December 2018
Bell, Book and Candle
Usher in the holidays with a classic romantic comedy filled with magic, charm, and just a little touch of witchcraft! John Van Druten’s 1950 play inspired the hugely popular film starring Kim Novak and Jimmy Stewart, and one of the most popular television shows in history, Bewitched! Gillian Holroyd, a witch living in Greenwich Village, has fallen in love with her neighbor… a serious problem for witches, who must give up their powers if they fall in love with a…
Find out more »Magazine Lecture: Carving Cats
Join longtime B&B patron and styrofoam artist extraordinaire Greg Bruce for a special behind-the-scenes look at the artistic creation and construction of Gillian’s cat, Pyewacket. Greg has designed and built four Pyewackets for us that appear on stage at different moments of the show!
Find out more »A Christmas Carol: A One-Man Ghost Story
After charming audiences in Portland for the past six holiday seasons, Associate Artist Phillip J. Berns’ one-man telling of Charles Dickens’ holiday favorite comes to downtown Hillsboro for the first time ever! With atmospheric music by the inimitable Christopher Beatty, Berns’ simple storytelling-based approach makes this performance an instant holiday tradition for young and old alike.
Find out more »January 2019
5th Annual Burns Supper
Join Bag&Baggage Productions as we host our 5th annual celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns with a traditional Burns Night Supper! The event will follow Scottish tradition by featuring a bagpiper, drams of whisky, and a traditional Scottish meal including: scotch eggs, oatcakes and cheddar, salmon fishcakes, cranachan dessert and – of course – haggis! This 5th annual event, hosted in our very own home, The Vault Theater and Event Space, will feature expanded silent and live…
Find out more »March 2019
The Island In Winter or, La Isla en Invierno
Our inaugural Problem Play Project production is a remarkable new vision of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale in a bilingual world premiere adaptation! The Bard’s spellbinding tale of jealousy, prophecy, magic, and redemption, reworked by Hillsboro-native Carlos-Zenen Trujillo, transports the action away from Sicilia and Bohemia to Miami and Havana. Bringing Latin-American magical realism to play in one of Shakespeare’s most compelling (and magical) tales, The Island In Winter is the first show in a three-year project that asks emerging playwrights…
Find out more »April 2019
No Filter Improv at The Vault
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 »May 2019
Peter/Wendy
We all think we know the classic children’s story of Peter Pan: the boy who never grows up, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, Lost Boys, and a hungry crocodile. Well, that is NOT this show! Jeremy Bloom’s adaptation of the classic J.M. Barrie tale digs deep into the darker side of Neverland, breaking the story down into its most essential and imaginative parts, and creating a much more adult exploration of the psychology and meaning underlying one of the most famous “children’s”…
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