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PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE
602 NE PRESCOTT ST.
CAPACITY: 90
WAS
German Orthodox*, then changed hands to a Baptist congregation during the WWII era. Portland
Playhouse acquired it in 2008, but met a hitch in
2011-12 when the city challenged its lease as “retail”
rather than “community use.” The King Neighborhood Association and theater community rallied to
save it, declaring the theater “a p