Join us for Season 29 at CoHo!
Now in our 29th Season, join us for our 2024 Lineup!
CoHo’s mission is to uplift and champion new and emerging artists, giving them access to resources, mentorship, and a stage to present their latest work. Packed to the gills with some of the freshest talent in town, Season 29 is all about community; connecting with the artists in Portland and creating opportunities for developing creatives.
Chock-full of MainStage plays, nights of music, movement, and poetry, the CoHo Residency, co-productions, clowns, camaraderie, and so much more, Season 29 promises to tickle the imagination and delight the senses. Check out what’s in store below, and save the dates for your favorite shows.
About the Season
We have a fine lineup ahead of us – Check out what’s on the docket for Season 29!
Vanya
An NT Live Screening
Presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre
7/24 & 7/27 @ 7 PM
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Ivan (Uncle Vanya) has spent his life managing the estate and business affairs of his family with little regard for his efforts. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
Present Laughter
An NT Live Screening
Presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre
7/25 @ 7 PM
The multi-award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his manyand various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching. Filmed live from The Old Vic in London during a sold out run in 2019, Matthew Warchus (Matilda the Musical) directs this giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.
Nye
An NT Live Screening
Presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre
7/26 @ 7 PM & 7/28 @ 2 PM
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state. From campaigning at the coalfield to leading the battle to create the National Health Service, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan is often referred to as the politician with greatest influence over the UK without ever being Prime Minister. Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
Kinky Boots
An NT Live Screening
Presented by Third Rail Repertory Theatre
7/27 @ 2 PM
Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business, and Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray) and book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles). This unique screening features original West End leads Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry, who won the Olivier Award for his performance as Lola.
CoHo Clown Festival 2024
Save the date – September, 2024
This September, CoHo is thrilled to announce our third annual Clown Festival, celebrating physical comedy, movement arts, humor, and fringe performance! Join us for four weeks of performances and interactive clown experiences. Celebrate the joys of life with Philip Cuomo’s dance ritual, brush up on your red-nose skills in a clown workshop, connect with your clown community at a social happy hour, or simply kick back and take in a funny show. With programming for all ages, there’s something for everyone, so save the date and stay tuned – we’ll be announcing our full 2024 lineup very soon!
Infinite Life
Written by Annie Baker
Presented by Third Rail
10/25 – 11/10, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm,
Sundays at 2:00 pm
In a fasting clinic in Northern California, five women swap stories, philosophize, and humorously provoke each other while undergoing a course of treatment that promises to cure a variety of aliments from cancer to thyroid issues; infections to chronic pain. As their individual experiences thread together and pull apart, the cumulative effect is a kind of mediation on the complexities of pain and longing, the experience of living a corporeal existence, and how true connection may help to transcend it.
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