The Portland Civic Theatre Guild 2022 Playwriting Competition opens; Prize increases to $500
The Portland Civic Theatre Guild is seeking submissions of new scripts from Portland metro area playwrights for the PCTG 2022 New Play Award. A reading of the winning play will be produced as part of Fertile Ground Festival of New Works in 2022. DETAILS• The winning playwright will receive an award of $500.• Playwrights who…
Read More2021 New Play Award Winning Play Available to view for free 1/30 – 2/15
PCTG is proud to announce that CAT NAPPER by Kwik Jones, is the PCTG 2021 New Play Award winner. Directed by Victor Mack, the play features Duffy Epstein as Lieutenant Gribbs; Rhyan Michele Hills as Detective Crystal Beck; Doren Elias as Joseph Cross; Sharonlee Mclean as Mother Cross; Micki Selvitella as Ms. Gilly; and Matthew…
Read More2021 PCTG New Play Award Winner: Cat Napper by Kwik Jones
We are very proud to announce our New Play Award Winner for the 2021 Fertile Ground: A City-Wide Festival of New Works, Cat Napper by Kwik Jones Cat Napper will be produced as a virtual staged reading by PCTG as part of the 2021 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works. This will be a free…
Read MoreTalk with 2020 Isabella Chappell Award recipient at Defunkt Theatre
On August 7, 2020 Jessica Kroeze had a chance to talk with Sarah Armitage at Defunkt Theatre. Please listen to this short audio, it will give you some highlights on how the Chappell funds will benefit anyone working in or attending at the Back Door Theater.
Read MoreTalk with 2020 Mary Brand recipient at Miracle Theatre
On July 16, 2020 Jessica Kroeze had a chance to talk with Dañel Malán at the Miracle Theatre. Please take a moment to hear about the work that is connecting communities of youth with this theatre. This short audio will give you some highlights on how the Mary Brand funds will benefit youth.
Read MoreEndowment Changes
The Endowment Committee has decided that applications for all grants that follow the spirit of the criteria do not need to follow the letter of the criteria. For example: 1) answers DO NOT need to be on separate sheets of paper 2) scanned copies of reference letters may be sent; or 3) you can give…
Read More2021-22 Season Canceled; Fertile Ground goes Virtual
We regret that, like theatres across the region, we are forced to cancel our 2020-21 season due to the pandemic and concern for the health of our artists and audience. However, we will produce our 2021 New Play Award winner, Cat Napping by Kwik Jones, as part of the 2021 Fertile Ground: City-Wide Festival of…
Read MoreHappy February to our Loyal Patrons!
The definition of fertile: Producing or bearing many crops in great quantities: PRODUCTIVE Characterized by great resourcefulness of thought or imagination: INVENTIVE A fertile mind: PLENTIFUL There is no better way to describe what you will experience on our stage. We are very proud to share a reading of the 2020 Portland Civic Theatre Guilds New Play Award Winner, Recent Unsettling Events by Andrea…
Read MorePortland Civic Theatre Guild New Play Award 2021
The Portland Civic Theatre Guild is seeking submissions from Portland Metro Area playwrights for a new play as part of Fertile Ground 2021.Submissions will be accepted starting February 1, 2020Submission deadline is July 27, 2020. DETAILS• The Portland Civic Theatre Guild will produce a reading of the selected new play by a Portland metro area…
Read MoreSnowy Days!
Weather policy: in the event of bad weather, our policy is to follow the Portland Public School’s weather closure. Meaning if they are closed, or have a late opening, we will have to cancel the performance and reschedule it. Listen to the news in the morning, the PPS closure/late start announcements go out really early.
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