The Vault Theater & Event Space
The Last White Man
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesBy Bill Cain Directed by Scott Palmer Playing Hamlet is no easy task. In a troubled production, three successive actors fight their way through Shakespeare’s longest and most challenging role. Movie star Charlie, his understudy Rafe and the transcendent Tigg battle doubts, ghosts, critics, and each other while trying to prove that each of theirs… Read More
The Last White Man
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesBy Bill Cain Directed by Scott Palmer Playing Hamlet is no easy task. In a troubled production, three successive actors fight their way through Shakespeare’s longest and most challenging role. Movie star Charlie, his understudy Rafe and the transcendent Tigg battle doubts, ghosts, critics, and each other while trying to prove that each of theirs… Read More
Our Utopia
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesBy Carlos-Zenen Trujillo Directed by Jackie Apodaca If you're tired of the struggle of living. This constant struggle. The materialism. Living paycheck to paycheck. Our Utopia is the place for you. Here we live in harmony with nature. All as one. In united harmony. Give us a try. Who knows? You might find a new family. … Read More
Our Utopia
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesBy Carlos-Zenen Trujillo Directed by Jackie Apodaca If you're tired of the struggle of living. This constant struggle. The materialism. Living paycheck to paycheck. Our Utopia is the place for you. Here we live in harmony with nature. All as one. In united harmony. Give us a try. Who knows? You might find a new family. … Read More
Troy, USA
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWelcome to Troy, USA, 1972, where tensions are high, draft cards are burning, and protests are rampant. A Chorus of historic activists and organizers guides us through this world premiere adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida, examining war, race, class, oppression, betrayal, and just how far we will go for love. Featuring striking imagery,… Read More
Troy, USA
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWelcome to Troy, USA, 1972, where tensions are high, draft cards are burning, and protests are rampant. A Chorus of historic activists and organizers guides us through this world premiere adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida, examining war, race, class, oppression, betrayal, and just how far we will go for love. Featuring striking imagery,… Read More
Lights Up at The Vault: David Saffert & Courtney Freed Present “Silver & Gold”
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesPianist David Saffert and chanteuse Courtney Freed deliver the motherlode in music and gaiety with “Silver & Gold,” a celebration to the holidays and just plain being together! This effervescent duo have mined their childhoods for songs and stories of the season that range from holiday TV specials to booze to their own mothers. Experience… Read More
Lights Up at The Vault: David Saffert & Courtney Freed Present “Silver & Gold”
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesPianist David Saffert and chanteuse Courtney Freed deliver the motherlode in music and gaiety with “Silver & Gold,” a celebration to the holidays and just plain being together! This effervescent duo have mined their childhoods for songs and stories of the season that range from holiday TV specials to booze to their own mothers. Experience… Read More
Lights Up at The Vault: David Saffert & Courtney Freed Present “Silver & Gold”
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesPianist David Saffert and chanteuse Courtney Freed deliver the motherlode in music and gaiety with “Silver & Gold,” a celebration to the holidays and just plain being together! This effervescent duo have mined their childhoods for songs and stories of the season that range from holiday TV specials to booze to their own mothers. Experience… Read More
Lights Up at The Vault: David Saffert & Courtney Freed Present “Silver & Gold”
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesPianist David Saffert and chanteuse Courtney Freed deliver the motherlode in music and gaiety with “Silver & Gold,” a celebration to the holidays and just plain being together! This effervescent duo have mined their childhoods for songs and stories of the season that range from holiday TV specials to booze to their own mothers. Experience… Read More
Lights Up at The Vault: Fake Radio Presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJoin us in welcoming Fake Radio back to The Vault Theater for this ongoing holiday tradition! "Every holiday season for twenty years (except during COVID!) we’ve recreated the 1947 CBS radio broadcast of Lux Radio Theater's "It's a Wonderful Life"... including all of its original commercials. This year, we’re excited to bring back our favorite… Read More
Lights Up at The Vault: Fake Radio Presents “It’s a Wonderful Life”
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesJoin us in welcoming Fake Radio back to The Vault Theater for this ongoing holiday tradition! "Every holiday season for twenty years (except during COVID!) we’ve recreated the 1947 CBS radio broadcast of Lux Radio Theater's "It's a Wonderful Life"... including all of its original commercials. This year, we’re excited to bring back our favorite… Read More
Climate Change Theatre Action 2021
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United States“We need to have a whole cultural shift, where it becomes our culture to take care of the Earth, and in order to make this shift, we need storytelling about how the Earth takes care of us and how we can take care of her.” ― Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Join Bag&Baggage for Climate Change… Read More
Climate Change Theatre Action 2021
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United States“We need to have a whole cultural shift, where it becomes our culture to take care of the Earth, and in order to make this shift, we need storytelling about how the Earth takes care of us and how we can take care of her.” ― Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Join Bag&Baggage for Climate Change… Read More
#ENOUGH: Plays To End Gun Violence
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United Stateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxkbDHdEKWs On December 14, 2020 – the 8th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting – Bag&Baggage will be participating with theatres across the country in #ENOUGH: Plays To End Gun Violence. This project features over 418 simultaneous readings of plays written by teens, intended to spark critical conversation about gun violence. Here in Hillsboro, we’re bringing you… Read More
#ENOUGH: Plays To End Gun Violence
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United Stateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxkbDHdEKWs On December 14, 2020 – the 8th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting – Bag&Baggage will be participating with theatres across the country in #ENOUGH: Plays To End Gun Violence. This project features over 418 simultaneous readings of plays written by teens, intended to spark critical conversation about gun violence. Here in Hillsboro, we’re bringing you… Read More
B&B’s Home for the Holidays
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWe’re spending our holidays social-distance style this year, and you probably are, too. But though we’re far apart, Bag&Baggage is still here to make merry and celebrate the season with you! Throughout the month of December, we’re bringing you Bag&Baggage’s Home for the Holidays, hosted by B&B artists and featuring Associate Artist Phillip J. Berns’… Read More
B&B’s Home for the Holidays
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWe’re spending our holidays social-distance style this year, and you probably are, too. But though we’re far apart, Bag&Baggage is still here to make merry and celebrate the season with you! Throughout the month of December, we’re bringing you Bag&Baggage’s Home for the Holidays, hosted by B&B artists and featuring Associate Artist Phillip J. Berns’… Read More
The Bar[d]&Baggage Party
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesUPDATE One part performance/storytelling, one part holding court with our community, Bag&Baggage is joining forces with The Bar Party and the Westside Queer Resource Center for a Veteran’s Day event unlike any other, benefitting the National Association of Black Veterans, Inc. Portland Oregon Chapter #0032. As Governor Kate Brown has issued a "social pause" for… Read More
The Bar[d]&Baggage Party
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesUPDATE One part performance/storytelling, one part holding court with our community, Bag&Baggage is joining forces with The Bar Party and the Westside Queer Resource Center for a Veteran’s Day event unlike any other, benefitting the National Association of Black Veterans, Inc. Portland Oregon Chapter #0032. As Governor Kate Brown has issued a "social pause" for… Read More
Unpacking the Baggage: ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Stream & Discussion
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWritten in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Sinclair Lewis’ darkly satirical novel It Can’t Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. In 2016 Berkeley Repertory Theatre unveiled a new stage adaptation of Lewis’ prescient novel; one… Read More
Unpacking the Baggage: ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Stream & Discussion
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWritten in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Sinclair Lewis’ darkly satirical novel It Can’t Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. In 2016 Berkeley Repertory Theatre unveiled a new stage adaptation of Lewis’ prescient novel; one… Read More
“Finish The Fight” Discussion
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesThey were tireless organizers. Tenacious fighters. And political geniuses. They were Black and Latinx. Indigenous and immigrant. Together, they won women the right to vote and laid the cornerstone for gender equality in the United States. Yet their stories have rarely been told. Until now. As part of its examination of the 19th Amendment centennial,… Read More
“Finish The Fight” Discussion
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesThey were tireless organizers. Tenacious fighters. And political geniuses. They were Black and Latinx. Indigenous and immigrant. Together, they won women the right to vote and laid the cornerstone for gender equality in the United States. Yet their stories have rarely been told. Until now. As part of its examination of the 19th Amendment centennial,… Read More
‘We Are The Radical Monarchs’ Screening & Discussion
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesMeet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice. Set in Oakland, a city with a deep history of social justice movements, the film documents the journey of the group as they earn badges for completing units including being an LGBTQ+ ally, preserving the environment, and disability… Read More
‘We Are The Radical Monarchs’ Screening & Discussion
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesMeet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice. Set in Oakland, a city with a deep history of social justice movements, the film documents the journey of the group as they earn badges for completing units including being an LGBTQ+ ally, preserving the environment, and disability… Read More
Talkback: Fallen Angels
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesPost-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).
Talkback: Fallen Angels
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesPost-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).
*CANCELED* Fallen Angels
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWithout any clear sense of when our state and our region might begin to explore the possibility of "reopening", we have made the decision to indefinitely postpone Fallen Angels. Read the full statement from Cassie Greer and Beth Lewis here! Best friends Julia and Jane, now both happily married to others, once counted the… Read More
*CANCELED* Fallen Angels
The Vault Theater & Event Space 350 E Main St., Hillsboro, OR, United StatesWithout any clear sense of when our state and our region might begin to explore the possibility of "reopening", we have made the decision to indefinitely postpone Fallen Angels. Read the full statement from Cassie Greer and Beth Lewis here! Best friends Julia and Jane, now both happily married to others, once counted the… Read More