Dates of production: June 11-28, 2015
Directed by: Adriana Baer
Featuring: Lauren Bloom*, Foss Curtis, Karl Hanover*, Matthew Kerrigan, Leif Norby*, Beth Thompson and Ashley Williams.

“…a sparkling cast… and quite lovely to look at [with] ravishing period costumes…” – Oregon ArtsWatch

“There are laughs aplenty in this tight period piece… An able cast agilely steps from the comic to the tragic…”  – Portland Monthly Magazine

“… realism at its best … a rare play that takes meaningful risks… [it] hits you with images so poetic and destabilizing that you’re shocked to attention… I think [this is] why most of us bother to go to the theater in the first place. Why pay up just to see the same safe stories that leave you cold?… We want to feel something, and with a production like this one, we do.” – Portland Mercury

Enter the home of Dr. Givings: husband, doctor, inventor and healer of feminine hysteria. As this man of science pioneers new therapies for women in the dawning age of electricity, his young wife Catherine begins to wonder what exactly is going on behind the closed door of his operating theatre. In the Next Room, or the vibrator play is a wickedly humorous tale of sex, intimacy and the discovery of pleasure.

Creative Team: Stephen Dobay, Kristeen Coster, Sarah Gahagan, Sharath Patel, Kaye Blankenship, Olivia Murphy, Jillian Gibson, Bailey Maxwell and D Westerholm*

In Dialogue Events for In the Next Room, or the vibrator play.
Featured charity: Dress for Success. Read more here.

See the press archive for In the Next Room or the vibrator play here.

See the program for In the Next Room or the vibrator play here.

*Member Actors’ Equity Association, the professional union of actors and stage managers.

Dates of Run: November 5-22, 2015
Directed by: Matthew B. Zrebski
Featuring: Crystal Munoz, Ben Newman*, Ted Rooney*, Elizabeth Rothan* and Beth Thompson

“Must see”  – Artslandia
“Sparkling gem”  – OregonLive
“Best piece of theatre I’ve seen in a long time”  – PQ Monthly
“Elegant, immersive production” – Portland Mercury

Orlando, a young Englishman, sets out to encounter love and adventures with queens and kings, princesses and archdukes, historic poets and fictional sea captains. Riding waves that transcend time and space, Orlando transforms again and again. This epic tale of discovery, based on Virginia Woolf’s novel, crashes through the ages as a whimsical, gender-bending fantasy.

Design and Production: Drew Dannhorn, Carl Faber, Em Gustason, Alison Heryer, Ross Jackson, Tal Sanders and D Westerholm*

In Dialogue Events for Orlando.
ASL interpreted performance November 13, 2015.
Featured Charity: Oregon food bank. Learn more here.

*Member Actors’ Equity Association, the professional union of actors and stage managers.

Presented in collaboration with Shaking the Tree Theatre

Dates of run: Parts I and II: September 9 – 13, 2015
Shaking the Tree’s Part III: September 25 – October 24, 2015
Directed by: Samantha van der Merwe
Featuring: Foss Curtis, Sam Dinkowitz, Shawna Holt, Mickey Jordan, Colin Kane, Matthew Kerrigan, Diane Kondrat*,  Garland Lyons, Alexandra Ramirez and Paul Susi.

Politics, love, humor and belief collide as small town communities prepare their annual production of “the greatest story ever told.”  This three-part story travels from medieval England to World War II Bavaria and then to contemporary South Dakota.  Ruhl’s writing exposes the transformative effect of creating theatrical events, while asking big questions about humanity, faith and doubt.  Passion Play is funny, imaginative and full of wonder.  It is, like all plays about plays, about the people creating the work, and the society that surrounds them.

Creative Team: Sara Ludeman, Natasha Stockem, Samantha van der Merwe, D Westerholm*, Annalise Albright Woods and Jeff Woods.

See the Passion Play media kit here.

See the Passion Play program here.

*Member Actors’ Equity Association, the professional union of actors and stage managers.

FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS
September 3-8, 2014

More information

For additional information, please contact natalie@profiletheatre.org or call 503.242.0080.

Production photos are provided for use by the working media and for editorial use only, and are not intended for advertising, illustrative, or any other purposes. 

Festival of One Acts Press Release Here.

Beth Thompson in “Savage/Love” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Nelda Reyes and Beth Thompson in “Just Space” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Elizabeth Huffman and Chris Murray in “Evanescence, or Shakespeare in the Alley” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Nelda Reyes and Andres Alcala in “Curse of the Raven’s Black Feather” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Nelda Reyes in “The War in Heaven” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Beth Thompson, Chris Murray and Nelda Reyes in “Hail From Nowhere” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Chris Murray in “Rhythm” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Ty Hewitt in “Tongues” in in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Andres Alcala in “Cowboys #2” in FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS by Sam Shepard. Photo by David Kinder.

Adriana Baer discusses why she’s excited about FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS.

FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS
by Sam Shepard
September 3 – 8, 2014

Wednesday, September 3
Joaquin Lopez and Susan Jacobo Music, 6:30pm in the Lobby
Mix and Mingle after the performance in the Lobby

Thursday, September 4
Adrian Martin Music, 6:30pm in the Lobby
Mix and Mingle after the performance in the Lobby

Friday, September 5
Dan Haley & Tim Acott Music, 6:30pm Lobby and following the performance at 9:00pm in the Lobby

Saturday, September 6
Lecture with Ray Malewitz, 3:30pm on the Morrison Stage
Tim Acott & Lyn Conover Music, 4:00pm in the Lobby
Freshii Food Cart, 4:30pm in the Outdoor Parking Lot
Tim Acott & Lyn Conover Music, 6:15pm in the Lobby

Sunday, September 7
Lecture with Sidony O’Neal: “Hunger Territory: Language and Possibility in Nine Short Pieces by Sam Shepard”, 2:30pm on the Morrison Stage
Bourbon Jockey Music, 3:00pm in the Lobby
Koi Fusion Food Cart, 3:30pm in the Outdoor Parking Lot
Bourbon Jockey Music, 4:45pm in the Lobby

Monday, September 8
Bre Gregg & Dan Gildea Music, 6:30pm in the Lobby
Lecture with Sidony O’Neal: “Hunger Territory: Language and Possibility in Nine Short Pieces by Sam Shepard”, 9:00pm on the Morrison Stage

August 4, 2014
Cruising Paradise: Tales by Sam Shepard

In Cruising Paradise, Sam Shepard reveals himself an expert storyteller. The short stories and tales (some clearly autobiographical) are at once lonely and wild with humor and humility. “…these stories give readers a most intimate view of the writer who has become synonymous with the recklessness, stoicism, and solitude of American manhood.”

Some of the tales in Cruising Paradise were performed as part of our Festival of One Acts.

We are pleased to announce that our conversation will be led by Pancho Savery. Pancho Savery is Professor of English, Humanities, and American Studies at Reed College, where he teaches courses on modern and contemporary drama ( both American and European), African American literature, nineteenth and twentieth century American literature, and Reed’s required freshman course on the Ancient Mediterranean (Greece, Rome, Persia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt). For the last fourteen years he has worked with Oregon Humanities teaching Humanity in Perspective, a free course for adults; and for the last four years he has been part of the Oregon Humanities program The Conversation Project, in which he travels around the state convening community conversations. His two programs are on censorship and the second amendment. He has also given talks at all the major Portland theatres and is associated with The August Wilson Red Door Project. His poems have appeared in the Oregonian, Hubbub, and elsewhere.

A LIE OF THE MIND
by Sam Shepard
Directed by Megan Kate Ward
July 12, 2014

Featuring: Don Alder*, Lauren Bloom*, Gavin Hoffman*, Sarah Lucht*, Sean McGrath, Sharonlee McLean*, Chris Murray* and Dainichia Noreault

*Member Actors’ Equity Association, the professional union of actors and stage managers.

Go deeper into the play and the world of Sam Shepard with unique events before or after almost every performance!

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Friday, May 30th: Opening Night Reception
After the performance, mingle with cast, crew and Profile staff to celebrate the opening of our production. Enjoy tasty bites by Cheryl’s on 12th and music by Profile’s favorite band, Bourbon Jockeys (with Managing Director Matthew Jones on stand up bass!).

Sunday, June 1st: Mat Chat
Join the director Artistic Director Adriana Baer in a post-performance Mat Chat with our Director of Education and Community Engagement, Lauren Bloom Hanover, to explore the themes of the play and the way in which they are realized in this production.

Thursday, June 5th: Dinner Dialogue
Join Artistic Director Adriana Baer and actors Foss Curtis and Ty Hewitt for our Dinner Dialogue in the private dining room at Grüner for a three course meal. Enjoy an intimate conversation about the rehearsal process and performance of this production. Tickets are $55 and dinner begins at 5:30.

Friday, June 6th: Live Local Music
Before the performance, enjoy the music of Tim Acott and Dan Haley, established veterans of Portland’s music scene. When they get together, they perform an eclectic set of originals and covers that span all genres, including blues, rock, jazz and bluegrass. Their performance will begin at 6:45.

Saturday, June 7th: Designers Panel
Join Artistic Director Adriana Baer with designers from the BURIED CHILD production team as they discuss their individual design processes as well as the ways in which they have collaborated to create the world of the production you are about to see. The panel will begin at 6:30pm in the Midlevel Lounge.

Sunday, June 8th: Mat Chat
Join cast members for a conversation about the production and their performances during a post-performance Mat Chat in the theatre.

Wednesday, June 11th: Wine Tasting Before, Mix and Mingle After
Pre-Performance: We are thrilled to be partnering with Pairings Portland Wine Shop, who will present a flight of 3 wines for tasting in the lobby beginning at 6:30. Owner and operator Jeff Weissler will use BURIED CHILD as the inspiration for his selections, basing each wine on the personality of a different character in the play. The price is $10 per person for the tasting. Bottles will be made available for sale.
Late-night: A mix and mingle with cast members in our lobby. Wine will be available.

Example of a World of the Play Sculpture.

Thursday, June 12th: Get Creative
Explore your own creativity and the World of the Play with Director of Education and Community Engagement, Lauren Bloom Hanover. Before the performance, during intermission and after the show has ended, work with a friend or on your own creating a fun interpretation of Shepard’s words, using the fun and kooky art supplies provided by Profile.

Friday, June 13th: Tamale Night is Back!
Enjoy an authentic taste of Mexico before the performance, right in our lobby! Locally owned La Bonita will be serving up plates of their delicious tamales for only $5-$7. So come to the theatre hungry. Extra points go to the patrons who can find the connection between tamales and the play!

Saturday, June 14th: Lecture – Shepard and the American Dream 
Karin Magaldi, Director of the School of Theatre and Film at Portland State University, will lead a discussion about Sam Shepard and the American Dream. In addition to her work at Portland State, Professor Magaldi is also an accomplished playwright, dramaturg and director. The conversation will begin at 6:45pm in the Midlevel Lounge.