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The Canon Shakespeare Company

Bringing year-round Shakespeare to the Pacific Northwest.

07/12/2026

Did you know the Canon offers Shakespeare workshops? 🎭

Whether you're interested in improving a monologue, working a scene, or learning how to dissect Shakespeare's language, we've got something for you!

We are also available to come to your school and work with your students at any level.

Email us at [email protected] to learn more!

07/10/2026

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Newsletter subscribers get exclusive discounts, sneak previews, early audition notices, and more!

Find the newsletter here: https://www.canonpdx.org/contact 🪶

07/08/2026

Did you know the Canon has a blog?

Check out our recent posts, like the one that inspired the attached picture: "An Incomplete List of Things I Wish I Could’ve Seen that Happen “Offscreen” During Doctor Faustus" (including, of course, Faustus & Mephistopheles riding around on dragons).

Find our blog here: https://www.canonpdx.org/blog

Headshots by .b_photos, lovingly destroyed in Canva by the Canon

07/07/2026

Come see the Canon's Artistic Director, Ira Kortum, and Twilight Theatre's Props Lead, Paul Roder, show off their range in their upcoming production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett!

This show runs August 6-23 at the Wyrd Hut--tickets available now!

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waiting-for-godot-tickets-1992676767854

Estragon: Ira Kortum
Vladimir: Paul Roder

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WAITING FOR GODOT (AMATEUR PERFORMANCE RIGHTS) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.

www.concordtheatricals.com

07/06/2026

Waiting for Godot rehearsal pictures ✨

Featuring Ira Kortum as Estragon, Paul Roder as Vladimir, Tony Domingue as Pozzo, and Preston Black as Lucky.

Waiting for Godot is written by Samuel Beckett.

Tickets available now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waiting-for-godot-tickets-1992676767854

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WAITING FOR GODOT (AMATEUR PERFORMANCE RIGHTS) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.

www.concordtheatricals.com

07/02/2026

Come support our very own Artistic Director, Ira Kortum, in this upcoming production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett!

Featuring talented artists from four different theatre companies (including Third Eye Theatre, Twilight Theater Company, and Scarlet Sails Cultural Foundation), this production will be staged at the Wyrd Hut in Southeast Portland, with proceeds supporting the Canon Shakespeare Company.

The show runs August 6th through 23rd--get your tickets now!

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waiting-for-godot-tickets-1992676767854

Read the full press release here: https://www.broadwayworld.com/portland/article/WAITING-FOR-GODOT-To-Be-Performed-As-Fundraiser-For-Canon-Shakespeare-Company-20260628

Featuring Ira Kortum as Estragon and Paul Roder as Vladimir, with Alacias Enger directing ✨

WAITING FOR GODOT (AMATEUR PERFORMANCE RIGHTS) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.

www.concordtheatricals.com

06/30/2026

King Beer is coming up--get your tickets now! 👑🍺

King Beer is this year's annual Sauced Shakes fundraiser, with all proceeds supporting the Canon Shakespeare Company.

So come on down, buy a drink (or buy an actor a drink), and enjoy King Lear like you've never seen it before. You can:
🎁Bid on prizes, including show tickets and gift baskets!
🥒Torture the actors with pickle juice, hot sauce, and more mid-scene!
🧦Watch sock puppets make out!

You won't want to miss this ridiculous show!

Performances will run August 5th, 19th, and 26th at Darcelle XV Showplace.

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

06/29/2026

Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters...

Tickets for King Beer available NOW (https://www.canonpdx.org/tickets), featuring Chloe Lovelady as both Goneril and puppet Regan. Follow along for more puppet updates ✨

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06/26/2026

Rehearsal is in full swing for King Beer! 🍻

Featuring the Earl of Kent (Ryan) being sassy, the sock puppets (well, their understudies—the real puppets aren't ready yet), Edmund (Lauren) presumably getting rug burn, and a visit from everyone's favorite rehearsal cat 🐈

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