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Bringing year round Shakespeare to the Pacific Northwest.

05/14/2026

🕯scenes from a summoning 🕯

This weekend is the FINAL WEEKEND of Doctor Faustus—get your tickets now!!

Tickets: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

📸 by & .dyer

05/11/2026

Ready for my close-up 📸

Thank you for a wonderful second weekend of shows! We have one weekend left--get your tickets here: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

📸 by Signe Naranjo & Kevin Dyer

05/09/2026

A love letter to the behind-the-scenes

05/07/2026

Doctor Faustus runs for two more weekends, starting tonight!

Tickets: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

📸 by & .dyer

05/06/2026

Kids (grown adult men) say the darndest (most deeply concerning) things these days (the Elizabethan era)...

Eight more shows for you to come hear these lines in person!

Tickets: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

📸 by Signe Naranjo & Kevin Dyer

Edits by the Canon (with special thanks to Katy Payne for the MCR edit)

05/05/2026

How many characters do our nine talented actors play? (And how many costumes did the production team have to put together?) The answer may surprise you!

Doctor Faustus runs for its second weekend starting this Thursday!

Tickets: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

📸 by Signe Naranjo & Kevin Dyer

05/04/2026

"Only this, gentlemen—we must perform the form of Faustus' fortunes, good or bad."

What a lovely opening weekend! Thank you all so much for being there—one down, two to go!

📸 Signe Naranjo & Kevin Dyer

05/02/2026

The devil's in the details...

Thank you all for such a lovely opening weekend so far! While I finish sorting through our beautiful cast photos, take a look at the smaller details of our show, wonderfully captured by Signe Naranjo and Kevin Dyer. Why yes, I am planning to save all of them to my Pinterest board, why do you ask?

Reminder that tonight is Industry Night--get 50% off with code INDUSTRY, tonight only!!

Tickets: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

We'll see you there ✨

04/30/2026

Doctor Faustus opens TONIGHT: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

Don't forget that this Saturday is Industry Night--get 50% off with code INDUSTRY :)

We're also pleased to thank the Friends of the Multnomah County Library (friends-library.org) for the donation of prop books to our production! Redeem a program from our show for a 10% discount off of any purchase at one of their two gently-used bookstore locations.

(Can you believe this picture is from Cue-to-Cue? Show pics coming soon! Shout-out to Twilight Theater Company for the use of their fog machine!)

04/29/2026

Meet the cast: Alec Henneberger is Doctor John Faustus!

Alec Henneberger (he/him) is an actor and director originally from Fairfax, VA, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Theater from George Mason University. A founding member of The Canon, he most recently directed Julius Caesar, Henry IV parts 1&2, and As You Like It, in addition to appearing as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Jess in The Complete Work of William Shakespeare, Abridged, and Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona. For the foreseeable future, he will continue dedicating his work to making the Bard for everyone, and to creating theater that brings communities closer together.

📸 by .b_photos
Edits by the Canon

Opening TOMORROW NIGHT!!
Tickets available now: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

04/28/2026

Meet the cast: Isabella Giordano is Mephistopheles, as well as the Fight & Intimacy Coordinator!

Isabella (she/they) is a classically trained actor, experienced fight choreographer, intimacy director, teacher and multidisciplinary theatre artist. She just recently moved to the PNW to continue pursuing her love for the stage! Last year she founded Rotten in Denmark Productions, and she is excited to be working closely again with Canon Shakespeare. Some of Isabella’s favorite Shakespeare roles include Hermione in The Winter's Tale, Macduff in Macbeth, and Mark Antony in Julius Caesar. She is looking forward to continue living this life-long dream of creating art and fostering community! Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris… misery loves company.

📸 by .b_photos
Edits by the Canon

Opening in two days!!
Tickets available now: https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets

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