Board Members Trish Garner, Ellen Goldsmith, Linda Jensen, Jim Laden, Nathan LeRud, Juan Martinez, and Mignon Mazique invite you to the “Light the Way” Gala: a benefit fundraising event for Profile Theatre! Join us for a night of entertainment, games, raffle, and more!

WHEN: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 6:30pm

WHERE: The Loft at 8th Avenue, 2010 SE 8th Ave, Portland, 97214

PRICE: Single Ticket – $200, Table (10 people) – $2000

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THIS YEAR’S ‘LIGHT THE WAY’ GALA!

DONATE!

Light the Way 2024 Photo Gallery

ENTERTAINMENT

Profile Theatre is elated to announce that Portland entertainment icons, Thomas Lauderdale & Hunter Noack, will give a special performance at our “Light the Way” Gala! Thomas is the bandleader for multi-million album-selling Pink Martini. Hunter is the Artistic Director of In A Landscape. The two will be performing a set including Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” and other favorites!

Jane Vogel Mantiri is a retired trauma psychologist, an actor, and advocate for social justice. She is the founder of Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE), a nonprofit organization that invests in theatre-makers who have historically been denied opportunities because of gender, race, and age.

Jane recently published her memoir, See JANE Run: A Primer on Love, Resilience, and the American Indo Dream. She was born in Indonesia and emigrated to the United States in 1960. Jane’s life experience as a child refugee informs her passion for healing and justice. Jane will be reading an excerpt from her acclaimed memoir, See JANE Run: A Primer on Love, Resilience, and the American Indo Dream.

Profile Theatre is proud to finish out our sensational entertainment lineup with the vocal stylings of Dani Barker! She will be performing the hit song “If I Ain’t Got You,” by Alicia Keys.

Dani Barker aka Dani Danger is a Jamaican-American multi-genre artist with a smooth and soulful sound. Originally from Fort Lauderdale, FL currently residing in Portland, Oregon, her effortless blend of jazz, Caribbean influence, soul and R&B is bound to perk the ear of any listener. Make sure to get your tickets so you don’t miss out this exciting event!