{"id":1525,"date":"2012-12-11T07:59:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?page_id=1525"},"modified":"2020-06-23T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T22:31:36","slug":"production-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/production-history\/","title":{"rendered":"History of CoHo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoHo<\/a><\/h3>\n

CoHo\u2019s first production <\/span>Bodyhold<\/span><\/i> was performed in the basement of the Benson Hotel in 1995. Written by Gary Cole and directed by Robert Holden, the company\u2019s co-founders, <\/span>Bodyhold <\/span><\/i>enjoyed a colorful and successful run, in part fueled by solid beverage sales and the arrival of the Portland police one evening in response to a hotel guest\u2019s worry over hearing gun shots (the play was set in the middle of a Third World revolution). <\/span><\/p>\n

Two Pearl District storefronts, one empty warehouse, one art gallery, a business office and one NW storefront later; a former bookbindery on NW Raleigh street became CoHo\u2019s permanent home in 2000. <\/span><\/p>\n

After 24 seasons, CoHo can boast over 90 co-productions, including more than 20 world premieres and the recognition of numerous Drammy nominations and awards. CoHo’s seasons have represented master playwrights like Eugene O\u2019Neill and Marsha Norman as well as contemporary luminaries like Samuel D. Hunter and Annie Baker, while also providing an invaluable forum for local Portland playwrights like William S. Gregory, Ebbe Roe Smith, Claire Willett and Andrea Stolowitz to bring their work to life.<\/p>\n

Our stage has been the early stomping grounds for once fledgling companies like Third Rail Rep and Profile Theatre Company who have gone on to tremendous successes as leading Portland companies. Since 2012, CoHo Summerfest continues to showcase a variety of bold, original festival-scale productions by local and touring artists. New programming models CoHo Presents,\u00a0CoHo In Association With and CoHo Lab were introduced in 2014 under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Philip Cuomo to create even more opportunities to present the work of exceptional theatre artists to engaged audiences in NW Portland\u2019s little blackbox theatre. <\/span><\/p>\n

Production History<\/h1>\n

24th Season<\/h3>\n

Mala\u00a0<\/em>by Melinda Lopez
September 6 – September 28, 2019
Co-Produced by Director Brian Shnipper and A.R. Nicholas<\/p>\n

The Brothers Paranormal<\/em> by Prince Gomolvilas
October 25 – November 16, 2019
Co-Produced by MediaRites’ Theatre Diaspora
Director: Catherine Ming T’ien Duffly<\/p>\n

The Found Dog Ribbon Dance<\/em> by Dominic Finocchiaro
February 14 – March 7, 2020
Co-Produced by Director Connery MacRae and actor Tom Mounsey<\/p>\n

Bee<\/em> by Melody Erfani, written by Sean Michael Welch
RESCHEDULED to January 13 – January 24, 2021
Co-Produced by LES Shakespeare Co. and Director Melody Erfani<\/p>\n

23rd Season<\/h3>\n

Radiant Vermin<\/em> by Philip Ridley
September 7 – September 29, 2018
Co-Produced by actors Scott Yarbrough and Kelly Godell
Director: Scott Yarbrough<\/p>\n

The Taming<\/em> by Lauden Gunderson
October 26 – November 17, 2018
Co-Produced by Director Mariel Sierra and actors McKenna Twedt, Lauren Bloom Hanover, and Katie Watkins<\/p>\n

Pontypool<\/em> by Tony Burgess
February 8 – March 2, 2019
Co-Produced by Director Gavin Hoffman, and actors Christy Bigelow and Pat Moran<\/p>\n

Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train<\/em> by Stephen Adly Guirgis
April 19 – May 11 2019
Co-Produced by the Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project
Director: Jamie M. Rea<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2019<\/h4>\n

Witch Hunt<\/em> by Philip Cuomo and the CoHo Clown CoHort
June 27 – 30, 2019

Coupe de Foudre<\/em> by Teatro Pachuco
July 5 – 7, 2019

My Little China Girl\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Soomi Kim
July 11 – 14, 2019

Summerfest Ruckus
<\/em>July 18 – 21, 2019<\/p>\n

CoHo Lab 2019<\/h4>\n

She’s Here: A One Woman Show <\/em>by Andrea Parson
Beethoven & Chopin (Monster Hunters) Meet the Bride of Frankenstein (A Romance)<\/em> by the CoHo Clown CoHort
Bee \u0631\u0648\u0628\u0646\u0632\u00a0<\/em>by Melody Erfani
Our Mundane Flights<\/em> by Rose Proctor
August 18, 2019<\/p>\n

22nd Season<\/h3>\n

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence <\/em>by Madeline George
September 8 – Sepbember 30, 2017\u00a0
Director: Philip Cuomo<\/p>\n

Year of the Rooster<\/em> by Olivia Dufault
October 27 – November 18, 2017
Co-Produced by actor Rolland Walsh
Director: Alexandra Kuechler-Caffall<\/p>\n

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, and This Girl Does Nothing<\/em> by Finegan Kruckemeyer
February 9 – March 3, 2018
Co-Produced by Director Tamara Carroll and actor Beth Thompson<\/p>\n

Luna Gale<\/em> by Rebecca Gilman
April 20 – May 12, 2018
Co-Produced by actor Danielle Weathers
Director: Brandon Woolley<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2018<\/h4>\n

Win the War or Tell Me a Story <\/em>by Sayda Trujilo
June 28 – July 1, 2018<\/p>\n

Finding Soul: A Constellation of Stories<\/em> by Andrea Parson and Susan Banyas
July 5 – 8, 2018

#\/\/<EMBEDDED>\/\/#<\/em> by Pratik Motwani
July 12 – 15, 2018

Philip’s Glass Menagerie\u00a0<\/em>by the CoHo Clown CoHort
July 19 – 22, 2018<\/p>\n

CoHo Lab 2018<\/h4>\n

House of the Living <\/em>by Samantha Shay
Girl V Troll (or Dam Things)\u00a0<\/em>by A.R. Nicholas
Crucible <\/em>by Philip Cuomo
Fire & Meat <\/em>by Eve Johnstone
<\/em>August 19, 2018<\/p>\n

21st Season<\/h3>\n

The Gun Show\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0E.M. Lewis
September 9 – October 1, 2016
Co-Produced by Director Shawn Lee and actor Vin Shambry<\/p>\n

The How and the Why<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Sarah Treem
October 28 – November 19, 2016
Co-Produced by Director Philip Cuomo<\/p>\n

db<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Tommy Smith, created with Teddy Bergman
January 13 – February 4, 2017
Co-Produced by Director Isaac Lamb and actor Rebecca Lingafelter<\/p>\n

Playhouse Creatures\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0April De Angelis
March 17 – April 8, 2017
Co-Produced by actors Brenan Dwyer and McKenna Twedt<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2017<\/h4>\n

Mad & a Goat\u00a0<\/em>by Diana Lynn Small
June 15-18, 2017<\/p>\n

How to Do a One Person Show\u00a0<\/em>by Kelly Kinsella
<\/em>June 22-25, 2017<\/p>\n

Come to the Table, Mike Pence<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Shaking the Tree
June 29 – July 2, 2017<\/p>\n

Red Bastard: Lie With Me\u00a0<\/em>by Eric Davis
July 6 – 9, 2017<\/p>\n

Deception Unit\u00a0<\/em>by PETE
July 13 – 16, 2017<\/p>\n

CoHo Lab 2017<\/h4>\n

Feltrinelli <\/em>by Philip Cuomo
Ground Stability<\/em> by Jen Rowe
Surburban Tribe: After France<\/em> by Kate Mura
October 14, 2017<\/p>\n

20th Season<\/h3>\n

Remme’s Run\u00a0<\/em>by Wayne Harrel
October 16 – November 7, 2016
Director: Jamie Rea<\/p>\n

The Yellow Wallpaper<\/em>\u00a0by Sue Mach, adapted from the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
January 15 – February 6, 2016
Director: Philip Cuomo<\/p>\n

The Few<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Samuel D Hunter
March 25 – April 16, 2016
Director: Brandon Wooley<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2016<\/h4>\n

Frank: To Be Frank\u00a0<\/em>by Emily June Newton
June 23 – 26, 2016<\/p>\n

Venus and Adonis<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Shaking the Tree
June 30 – July 3, 2016<\/p>\n

Bella Culpa\u00a0<\/em>by A Little Bit Off
July 6 – 9, 2016<\/p>\n

When Thought Attack\u00a0<\/em>by Kelly Kinsella
July 14 – 17, 2016<\/p>\n

CoHo Lab 2016<\/h4>\n

The Intimacy Project\u00a0<\/em>by Sascha Blocker
Heaven or Helen<\/em> by Vanessa Hopkins
The Honey of His Music Vows\u00a0<\/em>By Danielle Frimer, Avital Shira, Maria Difabbio, and Susannah Jones
August 28, 2016

Matter is Mother\u00a0<\/em>by Julia Bray
Counting Pebbles<\/em> by Faultline Ensemble
August 14, 2016<\/p>\n

19th Season<\/h3>\n

\u2018Night, Mother<\/em> by Marsha Norman
Oct 17-Nov 8, 2014
Director: Gavin Hoffman<\/p>\n

The Snowstorm<\/em> by Sam Gregory and Eric Nordin
Jan 16- Feb 7, 2015
Director & Choreographer: Jessica Wallenfels<\/p>\n

Grounded<\/em> by George Brant
May 1-23, 2015
Director: Isaac Lamb<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2015<\/h4>\n

The Wildly Inappropriate Poetry of Arthur Greenleaf Holmes\u00a0<\/em>by Gordy Boudreau
June 11-14, 2015<\/p>\n

Butt Kapinski<\/em> by Deanna Fleysher
June 18-21, 2015<\/p>\n

LOON<\/em> by The Wonderheads
June 25-28. 2015<\/p>\n

The Dissenter’s Handbook: A Collection of Riotous Tales by Dario Fo<\/em> by Shaking the Tree \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0July\u00a02, 3, 5, 2015<\/p>\n

Drowned Horse Tavern: A Sea Shanty Cabaret<\/em> by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble \u00a0July 9-12, 2015<\/p>\n

18th Season<\/h3>\n

The Outgoing Tide<\/em> by Bruce Graham
Oct 18-Nov 9, 2013
Director: Stephanie Mulligan<\/p>\n

Enjoy<\/em> by Toshiki Okada
Jan 17-Feb 8, 2014
Director: Michael Griggs<\/p>\n

Maple and Vine<\/em> by Jordan Harrison
May 2-May 24, 2014
Director: Megan Kate Ward<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2014<\/h4>\n

Lust and Marriage<\/em> by Eleanor O\u2019Brien
July 3,5,6 2014<\/p>\n

Fishing For my Father<\/em> by Chris Harder
July 10-13, 2014<\/p>\n

High Plains<\/em> by Brian Watkins
Performed by Ben Newman
July 17-20, 2014<\/p>\n

Cannibals & Cannonballs: Living in the Late Now<\/em>
By Leo Daedalus
July 24-26, 2014<\/p>\n

The Sweatermakers –\u00a0<\/em>Playwrights West\u00a0By Andrew Wardenaar
Directed\u00a0by Matthew Zrebski
Aug. 8th-30th 2014<\/p>\n

CoHo Presents:<\/strong> Butt Kapinski<\/em> By Deanna Fleysher
Sept. 4th & 5th\u00a02014<\/p>\n

17th Season<\/h3>\n

Body Awareness<\/em> by Annie Baker October
18-November 10, 2012
Director: Gretchen Corbett<\/p>\n

International Falls<\/em> by Thomas Ward (world premiere)
January 24-February 16, 2013
Director and Co-Producer: Brandon Woolley<\/p>\n

Crooked<\/em> by Catherine Trieschmann
May 16-June 8, 2013
Director: Philip Cuomo
Co-Producers: Philip Cuomo & Maureen Porter<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2013<\/h4>\n

GGG: Dominatrix for Dummies\u00a0<\/em>by Eleanor O\u2019Brien
June 13-16, 2013<\/p>\n

Threads<\/em> by Tonya Jone Miller
June 20-23, 2013<\/p>\n

My Mind is Like An Open Meadow<\/em> by Erin Leddy
June 27-30. 2013<\/p>\n

Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII<\/em> by Tara Travis
July 5-7, 2013<\/p>\n

Mr. Darcy Dreamboat by Camille Cettina
July 11-14, 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

16th Season<\/h3>\n

Animals and Plants<\/em> by Adam Rapp
October 14-November 19, 2011
Director: Michael O’Connell
Co-Producers: Michael O’Connell & Chris Murray<\/p>\n

Day of the Docent<\/em> by Ebbe Roe Smith (world premiere)
February 17-March 24, 2012
Director: Marcella Crowson
Co-Producers: Laura Faye Smith & Marcella Crowson<\/p>\n

Hard Times<\/em> adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from the novel by Charles Dickens
May 11-June 3, 2012
Director: Michael Gerber
Co-Producers: Ted deChatelet, Tim Manion, David Janoviak (demaniak productions)<\/p>\n

Summerfest 2012<\/h4>\n

The Centering<\/em> by Steve Patterson & Chris Harder (solo show)
June 7-17, 2012
Director: Chris Harder<\/p>\n

Mormon Redneck Thespian<\/em> by Cory Huff (solo show)
June 21- 24, 2012<\/p>\n

The Match.com Monologues<\/em>\u00a0by Phil Busse (late night show)
June 23 – July 21, 2012
Director: Debbie Lamedman
Co-Producers: CoHo Productions, Phil Busse<\/p>\n

You Belong To Me<\/em> by Steven Wolfson (work-in-progress; one woman show)
June 28-July 1, 2012
Director: Jane Bement Geesman<\/p>\n

Irregardless<\/em> by Stacey Hallal (solo show)
July 5-July 14, 2012<\/p>\n

Continuum<\/em> by Patrick Wohlmut (world premiere)
August 10-September 1, 2012
Director: Stan Foote
Co-Producers: Playwrights West<\/p>\n

15th Season<\/h3>\n

Heart Beatings<\/em> by Mark LaPierre, a world premiere musical
October 15-November 20, 2010
Director: Diane Englert
Co-Producers: Diane Englert & Mark LaPierre<\/p>\n

3rd Annual NEWxNW<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kid Simple, a radio play in the flesh<\/em> by Jordan Harrison
February 18-March 26, 2011
Director and Co-Producer: Tom Moorman<\/p>\n

Reasons To Be Pretty<\/em> by Neil LaBute
May 13-June 18, 2011
Director: Gretchen Corbett
Co-Producer: Lucky Apple Productions<\/p>\n

14th Season<\/h3>\n

Fool for Love<\/em> by Sam Shepard
October 16-November 20, 2009
Director: Megan Kate Ward
Co-Producers: Val Landrum and Chris Harder<\/p>\n

Hamlet<\/em> by William Shakespeare
January 15-February 20, 2010
Director: Kristan Seemel
Co-Producer: Chris Murray<\/p>\n

2nd Annual NEWxNW<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Lime Tree Bower<\/em> by Conor McPherson
May 7-June 12, 2010
Director: Devon Allen
Co-Producer: Our Shoes Are Red, The Performance Lab<\/p>\n

Live Girls<\/em> by Natalie Rose (world premiere)
July 8-August 7, 2010
Director: Toni McDowell-Laney
Co-Producer: Natalie Rose<\/p>\n

13th Season<\/h3>\n

The Receptionist<\/em> by Adam Bock
October 17 – November 22, 2008
Director: Rose Riordan
Co-Producer: Laura Faye Smith<\/p>\n

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune<\/em> by Terrence McNally
January 16 – February 21, 2009
Director and Co-Producer: Antonio Sonera<\/p>\n

1st Annual NEWxNW<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Uneasy Chair: A Cautionary Tale in Three Volumes<\/em> by Evan Smith
May 7 – June 13, 2009
Director: Shelly Lipkin<\/p>\n

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead<\/em> by Bert V. Royal
July 10-August 1, 2009
Director and Co-Producer: Brian Allard<\/p>\n

12th Season<\/h3>\n

Collected Stories<\/em> by Donald Margulies
October 26 – December 1, 2007
Director: Maureen Twohey
Co-Producers: Vana and Eleanor O’Brien<\/p>\n

Tales of Ordinary Madness<\/em> by Petr Zelenka
January 18 – February 23, 2008
Director and Translator: Stephen Simek<\/p>\n

Heather Raffo’s 9 Parts of Desire<\/em>
May 9 – June 14, 2008
Director and Co-Producer: Louanne Moldovan<\/p>\n

11th Season<\/h3>\n

Jingle Spree<\/em> by Dan Trujillo
October 13 – November 18, 2006
Director: Antonio Sonera<\/p>\n

Chateau Joyeaux<\/em> by William S. Gregory
January 19 – February 24, 2007
Director: Maureen Towey
Co-Producers: Susan Jonsson and Sue Ellen Christensen, of Wine, Women, and Song Productions<\/p>\n

My Matisse<\/em> by Howard Ginsburg
April 27 – June 2, 2007
Director: Robert W. Holden<\/p>\n

10th Season<\/h3>\n

Nixon’s Nixon<\/em> by Russel Lees
October 21 – November 26, 2005
Director: Jack Featheringill<\/p>\n

The Real Inspector Hound<\/em> by Tom Stoppard
January 27 – March 4, 2006
Director and Co-Producer: Steve Smith<\/p>\n

By the Bog of Cats<\/em> by Marina Carr
May 5 – June 10, 2006
Director: Merril Lynn Taylor
Co-Producer: Marilyn Stacey<\/p>\n

9th Season<\/h3>\n

Boston Marriage<\/em> by David Mamet
October 29 \u2013 December 4, 2004
Director and Co-producer: Micki Selvitella<\/p>\n

Recent Tragic Events<\/em> by Craig Wright
February 4 \u2013 March 12, 2005
Director: Slayden Scott
Co-producer: Third Rail Repertory Theatre<\/p>\n

Boy Gets Girl<\/em> by Rebecca Gilman
May 13 \u2013 June 18, 2005
Director: Karin Magaldi
Co-producers: Laura Faye Smith and Karin Magaldi<\/p>\n

8th Season<\/h3>\n

A Moon for the Misbegotten<\/em> by Eugene O\u2019Neill
October 24 – November 29, 2003
Director: Victoria Parker
Co-producers: Luisa Sermol and Victoria Parker<\/p>\n

Loot<\/em> by Joe Orton
January 30 \u2013 March 20, 2004
Director and Co-producer: Buck Skelton<\/p>\n

Stones in His Pockets<\/em> by Marie Jones
May 21 \u2013 June 26, 2004
Director and Co-producer: Micki Selvitella<\/p>\n

7th Season<\/h3>\n

The Amazing Brenda Strider<\/em> by Alex Austin
October 18 \u2013 November 23, 2002
Director: Steve Smith<\/p>\n

Child of Pleasure<\/em> by William S. Gregory (local playwright)
January 24 \u2013 March 15, 2003
Director and Co-producer: Angie Lawless<\/p>\n

Simon the Magus<\/em> by Michael Kelly \u2013 Late Night Show
May 23 \u2013 June 21, 2003
Director: Michael Griggs<\/p>\n

Memoir<\/em> by John Murrell
May 16 \u2013 June 21, 2003
Director and Co-producer: James William Cox<\/p>\n

6th Season<\/h3>\n

Spinning Into Butter<\/em> by Rebecca Gilman \u2013 Original Run
October 19 \u2013 November 24, 2001
Director and Co-producer: Karin Magaldi-Unger<\/p>\n

Mall America<\/em> by Peter Sagal (host of NPR\u2019s \u201cWait, Wait\u2026Don\u2019t Tell Me!\u201d)
March 15 \u2013 April 20, 2002
Director and Co-producer: Stephen Weeks<\/p>\n

Spinning Into Butter<\/em> by Rebecca Gilman – Second Run
July 12 \u2013 August 17, 2002
Director and Co-producer: Karin Magaldi-Unger<\/p>\n

5th Season<\/h3>\n

The Folio<\/em> by Connor Kerns
October 13 \u2013 November 19, 2000
Director and Co-producer: Connor Kerns
Venue: Floor Factors, NW 21st Avenue and Flanders Street<\/p>\n

CoHo Productions moved into our permanent home on NW Raleigh Street<\/em><\/p>\n

4th Season<\/h3>\n

St. Nicholas<\/em> by Conor McPherson
October 29 \u2013 November 21, 1999
Director and Co-producer: James William Cox
Venue: Gallery 33, 1400 NW Everett Street<\/p>\n

Dolls\u2019 House<\/em> by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Keith Scales (local playwright)
April 21 \u2013 May 28, 2000
Director: Keith Scales
Co-producers: Keith Scales and Linda Hayden
Venue: Flying Rhinoceros Theater, 1440 NW Overton Street<\/p>\n

3rd Season<\/h3>\n

Mary Tudor<\/em> by William S. Gregory (local playwright)
January 15 \u2013 February 28, 1999
Director and Co-producer: Robert W. Holden
Venue: Riverstone Condominium, 804 NW 12th Avenue<\/p>\n

Dealer\u2019s Choice<\/em> by Patrick Marber
May 14 \u2013 June 20, 1999
Director and Co-producer: Jeff Meyers
Venue: Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center (now EcoTrust), NW 10th Avenue and Irving Street<\/p>\n

2nd Season<\/h3>\n

The Monogamist<\/em> by Christopher Kyle
March 20 \u2013 April 19, 1998
Director and Co-producer: Edgar Reynolds
Venue: McKenzie Lofts, NW 12th Avenue and Flanders Street<\/p>\n

1st Season<\/h3>\n

Blood Relations<\/em> by Sharon Pollock
October 24 \u2013 November 23, 1996
Director: Jane Unger
Co-producers: Jane Unger and Dmae Roberts<\/p>\n

Inaugural Production<\/h3>\n

Bodyhold<\/em> by Gary Cole (local playwright and co-founder of CoHo Productions)
April 21 \u2013 May 27, 1995
Director: Robert W. Holden (co-founder of CoHo Productions)
Co-producers: Gary Cole and Robert W. Holden
Venue: Benson Hotel, 309 SW Broadway<\/p>\n\n\n

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