Education

Our theater programs are fun, challenging, and enriching! Stories of all kinds are used to fuel active, collaborative, and process-based learning for grades K–12. Students work with professional actors, directors, and artisans through on-site, in-school, and off-site programs for every age and interest level. Each participant is invited to think, speak, and act imaginatively, critically, and creatively in an environment of inclusivity and safe play.

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New Works

We establish an environment that supports our region’s playwrights, builds bridges between our theater and national writers, and brings awareness of our art form and the work being created in the New England area with exciting initiatives: the Clauder Competition and the Little Festival of the Unexpected. Additionally, every year we have our From Away festival in collaboration with the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa, where we bring international writers to Portland to share their work with our community.

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Support Us

The generosity of individual donors, foundations, and corporations alike enables us to surround the core work on our Mainstage with vital Education Programs, innovative New Work Development initiatives, and exciting community engagement programs that deepen and broaden the impact of our handcrafted productions. Tax-deductible contributions keep Portland Stage a living, breathing, growing, and thriving theater, and ultimately ensure the fulfillment of our mission and the enrichment of our community.

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