SEASON 2
(2023-2024)
Mainstage
Taking Care of Animals
By Jerrod Jordahl
Directed by Alex Hurt
November 16 - December 10 2023
On a farm in Iowa, a winter storm rages with no end in sight.
Trapped indoors, the landowner and his two employees engage in a power struggle while the landowner’s daughter navigates the chaos and vies for agency. 21ten Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Taking Care of Animals, a darkly comic, riveting new work by New York playwright Jerrod Jordahl.
A Number
By Caryl Churchill
Directed by Mike O’Connell
January 11 - February 4, 2024
Imagine discovering that you’re not the only version of yourself.
When Bernard learns that he is one of a number of clones, he confronts his father, who completed the experiment in an attempt at atoning for parental regrets. But in Caryl Churchill’s modern masterpiece, the implications of the experiment are greater than any can anticipate, and as the mystery deepens, so too do the ethical uncertainties.
Uncle Vanya
By Anton Chekhov
Adapted from a translation by Stepan Simek
Directed by Chris Conner
May 2 - 26, 2024
During a smoldering summer, the regular rhythms of a farm house are thrown off kilter by the presence of a retired professor and his much-younger wife. In the air is a ticking time bomb. Chekhov’s timeless meditation on wasted purpose and unrequited love comes to life this Spring in a bold new production.
BareBones
52 Pick-Up
By TJ Dawe and Rita Bozi
Directed by Gavin Hoffman
August 25 - September 10, 2023
A deck of cards is tossed into the air, each one inscribed with the title of a scene. Wherever they land determines how the story unfolds.
52 Pick-Up tells the messy, passionate story of a relationship—all shuffled up in a randomized order. A rollercoaster romance that changes with every performance where very show is a new an unique telling.
Here We Are Again Still
By Christian O'Reilly
September 23 - 30, 2023
BareBones Production's first foray into this stripped down style of theatre. The show Here We Are Again Still happens with a bench and three actors.
Here We Are Again Still is a funny and touching story about three stuck people who - as they get to know each other via a park bench - begin to get unstuck.
Adopt A Sailor
By Charles Evered
Directed by Chris Harder
March 15 - March 24, 2024
When a sophisticated New York City couple adopt a young sailor from Arkansas for a day during fleet week, their heartfelt values collide and reveal just how much we truly have in common.
Guest Performances
Presented by Musica Universalis & Kettlehead Studios
Oct. 20th - 29th
Certain Death and Other Considerations
Presented by the Nine-Twenty Collective
May 13 - 15
https://certaindeathplay.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200454704
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Presented by Constellation Shakespeare Club with Bridge City Theatre Camp
May 31 - June 2
Sunday Reading Series
Once a month, 21ten Theatre presents a reading of a new play by an Oregon-based playwright. Minimally rehearsed and volunteer operated, the readings are a chance for playwrights to hear their work brought to life, for actors to get to practice their craft in a low commitment, fun setting, and for the community at large to experience an exciting new story.
Interested in hearing your piece read?
Previous readings
Warday by Tobias Anderson
Madonna of the Cat by Sue Mach
Mink River by Myra Platt
Mr. Ponzi’s $cheme by Tobias Anderson
Still Harvey Still by Brianna Barrett
The Usual Unusual by MJ Halberstadt
Refuse by Meg Wiles
Crooked Numbers by Ellen Margolis
Shakespeare's Skull by Rich Rubin