It is one of our greatest wishes that the work we produce on stage inspires and encourages conversations that continue long after the final curtain call. We hope that our Audience Enrichment programs below get some of those conversations started.
Recommended Reading
Artists Rep is proud to partner with Powell's Books to provide a recommended reading list for our patrons. The list we've compiled represents scripts and books from and inspired by our season lineup. Click here to browse or purchase the scripts we are producing this year, additional work by the playwrights, and other titles we just think you'll enjoy. (A portion of all sales originating from this link come back to Artists Rep!)
Post Show Discussions
Each play produced by Artists Repertory Theatre features several Post Show Discussions with the cast that allow the audience to express their own sentiments and ask questions of the actors. They are immediately following the first three Sunday matinees and the Wednesday matinee.
Page to Stage
Once per play, you’ll have the opportunity to join a member of the artistic staff before the show in the Producer’s Lounge for an in-depth discussion of all that goes into the production of a play. Taking you from the page to the stage, this event will give you a ‘backstage’ look into the process of bringing a script to life for an audience.
Free to subscribers and donors, $10 for general public. Tickets available through the Box Office (503-241-1278)
Panel Discussions
Selected productions feature one post-show Panel Discussion, in which a panel of experts will respond to the major themes of the play. We encourage everyone to join the discussions. Check back for scheduling information.
SCHEDULES
Design for Living
Sunday, January 10: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Wednesday, January 13: Page to Stage preceding the 7:30 performance
Sunday, January 17: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Sunday, January 24: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Wednesday, January 27: Post Show Discussion following the 11am performance
Othello
Sunday, April 18 Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Wednesday, April 21: Page to Stage preceding the 7:30 performance
Sunday, April 25: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Sunday, May 2: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Wednesday, May 5: Post Show Discussion following the 11am performance
Gracie and the Atom
Sunday, May 2: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Wednesday, May 5: Page to Stage preceding the 7:30 performance
*Wednesday, May 5: Education Panel following the 7:30 performance
Sunday, May 9: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Sunday, May 16: Post Show Discussion following the 2pm performance
Wednesday, May 19: Post Show Discussion following the 11am performance
* Immediately following the 7:30pm performance of "Gracie and the Atom" on Wednesday, May 5, the playwright, McKinley, will join local writer and co-author of "Holidazed," Cynthia Whitcomb, OPB Radio personality, Cortenay Hameister, the Producer of the "Gracie and the Atom" CD, Bob Stark, and the Director Allen Nause, for a lively, entertaining, and informative free-wheeling panel discussion. The starting point will be how McKinley came to write the show and how it evolved into a full-blown musical, and the discussion will go from there. It promises to be a fun event! If you wish to exchange your ticket for the May 5 performance so that you can attend the Education Panel following the show, please contact the box office.
