Productions
When Elizabeth Huddle became producing artistic director in 1994, a production schedule had already been set by the OSF's Pat Patton. Huddle made changes to her first season's schedule and decided to direct the first play of the season Arms and the Man, instead of the previously scheduled play Jean Anouilh's translation of Sophocles' Antigone. Portland Center Stage was nominated for "Best Production" in the 1994–95 Drammy Awards which recognize excellence in Portland theater, for Arms and the Man.
Huddle was artistic director for the world premiere of the play Comfort and Joy: A Play in Two Acts, which premiered at PCS on December 2, 1995. Huddle had commissioned playwright Jack Heifner to write Comfort and Joy, which was the first time that Portland Center Stage had ever produced a new play. Huddle ended her time with the Portland Center Stage company in January 2000. One of Huddle's final productions with PCS was A Christmas Carol, and her final production with the company was Bus Stop.
Chris Coleman's first production after signing on with PCS in 2000 was the play The Devils by Elizabeth Egloff, based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Theater critic Misha Berson of The Seattle Times described Coleman's choice as "an especially audacious departure for Portland Center Stage", though reviews in Portland media were mixed, it received a positive review in The Oregonian and from audience feedback. Other productions in the 2000–2001 season included Martin McDonagh's Irish comedy, The Cripple of Inishmaan, A Christmas Carol, Patrick Marber's Closer, and adaptation of Antigone, and the Northwest premiere of A New Brain by William Finn.
Coleman opened the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons at PCS with musicals. He opened the 2006 season with West Side Story, and the 2007 season with Cabaret. Other productions in the 2007–2008 season included Doubt, a Parable, Twelfth Night, and Sometimes a Great Notion. PCS received a total of 12 awards at the 29th annual Drammy Awards in June 2008, including "Outstanding Production" for Twelfth Night. Coleman opened the 2008–2009 season with Guys and Dolls, which The Oregonian and Willamette Week described as a timely choice in light of the Economic crisis of 2008.
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