CoHo Productions began with a world premiere play written by a then-local playwright, Gary Cole, and directed by Robert Holden.  Our first play was nominated for a Drammy award.  Since then, CoHo Productions has used its unique co-production model to champion 6 additional world premieres, several Portland or northwest premieres, and sustained the highest quality of performance on stage and behind the scenes in earning 16 Drammy awards for its co-productions.  Our 2010-2011 season continues that tradition of blending high quality production, new works and top local talent:

Heart Beatings

by Mark LaPierre
Directed by Diane Englert
Co-Producers:
Mark LaPierre & Diane Englert

*WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL!

October 15 - November 20, 2010

How has your heart taken a beating?

4 Actors perform 23 characters in 6 musicals in which doctors try to save a man whose head literally stops his heart; compulsive liars court; teddy bears demand to know your intentions; superheroes face the terror of relaxing; koi fish are pregnant with 50,000 children; and professional mourners cry over dead clowns. A great date night romantic comedy!

Previously seen at the York Theatre Off-Broadway as part of their Professional Development Reading series, this show receives its world premiere as the first musical ever produced at CoHo!

Kid-Simple, a radio play in the flesh

by Jordan Harrison

Directed by Tom Moorman

Co-Producer: call in sick Productions

February 18 - March 26, 2011

Moll, a girl who invents things, wins the science fair with a machine for hearing sounds that can’t be heard. But when a shapeshifting Mercenary steals the invention (and her heart), she must embark on a quest to save noise as we know it. Accompanied by the last boy-virgin in the eleventh grade, Moll crosses chasms and rafts rivers into a world where sound is always more than what meets the ear. A quirky fable of innocence and experience, featuring live sound effects, mutinous onomatopoeia, and a host of woodsy temptations.

Reasons to be Pretty

by Neil LaBute

Directed by Gretchen Corbett

Co-Producer: Lucky Apple Productions

May 13 - June 18, 2011

In reasons to be pretty, Greg’s tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female coworker’s pretty face and his own girlfriend Steph’s lack thereof get back to Steph. But that’s just the beginning. Greg’s best buddy, Kent, and Kent’s wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the emotional equation becomes exponentially more complicated. As their relationships crumble, the four friends are forced to confront a sea of deceit, infidelity, and betrayed trust in their journey to answer that oh-so-American question: How much is pretty worth?