“THE BALTIMORE WALTZ begins in the waiting room of Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, before taking us on a fantastical journey to Paris, Amsterdam, Munich and Vienna. So we needed a set that could hold all of those locations. We were also inspired by the off-kilter angles of film-noir classics like The Third Man. Ultimately, designer Daniel Meeker came up with a black and white set that evokes the institutional setting of a hospital, but where nothing is at a right angle, enhancing the dizzying sense of vertigo that pervades the play. Video designer Alan Cline will use the large wall as a surface to project images that will transport us to Europe and back again.”

Dear Profile Family,

Last month, while on vacation in Provincetown, MA, I had lunch with Paula Vogel, who makes her home in Wellfleet on Cape Cod. We spent an inspiring couple of hours together talking about a great many things. She spoke a lot about the importance of the mentor-mentee relationship and her 25 years of teaching playwriting at Brown and at Yale. She spoke of the former students who have remained important to her, whose work and point of view have changed her own — including Lynn Nottage, with whom she shares a Profile season, and Quiara Alegria Hudes, our 2017 Featured Writer. She spoke of meeting Branden Jacobs-Jenkins for the first time when he was an 18-year-old freshman at Princeton and knowing immediately that he would be a force to be reckoned with. She spoke of the people who were big influences on her — John Guare, Maria Irene Fornes, Lanford Wilson, Caryl Churchill — and of her regret in not taking them up on their invitation to stay a part of their lives. She said, “It’s absolutely an Oedipal relationship, and I want the next generation to knock down my aesthetic and change the field.”

As we were leaving, I told her that one of the things I love about our mission is that we get to know a writer’s leitmotifs and that recently, in re-reading INDECENT for auditions, I noted the way the final image mirrors the final image in THE BALTIMORE WALTZ. “Thank you,” she said. “Nobody’s ever noticed that before. You’re the first one. They’re bookends.”

“Give my love to everyone at the theatre,” she said. “I hope to see you soon.”

I, too, hope to see you soon. When you join the Profile Theatre Family by subscribing you get an up-close look, not just at the extraordinary work of master artists like Paula Vogel, but at the artists themselves, what makes them tick, their passions and preoccupations, their heart and soul. Paula Vogel and Lynn Nottage are life-affirming, consciousness-changing artists. I can’t wait to share them with you.

See you at the theatre!

“The Secretaries is one of the most uproarious plays staged in Portland in recent memory.”

CLICK HERE to read the Portland Mercury review by Bennett Campbell Ferguson

Wednesday, February 7th, 2018

“A scalding standup routine and a love letter to her father.”

“Packed with affectionate jabs”

“A spectacular showcase for the talents of actress Allison Mickelson”

“Packed with affectionate jabs”

“A spectacular showcase for the talents of actress Allison Mickelson”

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Enter to win a 3-Night New York City Getaway complete with airfare, accommodations at the Ace Hotel and premium seats to the hottest show in the country – Hamilton, Winner of 11 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama!

Tickets $250 each (Limit of 100 will be sold) can be purchased HERE or by calling the box office 503.242.0080.

Details:

Prize Includes
-A voucher for two premium seats to the hit Broadway show Hamilton*
–A voucher for three nights stay at the Ace Hotel
-Round trip coach airfare for two from Portland to New York (or equivalent)
(fair market value: $3,500)

Ticket Price: $250

A maximum of 100 tickets will be sold.
Hard copy tickets will be mailed within 72-hours of purchase. A confirmation email will be sent as your reciept of purchase.

Drawing will take place on December 5, 2016 at 8:15pm PST, at 1515 SW Morrison St, Portland OR (need not be present to win).

*Hamilton Ticket Voucher must be redeemed by January 15, 2017 for performances between February 1, 2017 and April 30, 2017

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Join us as we celebrate the launch of Profile’s 20th Anniversary Season!

Sneak a peek at the 2017 Quiara Alegría Hudes Season,  meet our new Artistic Director Josh Hecht, and enjoy live music with special guests cuatro Player Gerardo Calderon, percussionist Ana Briseño and saxophonist Quinn Dymalski.

Actors Crystal Muñoz, Claire Rigsby, Todd Van Voris, and the full cast of our February production Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue; Anthony Lam, Cristi Miles, Jimmy Garcia and Tony Green will be performing scenes from the 2017 Quiara Alegría Hudes Season.

Food by Por Que No & Pambiche
Wine by David Hill Winery

Monday, December 5th, 2016
Doors Open at 7:00pm
Program Begins at 7:30pm

Drawing for our 3 Night New York Getaway Raffle at 8:15pm
(To find out more and to purchase tickets, go HERE.)

Artists Repertory Theatre, Morrison Lobby & Stage

Just $15
Buy  HERE or call 503.242.0080 (Tues-Fri noon-4pm)

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Well, we started the 2016 Tanya Barfield Season with a crazy swirl of activity! Tanya herself came to visit us and help us get the season off to a roaring start! In case you missed any of the activities and events. Here’s a rundown of all the fun from the opening weekend February 4th – 7th !

Tanya Barfield at MLC

Friday morning started off with a visit to Metropolitan Learning Center, Tanya Barfield’s alma mater, where Profile is currently running a trimester-long theatre class. The residency culminates in the final show of students performing pieces from Tanya’s plays and scenes they’ve written in response to her work. Tanya got to see the student’s work-in-progress and give them feedback. Scene work was followed by a Q&A. It was a great morning! Tanya got to experience young artists performing her work in the very auditorium where she directed her first play!

Tanya Barfield at Playwright Luncheon

Friday afternoon was our elegant Playwright Luncheon in the lobby of Artists Rep. The sold-out event was a pure delight. We had speakers from Profile leadership, former students and then a Tanya gave a talk that had the whole lobby on their feet.

Tanya Barfield at Powell’s Books with OPB crew

Friday afternoon also had Tanya, Profile staff and a crew from OPB shooting on-location around Portland for Oregon Art Beat. Look for Art Beat’s Tanya Barfield story later this month!

Cast and director of The Call with Tanya Barfield. Photo by Artslandia.

Saturday night was opening night for The Call and we had a lovely pre-show conversation with Tanya and Interim Artistic Director Lauren Bloom Hanover. And our post-show opening night reception was extra festive with our playwright in attendance.

Mat chat with Tanya Barfield, Gemma Whelan and Lauren Bloom Hanover.

Sunday’s matinee of The Call had a lively mat chat with Tanya, director Gemma Whelan and Interim Artistic Director Lauren Bloom Hanover.

We could not have asked for a better weekend with our playwright! We are so glad so many of you, our audience, got a chance to meet her and hear her speak. It was such an inspiring kick off to the 2016 Season!

Don’t miss out on any of the remaining plays in the 2016 Tanya Barfield Season. 3 Play Subscriptions are on sale here!

We’re Moving!