News
Welcome to Artists Rep’s News Center, a deep dive into our plays with interviews, essays, and so much more.
Season Announcement and Building Update
We are embracing ART on Tour as an opportunity to deepen connections with fellow producing organizations around Portland.
Fresh Eyes has started up again with Teenage Dick
Our Fresh Eyes volunteers, Mary Schmidt, Jim Mayer, and Elizabeth Tavares joined us during the rehearsal process of Mike Lew's Teenage Dick, directed by Josh Hecht. Read their observations and learn more about Fresh Eyes.
An Interview with Teenage Dick playwright Mike Lew
Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez had the chance to sit down with playwright Mike Lew to discuss the origin story of Teenage Dick, disabled representation on stage, and what the rehearsal process can add to his playwriting process. DR: Teenage Dick is a retelling of...
In the spirit of the season…
This Holiday season, we are excited to donate 200 tickets to see It’s A Wonderful Life to Portland Street Roots vendors, through a new partnership with Business for a Better Portland! Our theatre continues to encourage & support theatre accessibility for all, made...
Artists Rep receives 2018 Age Gender Equity in the Arts Award
Artists Rep is honored to receive a 2018 Age Gender Equity in the Arts Award for our work advancing equity and creating opportunities for womxn throughout their careers. This award comes with a generous gift of $8,000 to help propel this work forward and continue...
Announcing New Managing Director, J.S. May
After a six-month national search, Artists Rep is pleased to announce that J.S. May will join Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez to lead the company as Managing Director.
Building Project FAQs
All your questions answered.
Building Sale and Managing Director Search
Our community of supporters has embraced us through a roller coaster ten months, first with genuine concern for our long-standing financial challenges and then in celebration, as we received a record-setting, visionary gift.
5 Questions with Luan Schooler
We are in the final weeks of our season and pushing to make our fundraising goals... i.e. a perfect excuse to sit down with one of our very inspiring artists, Director of New Play Development and Dramaturgy, Luan Schooler! Luan heads up our in-house new play...
Communication from the Board re. Artists Rep’s Financial Controls
On the eve of announcing our 36th season, we want to share exactly how these funds have been managed.