Profile Theatre

Profile Theatre One Playwright. One Vision. One World. Profile’s second Artistic Director, Adriana Baer, led the theater from 2012-2015.

Founded in 1997 by Jane Unger, Profile Theatre has always centered a season around a single writer, spending much of its first fifteen years exploring the work of some of the 20th Centuries most important masters and bringing many of them to Portland to develop work. Adriana was interested in exploring the writers we would come to think of as our “21st Century Masters,” contemporary writers investigating the most pressing concerns of our time. Josh Hecht became Artistic Director in 2017. His commitment to new work and robust community engagement has led to two new commissions in 2018-2019 and our Community Profile Program that uses art-making as a means of community-building. Over the past twenty years Profile’s Featured Writers have won 10 Pulitzer Prizes (plus 4 finalists), 20 Tony Awards (plus 7 nominations), 18 Drama Desk Awards, 24 Obie Awards and 3 MacArthur “Genius” Awards. In 2010, Profile Theatre was awarded an inaugural “New National Theatre Company” Award from the American Theatre Wing designed to bring national attention to “the most inspiring and innovative theatre companies on our national landscape.” More recently, Profile has twice been recognized by Age and Gender Equity in the Arts for its leadership in equity, diversity and inclusion.

Tickets are now on sale for our next tense and seductive thriller! From the playwright and director that brought you WIT...
09/05/2026

Tickets are now on sale for our next tense and seductive thriller! From the playwright and director that brought you WITCH comes SPAIN by Jen Silverman, directed by Josh Hecht!

SPAIN is a grand cross-disciplinary spectacle featuring live musicians and singers from Portland Opera, 45th Parallel Universe, and Metropolitan Youth Symphony.

Step into a slippery world where the line between truth and fiction is all in the packaging. It’s 1936, and a pair of passionate filmmakers have landed their next big project: a sweeping Spanish Civil War film with the potential to change American hearts and minds. It just happens to be bankrolled by the KGB. Spain by Jen Silverman is a seductive and tense thriller about the power of art to change the world – for better and for worse.

WITCH sold out, and we expect SPAIN to do the same! Don't miss your chance to get 15% off and book your tickets early with our Early Bird discount! Just use code EARLYBIRD15 before checkout!

Click the link below to get your tickets!
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/spain-4861033

🎭: SPAIN by Jen Silverman, directed by Josh Hecht
📅: Oct. 22nd - Nov. 8th
📍: The Ellyn Bye Studio at The Armory, 128 NW 11th ave, Portland OR, 97209
🎟: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/spain-4861033

We're thrilled to be included alongside four other organizations as one of Willamette Week's FIVE "Theatre and Dance Per...
09/04/2026

We're thrilled to be included alongside four other organizations as one of Willamette Week's FIVE "Theatre and Dance Performances We're Jazzed About this Fall"!

With the combined forces of Profile Theatre, 45th Parallel Universe, Portland Opera, and Metropolitan Youth Symphony, SPAIN is already a highly-anticipated, community-wide event!

Tickets to SPAIN go live TOMORROW, September 5th! Set your alarms, then head to profiletheatre.org/spain to get your tickets!

You're invited to join us on September 20th at 2pm for the 2026-2027 SEASON LAUNCH PARTY!Come to the historic Heathman H...
09/04/2026

You're invited to join us on September 20th at 2pm for the 2026-2027 SEASON LAUNCH PARTY!

Come to the historic Heathman Hotel's Trade Room for hors d'oeuvres, sneak-peak excerpts of our upcoming productions, behind-the-scenes info from our Artistic Director, wine (free for Profile Members!), and camaraderie with fellow theatre lovers and Portland's leading playwright-focused theatre company!

This event is FREE for the public! Profile Members also receive a complimentary glass of wine :)

Click the link below to RSVP!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTSNGN-cNz27-3SGFwbgPyNPCJCKJfA5I2nCB4KhVpt9lJMA/viewform

You can become a member and claim your free glass of wine at the event by going to profiletheatre.org/memberships!

Come work with us!!Profile is seeking a LINE PRODUCER! We like to say the line producer oversees "getting the art into t...
08/20/2026

Come work with us!!

Profile is seeking a LINE PRODUCER! We like to say the line producer oversees "getting the art into the theatre" through season planning, scheduling, providing budgets, hiring, driving the design process forward, leading load-in and strike, and more!

Full Time | $50-60k | Benefits!

Click the link below or in our bio to learn more and apply!

https://profiletheatre.org/careers/

We need YOUR SUPPORT to help us finish this season strong, and launch into our next incredible season!Why is it so impor...
06/25/2026

We need YOUR SUPPORT to help us finish this season strong, and launch into our next incredible season!

Why is it so important to support Profile *right now*?

Because the summer is a time when our stage is dark, and when organizational funding is at a lull. That doesn't mean the bill stop coming, or that the work slows down though!

This summer will be spent in deep collaboration with artists across the country as we develop new work for Portland audiences! Including:

- Brand new Re-writes for Jen Silverman's SPAIN!
- In-person workshops for our community-created piece MASKS!
- The third workshop for the world-premiere Profile commission ALPHA ASIANS by Mike Lew!

We can only do this with your support! Click the link below to make your contribution!

https://profiletheatre.org/donations/

Happy closing to the cast & crew of THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman, directed by Jamie M. Rea! Your talent and dedication ...
06/22/2026

Happy closing to the cast & crew of THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman, directed by Jamie M. Rea! Your talent and dedication thrilled and delighted over 1,250 audience members - this is a show that we'll be bragging about for years to come ;)

What's next for Profile? Just a short summer break before we're back with our 2026/27 Season! Click the link below to learn more!

https://profiletheatre.org/2026-2027-season/

RUN and get your tickets to the closing performances of THE ROOMMATE!The show called "phenomenal" and "the best play of ...
06/17/2026

RUN and get your tickets to the closing performances of THE ROOMMATE!

The show called "phenomenal" and "the best play of the season"!

You have three more chances to see what all the buzz is about! Get your tickets now!!

Click the link below to get your tickets!

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-roommate-4808905

🎭: THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman, directed by Jamie M. Rea!
🗓️: June 4-21st
📍: 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
🎟️: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-roommate-4808905

THE ROOMMATE is selling out! We want to make sure as many people as possible get a chance to see the show called "absolu...
06/11/2026

THE ROOMMATE is selling out! We want to make sure as many people as possible get a chance to see the show called "absolutely superb" by audiences, so we've added MORE SEATS to every performance!

Don't bet on these seats staying open for long - get your tickets while you can!

Click the link below to get your tickets!

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-roommate-4808905

🎭: THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman, directed by Jamie M. Rea!
🗓️: June 4-21st
📍: 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
🎟️: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/the-roommate-4808905

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216 NW 13th Street
Portland, OR
97209

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 12pm - 4pm
Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Thursday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm

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