Portland Center Stage Nov/Dec 2014 | Page 55

FEATURE URCHES CH -of- CULTURE 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