We are proud of the work we've done so far and love to look back as we move forward.
Below, you can click through galleries of each of our past projects.
The Saturday Thing: February 18, 2023
The Saturday Thing is our monthly performer showcase. In February, it was all about the music with our Songwriters' Showcase. Each performer played a 20-minute set, filling our space at Urbanite PDX with sweet, sweet music and poetry!
The MC:
Riley McCarthy
The Songwriters:
Ben Johnson
Greta Lau
Hadley Parrish-Cotton
Jayna Sweet
Sophie Short
Vince Radostitz
All photos by Clementine Dorsey.
The Saturday Thing: January 21, 2023
The Saturday Thing is our monthly performer showcase. In January, we featured three staged readings of short plays, two comedians, and a musician.
The Plays:
Relationship Tests by Brianna Barrett
It's Gonna Rain Like Hell by Stan Matthews
Father's Day by Michael Hoeft
The Actors:
Connie Kirk
Hao Nguyen
Jayna Sweet
Jon Bolden
Kyle Perren
Matt Helms
Paulina Jaeger-Rosete
The Comedians:
Jaren George
Riley McCarthy
The Musician:
Chad Nishioka
All photos by Amanda Brewer Phtography.
Playwrights' Night:
December 11, 2022
On December 11, 2022, we hosted our third Playwrights' Night. For the first time in our new space at Urbanite PDX, we featured 7 PNW-based playwrights and presented staged readings with a talented cast of Portland actors. Our audience also voted on which of the featured plays was their favorite... And the winner will be performed again at the end of 2023!
The top three plays were:
Hamlet in Hiding by Rich Rubin*
Good Morning by Angela J
The Ransom of Granny Red Jeans by Michael Hoeft
*Winning play!
Featured Playwrights:
Allison Fradkin
Michael Hoeft
Angela J
Virginia Howe Kincaid
Rich Rubin
Dawn Sellers
Jayna Sweet
Featured Actors:
Cecelia Shroyer (she/her)
Diana LoVerso (she/her)
Doug Sellers (he/him)
Felecia Frizado (she/her)
Gina Eslinger (she/her)
Hao Nguyen (they/them)
Jayna Sweet (she/her)
Kelli Lacey (she/her)
Kyle Perren (he/him)
Paulina Jaeger-Rosete (she/they)
Rowan Dery (they/them)
All photos by Amanda Brewer Photography