Production History
Craig Fox Had A Wife
by Beverly Allen
Directed by Debbie Levin
November 2022
Craig Fox Had A Wife was the centerpiece of our PTSD Awareness Project, a multi-faceted program intended to promote community understanding of the effects of war on military personnel, families, and communities. Written by local playwright Beverly Allen, the play recounts her story of how a veteran, a widow and a Vietnamese tour guide found healing decades after the war. Activities surrounding the production and program also included "Layers of War", an art exhibit featuring the work of veteran and active military artists and "War Stories: Personal Retrospectives", a story-telling session with veterans in collaboration with Bend Storytelling Circle. Funding for this production was made possible by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust, St. Charles Foundation, Braemar Charitable Trust, IBM, Bend Furniture and Design, Coffman Vision Clinic, and support from the 116th Hornet Division who served with Craig Fox.
Circle Mirror Transformation
by Annie Baker
Directed by Craig Brauner
September 2022
Winner of the Obie Award for Best New American Play and hailed by critics as “absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny” (The New York Times), Circle Mirror Transformation follows an unlikely group of five strangers who have signed up for an introduction to acting course where they learn more about themselves than they do about acting. This was touring production part of the "Road Show" program for Ellipse Theatre Community (ETC) performing in Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver, and Prineville. Special to this production was the collaboration with award-winning pianist and composer, Paula Dreyer, who performed live during each performance. Funding for this production was made possible by a grant from the Deschutes County Coalition, donations, and volunteer support.as our first production and the launch of touring Road Show program. This mobile production toured through Bend, Redmond, and Sisters performing at Open Space Event Studios, Unity Community of Central Oregon, High Desert Music Hall, and the Sisters Public Library entertaining over 300 audience members during its seven show run. Funding for this production was made possible by a grant from the Deschutes County Coalition, donations, and volunteer support.
Love, Loss and What I Wore
by Nora & Delia Ephron
Directed by Debbie Levin
February 2022
Love, Loss and What I Wore was our first production and the launch of touring Road Show program. This mobile production toured through Bend, Redmond, and Sisters performing at Open Space Event Studios, Unity Community of Central Oregon, High Desert Music Hall, and the Sisters Public Library entertaining over 300 audience members during its seven show run. Funding for this production was made possible by a grant from the Deschutes County Coalition, donations, and volunteer support.