Performance (upcoming)
Church Girls
World Stage TheatreThursday through Saturday 8:00 p.m and Sunday Performance 3:00p.m
$20 general admission/$17.50 students and seniors
Tickets available Online or by calling 503–205–0715
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Everybody thinks they have problems and most know they do but when you’re a Church Girl there’s certain things you don’t do. When you’re the Pastor’s daughter, or honor roll student, good girl and serving in the church, you don’t do dirt and get caught. You don’t embarrass your parents and undo all the bragging they’ve done over the past years. It’s Senior Year and five young ladies want nothing more than to escape the…
Jazz & Poetry & Other Reasons
Robert Briggs AssociatesThursday through Saturday 8:00p.m.
$20 general, $ 16 students and seniors
Tickets available Online
By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
“Weaving his own experiences into general historical trends, Briggs’s talk becomes more poem than lecture as he explains why the beat movement continues to haunt the American mind.” – Lynn Darroch, The Editor’s Corner
Jazz and Poetry & Other Reasons is a series of performances created by Robert Briggs and produced by Stuart Fessant and Keith Scales. The objective of Jazz and Poetry & Other Reasons is the renewable combination of words and music…
Grub
tEEthThursday through Saturday, 7:00pm and 9:00pm
General Admission $15
Please note that tEEth will be running their own box office for this event.
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By Phone, 503–806-6423
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”...The most intellectually challenging and forward-thinking dance troupe around…” – the Portland Mercury A collaborative, multimedia dance performance, Grub explores the complexities, oddities, and layers of group dynamics, human relationships, and the relationship to self. In a world where human contact is no longer a necessity for survival, disconnection and isolation thrive, causing individual existence to drift and obscure from reality and manufactured experiences become dominant. Identities are warped and fabricated, and interaction becomes a…
Cobalt Glance: a dance theatre piece
Impetus ArtsFriday and Saturday, 8pm and Sunday at 2pm
$15 general and $10 Deaf, youth, disabled, seniors
Tickets available Online
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
Impetus Arts presents Cobalt Glance, a suite of dances exploring aspects of experiencing cobalt: mood, elements, pigment, and kobolds (mischievous imps). We include artists in our events not in spite of their disabilities, race, culture, gender or other identity, but because their perspective will add to the power of our work. Cobalt Glance uses the singular rich hue as a jumping off point for a riveting multi-media performance featuring artists from 4 different cities.
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Denial of Self
Collective of GeniusesThursday, Friday and Saturday 8:00p.m.; Sunday at 2:00p.m.
$15—$20 sliding scale
Tickets available Online or by calling 503–205–0715
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
There’s a narcissist in all of us. To some degree, it is healthy. But when does it go too far? The Collective of Geniuses presents an exploratory and hilarious romp through narcissism, war, corporations, bigotry, and consumerism, while dancing through with the joy and possibility of clowns and puppets. It will be theater for the people and by the people, at it’s best. Visit narcissist.wetpaint.com to volunteer or become an audience participant. Denial of Self…
Anna Christie and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Rep
Arts EquityThursday - Saturday at 8pm; Sunday & Wednesday at 2pm
$20 general, $17 Students/Seniors
Please note that Arts Equity will be running their own box office for this event.
Purchase tickets Online or call (360) 695–3770
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
h2. Anna Christie
The problematic relationship between a sailor and the daughter he has not seen for almost twenty years. A compelling account of a young woman’s decline and subsequent salvation, O’Neill presents a realistic and painful exploration of family conflict and the harsh reality of women’s lives in the early part of the twentieth century. The success of Anna Christie helped reinforce O’Neill’s…
New Faces Series
IFCCSunday and Monday, 7:00pm
$5 general admission
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By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
This event is free for IFCC Passport Holders. Click here to reserve this show.
IFCC sponsors new play development as part of Portland’s Citywide New Works Festival. Two plays will be workshopped and read. Playwrights are from diverse and often underrepresented communities with the goal of fostering a deeper understanding of the human condition while expanding Portland’s pool of creative talent.
Facets of Africa Matinee Series
IFCCTuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. and Saturday Feb. 21, 2:00pm
$10 adults, $8 children, $5 groups of 10 or more
Tickets available Online
By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, 4122 NE Sandy, Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
Portland’s most vibrant performing artists including: Habiba, Brother Askari, Caton Lyles, and Baba Wague share legends and personal tales representing the many facets if Africa based culture. Each performance is followed by an open discussion exploring this contribution to the tapestry of America. In this wonderful family show, IFCC presents artists and storytellers from a variety of African countries and African-based cultures to celebrate the diversity…
Perfection
Helen HillThursdays through Saturdays 8pm and Sundays 2pm
$20 general and $16 students
Tickets available Online
By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
“I’ve tried to create a play that contrasts the beauty of true human spirit with the mindless arrogance displayed by the architects of the eugenics movement.” – Helen Hill, playwright
Perfection is directed by Drammy Award winner and acclaimed veteran stage actor Brenda Phillips, and will be presented throughout February, 2009 in honor of Black History Month. There will be a moderated, open discussion of this controversial issue following each play. In 2000, Governor…
Hip Hop Cabaret
IFCCSecond Sundays at 8:00pm
$12 general admission/$10 students and seniors
Tickets available Online
By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
D.J.s, M.C.s, Breakin’, and Graffiti – the core elements of Hip Hop take the stage along flowologists, spoken word artists, lyrical theatrical geniuses and wordsmiths for a socially conscious Hip Hop experience. Don’t miss the movement – the change you want in the world begins here. On stage. Now.
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Ablaze
Blue MonkeyThursday through Saturday 8:00p.m. and Sunday 2:00p.m.
General Admission $15
Please note that Blue Monkey will be running their own box office for this event.
Tickets Available Online
By Phone, 503–806-6423
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
Real issues facing our community fuel the heat of this intense new play produced by Blue Monkey and developed by award winning local playwright Matt Zebreski and area teenagers. Identity, trust, race, sexuality, and the criminal mind are all put to the test when a group of teens are trapped and must fight for their lives. The lock on an old gate has been found broken, and with that, teenagers have discovered a cool new…
A Sunbeam
Passin ArtThursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
$20 general admission
Please note that PassinArt will be running their own box office for this event.
Purchase tickets online
or call (503) 321–5163.
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
In 1982, PassinArt: A Theatre Company was founded by Michael J. Grant, Clarice Bailey and Connie Carley. They chose the name PassinArt which is based on the African tradition of passing art, cultural and history on from one generation to the next. With that in mind, the three co-founders wanted PassinArt to have a presence in the North/Northeast community, and the Portland Metropolitan area whether the original founders of the company was still living in…
IFCC Multicultural Dance Festival
IFCCThursday through Saturday 8:00p.m. and Sunday 2:00p.m.
$10 general admission
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By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
Celebrate the world through dance. Dancers and Dance groups specializing in traditional forms from West Africa, India,Turkey, Russia, Spain, China fill the building with sparkling performances and challenging workshops. More information coming soon!
Live Nude Fear
Lorraine Bahr/Ritah ParrishThursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm
$12 general admission
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By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
“…brilliant with incident and detail, their careful mapping of character has all the depth of their acting. A world lives inside each of their performances.” – Willamette Week
Ritah Parrish and Lorraine Bahr are at it again. From the women who, together and severally, brought us “I Think He’s a Sociopath but the Dance is Saturday Night,” “Bite Down Hard,” “Bottomless,” “Single Women,” and “Thinking Outside My Box,” comes a new two-woman show, “Live…
None of the Above
IFCCThursday and Friday at 8:00pm and Saturday at 2:00pm and 8:00pm
$20 general admission, $18 students/seniors, $16/$12 matinee
Tickets available Online
By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
Jennifer’s multi-cultural background (American Indian & African American) is the start of this comic stew. Throw in the pangs of first love, dysfunctional family dynamics, and coming out with Diana Ross. Add the perfect lesbian wedding for seasoning and the result is a performance feast that leaves folks laughing, cajoled into thinking about diversity, acceptance, & letting go of judgement. This funny, emotional, thought-provoking performance has mesmerized audiences across the spectrum——students, faculty, professional providers, human…
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Tim StapletonSundays at 7:00pm
Performances $10 general admission
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By Phone, 503–205-0715
In Person, PDX Box Office, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Daily 1pm-9pm
This event is free for IFCC Passport Holders. Click here to reserve this show.
“Tim Stapleton’s striking design . . . the long diagonal wires with their curtains of transparent white material, the cloudy sky painted on the wall at the stage, the white panels that frame each scene . . . is a perfect ground for the story.” – The Oregonian
Sunday performances of his original play, “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms,” bring…
Naked Will
Key ProductionsThursday through Saturday 8:00pm and Sunday 2:00pm
$20 general, $15 students and seniors
Tickets available Online or by calling 503–205–0715.
IFCC Passport Holders click here to reserve this show.
Photo from As Is, 2007 Key Productions.
Our newest Resident Company helps IFCC celebrate Portland Pride with their second production of the 2008–2009 Season, a NW premiere of Blair Fell’s Naked Will. This play is based on the “The Portrait of W.H.” by Oscar Wilde. This intelligent comedy explores Oscar Wilde’s hypothesis that Shakespeare’s muse for his sonnets was a young man named Willie Hayes. Blair Fell blends Shakespearean sonnets with contemporary humor.
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