THREESOME
SPONSOR
STATEMENTS
Dr. Barbara Hort
NOW ON THE
MEZZANINE
The mission of Portland Center Stage is
“to inspire our community by bringing
stories to life in unexpected ways.”
What is unspoken in this mission
statement is the fact that bringing to
life any story about authentic human
experience demands great courage —
courage from the story’s creators and
courage from its witnesses. Threesome is
one such story. It is my honor to support
the courage of Threesome’s creators,
and to inspire the courage of you, its
witnesses, by sponsoring the production
of this bold new play. Stories about the
injury and healing of one person can
inspire the healing of many others. But
healing requires steadfast courage, as
well as genuine creativity and a dollop
of humor. Threesome entails all three
elements, and thus, it offers us one of
the theater’s golden opportunities for
healing, as well as entertainment. I hope
it will deliver both to you.
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Ronni Lacroute
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BRUNCH
LUNCH
DINNER
Noon before
weekend matinees
10:30 a.m. before
Thursday matinees
6:00 p.m. before
evening performances
Creating new works of art is a cultural
necessity, and it is contemporary theater
that speaks to the issues of our times. I
am honored to sponsor a new play from
Portand Center Stage’s JAW festival,
by the important Arab-American
playwright Yussef El Guindi. According
to this Egyptian-born playwright,
“Life is a dark comedy. It’s perplexing,
bewildering and funny. Humor has its
own wisdom.” I love the wisdom of El
Guindi’s humor in Threesome as well
as the intense dynamics and changing
rhythms of the piece. He is a linguistic
and dramatic acrobat who will surprise
you repeatedly. I hope that audiences
will enjoy the roller coaster ride!
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Sharon Mueller and
Reynolds Potter
We are longtime fans of Portland Center
Stage. Always happy and enthusiastic to
support their productions.
P 12 | PORTLAND CENTER STAGE THREESOME