Portland State Theater Program

🎭 Announcing PSU Theater Arts’ 2026–27 season!

Get ready for a season of wildly inventive, hilarious and diabolical plays, beginning November 12.

After 2,300 audience members packed the house for Spring Awakening last winter, Oregon ArtsWatch celebrated our thriving Theater Arts program in a feature story. Now we’re ready to take that momentum and run with it, with three wildly different plays that promise to surprise, provoke and delight.

Get your tickets now and join us for all three productions! https://www.pdx.edu/music-theater/theater-productions

🖨️ November 12 - 21, 2026
"Do You Feel Anger?"
By Mara Nelson-Greenberg
Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply disturbing. An empathy coach arrives at a workplace warped by toxic masculinity. How far can empathy go?

🧙🏿 February 25 - March 6, 2027
"Gretel! The Musical"
Book by Jason Tremblay & Suzan Zeder; music & lyrics by Jenn Hartmann Luck, Zeder & Tremblay
A co-production with Oregon Children's Theatre
The spellbinding journey of a young girl learning to harness her own ferocity, tend to her grief and claim her power.

💬 May 20 - 29, 2027
"Cyrano de Bergerac"
By Edmond Rostand
Freely adapted by Martin Crimp
A dazzling adaptation where skewering wordplay takes the place of traditional swordfighting, while a love triangle, built on borrowed language, sparks questions around truth, identity, and the nature of connection.

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No show is complete without its production team! Get to know five of the creatives who helped design and manage “As You Like It.” They each chose a song that reminds them of the show, thematically or visually. When you come to see the show this week, or if you’ve seen it already, comment with a song you associate with “As You Like It.”

All shows sold out
Show up an hour early to be put on a waitlist

As You Like It
May 27 - May 30, 2026
Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)

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As we kickstart our second week of performances, enjoy a little get-to-know-you with ten cast members from “As You Like It.” These actors gave some insight into their character interpretations by answering, "What's a song your character would listen to on repeat and why?" When you come to see the show this week, or if you’ve seen it already, comment with a song you think a character would add to their playlist!

All shows sold out
Show up an hour early to be put on a waitlist

As You Like It
May 27 - May 30, 2026
Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)

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“And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.”
-Duke Senior (Act II, Scene 1, Line 15)

Last Saturday, cast members showcased moments from “As You Like It” at the Portland Farmer’s Market. Actors performed scenes and monologues interspersed with music by Amiens & The Forestiers. Lennox, who plays Orlando, brought his camera and took incredible photos of our performers.

Our sincerest gratitude to Portland Farmers Market for hosting our event and those who came out to support the cast! While the farmer's market sneak peek is over, you can see the full play at opening night next week.

Tickets on sale now. Two shows have already sold out!

As You Like It
May 22 - May 30, 2026
Preview May 21
Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)
Get tickets: https://www.pdx.edu/music-theater/as-you-like-it

(Pictured left to right)
Photo 1: Greta, Emmett and Jeff (Amiens & The Forestiers)
Photo 2: Athena (Celia), Emmett (Oliver) and Chloe (Rosalind)
Photo 3: Jeff (H***n)
Photo 4: Athena (Celia) and Lennox (Orlando)
Photo 5: Emmett (Forest Musician)
Photo 6: Lennox (Orlando) and Chloe (Rosalind)
📸 by Lennox

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“We that are true lovers run into strange capers. But as all is mortal in nature, so is all nature in love mortal in folly.”
-Touchstone (Act II, Scene 4, Line 53)

How now! One of the cast members of “As You Like It” has been taking pictures on their digicam. A behind the scenes look into rehearsals through the lens of Mateo, who plays Silvius and Charles. His cinematic and heartwarming photos provide an insider perspective of the actors’ dedicated work and give the cast memories to last a lifetime.

Tickets on sale now

As You Like It
May 22 - May 30, 2026
Preview May 21
Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)
Get tickets: https://www.pdx.edu/music-theater/as-you-like-it

(Left to right)
Photo 1: Andie and Marcus.
Photo 2: Lennox and Cal.
Photo 3: Emmett and Cooper.
Photo 4: Athena, Chloe, and Lennox.
Photo 5: Cavash.
Photo 6: Cooper, Evii, and Jeff.
Photo 7: Lennox and Emmett.

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“If music be the food of love, play on.”
-Orsino from “Twelfth Night” (Act I, Scene 1, Line 1)

Meet Amiens & The Forestiers, a band of musicians that dwell in the Forest of Arden! Greta, our Sound Designer, has been writing original compositions for “As You Like It.” They play the character Amiens, a loyal courtier and uplifting songster. The Forestiers consist of Evii, Cooper, Emmett and Jeff, who are all actors and musicians in this production. Come see these talented musicians put a contemporary spin on this classical text!

Tickets on sale now

As You Like It
May 22 - May 30, 2026
Preview May 21
Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)
Get tickets: https://www.pdx.edu/music-theater/as-you-like-it

(Left to right)
Photo 1 & 2: (Left to right) Evii, Cooper, Emmett, Jeff and Greta.
Photo 3: Amiens & The Forestiers tuning their instruments and chatting with directors.
📸 by Savannah

State Theater Program

“Under the greenwood tree / Who loves to lie with me
…Come hither, come hither, come hither”
-Amiens, Act II, Scene 5, Line 1

The cast of “As You Like It” enjoying the sunshine and playing in the park blocks! The musicians gave a sneak peek at what they’d been working on, and actors practiced feeding in lines to one another. Line feeding is an exercise where the “feeder” will follow an actor throughout a scene and “feed” them lines in a neutral tone. This is a useful tool when actors are early into memorizing. Line feeding gives them freedom of movement and increased connection to their scene partners by resolving the need to carry a script. Come see “As You Like It” and venture with us into the forest!

Tickets on sale now

As You Like It
May 22 - May 30, 2026
Preview May 21
Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)
Get tickets: https://www.pdx.edu/music-theater/as-you-like-it

Photo 1: Athena (Celia) comforting Chloe (Rosalind) after banishment. Lennox (far left) and Cal (far right) provide line support.
Photo 2: (Left to right) Marcus (Corin) counseling the lovestruck Mateo (Silvius). Savannah (right) provides line support.
Photo 3: (Left to right) Greta (Amiens), Jeff and Cooper playing music composed for “As You Like It.”
Photo 4: Members of the cast acting in the park blocks.
Photo 5: (Left to right) Marcus, Cooper, and Jeff sharing a laugh.
📸 by Rory

State Theater Program

“O wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful wonderful, and yet again wonderful!” -Celia, Act III, Scene 2, Line 195

The air was buzzing with excitement and imagination in the first production meeting for PSU Theater Arts’ spring show, “As You Like It.” Keep an eye out for inside peeks at the rehearsal process as we bring this delightful comedy to life!

Tickets on sale now!

As You Like It
May 22 - May 30, 2026
Preview May 21
Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)
Get tickets: https://www.pdx.edu/music-theater/as-you-like-it

Photo 1: The cast and production team listen to samples from Sound Designer, Greta.
Photo 2: Costume Designer, Abby, presents concepts to the cast and production team.
Photo 3: The cast and production team watch a digital presentation from Set Designer,
Photo 4: Concept sketch for the set of "As You Like It."
Graphic by

State Theater Program

Join cast member and Intern Lennox Blodgett as he takes over the PSU Theater’s Instagram story! Lennox (playing Ernst) will take you behind the curtain and show you all the beautiful chaos that it takes to put on a production! Watch the actors warm up 🤸, the band as they tune🎷, techies run around🔌, and the stage manager try to keep all of those mentioned organized (and in one piece 😅).

Tickets on sale now – link in bio. Grab tickets ASAP!

Spring Awakening
Feb. 27 - Mar. 7, 2026
Preview Feb. 26
Lincoln Performance Hall (LH175)
Get tickets, link in bio
Photo Credit to Chad Lanning