Speculative Drama

Speculative Drama Speculative Drama was founded to explore the intersection of classic stories and immersive theatre.

Portland based Speculative Drama explores the intersection of classic stories and immersive theatre, focusing on Shakespeare and wordless fairy-tale “plays in movement”. Helmed by Artistic Director and London-trained classical and movement actor Megan Skye Hale and Creative Director, Sound Designer and Portland-based musician Myrrh Larsen, Speculative Drama aims to reclaim the relevance of myths, fairy tales, and Shakespeare through movement theatre, immersive staging, and site-specific production. In an ongoing collaboration with local underground performance venue The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven, we place the audience directly into the action of our productions. Combining the principles of site-specific theatre, rich and immersive soundscapes, and an extremely intimate setting, we create an atmosphere of innovation while honoring and maintaining the original texts or source materials.

08/14/2026

Echoing these words of King Duncan - sometimes this love is trouble, because it takes a LOT to make art. But the trouble is always worth it. Thank you so much to everyone who made our festival Bard Bites! Pop-up Speculations happen! We are so full of love and inspiration after three weekends of nonstop immersive and intimate Shakespeare!

Thank you to all our actors, Elizabeth Neal, Katie Mortemore, JJ Hawkins, Isaac Ellingson, Anna Nymph, Meg Morrigan, Wendy Wilcox, Megan Haynes, Isabella Buckner, Wynee Hu, Damian Luis, Lauren Trask, Darius Haase, Biz Bellows, Phoenix Cox, and Jonathan Cullen! Y'all took two rehearsals and made literal magic with them!

A round of applause for our directors, Myrrh Larsen and David Berkson - we quite literally would not have had these pop-up scenes without your careful and compassionate guidance!

And we are so, so grateful for all of our venues, The Portland Saturday Market, Kit Kat Club () and Ankeny Alley Association (), Hawthorne Plaza and the Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association, Angelo's Bar, Multnomah County Central Library and Director Park!

And let's not forget those working behind the scenes to make it all happen: Speculative Drama Creative Director Myrrh Larsen; and Speculative Drama Artistic Director Megan Skye Hale!

And thank YOU! Without an audience, we are just a bunch of weirdos saying words in public, after all! 💜💜💜

Echoing these words of King Duncan, thank you so much to everyone who made our festival Bard Bites! pop-up Speculations ...
08/14/2026

Echoing these words of King Duncan, thank you so much to everyone who made our festival Bard Bites! pop-up Speculations happen! We are so full of love and inspiration after three weekends of nonstop immersive and intimate Shakespeare!

Thank you to all our actors, Elizabeth Neal, Katie Linden, JJ Hawkins, Isaac Ellingson, Anna Nymph, Meg Morrigan, Wendy Wilcox, Megan Haynes, Isabella Buckner, Wynee Hu Damian Luis Lichtenstein, Lauren Trask, Darius Haase, Biz Bellowss, Phoenix Cox, and Jonathan Cullen! Y'all took two rehearsals and made literal magic with them!

A round of applause for our directors, Myrrh Larsen and David Berkson - we quite literally would not have had these pop-up scenes without your careful and compassionate guidance!

And we are so, so grateful for all of our venues, The Portland Saturday Market, Kit Kat Club and Ankeny Alley Association, Hawthorne Plaza and the Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association, Angelo's Multnomah County Library Central Library and Director Park!

And let's not forget those working behind the scenes to make it all happen: Speculative Drama Creative Director Myrrh Larsen; and Speculative Drama Artistic Director Megan Skye Hale!

And thank YOU! Without an audience, we are just a bunch of weirdos saying words in public, after all! 💜💜💜

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