PORTLAND CENTER STAGE
ANNUAL REPORT
2012–2013
Cast of Somewhere in Time. Photography by Patrick Weishampel.
Dear Friends of Portland Center Stage, Anniversary seasons are fascinating experiences: while looking back to where you came from, you are also prodded to look ahead to where you want to go next. Our 2012/13 season, our 25th, proved to be such an experience, with productions of great classics by Shakespeare and Sondheim, as well as provocative contemporary plays and world premieres. We led off our 25th season with two dazzling and dark productions from opposite ends of the aesthetic scale: Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and the world premiere of Dan O’Brien’s The Body of an American. Sweeney, on the Main Stage, pulled in one of our youngest audiences ever, while receiving a strong critical response. Body garnered the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by History, the L. Arnold Weissberger Award for Playwriting, and the 2013 Pen Center USA Award for Drama, as well as captured producers’ attention in London (where it will receive its U.K. premiere at the Gate Theatre early next year). With Clybourne Park in the spring we had one of our most exciting experiences ever in audience engagement, with robust, passionate conversations on the issues raised in the play, followed by two more world premieres – our commissioned piece, The People’s Republic of Portland, and the new musical, Somewhere in Time. As artistically and civically exciting as the season proved to be, it was also a roller coaster of sorts. Ticket‐buying patterns proved at times mystifying, particularly in a fall that was crowded with a nail‐biting Presidential election, as well as widespread fears about the economic impact of possibly going over the “fiscal cliff.” As we navigated this uncertain audience landscape, and with improved sales patterns in the spring plus great successes in our annual fundraising efforts, we are pleased to report that we still managed to end our season with a surplus. Institutionally, Portland Center Stage made significant inroads on our two biggest financial challenges. On the Capital Campaign front, we were able to pay down the U.S. Bank construction loan for the Armory by more than $1.6 million, leaving a bit under $2 million remaining to raise and putting the finish line in sight. Generous contributions and a year‐end surplus enabled us to also whittle down the company’s accumulated deficit from $1.15 million to a little over $770,000. Resolving these obligations will enable Portland’s largest theater to begin thinking more vigorously about a future with bolder theatrical adventures and more robust connections to the community. At Portland Center Stage we ended our year‐long celebration of our first 25 years with a lot to be grateful for, and with a renewed energy to continue strengthening what will ensure our company’s future: our fiscal health, our community connections, and our artistic ambitions. Chris Coleman Artistic Director 2012/13 ANNUAL REPORT
PRODUCTIONS
PCS opened its 25th Anniversary Season in September with
the company’s first Stephen Sondheim work, the dark and
brilliant musical Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet
Street, directed by Chris Coleman.
Aloysius Gigl as Sweeney and Gretchen Rumbaugh as
Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of
Fleet Street. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
“…the ensemble’s voices rose like a
coven of banshees into the chorus of
‘The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,’ and
the set and lights came alive with
such sinister, artful flourish that I
was immediately reduced to a blob
of quivering flesh in my cushion.
And that was just the opening
song….
Not only was it one of
the best musicals I’ve
seen in town, but it was
actually better than most
things I’ve seen on
Broadway.”
– Aaron Scott, Portland Monthly
Dan O’Brien’s The Body of an American received its World
Premiere in the Ellyn Bye Studio in October in a production
directed by Bill Rauch. O’Brien’s thoughtful and timely play, which
was developed at PCS’s 2011 JAW: A Playwrights Festival, went on
to be co-winner of the new Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama
Inspired by History and winner of the 2013 Pen Center USA
Literary Award for Drama.
“… Portland Center Stage's new, worldpremiere production brilliantly casts a light
into humanity's shadowy psychic spaces…
O'Brien's script is a
masterwork.”
– Jonathan Frochtzwajg, Portland Monthly
Danny Wolohan as Dan O'Brien and William Salyers
as Paul Watson in the World Premiere of
The Body of an American by Dan O'Brien.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Beating back the winter doldrums, this season’s Main Stage
“holiday” play was William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, directed by Penny Metropulos.
“PCS has opened a truly
outstanding production…
as the centerpiece of its
25th anniversary season.”
– Portland Theatre Scene
Oberon (Richard Baird) and Titania (Dana Green) in
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
David Sedaris’ satirical take on Christmas, The Santaland Diaries,
returned to the Ellyn Bye Studio, with Wendy Knox directing and
local favorite Darius Pierce taking on, for the first time, the role of
Crumpet, the cynical Macy’s Elf.
“…Pierce fully dissolves into the story, allowing himself to
flow freely through the inevitable bewilderment, snark, and
childlike wonder.”
– Oregon Arts Watch
Darius Pierce in
The Santaland Diaries.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
The new calendar year kicked off on the Main Stage with James
Still’s I Love to Eat, directed by Jessica Kubzansky. The play
celebrated the life and talent of “the face and belly of American
gastronomy” – Portland’s own James Beard.
“I could have spent the whole night
listening to [Rob] Nagle channel James
Beard and his stories.”
– ByronBeck.com
Rob Nagle in I Love to Eat.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Directed by Nancy Keystone, Venus in Fur, David Ives’ 2012
Tony-nominated play, ran January through March in the Ellyn Bye
Studio. Actor Ginny Myers Lee won a 2013 Drammy Award for
Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role for her portrayal of the
mysterious and mercurial Vanda.
“Wickedly entertaining…one of the
theater season’s most remarkable performances.”
Vanda (Ginny Myers Lee) turns the tables
on Thomas (David Barlow) in Venus in Fur.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
– The Oregonian
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The Whipping
Man, a drama by
Matthew Lopez set in
the waning days of
the Civil War, opened
February on the Main
Stage. Directed by
Rose Riordan, the
production garnered
Drammy Awards for
both scenic design
and lighting design.
“… one of
the most
stupendous
theatrical
evenings I
can remember.
Gavin Gregory and Christopher Livingston in
The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Every aspect - set,
casting, lighting worked, but the
play itself and the
performers, just magic.”
– website commenter
Bruce Norris’ Pulitzer, Tony and Olivier Award-winning play,
Clybourne Park, opened on the Main Stage in April in a
production directed by Chris Coleman. Inspired by Lorraine
Hansberry’s classic drama, A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne
Park tackled the thorny issues of race, gentrification, and
social justice.
Sharonlee McLean and Brianna Horne in
Clybourne Park. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Portland Center Stage’s bracing production could contend with
the best of them: Norris’ script is acerbic, smart and frequently uproarious, and
the PCS cast, under director Chris Coleman, is superb.” – Willamette Week
Lauren Weedman (pictured right, with feathered friend), who
performed her work, BUST!, at PCS in 2011, returned to
Portland with a work commissioned through Portland
Center Stage’s New Plays Commission program. The
People’s Republic of Portland, received its World
Premiere in April, directed by Rose Riordan, and played
an extended run in the Ellyn Bye Studio.
“[F]rom her opening tale of encountering a mass-transit proselytizer…through
observant accounts of Pearl District dog chauvinism…Weedman is relentlessly,
rapidly funny. Somebody, keep her coffee cup full.” – The Oregonian
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Closing the season in May was the world premiere of
Somewhere in Time, PCS’s first original musical and
first experience with a production aimed for Broadway.
Based on Richard Matheson’s novel (Bid Time Return)
and the 1980 film, Somewhere in Time featured a team
of Tony Award-winning artists, including composer
Doug Katsaros, lyricist Amanda Yesnowitz, book writer
Ken Davenport, and director Scott Schwartz.
Andrew Samonsky, Erik Liberman, Marc Kudisch and
Hannah Elless in Somewhere in Time.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT
“Last night took me by
surprise. I have never left a
play, let alone a musical, in
tears...Such great talent for
this production is such a joy
for us to see.” – website commenter
In July, PCS produced its 15th annual JAW: A Playwrights Festival, with more
than 100 artists participating and nearly 2,200 attendees. Starting in November,
an 11-member committee blind-read some 200 scripts that were submitted for
festival consideration. Four works were selected, all by playwrights who were
completely new to the festival, including: Dominic Finocchiaro, (play: complex);
David Lavine (play: The Ocean All Around Us); Yussef El Guindi (play: Threesome); and David Jacobi
(play: Mai Dang Lao). JAW’s intensive workshop process culminated in free public readings on the Main
Stage of the Gerding Theater during the festival’s “Big Weekend.”
Also joining in the festival as artists were four Promising
Playwrights, high school students who participated in PCS’s
Visions & Voices program: Dina Kdep (Sunset High School), Thom
Hilton (Lincoln High School), Francesca Fontana (Wilson High
School), and London Bauman (David Douglas High School). Over the
two weeks, each young playwright worked with a director, stage
manager, sound and lighting designers, and professional actors to
create new, five-minute plays that were performed as curtain-raisers
before the principal play readings.
Other events during JAW’s Big Weekend included:
JAW company read-through of Mai Dang Lao.
Photo by Sarah Mitchell.

Ready. Set. Write! The festival kicked off with a fun-filled commissioning event that featured Oregon
playwrights Sara Jean Accuardi, London Bauman, William S Gregory, Courtenay Hameister, Sue Mach,
B. Frayn Masters, Eric Nordin, Claire Willett, and Matthew B. Zrebski. Attendees at the free event
provided prompts to the writers, who had 25 minutes to write a short play based on their prompt.
The plays were then cast and rehearsed – in 15 minutes – and performed for the evening’s audience. Page 4
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Community Artist Labs. This year’s free Community Artists Labs included “Playwriting Alchemy” with writer David Jacobi; “Modified Suzuki Method, Slow Tempo and the P3/east Methodology “ with Michael Place, Associate Artistic Director of Pacific Performance Project/East; and “The Anatomy of ‘How To’” with dramaturg Karin Magaldi. Press Play. Previously dubbed “Devise & Conquer,” this series of performances and displays by local artists during the festival’s “Big Weekend” included arts installations, musicians, dancers, and improv comedians. Elizabeth Spavento’s “Daily Practice” was an interactive arts installation that invited festival‐goers to assemble poems or prose of 150 words or less on a magnetic display, while local Polaris Dance Theatre. Photo by Nick Fochtman.
filmmaker, photographer and PCS multimedia designer, Patrick Weishampel, presented a video installation titled “A Day at the Beach.” Performers included Polaris Dance Theatre, hip hop artist Wes Guy with the RoadTrip Massacre dance crew, Happy Improv Fun Time, and the Venerable Showers of Beauty gamelan ensemble from Lewis & Clark College. Musicians Max Skewes and Thomas A. Brown also performed outside in the Vera M. Katz Park.
Venerable Showers of Beauty ensemble.
Photo
by
Sarah
Mitchell.
“Such a great event. So important for audiences to experience new works
as they are coming into existence, to join the artists at that edge. You can't get
– Facebook commenter
any more immediate.”
“I REALLY love JAW…it's a
community outreach.”
jewel in PCS's
– Patrick Tangredi
“I think if I wanted to introduce someone to the joys of theater,
I might start by taking them to the [JAW] festival. The investment is
low (just your time!), things are nice and casual, the audience is responsive and
ready, and an education into the process of theater-making is at hand.
That’s pretty perfect.”
– Barry Johnson, Oregon ArtsWatch
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS
During 2012‐13, PCS’s arts learning programs reached over 9,500 people and served more than 7,600 youth from 99 schools and non‐profit organizations. Students at A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Matinee. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.
“This was my first legit play
experience and a fine one at
that. The theatre was nicely set up.
It was beautiful. The volunteers were
kind and it was generally an overall
amazing experience…The actors
and actresses were fab, absolutely
amazing.” – Madison High School Student
Through the Stage Door program, nearly 5,600 young people were able to attend performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sweeney Todd, The Whipping Man, Clybourne Park, and other PCS productions with deeply discounted or free tickets. More than 1,600 youth participated in special workshops or behind‐the‐scenes tours of the Gerding Theater at the Armory. Along with area schools, Stage Door served young people from public agencies and non‐profit groups like New Avenues for Youth, Clark County Juvenile Court, Outside In, and Youth Employment Institute. The Visions & Voices program, which brings director/ Playwriting instantly became
writers into high school classrooms to teach playwriting, set a participation record this season, with 187 teens a passion of mine when Visions
taking part in month‐long playwriting classes at & Voices came to my school.
Cleveland, David Douglas, Franklin, Lincoln, Sunset, Everything changed when I was
introduced into the art of creative
and Wilson high schools. Twenty‐three students had writing – I found a way to express
their plays publicly performed by professional actors myself in a theatrical manner that I
at the annual Visions & Voices Showcase on June 3. never knew was possible. ThroughFour students went on to become Promising out the process of JAW, I have
Playwrights in the 2013 JAW: A Playwrights Festival. experienced milestones, laughter,
courage and friendships. But most
of all, I have experienced growth…
This has been the
most amazing
experience I have
ever had...
– Dina Kdep, Sunset High School
Promising Playwrights with PCS Resident Teaching
Artist Matt Zrebski. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.
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“David Douglas has a long history of excellence in the Arts, yet our
community is more impoverished than it has ever been. Despite that sad
fact, we can still provide an experience as enriching as Visions and Voices.
My students don’t get these types of opportunities outside school so thank
you …
You make a real difference to my students by broadening
their understanding of theater, writing, and themselves.
– Michael Givler, David Douglas High School
Each summer, Portland Center Stage offers Teen Intensives, two‐week camps that focus on specific aspects of the art form, taught by working professionals in Portland's theater community. For 2012‐13, the Intensives included Musical Theater, Entrance to Professional Theater, and Advanced Acting & Audition, with 41 participating teens.
The experience I had
was unforgettable...
I learned more
in that class
than I have in
my past three
years of high
school.
– Teen Intensive Student
Musical Theater Intensive Students.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Teen Council members in an acting
workshop. Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Ninety‐five teens participated in events developed by PCS’s Teen Council throughout the year; these included meeting with cast members, volunteering at the theater’s 25th Anniversary Community Open House, attending dress rehearsals, and learning Meisner Technique in acting workshops. Throughout the season a dozen interns and professional development volunteers worked in various departments at PCS, including development, education, marketing, community programs, and the JAW festival. The theater also initiated a program of job shadow/ observerships, with participating teens from Centennial, Camas, Stevenson and Glencoe high schools and the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Page 7
Classes at PCS drew 130 adult students to courses that ranged from “Trust Your Instinct: Why and How to Create a 10‐Minute Performance Piece,” taught by writer/comedian Lauren Weedman, to “Viewpoints in Practice,” a performance technique intensive led by members of the Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, and from Dr. Daniel Pollack‐Pelzner’s seminar “Shakespeare’s Dream” to Rose Riordan’s “Audition Boot Camp.” A record number of people – more than 9,000 – also attended pre‐performance Prologues and Shop Talks or post‐show Q&As, learning more about the context of PCS productions and the intense work that goes on behind‐the‐scenes to bring them to the stage. I want you to know
that in your Audition
Workshop, I learned
more acting wisdom
from you in about 10
minutes than I did in
2 years as a Theatre
major at USC –
seriously, I'm not
exaggerating. It was
fantastic to watch you
dramatically improve each
actor's work in such a quick
and effective manner.
– Student Email to Rose Riordan
Education & Community Programs Director Kelsey Tyler, Costume Crafts Artisan
Barbara Casement, and Wig Mistress Danna Rosedahl talk shop about headgear and
hair before a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo by Sarah Mitchell.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Using its onstage productions as a springboard, PCS partnered with dozens of artists and organizations to present free community events and programs that addressed highly topical, and sometimes highly charged, issues. A few of the season’s highlights included:  Life after War: Photography and Oral Histories of Coming Home. Throughout the run of The Body of an American, the Ellyn Bye Studio lobby featured Exit Wounds, the work of photographer James Lommasson (right), who has collected oral histories from returning soldiers and documented their struggles at home. PCS partnered with Oregon Humanities to present a free discussion, facilitated by Mr. Lommasson, about the trials of homecoming that are faced not only by returning veterans, but by communities at large. 
Family Portrait Day for Military & Veterans’ Families. Partnering with local photographer Joni Shimabukuro, PCS welcomed active and veteran military families to the Gerding Theater on Veterans Day to receive free portraits, taken by professional photographers who donated their time and skills. Page 8
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25th Anniversary Open House. As part of its 25th season celebration, PCS hosted a community open house on November 18. Along with refreshments and facility tours, the free event featured a craft station for kids, musical performances, and a community artisans market. 
“Everyone Needs To Eat.” PCS worked with students from Portland State University’s Arts Advocacy class to create a series of blogs about non‐profits working Kelsey Tyler leading Gerding Theater tour.
Photo by Sarah
Mitchell.
to end hunger. The students visited the organizations, interviewed staff, and then wrote about their experiences in blogs that were featured weekly on PCS’s website during the run of I Love to Eat. The spotlighted organizations included Oregon Food Bank, Urban Gleaners, Growing Gardens, and Meals On Wheels. This was paired with a food drive at the theater to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. 
“Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon? A Hidden History.” PCS partnered with the Portland Art Museum, the Oregon Historical Society, and Oregon Humanities to offer this discussion of the black experience in Oregon, led by Walidah Imarisha, adjunct professor at Portland State University. The program was offered in conjunction with Portland Center Stage’s production of Clybourne Park, the Portland Art Museum’s Carrie Mae Weems exhibit, and the Oregon Historical Society’s exhibition, All Aboard: Railroading and Portland’s Black Community. Throughout the runs of The Whipping Man and Clybourne Park, PCS also hosted the Fair Housing Council's Anywhere But Here exhibit in the Gerding Theater lobby; the display of photographs, text, and personal quotes chronicled the history of housing discrimination in Oregon. 
“Historical Preservation in Portland’s Ever‐Changing Neighborhoods.” In this presentation, experts in the field of historical preservation shared their thoughts about preservation, particularly in relation to the house that is the central focus in the play Clybourne Park. Panelists included Peggy Moretti, Executive Director of the Historical Preservation League of Oregon; Cathy Galbraith, Executive Director of the Architectural Heritage Center; and Richard De Wolf, HPLO board member and owner of Arciform, LLC, a design‐build firm specializing in older homes. Some of the many other events throughout the year included a screening of the documentary Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray at the Oregon Jewish Museum, in conjunction with The Whipping Man; play readings and a kickoff party as part of the citywide Fertile Ground Festival; and the new Slingshot Comedy Series, launched in partnership with Bad Reputation Productions. Page 9
BY THE NUMBERS
130,450
people attended a play or reading
7,630
youth participated in an education program
7,235
attended 105 community programs
1,918
took part in a workshop or Armory tour
11,880
Photo by Joni Shimabukuro
attended a conference, wedding, town hall,
or other event at the Armory
Perfect venue for Oregon
Active's NYE party! Not only is
the place beautiful, but there is a
ton of space… great for dancing
and the wrap around balcony is
fantastic for people watching.
– Laura C. on Yelp
A GORGEOUS, historic building, and
home to Portland's own top-notch
theater company, "Portland Center
Stage"-- an institution that holds its
own amidst the very, very best!
– John K. on Yelp
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Along with the literary awards given to Dan O’Brien’s The Body of an American, Portland Center Stage and its artists were applauded at the Portland Civic Theater Guild’s 2013 Drammy Awards, receiving six Drammys for: Actor in a Lead Role: Danny Wolohan (Dan), The Body of An American Actress in a Lead Role: Ginny Myers Lee (Vanda), Venus in Danny Wolohan (l) and William Salyers (r)
Fur in The Body of an American.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Outstanding Ensemble: The Cast of Clybourne Park Musical Direction: Rick Lewis, Sweeney Todd Sharonlee McLean, Sal Viscuso, Gavin Hoffman, Brianna Horne,
Kevin R. Free and Kelley Curran in Clybourne Park,
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
Lighting Design: Diane Ferry Williams, The Whipping Man Scenic Design: Tony Cisek, The Whipping Man Gavin Gregory and Carter Hudson in The Whipping Man.
Photo by Patrick Weishampel.
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2012/13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS*
We extend our deep gratitude to the members of Portland Center Stage’s 2012/13 Board of Directors, who contributed their time, energy, vision, and financial support to the theater. Steve Hedberg, Chair N. Christian Anderson, Vice Chair Mary Boyle, Vice Chair John Taylor, Treasurer Chrys Martin, Secretary Mike Golub, Immediate Past Chair J. Greg Ness, Director Emeritus & Julie Vigeland, Director Emerita & Armory Theater Fund Chair Capital Campaign Chair Rukaiyah Adams Yuki “Lynne” Johnston Barbara Baker Heather Killough Sharon Barnes Karen O’Conner Kruse Don Blair David R. Lofland Christopher P. Cline Bob Packard Steve Cox Stan Penkin Evelyn Crowell Peter Potwin Gail Hayes Davis Bruce Ramsayer Eileen Day Pat Ritz Steve Domreis Mary Ruble Brigid Flanagan Mardilyn Saathoff Randy Foster Marcy Schwartz Diana Gerding Michael Sheridan Mark Goodman Doug Smith Tasca Gulick Brian Wilson In Memoriam: Bob Gerding A very special THANK YOU!! to the more than 600 wonderful volunteers who devote thousands of hours in support of Portland Center Stage. VOLUNTEER COUNCIL* Entertainers Chair Jo McGeorge Office Assistants Chair Connie Guist Supporting Cast Chair Karen Watson *as of June 30, 2013 Page 12
STAFF*
Artistic Director | Chris Coleman
ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic Director:
Rose Riordan
Company Manager: Brandon Woolley
Artist under commission: Adam Bock
Artist under commission:
Lauren Weedman
EDUCATION/COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Education & Community Programs
Director: Kelsey Tyler
Education & Community Programs
Manager: Sarah Mitchell
Resident Teaching Artist:
Matthew B. Zrebski
ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
General Manager: Creon Thorne
Human Resource & Capital Campaign
Director: Lisa Sanman
Executive & Human Resource
Administrator: Rebecca Felch
Finance Director: Lisa Comer
Accounting Manager: Jerome Faulkner
Accountant: Alan King
Database Administrator:
Robert M. Thomas
IS/IT Administrative Assistant:
Christian Kisanga
DEVELOPMENT
Development Director:
Charles T. Frasier
Associate Development Director:
Jennifer Goldsmith
Grants Manager: Marlene A. Montooth
Special Events Manager: Kavita Jhaveri
Donor Relations Manager: Jessy Friedt
Professional Development Volunteer:
Ethan Keene
MARKETING
Marketing & Communications
Director:
Cynthia Fuhrman
Public Relations Manager:
Natalie Genter-Gilmore
Communications Associate:
Kinsley Suer
MARKETING, cont.
Group Sales & Promotions Manager:
Mandy Hamilton
Multimedia Designer:
Patrick Weishampel
Graphic Designer: Michael Buchino
Web Master: Christian Bisgard
Professional Marketing Intern:
Desirae MacGillivray
AUDIENCE SERVICES
Box Office Manager: Katie Ortolano
Asst. Box Office Manager:
Emily Johnstone
Subscriptions Manager:
Andrew Cullerton
Senior Box Office Supervisor:
William Benjamin
Box Office Supervisor: Jon Younkin
Box Office Associates: Denise Buckels,
Christina DeYoung, Jeremy Garfinkle,
Michael Rocha, Emily Ryan
TELESERVICES
Teleservices Manager: Luke Robertson
Teleservices Agents: Lila Balamane,
Danielle Chaves, Kevin Gummer, Hannah
Katibah, Samantha McCourt, Finley
Mulligan, Quinn Mulligan, Patricia Rubinelli,
Emily Stack
OPERATIONS
Operations Manager: Joe Visnic
Operations Lead: Jerry Filip
Operations Assistants: Sophia AlbertsWillis, Ryan Collins
Volunteer Manager/House Supervisor:
Robyn Hodges
House Managers: Alice Hodge, Michael
Rocha, Frank Saenz, Emerson Scott
Rentals Assistant: Karen Johnson
Lead Concierge: James Dixon
Concierges: RJ Hodde, Joshua Carrillo
Nagtalon, Ladan Radafshar, Frank Saenz
Lead Custodian: Joel Hartman
Evening Custodian: Thomas Kilgore
PRODUCTION, cont.
Production Assistants: Lydia Comer,
Kelsey Daye Lutz
Technical Director: Fred Schoening
Associate Technical Director:
Jesse Smith
Scene Shop Manager: Jeffrey Marchant
Master Carpenter: Seth Chandler
Staff Carpenters/Welders: Levi
Galloway. Jeffrey Kauffman, Benjamin F.
Mills,
Properties Master: Michael Jones
Props Artisan:
Rachel Peterson Schmerge
Scenic Charge Artist: Erinn McGrew
Scenic Artist Assistant: Kate Gilles
Resident Costume Designer/Costume
Shop Manager: Jeff Cone
Cutter/Draper: Paula Buchert,
Eva Steingrueber-Fagan
First Hand: Larissa Cranmer
Costume Crafts Artisan:
Barbara Casement
Wardrobe Supervisor:
Bonnie Henderson-Winnie
Wig Mistress: Danna Rosedahl
Costume Shop Assistant:
James Wrathall III
Lighting Supervisor: Ben Courtney
Master Electrician: Connery MacRae
Deck Manager: Tim McGarry
Resident Sound Designer & Sound/
Video Supervisor: Casi Pacilio
Sound Programmer & Engineer:
Scott Thorson
CAFÉ
Food & Beverage Manager: Iris Fraser
Assistant Cafe Manager: Jennifer Jones
Café Staff: Kale Arndt, Jamie Bilderback,
Melanie Bond, Shawn Handy, Lauren
Hewitt, Christina Hugo, Noelle Melburg,
Kendall Moyer, Ruthie Newman, Lucia
(Tiffany) O’Neil, Walker Williamson
Bartenders: Adrian Anderson, Shana Carr,
John Greenwald, Michael Minneau, Emelie
Philips, Caitlin Sills
PRODUCTION
Production Manager: Christopher Brislin
Production Stage Manager: Mark Tynan
Stage Managers: Jeremy Eisen,
Emily N. Wells
*as of June 30, 2013
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D O N O R S
Portland Center Stage gratefully acknowledges the generous supporters whose gifts
enable us to continue inspiring our community by bringing stories to life in unexpected ways.
(as of June 30, 2013)
SEASON SUPERSTARS
CORPORATE GIFTS
Ovation Society
($100,000 & above)
Umpqua Private Bank
Leadership Circle
($25,000+)
Curtis T. Thompson,
M.D. & Associates, LLC
Oregonian Publishing Company
Perkins Coie
US Bank
Season Stars
($10,000+)
24 Hour Fitness
Benson Industries
Berry Wealth Strategies
City Center Parking
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Delta Air Lines
Key Bank
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The Oregonian
Stoel Rives LLP
The Regence Group
The Standard
Troutman Sanders, LLP
US Bank
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca
Architects LLP
Playmakers
($5,000+)
Aequitas Capital Management
The Boeing Company
GBD Architects
Gerding Edlen Development
Lucky Limousine
Knowledge Universe Education
M Financial Group
Precision Castparts Corp
Schnitzer Steel Industries
The Standard Insurance
Washington Trust Bank
Wells Fargo
Producers
($2,000+)
AsianEdge Network
Break-Away Tours
Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins,
& Tongue
Janet Hoffman & Assoc.
SUPPORTING SEASON SPONSORS
Klarquist Sparkman LLP
Laika, Inc.
Macy's
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PCC Structurals, Inc.
Portland Spirit
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Vernier Software & Technology
West Coast Productions
Benefactors
($1,000+)
Ball Janik LLP
Harder Mechanical Contractors
Viridian Reclaimed Wood
Ziba Design
Stars ($250 +)
Graphic Arts Building, LLC
Lux Environmental Consulting
Mainspring Marketing
In-kind
Alaska Airlines
Argyle Winery
Artemis Foods
Art of Catering
Azul
Barbara Baker
Keith & Sharon Barnes
Benefit Auctions 360
Ben & Jerry’s in the Pearl
Diane Benjamin
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Cupcake Jones
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Diageo
Downtown Development Group
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Food in Bloom
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Diana Gerding
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Carolyn Gomez
Grimm
Tasca & Paul Gulick
Marypat & Steve Hedberg
Heathman Hotel
Holland America
Hotel Murano
Inn at Spanish Head,
Lincoln City
Inn of the Four Winds,
Seaside, Oregon
Jimmy Mak’s
Joni Photo
Key Private Bank
Leverage
Little Bird Bistro
Skye & Jane Lininger
Lithia Springs Resort
Lucky Limousine & Towncar
Services
Lisa Mann
Chrys Martin & Jack Pessia
Mark Spencer Hotel
Sue McGrath & Bob Rieke
Aaron & Renee Meyer
Marlene Montooth
Nikasi Brewing
Orange Torpedo Trips
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Louis Pain
Pearl Gallery & Framing
Stan & Suzanne Penkin
PF Chang’s Restaurant
Performance Promotions
Pinch. A Design Office
Portland Paramount Hotel
Portland Spirit
Portland Timbers
Portland Wine Storage
Portlandia
Precision Graphics
RDH Building Sciences Inc
Really Big Video
Rex Post
Roxyann Winery
Shame on the Moon
Ralph & Ellie Shaw
Barbara & Phil Silver
Simpatica Catering
Doug & Teresa Smith
Stella Blues Café
Karen Story
Umpqua Bank
US Bank
Vibrant Table Catering &
Events
West Coast Event Productions
Widmer Brothers Brewing
Company
Jack & Ginny Wilborn
FOUNDATION &
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Ovation Society
$100,000 & above
Meyer Memorial Trust
James F. & Marion L. Miller
Foundation
Leadership Circle
($25,000+)
The Paul G. Allen Family
Foundation
Collins Foundation
The Fred W. Fields Fund of
The Oregon Community
Foundation
William Randolph Hearst
Foundation
The Kinsman Foundation
The National Endowment
for the Arts
Oregon Arts Commission
The Regional Arts & Culture
Council, including support
from the City of Portland
and Multnomah County
Shubert Foundation
Shakespeare for a New
Generation
Season Stars
($10,000+)
Anonymous Foundation
Clark Foundation
Jackson Foundation
Oregon Cultural Trust
Harold & Arlene Schnitzer
CARE Foundation
The Rose E. Tucker Charitable
Trust
Work for Art, including
contributions from more
than 70 companies and
nearly 2,000 employees in
the region
Foundations, cont.
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Playmakers
($5,000+)
Martha Staley Marks Fund of
The Oregon Community
Foundation
Herbert A. Templeton
Foundation
Artistic Director’s Circle
($2,500+)
Autzen Foundation
Herriott-Granger Foundation
Holzman Foundation
H.W. & D.C.H. Irwin
Foundation
Leupold & Stevens Foundation
Juan Young Trust
Producers
($1,500+)
ESCO Foundation
D. Margaret Studley
Foundation
Christine & David Vernier
Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard
Season Star Producers
($10,000+)
Roger Cooke & Joan Cirillo
Evie Crowell
Ray and Bobbi Davis
Mark & Ann Edlen
The Wayne and Sandra
Ericksen Charitable Fund
Mark and Christi Goodman
Tasca & Paul Gulick
Steven & Marypat
Hedberg
Marilyn & Ed Jensen
Heather Killough
Charles & Carol Langer
Michael E. Menashe
Madeline Nelson & Jim
Lafky
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
Portland Center Stage
gratefully acknowledges the
following individuals who made
gifts toward the 2012/13
season at the Stars level and
above. We also extend our
sincere thanks to our many
other generous contributors ,
including those who wished to
remain anonymous.
Ovation Producers
($100,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Tim & Mary Boyle
Joanne M. Lilley Fund of
The Oregon Community
Foundation
Pat & Trudy Ritz/Ritz
Family Foundation
Leadership Producers
($25,000+)
Keith & Sharon Barnes
Broughton & Mary
Bishop Family Advised
Fund, a charitable fund
of the Community
Foundation of Southwest
Washington
Don and Mary Blair
Andy & Nancy Bryant
Dream Envision
Foundation
Stephen Domreis
Brigid Flanigan & David
Lezak
Dr. Barbara Hort
Judy Carlson Kelley
Ronni Lacroute
Barbara & Phil Silver
Helen & Jerry Stern
Mr. & Mrs. W.T.C. Stevens
Reynolds Potter & Sharon
Mueller
Richard & Marcy Schwartz
Lois Schnitzer
Andree Stevens
John and Jan Swanson
John Taylor & Barbara
West
Jane & Lawrence Viehl
Playmakers
($5,000+)
Dr. Don and Jessie Adams
Peter & Susan Belluschi
Family Fund of The
Oregon Community
Foundation
Gerry and Marylin
Cameron
J. Michael & Ginger Carroll
Rick Caskey and Sue
Horn-Caskey
Steve Cox and Vikki Mee
Kirk and Marsha Davis
William & Karen Early
Diana Gerding
Rob & Marni Goodman
Craig & Yuki Johnston
James & Morley Knoll
Drs. Dolores & Fernando
Leon
Skye & Jane Lininger
David R. Lofland, Jr
Dedre J. Marriott
Chrys A. Martin & Jack
Pessia
Peter K. McGill
Neilsen Family Fund of
The Oregon Community
Foundation
J. Greg & Terry Ness
Stanley & Susanne Penkin
Kelly & Melissa Saito
Roy Schreiber & Carole
Heath
Lois Seed & Dan Gibbs
Douglas & Teresa Smith
Ben & Elaine Whiteley
Artistic Director’s Circle
($3,000+)
Carole Alexander
Scott & Linda Andrews
Lawrence S. and Susan
W. Black Fund of The
Oregon Community
Foundation
Richard Louis Brown &
Thomas Mark
Bill Byrne and Dennis
Scolard
Tom & Mike Carstensen
M. Allison Couch & Tom Soals
Joan & Jim English
Randy Foster
Mike Golub & Sam Shelhorse
Herriott-Granger
Foundation
Sharon & Henry Hewitt
Kathy & Bob Jesenik
Annette & Christian Joly
Jon & Sheila Levine
David R Lofland, Jr &
Zachary W. Stepp
Mr. & Mrs. James Manuel
John D. & Nancy J.
Murakami
Steve C. Neighorn &
Chase M. Ryan
Jim & Linda Patterson
Franklin & Dorothy
Piacentini Charitable
Trust
Fred L. Ramsey
Drs. Ann Smith Sehdev &
Paul Sehdev
Pat & Duane Smith
Julie Sterling
Ben & Elaine Whiteley
Brian R. Wilson
Producers
($2,000+)
Barbara J. Baker
Julia & Robert S. Ball
Patricia H. & John C.
Beckman Fund of The
Oregon Community
Foundation
Debby Benjamin, Mary
Kay & Russ Dragon
Chris Blattner & Cindy
McCann
Jack Blumberg and Tom
Anderson
Ann Brayfield and Joe
Emerson
Marianne Buchwalter
Chris & Renee Cline
CollierTrust
Judy Dauble
David Dotlich
Carol Edelman
Richard & Janis Gottlieb
Sis Hayes
Mike & Shayla Herzog
Dennis C. Johnson
Raymond & Marilyn
Johnson
Jean & Rich Josephson
Jon & Vickey Jurgens
Stephen & Marjorie
Kafoury
Hilary Krane
Regan and Gina Leon
Ross Lienhart and Sheila
Edwards-Lienhart
Jean & Steve Mann
Dedre J. Marriott
Peter & Jill McDonald
Marilyn Mclver
Laurie & Gilbert Meigs
Nathan Family Charitable
Fund of The Oregon
Community Foundation
Deborah Neft & Salvatore
D’Auria
James H. O’Lennick
Bob Packard
Piper Park
Merritt and Heather
Paulson
David J. Pollock
Peter and Cynthia Potwin
Bruce Ramseyer &
Rosemary Trierweiler
Robert Reed
Bobbie and Joe Rodriguez
Rosemarie Rosenfeld
Teri Rowan
Stephen & Trudy Sargent
Mark Schlesinger & Patti
Norris
Trina & Michael Sheridan
Christine & Scott Studley
Bruce and Rebecca Teborek
E. Walter Van Valkenburg
& Turid L. Owren
Ted & Julie Vigeland
Don & Eunice Waggoner
Richard Wallace &
Patricia White
Mary and Pat Wolfe
Benefactors
($1,000+)
Rukaiyah Adams
James H. & Ruth Alexander
Aletha and N. Christian
Anderson III
Louise & Bruce Anderson-Dana
Phyllis Arnoff
Individuals, cont.
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Benefactors, cont.
Betty & Wayne Atteberry
Dr. and Mrs. Bryce Bederka
Phil & Julie Beyl
Darcy Bishop
Bohanan Family
Marty & Kay Brantley
John Briggs & Jeffrey Feiffer
Andy and Nancy Bryant
Tim & Susan Carey
John & Linda Carter
Rick Caskey & Sue HornCaskey
Dr. Richard & Nancy
Chapman
Ms. Marguerite Cohen &
Mr. Joe Roberts
W. Richard Cooley & Leslie
Howell
Leslie Copland
M. Allison Couch & Tom Soals
Dave & Debbie Craig
Tamara Crocker & Randy Sell
Edward & Karen Demko
Paul & Mickey Devore
Craig and Julie Dewey
Bill Dickey & David Wagner
Wanda and Jess Dishman
Mark Donnelly & Patricia
Walker
Gerard & Sandra
Drummond
Karen & John Durkheimer
Family Fund of The
Oregon Community
Foundation
James & Patricia Edwards
John & Jane Emrick
Robert Falconer
Mike and Chris Feves
Christina Flaxel & B. Randall
Joan Foley & Per Jarnberg
Marc Franklin
Larry & Deborah Friedman
Cynthia M. Fuhrman
Gerry and Peggy Fujii
Cathie Glennon
Heather Guthrie and Gil
Parker
Brett and Jessica Hamilton
Donald & Ann Hammond
Paul & Samantha Harmon
Tom & Betsy Henning
Walter C. Hill & Family
Foundation
Ronna Hoffman
Sue and Mike Hollern
Neil & Karen Hutchinson
Brad and Judy Johnson
Kathy & Steve Johnson
Kirbee Johnston &
Matthew Morris
Tim Kalberg
Gregg and Diane Kantor
Dennis King
Peter H. Koehler
BettyLou Koffel
Richard M. Linn
Shari & Frank Lord
Kathi McCoy & Thomas Martin
Duane & Barbara McDougall
Lindsey & Marilen McGill
Jack & Carolyn McMurchie
Karen & John Mefferd
Robert & Violet Metzler
Lora & Jim Meyer
George Middleton
Lani Miller and George
Gust
Bradford & Linda
Needham
Jim & Judy North
Tim O’Leary & Michelle
Cardinal
Brian & Tracey Oliver
Gil Parker
Brenda Peterson
Michael & Susan Piper
Pamela & Bernie Pliska
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Poindexter
Judson Randall
Larry & Katherine Remmers
Pat & Al Reser
Mary & Craig Ruble
Mardi Saathoff
Halle & Rick Sadle
April Sanderson
Steven & Carol Sandor
Raj Sarda MD
Dianne Sawyer and
Richard Petersen
Carol Schnitzer Lewis
Fund of The Oregon
Community Foundation
Marian and Elihu Schott
Family Fund of The
Oregon Community
Foundation
Michael & Karen Sherman
John & Joan Shipley
Marilyn Slotfeldt & Henry Lee
Drew and Sue Snyder
George & Molly Spencer
Burt and Barbara Stein
Karen Story
Ray & Pat Straughan
Mary and Jeff Strickler
Donald & Roslyn Sutherland
Ronald E. and Ivy L. Timpe
Fund of The Oregon
Community Foundation
Charlie & Debbie Tragesser
Katherine & Nickolas Tri
Hang Trinh
Nan Welling Ward Interiors
Kat White
Dennis & Jean Wilde
Jay Wilt
Winnowski Family
Foundation
Bob Woodruff
Mort & Audrey Zalutsky
David & Sherri Zava
Stars
($500+)
Charles & Gloria Adams
Margaret & Stuart
Albright
Rich & Sherry Bader
Thomas & Brada Bailey
Dr. Gene Baker & Regina
Brody
Cheryl Balaenhol
Robin and Thomas
Barrett
Jana Bauman and John
Baker
Susanne Baumann &
John
Gragg
David and Bonnie
Bennett
Dr. Janet Bennett
Daniel Bergsvik & Donald
Hastler
Carol Bernick & Mark Hackett
Bill Blosser
Lesley Bombardier
Craig Boretz
Norma Bradfish
Stephen & Marge Brenneke
Eileen Brookens
Walter & Mary Bush
Carmen Calzacorta &
Casey Mills
Sandra Campbell
Bruce Carey
Kelly & David Christian
Codiligent LLC
Joan Corcoran
Sherie P. & John M. Corley
Betsy Cramer & Greg Kubecek
Herbert & Pamela Crane
Mary Crouse & David Devere
Erik Cubbage
Ray & Carole Damron
Carolyn and Sam Darby
Marcia Darm & Bruce Berning
Martin and Karen Daum
Michael Davalt
Kathleen Derrick
Paul Dockter
Michael Doherty &
Daphne Cooluris
Gregory Flick
Laurie and Paul Flint
Charlie Frasier & Rick Taylor
Carol Fredlund & John
Betonte
Daniel and Leah Frye
Charles & Kyle Fuchs
Paul and Faye Gillbarg
Melissa & Robert Good
Michael & Nancy Graham
James W. Gulick, MD
Rick & Susan Gustafson
Lorraine Guthrie & Erik
Kiaer
Bill and Elaine Hallmark
Lourri Hammack
Kregg & Andrea Hanson
Patsy Heinlein
Charles W. Herren, Jr. &
Rod P. Murphy
Paul and Ruth Herrington
Laurie Holland
Stephen & Sandy Holmes
Teresa & Ed Hostmann
Donna & Gordon Huntsman
Susan Immer & Larry Juday
Arnold & Virginia Israelit
Nigel Jaquiss & Meg Remsen
Leah & Craig R. Johanson
Lynne Johnson & Larry
Madson
Jessie Jonas & Steven L.
Cantor
Kevin & Suzanne Kahn
Dr. Laurie Kash & Michael
Carter
Carla Kelley
Jim and Lois King
Ruth Knepell
Mr. Rudy Kohnle and Ms.
Krista Larson
John & Karen Kruse
Ed & Margaret Kushner
Susan Lair and Doug
Trobough
Ray & Terry Lambeth
Libbi Layton & Lawrence
Tamiyasu
Dorothy Lemelson
Sharon W. Lukasevich
Julia Markley & Lance Johnson
Stan & Rebecca Martinson
Stephen Mason and
Christine Fisher
Robert Matheson
J.S. & Robin May
Mike & Libby McCaslin
Karen & Brent McCune
John McGrory & Leslie Root
Scott & Meri McLeod
Claudia and Fred Meikle
Rob & Katie Melton
Prudence M. Miller
Michael & Susan Mueller
Abby and Conrad Myers
Hester H. Nau
Ward & Pamela Nelson
Don & Judy Nielsen
Allan & Madeline Olson
J.P. Palanuk
Individuals, cont.
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Stars, cont.
Gifts in Tribute
Thomas Palmer & Ann
Carter
John and Carolyn Parchinsky
Jim & Pam Phillips
Brent and Gretchen Pilip
Karen & Jim Pittman
Michael Ponder
Wallace & Bettsy Preble
Ward and Cheryl Preble
Dick & Linda Reedy
Drs. Scott & Kay Reichlin
Darryl Saunders & Randy
Mannen
Pam Schallau
Cheryl & Sam Scheinberg
Bob Schuler & Debra
Blanchard
Edward A. Sherman
Sonny & Diane Sonnenstein
Lisa Stennick
Geoff & Susie Strommer
Brad Simmons & Shannon
Hart
Marilyn Slotfeldt & Henry Lee
Richard Smith & Patricia
Frobes
Walter & Carol Smith
Elizabeth and Phil Smith
M. Susan & William L.
Smith
Carol Smith-Larson
Rick and Denyse Stawicki
Tim & Ann Stout
Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Roberta
Swanson
Jane Thanner and Tim
Smith
Kevin Thomas
Steve & Laura Thomas
Don & Judy Thompson
Marcia K. Timm
Richard Toscan
Paul Tucker and Blake
Walter
Lewis and Susan Van
Winkle
Virginia Vanderbilt and
Michael Garrison
Ms. Victoria Wahlman and
Beverly Wood
Dr. Marilyn Walkey
Wendy Ware & Dan Gleason
Nani Warren
In honor of Queen West
Michael and Kerry Weaver
Dick & Carolyn Whittemore
Dr. & Mrs. Bennett Wight
Laura Wilson
Trudy L Wilson and Terry
Brown
Ms. Margaret Wood and
Mr. Richard Woodling
Robert and Vickie Woods
Karl & Diane Wustrack
Fabian & Julie Yeager
Russ & Mary Youmans
Ginger A. Carroll, in
memory of J. Michael
Carroll
Ilene & James Davidson,
in honor of Helen &
Jerry Stern
Ray & Sally Gilbert, in
honor of Hollye Gilbert
& Carter Hudson
Shelley Devine, in honor
of Chrys Martin
Nancy Keystone, in honor
of Chris Coleman
J.S. and Robin May, in
honor of Chris Coleman
Perkins Coie, in honor of
Steve Hedberg
Julie & Ted Vigeland, in
honor of Peter McDonald
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
2013 CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA
GALA SPONSORS
MARK & ANN EDLEN
LUCKY LIMOUSINE
Photo by Joni Shimabukuro
Aequitas Capital Management Sharon & Keith Barnes Benson Industries Inc. Boeing Company Steve Cox & Vicki Mee Davis Wright Tremaine Diageo/Ketel One Express Employment Professionals GBD Architects Diana Gerding Tasca & Paul Gulick Lynne & Craig Johnston Oregonian Publishing Company Perkins Coie Precision Castparts Corp Ritz Family Foundation Marcy & Richard Schwartz Standard Insurance Stoel Rives LLP United Fund Advisors US Bank Washington Trust Bank Wells Fargo Bank West Coast Productions Argyle Winery and to Art of Catering Beecher Carlson Craig Boretz Allison Couch & Tom Soals Françoise Weeks Floral Graham & Peggy Crow Evie Crowell Gayle & Mike Davis Joni Photo Jean & Rich Josephson Merrill Lynch Corporation Steve Neighorn Jim & Judy North J.P. Palanuk Stan & Susanne Penkin Reynolds Potter & Sharon Mueller Precision Graphics Doug & Teresa Smith Helen & Jerry Stern Julie & Ted Vigeland Viridian Reclaimed Wood Barb West & John Taylor Page 17
Dear Portland Center Stage, My relationship with you began when I was the president of my Thespians club at Thurston High School. It was your fledgling season, and a frequent visitor even then to Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I just had to attend a showing at “OSF North.” Our Drama Club made the trip up to the big city for a show, and I was hooked. I attended a show at PCS again in my senior year, seeing Six Characters in Search of an Author, and my love for theatre was solidified as Pirandello and PCS helped me question how we know who we are and helped me to appreciate the “theatricality” of theatre’s conventions. Portland Center Stage has always had a way of simultaneously exciting the cerebral, the aesthetic, and the emotional. As I myself became a theatre teacher, I wanted to share those experiences with my students. I began bringing students as I had been brought to your first season. Your reputation even followed me across the country when I visited theatre‐teaching pals in Atlanta who were angry with me that, as an Oregonian, we “stole” Chris Coleman from their city’s theatre scene. As they knew then, Atlanta’s loss would be Portland’s gain! So, years after being that drama club president and theatre teacher, and after seeing countless shows over the years at PCS, I am still a season ticket holder and donor. Now that I am a school administrator, I cannot let go of you, PCS; I still help student groups attend, and I arrange ushering opportunities for our students with special needs. I want to thank you for 25 years of innovation, inspiration, and engagement. Through you, PCS, I have sprinkled others with the magic of the theatre you dusted on me 25 years ago. – Laurie Kash, PhD, Special Education & Student Services Director, Rainier School District Gerding Theater Main Stage. Photo by Patrick Weishampel..
Our sincere thanks to Laurie and to the other generous patrons and funders whose support has made this season – and the past 25 years – possible. Page 18
Portland Center Stage Gerding Theater at the Armory 128 NW Eleventh Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209‐4160 503.445.3700 | www.pcs.org Follow PCS at www.twitter.com/PCS_Armory and www.facebook.com/pdxcenterstage Chris Coleman | Artistic Director