Shaking The Tree Theatre
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    • THE ANTIPODES
    • UBU AMERICA
    • THE BROTHER AND THE BIRD
    • WE WROTE THIS WITH YOU IN MIND
    • BLOOD WEDDING
    • IN A DIFFERENT REALITY SHE'S CLAWING AT THE WALLS
    • FORBIDDEN FRUIT
    • FUCKING A
    • MODELMINORITY
    • CHICK FIGHT
    • COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATION
    • FAMILY
    • 家 人 (JIA REN)
    • REFUGE
    • SHORT FLIX
    • BAKKHAI
    • ESCAPED ALONE
    • MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS
    • _____ THE WOLF
    • SALT
    • MACBETH
    • THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
    • COME TO THE TABLE
    • MISS JULIE
    • WE'RE ALL MAD HERE
    • HEAD . HANDS . FEET
    • ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
    • A DOLL'S HOUSE
    • PASSION PLAY
    • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
    • MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
    • ONE FLEA SPARE
    • WILDE TALES
    • FAR AWAY
    • THE TRIPPING POINT
  • WELCOME
  • SHOWS & EVENTS
    • NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE SUMMER FESTIVAL
    • DANCING ON THE SABBATH
    • TICKETS
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    • STT PLAYREADING CLUB
  • RESIDENCIES
    • VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCIES
    • PERFORMANCE RESIDENCIES
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  • CONTACT
    • FIND US HERE
    • ACCESSIBILITY
    • WORK WITH US
  • ABOUT
    • WHO WE ARE
    • ACCOUNTABILITY
    • LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    • COVID POLICY
  • ARCHIVE
    • THE ANTIPODES
    • UBU AMERICA
    • THE BROTHER AND THE BIRD
    • WE WROTE THIS WITH YOU IN MIND
    • BLOOD WEDDING
    • IN A DIFFERENT REALITY SHE'S CLAWING AT THE WALLS
    • FORBIDDEN FRUIT
    • FUCKING A
    • MODELMINORITY
    • CHICK FIGHT
    • COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATION
    • FAMILY
    • 家 人 (JIA REN)
    • REFUGE
    • SHORT FLIX
    • BAKKHAI
    • ESCAPED ALONE
    • MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS
    • _____ THE WOLF
    • SALT
    • MACBETH
    • THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
    • COME TO THE TABLE
    • MISS JULIE
    • WE'RE ALL MAD HERE
    • HEAD . HANDS . FEET
    • ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
    • A DOLL'S HOUSE
    • PASSION PLAY
    • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
    • MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
    • ONE FLEA SPARE
    • WILDE TALES
    • FAR AWAY
    • THE TRIPPING POINT
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Shaking the Tree Theatre

"One of the most thoughtful and constantly inventive theater spaces in the city, Shaking the Tree always produces works that must be discussed afterward…" -Suzette Smith, Portland Mercury
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"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've written this before, but the reason I think Shaking the Tree is the most interesting theatre in Portland is because they don't let you off the hook, ever, not for a single moment. As soon as you enter the theatre, you're in it without a safety net." -Krista Garver, Broadway World ​
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April 9th - May 21st

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June 20th - 28th

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Shaking the Tree's 3rd Annual Summer Festival

Past Work

THE ANTIPODES
UBU AMERICA
NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
THE BROTHER AND THE BIRD
WE WROTE THIS WITH YOU IN MIND
BLOOD WEDDING
IN A DIFFERENT REALITY SHE'S CLAWING AT THE WALLS
FORBIDDEN FRUIT
FUCKING A
MODELMINORITY
CHICK FIGHT
FAMILY
家 人 (Jia Ren)
REFUGE
BAKKHAI
ESCAPED ALONE
Made to Dance in Burning Buildings
_____ the wolf
SALT
MACBETH
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Come to the Table, Mike Pence
Miss Julie
We're All Mad Here
Head. Hands. Feet.
Orpheus and Eurydice
A Doll's House
Passion Play
Suddenly Last Summer
Masque of the Red Death
One Flea Spare
Wilde Tales
Far Away
The Tripping Point

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Shaking the Tree Theatre is located at 823 SE Grant St.
Portland, OR 97214

Oue main office is located at 2136 SE 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97214

For our theatre: Look for the Big Blue Warehouse on the corner od SE 9th and Grant and enter through the gate.
​For our main office: look for the beautiful mural on the corner of SE 8th and Grant. Entrance is on SE 8th.


Shaking the Tree receives major funding from:

 The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation,  The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Rose and David Dortort Foundation, supporting organization of the California Community Foundation, The Benjamin Buckley Young Actors Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, The Jackson Foundation, The Ronald W. Naito Foundation,
Ronni Lacroute, Jessie Jonas, Ellyn Bye & Anonymous x2.

Shaking the Tree Theatre receives support from the Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Shaking the Tree is supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust through the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition.

  • WELCOME
  • SHOWS & EVENTS
    • NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE SUMMER FESTIVAL
    • DANCING ON THE SABBATH
    • TICKETS
  • WORKSHOPS
    • STT PLAYREADING CLUB
  • RESIDENCIES
    • VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCIES
    • PERFORMANCE RESIDENCIES
  • DONATE
  • RENTALS
  • CONTACT
    • FIND US HERE
    • ACCESSIBILITY
    • WORK WITH US
  • ABOUT
    • WHO WE ARE
    • ACCOUNTABILITY
    • LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    • COVID POLICY
  • ARCHIVE
    • THE ANTIPODES
    • UBU AMERICA
    • THE BROTHER AND THE BIRD
    • WE WROTE THIS WITH YOU IN MIND
    • BLOOD WEDDING
    • IN A DIFFERENT REALITY SHE'S CLAWING AT THE WALLS
    • FORBIDDEN FRUIT
    • FUCKING A
    • MODELMINORITY
    • CHICK FIGHT
    • COMMUNITY IN CONVERSATION
    • FAMILY
    • 家 人 (JIA REN)
    • REFUGE
    • SHORT FLIX
    • BAKKHAI
    • ESCAPED ALONE
    • MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS
    • _____ THE WOLF
    • SALT
    • MACBETH
    • THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
    • COME TO THE TABLE
    • MISS JULIE
    • WE'RE ALL MAD HERE
    • HEAD . HANDS . FEET
    • ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
    • A DOLL'S HOUSE
    • PASSION PLAY
    • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
    • MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
    • ONE FLEA SPARE
    • WILDE TALES
    • FAR AWAY
    • THE TRIPPING POINT