FOR OUR COMMUNITY February 8, 2013 Two of Portland’s only East Side venues to be closed Profile Theatre loses its home Profile Theatre, currently in its 16th season, is losing its permanent home in the historic Theater! Theatre! Building in Portland’s vibrant Belmont district. The building’s landlord, owner of the Tao of Tea shop and [Read More...]

Sam Shepard has a uniquely American voice.  Rural, rough, poetic, violent, and musical. His plays are distinctly of the West, rooted in dreams and longings we all recognize – for family, home, and self-understanding – but moving to their own rhythm. Shepard captures what it feels like to be an American – the good, bad, [Read More...]

Profile Theatre has announced Athol Fugard as featured playwright of the 2012-13 season. Athol Fugard has worked in the theatre as a playwright, director, and actor in South Africa, England, and the United States for over fifty years. As a playwright, his works have received critically acclaimed runs on Broadway, in London, and at The [Read More...]

Adriana Baer will succeed Profile Theatre Artistic Director and founder Jane Unger, who is stepping down after fifteen years with the company. Following Unger’s announcement of her departure last fall, the organization’s board and staff undertook an extensive, carefully-planned search for a new artistic leader. Baer was selected from a field of candidates that applied [Read More...]