20192020 Season
KARLOFF
byRandy Bowser
directed by Devin Merilatt
October 16 - November 1, 2020
Season subscriptions: Season subscriptions are non-refundable and all sales are final. If you experience a rare life-event, such as moving out of the area or illness, we may make an exception to the rule on a. 2019-2020 Season COVID-19 UPDATE DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES AND IN HOPES TO DECREASE THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), PDX CB HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL THE REST OF OUR 2019-2020 SEASON. Our performance of ARISE has been postponed until the 2020-2021 season.
Jun 23, 2019 Below is a list of Broadway shows in the 2019-2020 season, with each title linked to the shows’ websites when available. This list is organized chronologically by opening date and only includes shows that as of now have an opening date and a theater. More is to come; much will be changed. This is regularly updated. Our 2019 - 2020 Season Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah Saturday, October 12, 8 PM Atwood Concert Hall of the ACPA. The 2019 - 2020 season is our 37th season and will prove to be another exciting and varied lineup of shows. We are excited to offer laugh out loud comedies, a few heartfelt moments, and edge of your seats thrills and mystery, all with a scrumptious meal!
Our 67th season opens with a biographical one-person play about the man behind the famous monsters, Boris Karloff. He overcame physical and cultural handicaps to become an unlikely success in his chosen field of acting by making the most of an equally unlikely opportunity when he's cast in the role of a monster. Karloff tells the story of his life, non-chronologically, ranging from his early years to his last performances. We proudly present this show in honor of Karloff, who guest-starred in ACT’s 1957 production of 'Arsenic and Old Lace'.
The Show Must Go Online!
byJessica Penzias
directed by Devin Merilatt
December 5 - 20, 2020
When the Drama Teacher virtually announces to her class that the musical they have been rehearsing will be canceled, the students come together to figure out a way to save the show. The solution? Perform the show online! After all, the show must go on!
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
byAndrew J. Fenady
directed by Brooks Banker
December 24 & 25, 2020
A young girl writes a letter to the editor of the New York Sun. 'Dear Editor, I am eight years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says if you see it in the Sun, it's so. Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?' Ed Mitchell, the editor, assigns Frank Church—a reporter on the verge of self destruction—the task of answering Virginia's question. Church's quest and reply have become one of the world's most quoted and beloved editorials.
Super Happy Awesome News!
byJessica Penzias
directed by Devin Merilatt
March 6 - 21, 2021
Two siblings launch rival news networks and find themselves competing for the title of happiest news show. Soon, their correspondents are in a whirlwind of ecstatic musical reporting – from joyful weather forecasts, to cheerful cooking segments and blissful political updates! But, when vulnerability starts peeking through the euphoric façade, they’re left wondering: is there room for raw honesty on a super happy broadcast?
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Second-stage shows
2019 2020 Season Pass
RKP & ACT Present
Bush Poet
Written & Directed by Dick Reichman
January 21 - TBD , 2021
2019-2020 Season Of American Horror Story
The play features Mark Robokoff as a gruff, solitude seeking Alaskan angered by the proximity of a nearby lodge and by the summer visitors who trespass on his property and take all the fish. Mason Dolphin plays the lonely young son of the couple who are working at the lodge for the summer. Their unexpected meeting does not begin well. We hope you'll join us to see how it ends.
*This event is free on YouTube. Click the link below*
https://youtu.be/GA25FcjaZoo