Friday, July 10th
7:00 PM
Challah if You Queer Me
By Allison Fradkin
Directed by Jamie Adams
7:30 PM
Queerly Departed
By Ian Trutt
Directed by Alacias Enger
Saturday, July 11th
1:00 PM
Downward Facing
By Mishelle Apalategui
Directed by Shareen Jacobs
3:00 PM
The Women’s Ward
By Jeremy Cole
Directed by Ed Lyons
5:00 PM
Every Guy
By Rhett Goldman
Directed by Gina Lou
7:30 PM
The Flowers of Virtue
By Mikki Gillette
Directed by Ravyn Jazper-Hawke
Sunday, July 12th
1:00 PM
Boo!
By Deanna Strasse
Directed by Jamie Adams
3:00 PM
Nothing is Nothing is Nothing
By Tim Krause
Directed by Ravyn Jazper-Hawke
ABOUT:
Returning after its triumphant inaugural year, the second annual Portland Pride
Play Festival gives queer audiences the opportunity to celebrate their history,
hear their stories, and see themselves represented on stage. Produced by Third
Eye Theatre, this weekend festival features eight staged readings, from comedies to dramas, covering the breadth of the queer experience. One of the plays will be selected for a full production in 2027. Last year’s winner,
“Encounters,” by Jeremy Cole, was selected and performed in Portland’s Fertile Ground Festival of new works April 11—13, 2026.
The Portland Pride Play Festival is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Arts Access Fund.
WHEN: July 10-12, 2026
WHERE:
Back Door Theater
4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97215
(behind the Common Grounds Coffee shop)
TICKETS: Pay-what-you-will
Suggested Donation: $20
Festival Staff:
Artistic Director: Alacias Enger
Programming Manager: Ravyn Jazper-Hawke
Marketing Director: Stephanie Crowley
Stage Manager: David Obele
House Manager: Laura Beth Weinberg
Light Board Operator:
Third Eye Theatre 