tale roots, the show developed primarily in Moscow, where its creator studied for a semester at the Moscow Art Theatre (in conjunction with the National Theatre Institute).

Originally created as a senior thesis project, Baba Yaga incorporates shadow puppets, expressive movement, Pushkin, unconventional anecdotes, Russian dance, and improvisation. Ultimately, the show invites the audience to challenge their perception of Otherness—and, of course, receive some spot-on romantic advice.

(Appropriate for audiences 8+)

THEATRE READING Lakewood Theatre Company presents

Under the Yew Tree

By Ron Lee Directed by C.S. Whitcomb FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 24 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Lakewood Theatre Company 368 S State St. Lake Oswego, OR 97034

TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: tix4.centerstageticketing.com/sites/ lakewoodtheatre, 503.635.3901 The Harrison family has been farming these same acres for generations. Now Thomas (Curt Hanson) is getting too old to work the place, but he is determined not to let down his ancestors. His wife Frances (Margie Boule) is pressuring him to sell and finally travel with her. Their only son was killed in a plane crash a few months ago. In his last letter he promised his parents a surprise when he came home.

Just as Thomas is about to sign the sale documents, the surprise comes through the door, changing everything.

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making. Celebrating recent works from the gamut of local animators, you’ll find the screening collection fun, refreshing and very Portland. Organized and moderated

by Sophya Vidal, a long-standing member of the animation and theatre community, creative and thoughtful storytelling are at the core of the program. The screening will be followed by a panel with several of the creators, so bring your best questions and get to know your Portland Animation Ambassadors. This event is brought to you

by The Animation resource Community Service (ARCS), Portland ASIFA, and Cascade SIGGRAPH. (2 hours)

THEATRE SPECIAL PERFORMANCE Boom Arts presents

Noise in the Waters: Music & Theatre on the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis Featuring the Al-Andalus Ensemble

STAGED READING PDX Playwrights presents

Hollywood Syndrome: A Psychomedy

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 24 @ 4:00pm VENUE: Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St. TICKETS: $12–$30 PURCHASE TICKETS: boomarts.org

by Alex Haslett FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 24 @ 3:00pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St. #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Step inside the mind of John Prufrock, who wrote a hit play once, only to follow it up with five years of silence. Now, as disaster looms over the set of his long-awaited return to the spotlight, he grapples with paralyzing doubts. Will he overcome his Hollywood Syndrome and give his audience a show to remember? Or will he crash and burn in a hallucinatory blaze of unrealistic expectations, relationship woes and, worst of all…bad puns?

In a singular evening of gorgeous world music and timely international theatre, Boom Arts and Portland’s acclaimed Al-Andalus Ensemble join forces to bring attention to an ongoing human rights crisis that has reached U.S. headlines only recently. Noise in the Waters is Italian theatre collective Teatro delle Albe’s homage to the many migrants who search

MEDIA ARTS WORLD PREMIERE ARCS, ASIFA, SIGGRAPH presents

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for a better future by making a treacherous journey across the Mediterranean.

Performed in English translation, Boom Arts and Al-Andalus’ staging will be underscored by Tarik and Julia Banzi’s cultural melding of musical styles and traditions from North Africa, the Middle East and Mediterranean Europe. Presented in Partnership with the World Affairs Council and Mercy Corps.

THEATRE/COMEDY STAGED READING PDX Playwrights presents

Family Hardware

By Gary Corbin Directed by Dorinda Toner FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 24, 29, 31 @ 6:00pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St. #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Willy is a man of a certain age and his doctor has bad news: his heart is no longer heathy enough for sex. But his wife Katherine, 10 years younger, can’t live in a sexless marriage. Reluctantly, Willy agrees to an “alternative arrangement” with a hired escort, who just happens to be a strapping young ex-employee at the family hardware store. The unusual arrangement works out—about as badly as you’d expect.

THEATRE WORKSHOP Twilight Theater Company presents

Perspective

By Redmond Reams Directed by JJ Harris FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 24 @ 7:00pm: Jan 29, 30 @ 8:00pm VENUE: Twilight Theater Company 7515 N Brandon Ave. TICKETS: $15 PURCHASE TICKETS: twilighttheatercompany.org, 503.847.9838 Fifteen-year-old Mark needs to figure out who he is, separate from his parents.

But which ones—his adoptive ones whose flaws seem very evident to Mark or his birth parents about whom he has only heard vague, negative stories about? What about his other relationships? His best friend, new girlfriend, state caseworker, favorite teacher…what can Mark learn about himself in these relationships? Mark

uses poetry, his interactions and his drive to know himself and his background to explore his identity. How do the grown-ups who love Mark cope with all of this? Follow his and his family’s journey in Perspective, the third in a play cycle investigating Marks life at various ages. Shadows when he was a traumatized toddler removed to foster care and subsequently adopted and Threshold when he was 5 years old and terrified to go out into the bigger world symbolized

by Kindergarten. The first two plays in this series will be performed on Jan. 24 at 1:00pm and 3:00pm. More information at twilighttheatercompany.org.

THEATRE STAGED READING PDX Playwrights presents

Business as Usual

by Michael Josef

Forethought: Four Short Plays

by Brad Bolchunos FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 24, 31 @ 8:00pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Business as Usual features corporate savagery, bomb threats and inflatable gorillas. Can anyone escape the terror?

It’s just a day in the lives of Cindy, Jack and Sanjeev and their “Too big to fail” company: the powerfully indifferent investment firm, Craig & Smith.

Forethought: a quirky blend of humor, drama and absurdity percolate in this collection of four short works. Wristwatch on Ice: How long can contention define a relationship? Desmond and Hanna try to defy the answer. Sparkness: As a gifted sculptor battles unseen demons, new romance tips the balance toward madness. Party Favors: Social anxiety at a birthday party takes an explosive turn and Kremmling may not be any help. The Untame Game: A lovelorn dweeb tries to muster the courage to speak to the woman of his dreams, but parasitic commentators stand in the way.

ALSO ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 1:30pm Echo Theater Company presents Between Worlds | See full listing on Jan 22 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21

2:00pm The Broken Planetarium presents Frankenstein: A Cabaret | See full listing on Jan 21 2:00pm Theatre Vertigo presents I Want to Destroy You | See full listing on Jan 22 2:00pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 2:00pm CoHo Productions presents The Yellow Wallpaper | See full listing on Jan 21 2:00pm World’s Edge Players present In Toxic | See full listing on Jan 22 2:30pm Twysted Healing Sisters presents Ophelia in Oblivion | See full listing on Jan 22 3:00pm Multnomah Arts Center presents Multnomah Village Now | See full listing Jan 22 5:30pm Echo Theater Company presents Between Worlds | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Readers Theatre Repertory presents Dear Committee Members See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Spring 4th Productions presents Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Faith Helma presents I HATE POSITIVE THINKING | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring Polaris Dance Theatre & Polaris Junior Company | See full listing on Jan 22 8:00pm Source Material presents A Thousand Tongues | See full listing on Jan 22

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THEATRE LUNCH READING Artists Rep presents

Apple Season

By E.M. Lewis Directed by Michael Griggs FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 25 @ noon VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St

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TICKETS: FREE Lissie and her brother ran away from home 20 years ago, and she’s never stopped running. After her father’s funeral, a neighbor makes an offer on the family farm, and Lissie has to decide if the past is something she’s ready to let go of. An Oregon play. (80 minutes)

FESTIVAL ENRICHMENT Risk/Reward presents

New Work Preview Panel Discussion

in search of the man she suspects is her father: the notorious symbolist poet Arthur Rimbaud. This year the Guild expands the New Play program by offering two performances at two venues. The first is Monday night, Jan 25, at Cerimon House in NE Portland. Wine and Beer will be available at this performance. On Tuesday morning, Jan 26, we return to our home at The Old Church. The performance at the Old Church starts at 10am with complimentary coffee and treats followed by the reading at 10:30am.

Moderated by Jerry Tischleder FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 25 @ 6:00pm VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE

THEATRE

Come learn about some of the most exciting new performances coming to Portland stages in 2016. In this annual event, Risk/Reward gathers Portland’s independent theatre, dance and hybrid art-makers to discuss their upcoming projects—special guests to be announced!

Moderated by Jerry Tischleder who is the Producing Artistic Director of Risk/ Reward and a Visiting Artistic Associate at Artists Rep. More info at www.riskreward.org.

By James Luster & Pat Moran FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 25 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Action/Adventure Theatre 1050 SE Clinton St. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: actionadventure.org

THEATRE READING Portland Civic Theatre Guild presents

Rimbaud’s Daughter in Louisiana (or The Drunken Pirogue)

By Steve Patterson Directed by Andrew Golla FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 25 (Cerimon House) @ 7:00pm; Jan 26 (The Old Church) @ 10:30am VENUES: Cerimon House 5131 NE 23rd Ave. The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave. TICKETS: $10 (Cerimon House)/ $8 (The Old Church) PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Steve Patterson’s Rimbaud’s Daughter in Louisiana (or The Drunken Pirogue) is the winner of the Portland Civic Theatre Guild’s New Play Award. The story takes place in the 1890s when a free-spirited French woman, in the company of a down-to-earth Cajun woman, sets off on a picaresque quest through Louisiana

WORKSHOP Adventure Theater presents

A Cavalcade of Awesome!

I Died Today: A Musical Tribute to Rodd Keith

6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor See full listing on Jan 21 8:00pm Skazki presents Baba Yaga See full listing Jan 24

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THEATRE WORKSHOP In partnership with Artists Rep, Faith Helma presents Created by Hand2Mouth with Dramaturg Jess Drake and Collaborating Writer Andrea Stolowitz FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 25 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE This is the first workshop showing of Psychic Utopia, Hand2Mouth’s new

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Tuesday

A Cavalcade of Awesome is the umbrella title for Action/Adventure’s series of variety shows for trying out new things.

During Fertile Ground 2016, the cavalcade will consist of a series of workshops and readings of new plays from Action/ Adventure company members and collaborators. At the time of print, three shows are scheduled in the series, but there may be more. I Died Today: A Musical Tribute to Rodd Keith by James Luster and Pat Moran: A new sci-fi musical based on the work of obscure ‘60s musician Rodd Keith. The workshop will consist of music from a live band and readings from a script in progress.

Psychic Utopia

performance that explores the real human impulse to seek paradise on earth and the consequences of following that calling.

It asks questions of the thousands who gathered together to build a controversial city for humans of a higher consciousness in the Oregon desert, and then witnessed its collapse. It plays with Oregonian’s repulsion and attraction to the quest for radical freedom and spiritual bliss, while freely sharing meals, embraces, beds, blisters, chores and crazy wisdom.

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Growing New Works Within Theatre Institutions —a panel discussion Moderated by Jessica Wallenfels Festival Date: Jan 26 @ 6:00pm VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE

Join the discussion as Lue Douthit (Director of Literary Development/ Dramaturgy, Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Luan Schooler (Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy, Artists Repertory Theatre), Mead Hunter (Performing and Fine Arts Faculty, University of Portland and Artistic Director, New Harmony Project) and Ben Fainstein (Literary Manager, Portland Center Stage) discuss the rewards and challenges of embarking on the unknown.

In this informal discussion, we will examine various approaches to new work in both large and small repertory companies, as well as regional theatre

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and professional environments. How do approaches to development of new work vary by institution type and size? What are the advantages and liabilities of various “containers” when creating from the ground up? What do different development models look like, from talent recruitment to workshopping to production? Jessica Wallenfels (director/choreographer, The Snowstorm), artistic director of Many Hats Collaboration, will moderate the discussion, as well as a question and answer session.

THEATRE READING Lakewood Theatre Company presents

Matthew McConaughey vs.

The Devil

Music by Jonathan Quesenberry Lyrics by Jonathan Quesenberry & Carrie Morgan Book by Emilie Landmann & Carrie Morgan Directed by Emilie Landmann Musical direction by Jonathan Quesenberry FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 26 @ 7:00pm VENUE: Lakewood Theatre Company 368 S State St. Lake Oswego, OR 97034 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: tix4.centerstageticketing.com/sites/ lakewoodtheatre, 503.635.3901 Matthew McConaughey vs. The Devil is a musical retelling of Faust for movie aficionados, tabloid readers, and millennials too lay to read Faust. Fact checked against Matthew McConaughey’s real life, this twist on the classic sell-yoursoul story features McConaughey as he struggles against all odds to win an Oscar... and save his own soul.

nature of Multiple Personality Disorder.

Could it be something other than a divided personality? Or someone other? Starring Gary Powell, Todd Van Voris and Amanda Soden. (100 minutes)

FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 27 @ Noon VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE

THEATRE

Rob is a Japanese-American with a creative spirit. When he marries his Brazilian wife she forces him to navigate the minefield where Latin, Asian and American cultures collide. This one-man comedy takes you on a heartfelt journey of self-discovery and reveals the challenges of articulating love.

(75 minutes)

WORKSHOP Shoba Satya presents

The Big One

By Shoba Satya Directed by Susan Banyas FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 26, 27, 28 @ 8:00pm VENUE: Cerimon House 5131 NE 23rd Ave. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org, 360.977.0020 An exploration of the meaning of living in a place that is expected at any moment to have the greatest natural calamity in the history of the continent.

ALSO ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 10:30am Portland Civic Theatre Guild presents Rimbaud’s Daughter in Louisiana (or The Drunken Pirogue) | See full listing Jan 25 12:00pm Twysted Healing Sisters with Artists Rep present Ophelia in Oblivion | See full listing on Jan 22 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm Adventure Theater presents A Cavalcade of Awesome! The Alien Chicken | See full listing on Jan 24 8:00pm Skazki presents Baba Yaga See full listing on Jan 24

Wednesday

THEATRE READING Artists Rep presents

JANUARY

The Dark Rider

By C.S. Whitcomb Directed by Tobias Anderson FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 26 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE When a prima ballerina finds herself paralyzed in a wheelchair with no medical cause, her psychiatrist is sent on a journey of exploration into uncharted waters.

This baffling case calls into question the

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LUNCH READING Artists Rep presents

American Atlas

By Rob Katsuno Directed by Chris Harder

THEATRE WORKSHOP Lakewood Theatre Company presents

A Mischief of Rats

By Katherine Lloyd-Knox Directed by Leslie Gale FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 27 @ 7:00pm VENUE: Lakewood Theatre Company 368 S State St Lake Oswego, OR 97034 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: tix4.centerstageticketing.com/sites/ lakewoodtheatre, 503.635.3901 And you thought your family had problems. Is family what you’re born into or is it something you create? The hairy ties that bind these characters are a rat’s nest of complicated relationships that each is trying to understand. In doing so, maybe they’ll realize that even if the path taken isn’t the one you meant to; it might just be the one for you. After all, it’s not your life changes that decide who you are, but the decisions you make that change your life.

THEATRE STAGED READING Mostly Harmless presents

The Zoas: I Have Seen the Future

By M. R. Faranda Directed by Thomas Prislac FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 27 @ 8:00pm VENUE: The Secret Society 116 NE Russell St. TICKETS: $15 PURCHASE TICKETS: thezoas.com/ secretsociety.net/events, 503.493.3600 The Zoas is a serialized supernatural musical dramedy in the traditions of The Muppet Show, Twin Peaks and The Mighty Boosh. It tells the story of Matthew, an unassuming young actor enlisted by America’s premier television network to produce a live variety show in Portland, Oregon. Over seven episodes, the

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malevolent syndicate running the network is unmasked, and the true purpose of Matthew’s mission in Portland is revealed.

The audience is introduced to the cohorts sent to protect him, and become allies in a mission to save the world. This Fertile Ground reading, I Have Seen the Future, is the pared-down first installment in our series. The audience will meet our cast of recurring characters, preview the mysteries to come, and learn that all is not as it seems, all while drinking in great musical numbers. We aim to make The Zoas a showcase for Portland’s finest purveyors of music, comedy, theatre, poetry and television. With arrangements by Broadway conductor Dan Pardo (Amazing Grace), an ensemble of award-winning actors and musicians, and a madcap musical narrative, we invite you to join us as we present an unconventional fable about learning to accept life as it is: both strange and sublime.

ALSO ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21 8:00pm Skazki presents Baba Yaga | See full listing Jan 24 8:00pm Shoba Satya presents The Big One See full listing Jan 26

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THEATRE LUNCH READING Artists Rep presents

Stone Poop

By Val Landrum FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 28 @ noon VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE The story of a woman who needs to take a poop and the man who helps her.

(60 minutes)

THEATRE WORKSHOP Wild Hare Circus presents

Undertoe Tales

By Kyr Westwind Directed by Nancy Aldrich FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 28, 29, 30, 31 @ 7:00pm VENUE: The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven 1464 SE 2nd Ave. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org, 503.970.9498 Danger lurking just beneath the surface of mundane life is the central theme uniting this evening of surreal shorts inspired by the work of H.P. Lovcraft. Undertoe Tales will draw you in and pull you under! A collection of stories spun from the sense that ordinary life is a thin shell over a reality that is so alien and abstract, that merely contemplating it would threaten the sanity of the ordinary person. For those who scratch the surface and discover what lies beneath, the dangers are far more sinister. That which we most fear, might be closer to the surface of ordinary life than we ever dared imagine; perhaps right under foot. Wild Hare Circus is a fledgling collective of performing artists who use an innovative blend of theatre traditions, puppetry, mask work, dance and music, to create original, thought-provoking performances. Wild Hare Circus recognizes the value in creating compelling theatre that is driven by thought-provoking stories.

THEATRE WORKSHOP Rogue Pack presents

Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens

By the middle school students at Rogue Pack/Jason Lee Elementary SUN School and girls at Boys & Girls Aid Directed by Nelda Reyes FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 28 @ 5:00pm (JLE); Jan 29, 30 @ 7:30pm (Sellwood Playhouse) VENUES: Jason Lee Elementary School (JLE) 2222 NE 92nd Ave. Sellwood Playhouse 901 SE Spokane St. TICKETS: JLE: FREE; Sellwood Playhouse $20 (VIP 1st 2 rows); $10 general; $5 students/seniors/PWYC PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org

Who’s Bob? Why do we hear so much about Bob from our youth today? Come see Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens and find out all about the real true meaning of Bob straight from the mouths and minds of those who know and experience Bob first hand every day. Bob loves cartoons, texting and Vine but hates the cafeteria food, detention and asking their parents questions. Bob likes passing notes in class. Have you ever wondered what Bob writes and who they write to? Come see for yourself as Bob shares these sacred scriptures for the first time ever and most certainly the last. Bob defines family on their own terms, and will do just about anything for candy. Find out what Bob REALLY thinks of social media, family, school and the foster care system. Join Rogue Pack for an evening of stories, music and dance written and performed by middle school students from Jason Lee K–8 and special guests, girls 12–17 from Boys & Girls Aid to learn all about BOB!

THEATRE STAGED READING Nancy Moss presents

Deception

By Nancy Moss Directed by Dmae Roberts FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 28, 29 @ 7:30pm; Jan 31 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Lincoln Hall at PSU 1825 SW Broadway Ave. TICKETS: $15; $5 student tickets for 1/28 PURCHASE TICKETS: http://portlandstate.universitytickets. com/user_pages/category.asp?id=131 Anne Winter is passing for white in 1880s Portland when her black half-brother Caleb arrives to blackmail her. He will reveal the truth about her at a time when Oregon’s Negro Exclusion law is in effect, unless she gets him into a poker game. Meanwhile a young entrepreneur, Conrad Ryan, asks her to find out if a wealthy European investor is backing the East Portland Railroad or the West Portland Railroad. Play won Portland Civic Theatre Guild’s 2014 playwriting contest. (Show is appropriate for ages 8+)

DANCE POLARIS DANCE THEATRE PRESENTS

Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring NW Fusion & Polaris Dance Theatre FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 28 @ 7:30pm

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VENUE: Polaris Studio Theatre 1826 NW 18th Ave. TICKETS: $18–$22 PURCHASE TICKETS: polarisdance.org Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse, a series of world premiere dance works. Polaris, along with guest dance companies from every corner of Portland, are working with established and emerging Portland choreographers to present brand new dance works in the Polaris Studio Theatre. This evening features Polaris Dance Theatre with a world premiere by Artistic Director and resident Choreographer Robert Guitron. Guitron and his company play with innovative illumination and shadow, themes of love, loss and loneliness and grapple with identifying the mix of gifts from others that make us who we are. From full cast to intimate duet, this diverse company pulls at heartstrings and demands its audience members to think in a different way. This evening also features NW Fusion, directed

by Brad Hampton, a cast of 14 talented and athletic young dancers who will be performing works that will be performed in their full-length concert in April 2016. NW Fusion is a pre-professional dance company with the focus of preparing young artists for a career in the performing arts. For more information please visit: www.NWFusion.org

off. Praise for Box of Clowns’ “Mom?” A Comedy of Mourners: Winners Best of Fest and Techie’s Choice Award, San Francisco Fringe; Winner of “Death Is Funny” Award, Indy Fringe; “intriguing physicality” (The Oregonian); “amazing physics-defying comedy” (Indy Fringe Talks); “sharp, beautifully-timed, elegant, physical comedy that displayed flexibility, trust, and incredible commitment and energy” (Plank Magazine).

ALSO ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21 7:00pm The Oregon Tellers present Grimm Northwest | See full listing on Jan 23 7:30pm Theatre Vertigo presents I Want to Destroy You | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm CoHo Productions presents The Yellow Wallpaper | See full listing on Jan 21 8:00pm Skazki presents Baba Yaga | See full listing on Jan 24 8:00pm Shoba Satya presents The Big One | See full listing on Jan 26

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Friday

WORKSHOP Box of Clowns presents

Mustache Party!

The Dalí Show

Box of Clowns ensemble FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 28, 30 @ 9:00pm ADDITIONAL RUN DATES: Feb 6, 13 @ 2:00pm; Feb 7, 14 @ 7:00pm VENUE: The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven 1464 SE 2nd Ave. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org If Carol Burnett and the Three Stooges had triplets who were raised by Mr. Bean, you’d get award-winning clown trio Box of Clowns. They’re back at Fertile Ground with a new brand of physical comedy, laced with the genius of Salvador Dalí. You’re invited to the party of the [20th] Century— space and time melt, as you discover that “what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams” (Dalí). A bizarre and delightful evening that will make you laugh your mustache

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THEATRE LUNCH READING Artists Rep presents

Crackin’ the Code: A Comedy of Questionable Morals

By Steve Coker Directed by John San Nicolas FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 29 @ noon VENUE: Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. TICKETS: FREE

A pop culture, modern comedy about the unwritten “male code of conduct.” Bill struggles with his loyalties when his best friend’s (soon-to-be) ex-wife comes on to

him. Can Bill circumvent The Code and get the girl without losing his friends?

(90 minutes)

THEATRE STAGED READING Community Dream Productions presents

Hazardous Beauty

By Bonnie Ratner Directed by Bonnie Ratner Asst. Director Josie Seid FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 29, 30 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Portland Abbey Arts 7600 N Hereford Ave. TICKETS: $8 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Two women—one black, one white—attend a memoir-writing class at a Portland college. As writers, they have license to critique each other’s work, but because this is a class on memoir, what results is often a laser-like critique of each other’s lives—sometimes painful, sometimes sad, sometimes joyful, and often very funny.

And because they are here to write about their lives, not just talk about them, they are charged with “coherence,” with making sense of love, work, art and aging, and, together, to explore what all this means at the intersection of gender, race and class.

Can they be allies for each other on this writer’s journey or will hard words fly, old wounds fester, and women weep? And what does it matter? Talkback following performances facilitated by Age and Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) and Professor Roberta Hunte.

DANCE POLARIS DANCE THEATRE PRESENTS

Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring A-WOL & Polaris Dance Theatre

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 29 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Polaris Studio Theatre 1826 NW 18thAve. TICKETS: $18–$22 PURCHASE TICKETS: polarisdance.org Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse, a series of world premiere dance works. Polaris, along with guest dance companies from every corner of Portland, are working with established and emerging Portland choreographers to present brand new dance works in the Polaris Studio Theatre. This evening features Polaris Dance Theatre with a

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world premiere by Artistic Director and resident Choreographer Robert Guitron.

Guitron and his company play with innovative illumination and shadow, themes of love, loss and loneliness and grapple with identifying the mix of gifts from others that make us who we are.

From full cast to intimate duet, this diverse company pulls at heartstrings and demands its audience members to think in a different way. Joining Polaris this evening is also A-WOL Dance Collective.

A-WOL will perform a new work titled Emergence, the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed.

This innovative new piece will incorporate aerial silks and ropes.

THEATRE FULLY STAGED WORLD PREMIERE Masque Alfresco presents

I Know Things

By Don Teeters Directed by Fayra Teeters FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 29, 31 @ 7:30 pm; Jan 30 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Hillsboro Artists’ Regional Theatre (HART) 185 SE Washington St. TICKETS: $15; $12 seniors; $10 students PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org or at the door Set in a post-apocalyptic world, I Know Things deals with the emotional backlash of human genetic engineering as a dysfunctional family struggles to advance in a highly controlled new-world order.

This is playwright Don Teeters and Masque Alfresco’s third Fertile Ground Premiere and promises to be his most thought-provoking work to date. Be careful what you ask for! What are you willing to give up to advance or even to survive? How much can human impulses be manipulated before they snap? What has genetic fiddling done to us? All probing questions asked by the four main characters. The response of the controlling Examiner: “Consciousness is everything.

If humanity had more of it, we wouldn’t be here.” Masque Alfresco launches its 15th year of producing new works and modern updates of commedia dell’arte classics directed by Fayra Teeters. I Know Things stars Paul Roder as Daniel, the emotion-driven scientist; Kathryn Brown as Cristal, his brilliant, clear-headed daughter; Ravyn Jazper-Hawke as Cly, his enigmatic replicant wife; and Rian Turner as Derrick, the fugitive Islander. More information at masquealfresco.com.

THEATRE/ SKETCH COMEDY WORKSHOP PDX Playwrights presents

Spectravagasm 8: Drugs

by Sam Dinkowitz FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 29, 30 @ 9:30pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St. #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org What about a family that takes an acid trip instead of a camping trip? Or a church that worships the healing powers of aspirin?

For three years, Spectravagasm has jumped from robots to religion with absurdist sketch comedy. The “Drugs” edition focuses on just that—a full spectrum examination of criminalized, newly legalized, recreational, medicinal, healing, mindaltering chemicals and the substances we love. In Spectravagasm fashion, no one is safe in this sardonic peek at society’s ever-changing relationship with drugs, addiction and the quest for something to make you feel better. With an attentiongrabbing multi-media presentation and cast of Portland’s funniest actors, Spectravagasm 8: DRUGS is guaranteed to make you laugh, then think a little bit, and then laugh some more.

ALSO ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 6:00pm PDX Playwrights presents Family Hardware | See full listing on Jan 24 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21 7:00pm Multnomah Arts Center presents Multnomah Village Now | See full listing on Jan 22 7:00pm Wild Hare Circus presents Undertoe Tales| See full listing Jan 28 7:30pm Spring 4th Productions presents Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Faith Helma presents I HATE POSITIVE THINKING | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm Rogue Pack presents Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens | See full listing Jan 28

7:30pm Nancy Moss presents Deception | See full listing Jan 28 7:30pm Masque Alfresco presents I Know Things | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Theatre Vertigo presents I Want to Destroy You | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm CoHo Productions presents The Yellow Wallpaper | See full listing on Jan 21 8:00pm Echo Theater Company presents Between Worlds | See full listing on Jan 22 8:00pm Twilight Theater Company presents Perspective | See full listing on Jan 24

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THEATRE WORKSHOP Adventure Theater presents

A Cavalcade of Awesome! Untitled Detective Story

By Aubrey Jessen & Greta West FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 30, 31 @ 2:00pm VENUE: Action/Adventure Theatre 1050 SE Clinton St. TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: actionadventure.org A Cavalcade of Awesome is the umbrella title for Action/Adventure’s series of variety shows for trying out new things.

During Fertile Ground 2016, the cavalcade will consist of a series of workshops and readings of new plays from Action/ Adventure company members and collaborators. At the time of print, three shows are scheduled in the series, but there may be more. Untitled Detective Story by Aubrey Jessen and Greta West: A noir lady detective story featuring Jade Hobbs, Jed Arkley, Katie Watkins, Justine Davis, Ellery Jessen, Brian Kuwabara, Michael Zimmer, Jake Simonds, Zoe Rudman, and Stephanie Cordell. To be fully produced in the Spring of 2016.

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THEATRE STAGED READING PDX Playwrights presents

Short & Sweet: Short Plays by P Town Playwrights

By Sara Jean Accuardi, Audrey Block, Susan Faust, Miriam Feder, Naga Nataka, Rich Rubin & Lolly Ward Directed by Susan Faust FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 30 @ 7:00pm; Jan 31 @ 3:00pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St., #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org P-Town Playwrights shares new members and new shorts, in alphabetical order by playwright: ACCUARDI—Cold Call: The arts don’t sell themselves; somebody’s got to do it. BLOCK—The Farm: The ants are fed up with being seen but not heard. Until today, when boredom is the least of their problems. FAUST—Perfect Girl: Are we feeding our girls too much sugar and spice?

What if they want some snails? FEDER— The New Woman: There’s a new girl at work, and boy, is she different. NATAKA— Frank & Gerry: If a talk-show host follows you everywhere asking about your life and work, it means you’re really famous—right?

RUBIN—Smooth Operator: It’s nifty to be a smooth operator...especially during an operation. THIEL—Ob-la-di: Who is this person who lies beside you at night? Maybe Beatles songs hold the answer. WARD—Do You Take This Woman? Every person is a work of art. And everyone’s a critic.

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Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring r:ad & Polaris Dance Theatre

FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 30 @ 7:30pm VENUE: Polaris Studio Theatre 1826 NW 18th Ave. TICKETS: $18–$22 PURCHASE TICKETS: polarisdance.org Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse, a series of world premiere dance works. Polaris, along with guest dance companies from every corner of Portland, are working with established and emerging Portland choreographers to present brand new dance works in the Polaris Studio Theatre. This evening features Polaris Dance Theatre with a

world premiere by Artistic Director and resident Choreographer Robert Guitron.

Guitron and his company play with innovative illumination and shadow, themes of love, loss and loneliness and grapple with identifying the mix of gifts from others that make us who we are.

From full cast to intimate duet, this diverse company pulls at heartstrings and demands its audience members to think in a different way. Also joining Polaris this evening is r:ad, led by Artistic Director Alexander Dones. r:ad brings a work in process titled soothsayer that began in the Winter of 2014. The work is inspired

by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy and explores the universal longing to understand where we came from, where we currently find ourselves, where we are going, and what it all means (if anything at all).”

THEATRE SPECIAL EVENT Elaborate Alibi presents

The New Vaudeville

A collaboration between Elaborate Alibi & The Affable Gentlemen FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 30, 31 @ 8:00pm VENUE: Clinton Street Theater 2522 SE Clinton St. TICKETS: $12 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org Join the Affable Gentlemen for a sidesplitting and heart-warming night of good ol’ fashioned fun. Each show will feature five storytellers, a magician, a whole lot of music, and several performances by the Pacific Northwest’s most talented, distinguished and bizarre. After a successful year as one of Portland’s favorite underground storytelling outfits, the Affable Gentlemen are going public with this thrilling two-night extravaganza.

Produced by Elaborate Alibi (36 Perfectly Appropriate Mealtime Conversations and #BadDecisions), this show combines the rising young company’s commitment to boundary-pushing content with classic vaudevillian flavor. Come Saturday January 30 for an all-ages night of music, magic, and unforgettable mustaches. Come Sunday January 31 for the "blue" version —loaded with new acts and lewd behavior.

We'll hit the sauce and get saucy!

ALSO ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 2:00pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 4:00pm Echo Theater Company presents Between Worlds | See full listing on Jan 22 6:00pm SubRosa Dance Collective presents Displaced | See full listing on Jan 22 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8;00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21 7:00pm The Oregon Tellers present Grimm Northwest | See full listing Jan 23 7:00pm Multnomah Arts Center presents Multnomah Village Now | See full listing Jan 22 7:00pm Wild Hare Circus presents Undertoe Tales| See full listing Jan 28 7:30pm Rogue Pack presents Bob #middleschool #tweensandteens | See full listing on Jan 28 7:30pm Spring 4th Productions presents Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Community Dream Productions presents Hazardous Beauty| See full listing on Jan 29 7:30pm Faith Helma presents I HATE POSITIVE THINKING | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Masque Alfresco presents I Know Things | See full listing on Jan 29 7:30pm Theatre Vertigo presents I Want to Destroy You | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 7:30pm CoHo Productions presents The Yellow Wallpaper | See full listing on Jan 21 8:00pm Echo Theater Company presents Between Worlds | See full listing on Jan 22 8:00pm Twilight Theater Company presents Perspective | See full listing Jan 24 8:00pm Portland Story Theater presents Shackleton, The Untold Story | See full listing Jan 23 9:00pm Box of Clowns presents Mustache Party! The Dalí Show | See full listing on Jan 28 9:30pm PDX Playwrights presents Spectravagasm 8: Drugs | See full listing on Jan 30

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STAGED READING PDX Playwrights presents

Word.Voice. is a showcase of one-act plays, character sketches, and spoken word pieces written and directed by young writers who have graduated from PlayWrite’s intensive, multi-week workshop. These pieces dive into the core of emotional truth, and are the culmination of many hours of hard creative work. Cast with professional actors, these courageous, heartfelt works are ready for an audience. Join us in celebrating these amazing young artists!

Formed in 2003, PlayWrite, Inc. uses the power of performance in art to transform the lives of youth at the edge. Learn more at www.playwriteinc.org.

By Peter Armetta Music by Joe Sorce

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THEATRE You are Not My Enemy Bathtub Gin

By Miriam Feder FESTIVAL DATES: Jan 31 @ 1:00pm VENUE: Hipbone Studio 1847 E Burnside St., #104 TICKETS: $10 PURCHASE TICKETS: fertilegroundpdx.org ARMETTA—You Are Not My Enemy: This play is freely adapted from the traditional Japanese Noh Drama Atsumori by Zeami.

Here, past meets present, the material world meets the world of the spirits, and old enemies are finally brought face-to-face on a lonely beach in a timeless moment of forgiveness and reconciliation. This reading especially emphasizes sound, both voices and live music, in celebrating a contemporary American response to the centuries-old spirit of Noh. FEDER—Bathtub Gin: Who is crazy? Who is wise? And what is Em supposed to think about the old woman who has invaded her very intimate space? A little friendly conversation, a bit too much advice and a trip to the library might be just what Em needs to land on her feet.

THEATRE STAGED READING PlayWrite, Inc presents

Word.Voice.

Written and directed by the young writers of PlayWrite FESTIVAL DATE: Jan 31 @ 7:00pm VENUE: Main Stage at the Gerding Theater at the Armory 128 NW 11th Ave. TICKETS: FREE and open to the public!

1:30pm Echo Theater Company presents Between Worlds | See full listing on Jan 22 2:00pm Adventure Theater presents A Cavalcade of Awesome! Untitled Detective Story | See full listing Jan 30 2:00pm Nancy Moss presents Deception | See full listing Jan 28 2:00pm Theatre Vertigo presents I Want to Destroy You | See full listing on Jan 22 2:00pm Stumptown Stages presents The Adventures of Dex Dixon: Paranormal Dick | See full listing on Jan 21 2:00pm CoHo Productions presents The Yellow Wallpaper | See full listing on Jan 21 3:00pm Multnomah Arts Center presents Multnomah Village Now | See full listing Jan 22 3:00pm PDX Playwrights presents Short & Sweet: Short Plays by P Town Playwrights | See full listing Jan 30 6:00pm SubRosa Dance Collective presents Displaced | See full listing on Jan 22 6:00pm PDX Playwrights presents Family Hardware | See full listing Jan 24 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm Tears of Joy presents Rock, Paper, Scissor | See full listing on Jan 21 7:00pm Wild Hare Circus presents Undertoe Tales| See full listing Jan 28 7:30pm Spring 4th Productions presents Ethyl’s Pies: a comedy of deception in two acts | See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Faith Helma presents I HATE POSITIVE THINKING| See full listing on Jan 22 7:30pm Masque Alfresco presents I Know Things | See full listing on Jan 29

7:30pm Polaris Dance Theatre presents Groovin’ Greenhouse 2016 featuring Polaris Dance Theatre & Polaris Junior Company | See full listing on Jan 22 8:00pm PDX Playwrights presents Business as Usual &Forethought: Four Short Plays| See full listing Jan 24 8:00pm Elaborate Alibi presents The New Vaudeville| See full listing Jan 30

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Lincoln Hall at Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Ave. Portland, OR 97201 Lucky Lab Taproom 1700 N Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 Main Stage at the Gerding Theater at the Armory 128 NW 11th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 Michelle’s Pianos 600 SE Stark St. Portland, OR 97214 Milagro Theatre 525 SE Stark St. Portland, OR 97214 Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 O’Connor’s Vault 7850 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219

The Headwaters 55 E Farragut St. Ste. 9 Portland, OR 97211 The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave. Portland, OR 97201 The Secret Society 116 NE Russell St. Portland, OR 97212 The Shoebox Theatre 2110 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven 1464 SE 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97201 Twilight Theater Company 7515 N Brandon Ave. Portland, OR 97214 Y Arts Little Theater 6036 SE Foster Ave. Portland, OR 97206

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