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  • ARCHIVE
    • 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
    • VENUS & ADONIS
    • 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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escaped alone

Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill
​Directed by Samantha Van Der Merwe
​May 3rd - June 1st 2019

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Thursday - Sunday Evenings at 7:30
​Running time: 60 minutes

SOLD OUT May 3rd 2019
SOLD OUT May 11th 2019
SOLD OUT May 25th 2019
​SOLD OUT May 30th 2019
SOLD OUT May 31st 2019
​SOLD OUT JUNE 1st 2019
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Shaking the Tree is thrilled to present the west coast premiere of Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill
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"I’m walking down the street and there’s a door in the fence open and inside there are three women I’ve seen before." 
Three old friends and a neighbour.
A summer of afternoons in the backyard.
Tea and catastrophe.
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“Escaped Alone" is a fairy tale of sorts, as were Ms. Churchill’s earlier “The Skriker”and “Far Away.” This magnificent writer’s latest variation on that form reaffirms such tales’ power to warm us even as they warn of the unspeakable dangers in the wide, dark world beyond.
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Escaped Alone premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2016, in a production directed by James Macdonald.

Cast 

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Lorraine Bahr
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Jane Bement Geesman
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JoAnn Johnson *
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Jacklyn Maddux *
*​Member of Actors' Equity Association
Sally:        Jane Bement Geesman
Vi:           JoAnn Johnson
Lena:         Lorraine Bahr
​Mrs Jarrett:  Jacklyn Maddux
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Creative Team

Scenic Design:      Samantha Van Der Merwe
Animation:          Samantha Van Der Merwe
Costume Design:     Elyse Grimaldi
Lighting Design:    Trevor Sargent
Sound Design:       Matt Wiens
Stage Manager:      Natasha Stockem
Technical Director: Ted Gold
​Master Carpenter:   Will Gebo

What People are Saying

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"It's a testament to Churchill, Van Der Merwe and the cast that the play's ambiguities intrigue rather than frustrate. Escaped Alone is so engrossing it's easy to sit back and surrender to its surreal flow—to bask in peculiarities"
- Bennett Campbell Ferguson, Willamette Week
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"A Churchill play is often like an alley-oop. She tosses up a perfectly placed floater and asks others to jump up and bring it down. She asks those producing, directing, and acting in her plays to bring it to life by trusting their own interpretations. 
Well, Churchill tossed up the floater and Shaking the Tree slammed it down."
- Christopher Gonzalez, Oregon ArtsWatch
​READ HERE

"Poets, language lovers, and speculative fiction fans will be drawn in by the meaningful and frequently hilarious digressions. Any line could be a story in itself."
- Suzette Smith, Portland Mercury
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"For maximum enjoyment of “Escaped Alone," stop reading right now, buy your tickets, and go into the theater as uninformed as possible."
​-Ben Waterhouse, The Oregonian 
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"seeing those four women on the stage (I could have been one of them), and hearing them say what Churchill knew they ought to say, was a mighty fine experience" ~patron

"I loved seeing all 4 lovely “mature” actresses giving such splendid performances in an amazingly strange little play. So well acted, so dense, and the scenic and sound design was a perfect match to the words. It will live on in my memory . . ." ~Patron

Escaped Alone is generously supported by our season sponsors: Ronni Lacroute, Jessie Jonas & Ellyn Bye. Major support is also received for this year's season by AGE (Advanced Gender Equity in the Arts) 
We'd also like to thank members of Shaking the Tree's Board, as well as many other individual supporters. To support this show, or any others in our season, please click 
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“Escaped Alone” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

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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.

Major Funding provided by

Ronni Lacroute, Jessie Jonas, Ellyn Bye, Ed Hamilton, The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County, the Arts Education & Access Fund, The Collins Foundation, Oregon Cultural Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Prosper Portland, The Rose and David Dortort Foundation, and AGE.
  • WELCOME
  • SHOWS & EVENTS
    • SHORT FLIX
    • REFUGE
  • SUPPORT
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • WORK WITH US
  • ARCHIVE
    • 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
    • VENUS & ADONIS
    • 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