Help Save PCS!

Help Save PCS!

For over 35 years, Portland Center Stage has belonged to our entire community, and that means you! In that time, the theater has served 4 million patrons, engaged more than 150,000 students and teachers through its education programs, served more than 100,000 individuals through free community programs, collaborated with over 1000 local nonprofits and community groups, and provided work for thousands of artists, artisans, and technicians. We're doing everything in our power to make sure we keep PCS alive and thriving while continuing to provide transformative experiences - both on and off the stage. We’re cutting costs. We’re restructuring. We’re investing in smarter strategies and expanding partnerships. But we cannot do it alone. We need your support!

Please join us in our journey to raise $9 million by June 2026. Thank you for your extraordinary support! As of August 21, 2025, you have helped us raise $3,602,378,surpassing our first goal of $2.5 million by August 31. Help us keep up the momentum. We’d love to beat our next goal of raising a total of $5 million by December 31.

Our next benchmarks are:

  • Cumulative total of $5 million by December 2025 which ensures successful operations through the end of the season

  • Cumulative total of $9 million by June 2026 which will help eliminate the accumulated deficit and build an operating cash reserve

    This theater matters to hundreds of thousands of people, across generations. You’ve laughed here, you’ve cried here, you’ve felt lifted up here, you’ve been on the edge of your seat here, you’ve felt seen here. PCS matters to you, and to all of us!

    A gift of any size today will help ensure that we can comfortably finish the 2025-26 season!

    As incentive to help us surpass our next benchmark, for a limited time only (August 22 - September 8, 2025) with every one-time gift of $1000 or more, you will receive a special thank you gift: a one-of-a-kind editorial book (customized specifically for you) that captures our complete and exciting 2024-25 Season.

    • Goal: $9,000,000
     
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    Eleni Gerding, Volunteer - “Personally, I am continually inspired by PCS’s bold approach to storytelling. Their productions not only elevate diverse voices, proving that artistic excellence and social justice are inseparable but embrace all members of our community in a welcoming way. Every visit leaves me enriched—not only by the performances but by the vibrant sense of community they cultivate."

    Eleanor Warner, JAW Teen Playwright - “ My experience with PCS during the JAW festival was incredible! Getting guidance and feedback from artists who work professionally in the theater was so helpful and the entire team there was supportive of me as we worked through the process. It was both extremely educational and fascinating to watch the other plays being put on that weekend take shape and it was an invaluable experience for both the writing and directing processes that go on behind the scenes. I am so thankful that I was able to be a part of it!”