theater company based portland oregon united_states theater productions presented portland founded northern sibling oregon independent theater producing artistic director took company fourth artistic director hired design firm help marketing strategy increased variety productions company began capital campaign moved includes theaters production facilities office space puts seven productions annually september june productions include classical contemporary premiere pieces received positive commentary regional including oregon history portland center stage founded northern sibling oregon shakespeare festival oregon continued branch company originally known oregon shakespeare festival portland production artistic director let year transitional process began maintained role reported artistic director couldn figure integrate closely liking unwilling portland way supervision advisory board oregon shakespeare festival portland board directors hired producing artistic director previously served search committee new artistic director decided consideration budget million subscribers company financial numbers transitional period new artistic director reported deficit company experienced described divorce search committee artistic director suddenly announced resignation june effective following october citing personal reasons rest theater community surprised resignation board president commented separating real challenge form identity wonderful job helping years present fourth artistic director took recruited experienced actors company previously founded actor express atlanta georgia artistic director initially signed year contract began artistic director company largest live theater production company portland organization facing sporadic attendance performances financial difficulties deficit end deficit base subscribers financial position company later stabilized budget million work came consultant report found relied heavily gifts grants fund operations peers company hired design help marketing helped improve promotional materials organization modified nature style performances design produced page showed performance schedule season subscribers potential customers handed performances placed town promotional campaign stressed unique qualities live theater performance entertainment television film productions presented theatres portland season moved new beginning season began million capital campaign goal building new theater complex historic building portland company began usage space september received september renovations upgrades facility additional theater facilities include seat main stage theater smaller seat black box theater administrative offices rehearsal hall production facilities main theater called seven productions performed annually september company productions include contemporary classical pieces modern addition summer festival jaw previously known add water west approximately subscribers annual audience productions producing artistic director production schedule set changes season schedule decided direct play season arms man instead previously scheduled play translation nominated best production awards recognize excellence portland theater arms man artistic director world premiere play comfort joy play acts premiered december commissioned playwright write comfort joy time produced new play ended time january final productions christmas carol final production company bus stop production signing play based novel theater critic described choice especially departure reviews portland media mixed received positive review audience feedback productions season included irish comedy christmas carol adaptation northwest premiere opened seasons musicals opened season west story season productions season included doubt twelfth night great notion received total awards 29th annual june including outstanding production twelfth night opened season week described timely choice light economic crisis reception guide best places northwest smith wrote offers excellent production values play book author wrote positively commenting portland leading professional theater company par country best regional theaters oregon notes company produces innovative daring productions
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