PORTLAND CENTER STAGE
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Portland Center Stage Productions
PORTLAND CENTER STAGE PRODUCED NINE PLAYS ON OUR 2022-23 SEASON, INCLUIDNG LARSON'S "TICK, TICK ... BOOM!; CHRISTINA ANDERSON'S "THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME" (2022 WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS HORTON FOOTE PRIZE); KRISTINA WONG'S "KRISTINA WONG: SWEATSHOP OVERLORD; JOE LANDRY'S "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY; KATE HAMILL'S "MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON APT. 2B; THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LAUREN YEE'S "YOUNG AMERICANS," A WORK COMMISSIONED BY PCS; MADELINE SAYET'S "WHERE WE BELONG; TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY'S "CHOIR BOY; AND SHAKESPEARE'S "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM." ATTENDANCE FOR THE SEASON WAS NEARLY 78,000.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.4MJaw New Play Festival
PORTLAND CENTER STAGE IS DEEPLY INVESTED IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRESH, DIVERSE, AND POWER THEATRICAL VOICES AND IN DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING NEW WORKS THAT ENRICH THE CONTEMPORARY THEATER REPERTOIRE. THE PRINCIPAL COMPONENT OF OUR NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS OUR ANNUAL JAW ("JUST ADD WATER") NEW PLAY FESTIVAL, HELD EACH JULY, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER PLAYWRIGHTS AND OTHER THEATER ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP NEW WORKS IN A CURATED, ARTIST-FOCUSED PROCESS THAT ALSO INVITES AUDIENCES ALONG FOR THE CREATIVE JOURNEY. THE 2023 FESTIVAL FEATURED THREE NEW PLAYS: "BEST AVAILABLE" BY JONATHAN SPECTOR; "IN THE BASEMENT" BY BAILEY WILLIAMS, AND "SAFE RIDE" BY DORCAS SOWUNMI. PUBLIC READINGS OF THE WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WERE PRESENTED AT THE ARMORY DURING JAW'S CLOSING WEEKEND OF FREE EVENTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$64.5KYouth Education Programs
MORE THAN 6,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY PCS'S YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED STAGE DOOR YOUTH MATINEES, WORKSHOPS, AND TOURS; TEEN PLAYWRIGHTS IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES; THE PCS TEEN COUNCIL; AND PCS TEEN ACADEMY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$55K
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