Jumpstart! Improv Mini-Series
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJuly Vault Academy Taught by Mandana Khoshnevisan A four-week intro to theatrical improvisation. This entry-level class will give you a taste of the “secret” of how improvisors work together to make something delightful and hilarious from "nothing." Over the four weeks, we'll learn and practice the fundamentals of improvisational theater, with a focus on creating great stories together. Along the… Read More
DANCE PARTY 101
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJuly Vault Academy Taught by Mandana Khoshnevisan Do you ever feel like "going dancing" but aren't quite sure what to do when you get there? Do dance floors at events make you feel excited and/or scared? Always wanted to dance like no one's watching? Looking for a fun night out that's part how-to and part… Read More
Improv for Writers
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJuly Vault Academy Taught by Mandana Khoshnevisan Are you a writer — or wish you were one? In this one-night workshop, we'll learn some fundamental improv techniques to crack your brain open, kick writer's block, and say yes to your own ideas! Applying the basic principles of theatrical improv to our writing allows us to… Read More
Musical Improv
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJuly Vault Academy Taught by Mandana Khoshnevisan Come peek behind the curtain at the secrets of musical improv! In this workshop, students will practice the craft of creating songs from nothing. We'll flex the muscle of singing together in harmony, and learn techniques for rhyming, song structure, solos, duets, and group numbers. From standalone numbers… Read More
Improvised Shakespeare
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJuly Vault Academy Taught by Mandana Khoshnevisan Come and play in the world of Shakespeare: a world of heightened language, melodrama, and high theatrical stakes! In this workshop, we'll demystify that Elizabethan grammar (thee/thou/hither/thither?), play with poetic language, and explore the staging and storytelling techniques that make Shakespeare's plays sing. Whether or not you're already… Read More
The Glass Menagerie
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesFor the first time in 15 years, Bag&Baggage revisits Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, a haunting memory play that stands as a cornerstone of American theatre. This semi-autobiographical classic follows Tom Wingfield as he struggles between duty and desire, caught between his overbearing yet fiercely loving mother, Amanda, and his painfully innocent sister, Laura. A… Read More
A Tuna Christmas
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWritten by Ed Howard, Jaston Williams & Joe Sears Christmas Eve has descended on Tuna, Texas (pop. 201), and nothing is calm or bright. The fiercely competitive Christmas Decoration Yard Display Contest is under siege from a prank-happy “Christmas Phantom,” the local A Christmas Carol production may go dark over an unpaid light bill, and Tastee Kreme staff… Read More
Hadestown: Teen Edition
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesBag&Baggage is thrilled to present STAGES Performing Arts Youth Academy's Hadestown: Teen Edition, a full-length adaptation of Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony-winning folk-rock musical created specifically for young performers. Guided by STAGES’ acclaimed creative team, an all-local youth ensemble retells two mythic love stories – Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades and Persephone – in a score that blends New Orleans jazz,… Read More
Antíkoni
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWritten by Beth Piatote Beth Piatote’s Antíkoni is a bold and urgent reimagining of Sophocles’ Antigone, framed through a Native American perspective and set within a museum filled with Indigenous belongings. In a near-future world where Nationalists have seized power, a Nez Perce family is caught between the demands of modern survival and the sacred… Read More