December 2019
The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays
It’s December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer…
Find out more »Magazine Lecture: It’s Carpentry, my dear Watson!
Magazine Lectures happen every Friday of a production run prior to the performance, starting at 6:45 PM. This week's lecturer: Set Designer Shannon Cramer will be speaking on her design concept for our holiday show and crafting the technological madhouse of Gillette castle!
Find out more »Talkback: The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays
Post-show talkbacks and discussions with participating cast and crew members take place immediately following each Sunday matinee. Can't be there in person, but still have a burning question to ask the team? View talkbacks live on our Facebook page where you can leave your questions and comments for our artists!
Find out more »Magazine Lecture: Meet the EAs!
Magazine Lectures happen every Friday of a production run prior to the performance, starting at 6:45 PM. This week's lecturer(s): Emerging Artist Jesse Groat will lead a panel discussion with fellow EAs Trevor Harter, Elliot Lorence, and Kenny Pratt as they discuss their various roles working on The Game’s Afoot, and the Bag&Baggage Emerging Artist Program as a whole!
Find out more »Talkback: The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays
Post-show talkbacks and discussions with participating cast and crew members take place immediately following each Sunday matinee. Can't be there in person, but still have a burning question to ask the team? View talkbacks live on our Facebook page where you can leave your questions and comments for our artists!
Find out more »January 2020
No Filter Improv at The Vault
Improvised performance from some of your favorite Portland-area actors. No Filter is Andrew Beck, Jacquelle Davis, Kaia Maarja Hiller, Cassie Greer, Peter Schuyler, and Gary Strong. You’ve seen what some of these actors can do with a script; now come see what they do without one! Join No Filter for an evening of improvised hilarity, inspired by YOUR suggestions. Comedy. Havoc. Questionable Morals. What could possibly be better?
Find out more »Urban Tellers®
Urban Tellers® shows give people an inside look into the heart and soul of our community. Every live storytelling show creates a sense of connectedness – an extraordinarily rare experience in this digital age. Urban Tellers® brings people together to share stories of our mutual human experience, with a unique form of devised theater and people who have worked hard to approach their stories with courage, dignity, and humor — no scripts, no notes, no net. This show promises to…
Find out more »Burns Supper 2020
Friday • January 24, 2020 • 7-10 PM Burns Night is a traditional Scottish holiday celebrating the life, times, and poetry of Robert “Rabbie” Burns. Bag&Baggage’s event follows Scottish tradition, featuring poetry, toasts, drams of Scotch, bagpipes, and an authentic 4-course Scottish meal! This 6th annual event, hosted in our very own home, The Vault Theater, also serves as a fundraiser to help expand Bag&Baggage’s community outreach efforts, and will feature performances and a paddle raise, along with some incredible…
Find out more »March 2020
The Measure of Innocence
“Some rise by sin, some by virtue fall.” Drawing on Shakespeare’s inherent genius for seamlessly blending the comic and the tragic, Portland-based playwright Anya Pearson (Made to Dance in Burning Buildings) adds her own unique command of language, humor, and social insight to this story, reimagining Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure through the all-too-relevant lens of the systemically unjust criminal justice system and the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement. Set in our current fractured political landscape, The Measure of Innocence is…
Find out more »Pay What You Will: The Measure of Innocence
Pay What You Will previews happen every first Thursday of a show run. Tickets must be purchased at the door. Cash is preferred.
Find out more »Hughes Night Out!: The Measure of Innocence
Every first Saturday of a show run, join us 1 hour prior to the performance for Hughes Night Out! Your ticket, along with a fabulous evening of theatre, comes with a complimentary glass of wine and an appetizer courtesy of the former first couple of Hillsboro, Tom & Gayle Hughes!
Find out more »Talkback: The Measure of Innocence
Post-show talkbacks and discussions with participating cast and crew members take place immediately following each Sunday matinee (excluding the final Sunday of a show run).
Find out more »April 2020
Fallen Angels
Best friends Julia and Jane, now both happily married to others, once counted the dashing Maurice as their lover. Guess who's back in town and requesting the pleasure of the ladies’ company? Anticipating his appearance, Jane and Julia progressively inebriate themselves, concerned that secrets from their past will be revealed, and ultimately causing a host of antics, in this comedy of manners directed by Resident Acting Company member Andrew Beck. Fallen Angels caused a scandal when it first opened in…
Find out more »Pay What You Will: Fallen Angels
Pay What You Will previews happen every first Thursday of a show run. Tickets must be purchased at the door. Cash is preferred.
Find out more »May 2020
Hughes Night Out!: Fallen Angels
Every first Saturday of a show run, join us 1 hour prior to the performance for Hughes Night Out! Your ticket, along with a fabulous evening of theatre, comes with a complimentary glass of wine and an appetizer courtesy of the former first couple of Hillsboro, Tom & Gayle Hughes!
Find out more »Talkback: Fallen Angels
Post-show talkbacks and discussions with participating cast and crew members take place immediately following each Sunday matinee (excluding the final Sunday of a show run).
Find out more »