Special Events

LineStorm will produce several readings of new short and full-length plays for Portland’s 2024 festival. Can’t wait to see you there!

2024 Line-up:

SUBE Y BAJA by Francisco Garcia

SMALL BITES by Lolly Ward, Holly Richards, Ken Yoshikawa, Heath Hyun Houghton, and Brianna Barrett

FLOATING NAKED WITH PIRANHAS (HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE WORKING AT AMAZON) by Rich Rubin

FINDING WILD by Susan Faust

PCTG New Play Award Winner: BREAD AND ROSES by Timothy Krause

PULL by Sara Jean Accuardi

STRANGE BIRDS by E. M. Lewis

CESSAIR: HOW IRELAND WAS BORN by Holly Richards and Lolly Ward

THE ALCHEMY OF STEAM by Josie Seid

REMOTE by Sofia Molimbi / WHITE NOISE by Audrey Block



Two days to see a new play and raise funds for Ukraine:

SVETLANA! SVETLANA!

by Dan Kitrosser



Four tasty Fertile Ground offerings for 2022:

APPLE HUNTERS!

by E. M. Lewis

LA RONDESTORM

by LineStorm Playwrights

LANDSCAPE

by Sara Jean Accuardi

presented by Theatre Vertigo

DOROTHY’S DICTIONARY

by E. M. Lewis

presented by the Portland Civic Theatre Guild



LineStorm’s delicious lunchtime offerings for Fertile Ground 2021:

ONE PIG, TWO PIG, THREE PIG, BLUE PIG
by Matthew Miller

Thursday, January 28 @ NOON

COPPING OUT: SHORT FILMS
by
Sara Jean Accuardi, Audrey Block, Susan Faust,
Dan Kitrosser, E. M. Lewis, Matt Pavik, Josie Seid, and Lolly Ward

Thursday, February 4 @ NOON

FEZZIWIG’S FORTUNE
by Sara Jean Accuardi & Josie Seid

Saturday, February 6 @ NOON



Reading Series: with DG Footlights

September 9, 2020, 7:00 p.m.

Shakespeare’s Start by Rich Rubin

FREE! Tune in online to hear new work by a local playwright.

Funded in part by MCCC.



Fertile Ground Lunchtime (and Evening) Readings @ Chapel Theatre

Jan. 30 – Feb. 9, FREE readings daily @ noon, except Sundays @ 6 p.m.



Bimonthly Reading Series @ Broadway Rose Theatre

October 6, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

Welcome to Zion by Holly Richards

FREE! Come hear new work by a local playwright.

Generously supported by Ronni Lacroute



Bimonthly Reading Series @ Beulahland

July 14, 2019, 5:00 p.m.

They’ve Turned Off the Water by Dan Kitrosser

Generously supported by Ronni Lacroute



Bimonthly Reading Series @ Artists Repertory Theatre

May 20, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

The Great God of the Dark Storm Cloud by Josie Seid

Generously supported by Ronni Lacroute

Funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council



Bimonthly Reading Series @ Lakewood Center for the Arts

Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

Dorothy’s Dictionary  by E. M. Lewis

Generously supported by Ronni Lacroute

Funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council



Lunchtime (and Evening) Readings  @ Artists Rep

Jan. 24 – Jan. 31, NOON, and Feb. 1, 5:30 p.m., 2019

FREE! Just show up.

New ten-minute and full-length plays by LineStorm Playwrights.

1/24: To the Moon by Matthew Miller
1/25: 38 Minutes by Audrey Block
1/28: Small Bites: 10-Minute Plays by Sara Jean Accuardi, Heath Hyun Houghton, Kisha Jarrett, E. M. Lewis, Matthew Miller, Rich Rubin, and Lolly Ward
1/30: Mate by Lolly Ward
1/31: Confabulous by Susan Faust
2/1 (5:30 p.m.): The Great God of the Dark Storm Cloud by Josie Seid

Special Fundraiser Performance at The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza
1/26, Doors open 6:30 p.m., Performance 7:30 p.m.
You Ruined My Play or, Svetlana! Svetlana!
by Dan Kitrosser
Starring: Valorie Curry (THE TICK) and Sam Underwood (FEAR THE WALKING DEAD)
$20 or PWYW: Box Office Tickets


Bimonthly Reading Series @ Artists Repertory Theatre

FREE! Come hear new work by a local playwright.

Generously supported by a grant from MCCC and by Ronni Lacroute.



PAST READINGS:

December 2, 2018, 5 p.m.: Martyr by Matthew Miller

September 16, 2018, 5 p.m.: Florence Fane in San Francisco by Brianna Barrett

July 22, 2018, 5 p.m.: Break by Sara Jean Accuardi

May 13, 2018, 5 p.m.: Book of Revelation by Rich Rubin

March 25, 2018, 5 p.m.: Theory of Nothing by Lolly Ward

November 5, 2017, 5 p.m.: Dead Special Crabs by Dan Kitrosser



Fertile Ground Lunchtime (and Evening) Readings  @ Artists Repertory Theatre

January 18 – 27, NOON, and January 19, 6pm, 2018

FREE! Just show up.

New one-act and full-length plays by 10 LineStorm Playwrights.

1/18: True Love & Other Noncommunicable Diseases by Brianna Barrett
1/19: Grand Junction by Rich Rubin
1/19 (6pm): The Storyteller by Sara Jean Accuardi
1/22: Petite Dames by Josie Seid
1/23: Strangest Yellow by Susan Faust and Alaska by Audrey Block
1/24: Out of the Blue by Miriam Feder
1/25: How the Light Gets In by E. M. Lewis
1/26: Gone by Lolly Ward
1/27: Cancelled — Not Safe for Adults: A Play for Kids by Dan Kitrosser


Portland in Play returns with new short plays that time travel through our city, decade by decade.

PORTLAND IN PLAY: DECADES
October 9 & 10, 2017 @ Artists Repertory Theatre
7:30 p.m., Morrison Stage

Reserve your free tickets here. Donations support our future work.

Staged readings produced by Lolly Ward

Portland in Play is generously sponsored by Ronni Lacroute.

info@LineStormPlaywrights.com



SHORT & SWEET — Fertile Ground Festival @ Hipbone Studio

January 21, 9pm and January 27, 7 p.m., 2017; Tickets here!

New ten-minute plays by LineStorm Playwrights.



PORTLAND IN PLAY — October 17 & 18, 2016 @ Artists Repertory Theatre

Reserve your free tickets here. Donations accepted to support future productions of new work.

Portland in Play: A story on every street

Presented by LineStorm Playwrights, in association with Artists Rep

Monday, Oct. 17, and Tuesday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., Alder Stage

Ten ten-minute plays by ten local playwrights, inspired by eclectic locations across our city, from Forest Park to Foster Road and from the airport to the aerial tram. Staged readings produced by Miriam Feder and Lolly Ward; directed by Debbie Lamedman.

Generously sponsored by Ronni Lacroute