"What makes Shaking the Tree one of the gutsiest production companies in the city is Van Der Merwe's ability to look straight at enshrined notions about what theater can or should be and tell them to go to hell." -Bennett Campbell Ferguson, Willamette Week
"I have been gobsmacked by every Shaking the Tree production I've seen!" ~Patron
BAKKHAI
by Euripides| a new version by ANNE CARSON
October 4th - November 2nd 2019
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A stunning, new translation by the poet and classicist Anne Carson, first performed in 2015 at the Almeida Theatre in London Anne Carson writes, “Euripides was a playwright of the fifth century BC who reinvented Greek tragedy, setting it on a path that leads straight to reality TV. His plays broke all the rules, upended convention and outraged conservative critics. The Bakkhai is his most subversive play, telling the story of a man who cannot admit he would rather live in the skin of a woman, and a god who seems to combine all sexualities into a single ruinous demand for adoration. Dionysos is the god of intoxication. Once you fall under his influence, there is no telling where you will end up.” |
A Banquet
in·stal·la·tion
/ˌinstəˈlāSH(ə)n/
by Samantha Van Der Merwe
January 24th - February 22nd 2020
The Antipodes by Annie Baker
April 17th - May 16th 2020
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The Antipodes is a play about people telling stories about telling stories.
Critic’s Pick! “Endlessly fascinating […] in-all-ways-fabulous […] The Antipodes leaves you glowing with a wondering satisfaction. I mean the happy satiety that comes from being in the hands of a real right-brain/left-brain author who channels her ineffable instincts with a master artisan’s practical skills […] Ms. Baker has established herself as one of the freshest voices in American theater.” - The New York Times "An intensely vivid hypnotizing act disguised as a play." - Time Out New York |
Content Advisory for all Productions
Shaking the Tree Theatre does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects(such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please EMAIL or contact the box office at 503.235.0635
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Shaking the Tree Theatre is located at 823 SE Grant St.
Portland, OR 97214
Look for the Big Blue Warehouse!
Shaking the Tree is in a warehouse space on the NW corner of SE 9th Ave and SE Grant St. The entrance is located just off the parking lot. You are welcome to park in the lot if there is space.
Thank you to our Major Supporters
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Ronni Lacroute
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Jessie Jonas |
Ellyn Bye: Dream Envision Foundation
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Rose and David Dortort Foundation |
Edward Hamilton |
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