Portland, January 31st, 2015. It’s time for local artists to shine and for fans to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Fertile Ground takes place around the Portland area for 11 days and will finish up February 1st. The festival was launched by the Portland Area Theatre Alliance in 2009 to provide a platform for Portland theater companies to showcase their commitment to new work and to invite regional and national artists to discover for themselves that Portland truly is fertile ground for creativity and innovation. Fertile Ground has grown its scope of offerings to include dance, comedy and visual arts.
Brute, Edward Lyons’ 1950s take on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar features actors including
Matt M Ostrowski Edward Lyons and Ethan LaFrance
Lakewood Center for the Arts the cast of “Upon a Winter Road” by Kurt Misar — with Emily Sahler, Matt Hayward, Leah Seligman, Ron Harman, Kurt Misar and Ernie Casciato at Lakewood Center for the Arts.
Polaris Dance Theatre company performing at Groovin’ Greenhouse.
Choreography by M’Liss Stephenson Quinnly
January 22 – February 1, 2015
By Caroline Miller
Directed by Cassandra Schwanke
Always Without Warning
By Tobin Gollihar & Ian Paul Sieren
Directed by Tobin Gollihar
& Ian Paul Sieren
Bruté
By Edward Lyons, Jr.
Directed by Edward Lyons, Jr.
Genuis
By Sean Bowie
Directed by Mary Rose
David Saffert’s 40th Birthday –
The Liberace Edition!
By David Saffert, Jillian Snow Harris & TriptheDark Dance Company
Directed by Stephanie Cordell
Please Validate Your Identity
Directed by Aiyana Cunningham
The Snowstorm
By Eric Nordin
Directed & choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels
The Jungle Book
Adapted by Anita Menon, Sarah Jane Hardy & John Ellingson
Directed by Sarah Jane Hardy
ID[ea]
By the Third Rail
Mentorship Company
The Essex
By Lawrence Howard
Directed by Lynne Duddy
Tramps
Written & directed by Annie Rimmer & Jayne Stevens
Gender Tree
By Cassandra Boice
Directed by Cassandra Boice
& Ty Boice
“Mom?” A Comedy of Mourners
Created by Laura Loy, Anna Sell & Jeff Desautels
Alice’s 1-Woman Wonderland: The Original Adventure
By Lewis Carroll,
adapted by Anne Rutherford
The Snow Queen: A Folk Opera
Directed by The Broken Planetarium
Written & Composed by Laura Dunn
One Off! – Completely Improvised One Act Plays
By Infinite Improv
