The Beard of Avon and Twelfth Night in Repertory  — Special Ticket Offer to See Both Plays. You'll thank yourself if you take advantage of this offer… buy tickets to The Beard of Avon and get your Twelfth Night tickets at half price!

Read about the development of these two productions in Chris Coleman's Blog:
The Beard of Avon / 12th Night Launch.  First rehearsal pictures, costume sketches and introductory musings about staging these two plays in repertory.

Buried in the Middle:  Progress reports from the rehearsal hall and the costume shop…transforming Shakspere's wife into a lady of the night on stage.

Who Is this Guy? An introduction to the Shakespeare authorship controversy and where The Beard of Avon is coming from.

Details on the Shakespeare authorship controversy with a link to an academic website on the study of Shakespeare authorship theories.

It’s 2008, a new year, and that means out with the old and in with the new. We’ve resolved to make Fade to Black, our wildly popular theater cheap ticket/ entertainment/cocktails series, bigger, shinier, and better than ever this year.


It's nearly that time again… the 2008 – 2009 Season Announcement Party is set for February 25th. Mark your calendar now and follow the link to see the video send-up of Chris Coleman a la 007 that spiced up the Season Announcement Party a year ago.

Cold Construction: Crews are making progress constructing the Sliver Park and some new neighbors have moved in nearby.

Dinners on the Mezz: You can always grab a tasty bite at the Armory Café before the show, but for select performances of The Beard of Avon and Twelfth Night, we're introducing seated dining on the Mezzanine. Click through for more details including the menu!


B12 Board Dinner: A gathering of the PCS Board and the cast of “B12” over good food and good conversation.

Telefunding is on a Roll! Just a month into the campaign, our Telefunding campaign is going strong. Special thanks to all of you for being so kind and generous over the holidays!


Shakespeare authorship lecture: Get thee to the Gerding Theater at the Armory on Monday, January 14th to enjoy a lecture on the Shakespeare authorship controversy and the arguments for Edward de Vere being the creative force behind the Shakespeare name. Oh yeah…its FREE!



Beard of Avon
Opening Night Friday, January 18, 7:30pm
Audio-described Performance   Friday, February 1, 7:30pm
Sign-interpreted Performance Thursday, February 21st, 7:30pm
Closing Night   Saturday, March 8, 7:30pm

Twelfth Night
Opening Night   Friday, January 18, 7:30pm
Audio-described Performance   Friday, February 8, 7:30pm
Sign-interpreted Performance  Thursday, February 14, 7:30pm
Closing Night   Sunday, March 8, 2:00pm

Mellow Like a Cello: First Thursdays are heating up at the Gerding. Here's a bit about the event we held for January, along with information on the February 7th event with music by LA-based songwriter Wisely with Portland's Per Se.

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