Portland
Ed, a young man adrift in life, moves into a small apartment with Li, his ex-lover. Ed’s awkward encounters as a hotel room-service waiter punctuate the ambiguous intimacy with his roommate, as their murky past and true feelings become clear. A thoughtful meditation on the indivisibility of love and loss. Portland was written at The Millay Colony for the Arts and was a winning selection of the Coastal Empire One-Act Festival.
(4 Women, 5 Men / Running time: 45 Minutes)
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Productions
OVO
The world premiere was brought to the stage by OVO in October of 1999 in New York City, directed by Ian Rosenberg.
CAST
ED……………………….Will McCormack
LI………………………..Mary Wigmore
MANAGER…………...James P. Engel
COOK…………………..Matthew Weinstein
CLAIRE………………..Ruby Unger
TIFFANY……………..Ari Vena
YOUNG WOMAN…...Kelly Bertrand
OLD MAN……………..Bill Price
LAWYER……………...Ned Van Zandt
A Bridge Theater Company production of Portland was directed by Gioia Marchese in 2004.
In 2009, Portland was a winning selection of Armstrong Atlantic University’s Coastal Empire One-Act Play Festival, where it was staged by the Masquers Theatre Troupe.
A scene from Portland appears in More Scenes and Monologues from The Best New Plays.