Friday, July 10th
7:00 PM
Challah if You Queer Me
By Allison Fradkin
Directed by Jamie Adams
Cast:
Daphne: Juliette Rodriguez
Judy: Juli Stratton
Steve: Jacin Harter
7:30 PM
Queerly Departed
By Ian Trutt
Directed by Alacias Enger
Cast:
Keith: Devin James Stinson
Bella: Emma Payne
Melanie: Carol Rose McCreary
Onyx: Jeia Scott
RJ: Brian Chase Reinhardt
Pop-Pop/Stage Directions: David D. Levine
Saturday, July 11th
1:00 PM
Downward Facing
By Mishelle Apalategui
Directed by Shareen Jacobs
Cast:
Flax: Brian Chase Reinhardt
Dasher: Jude Brehl
Jenna: Marion Dawn Hazelwood
Janna: Emma Payne
Lily-Anne: Judith Conly
Stage Directions: Rebecca Dow
3:00 PM
The Women’s Ward
By Jeremy Cole
Directed by Edward Lyons, Jr.
Cast:
Serena: Taylor Putzek
Jeff: Alex Gutridge
Maggie: Laura Gillooly
Anna: Juliette Rodriguez
Sarah: Miranda Lenore
Jan: Marion Dawn Hazelwood
The Doctor: Samm Hill
5:00 PM
Every Guy
By Rhett Goldman
Directed by Alacias Enger
Cast:
Me: Jude Brehl
You: Shane Ruyle
Stage Directions: Rebecca Dow
7:30 PM
The Flowers of Virtue
By Mikki Gillette
Directed by Ravyn Jazper-Hawke
Cast:
Sammy: Cesily Stevens
Millicent: Deirdre Mui
Mel: Shane Ruyle
Colette: Jeia Scott
Addy: Cosmo Reynolds
Brie: Bryn Bolimpalli
Stage Directions: Rebecca Dow
Sunday, July 12th
1:00 PM
Boo!
By Deanna Strasse
Directed by Jamie Adams
Cast:
Kai: Devin James Stinson
Alex: Kristy Lamar
Dylan: D. Aidan Wright
Kelly: Heather Whited
Kassandra: Beth Ricketson
Stage Directions: Bobby Nove
3:00 PM
Nothing is Nothing is Nothing
By Tim Krause
Directed by Ravyn Jazper-Hawke
Cast:
QUEEN Maggie: Carol Rose McCreary
The Dead KING: Paul Roder
Lance the KNIGHT: Samm Hill
The Virgin MAIDEN: Kristy Lamar
An Androgynous BISHOP: David D. Levine
JESTER, The Fool: Jacin Harter
The Dirty COOK: Desirae Stewart
A Bureaucratic PUBLICAN: Juli Stratton
Stage Directions: Bobby Nove
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’s 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: Mojo McCoy
Third Eye Theatre 