PORTLAND THEATER FESTIVAL
"Make Believe" by Bess Wohl
Amelie Bolduc, Jack Jones, Asha Iranpour, Fleur Hussey
ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 SEASON
THE MONSTERS
by Ngozi Anyanwu
Two siblings. One shared past. Years of silence.
After years apart, two siblings reunite—bringing with them a shared history marked by distance, memory, and unresolved pain. In Ngozi Anyanwu’s fierce and deeply felt two-hander, old wounds and enduring bonds rise steadily to the surface as brother and sister attempt to reckon with who they were, what happened between them, and whether true reconnection is still possible. The Monsters is an intimate, muscular play about family, survival, and the complicated pull of the people who know us best.
June 25 - July 12
OCTET
By Dave Malloy
Eight voices in search of connection.
In a world shaped by screens, eight strangers gather for a support group focused on internet addiction—each searching for clarity, intimacy, and a way back to themself. Dave Malloy’s Octet is a haunting and exhilarating a cappella musical that fuses extraordinary vocal writing with piercing emotional truth. As the group shares their stories, the piece becomes a searching meditation on technology, loneliness, transcendence, and what it means to be fully present in modern life.
July 23 - August 9
AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
By Henrik Ibsen
A new version by Amy Herzog
What happens when the truth threatens everything?
A respected doctor uncovers a truth that could upend his entire town—but speaking out comes at a staggering cost. In this searing new adaptation by Amy Herzog, fresh from a sold-out Broadway run, Ibsen’s classic is reimagined with striking immediacy and force. As public opinion shifts and alliances fracture, An Enemy of the People becomes a gripping confrontation between conscience and power, individual courage and collective denial. Urgent, provocative, and uncomfortably relevant, it asks: what happens when doing the right thing makes you the enemy?
August 20 - September 6