PassinArt: A Theatre Company Presents HAZARDOUS BEAUTY as Part of Fertile Ground

PassinArt: A Theatre Company presents Hazardous Beauty a play written by Portland playwright Bonnie Ratner, directed by Josie Seid tells the story of two women-one black, one white both baby boomers-attending a memoir writing class at a Portland college. During the class they critique each other's writing.

The characters Chloe (played by Quigley Provest-Landrum) and Leah (played by Trish Egan) share stories and experiences about their sometimes painful, at times joyful and often humorous lives. The women who are from different backgrounds start to understand and learn from one another.

Hazardous Beauty opens January 25-February 3, 2019 as part of Fertile Ground, A City-Wide Festival of New Works at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center IFCC), 5340 N. Interstate, Portland, Oregon. The remaining performances run through February 17, 2019. Showtimes Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Audience Talkback discussions after Sunday matinees on February 3 and February 10, 2019.

Individual tickets are $20.00, senior and student tickets $15.00 can be purchased at www.passinart.org and JP's Framing and Gallery, 418 N.E. Killingsworth St., Portland, Oregon. Contact www.fertilegroundpdx.org regarding festival passes for Fertile Ground A City-Wide Festival of New Works.

For more information contact the PassinArt Box Office at 503-235-8079 or email passinart@yahoo.com

PassinArt: A Theatre Company founded in 1982 is the longest-producing African American theatre company in Oregon whose mission is to entertain, educate and inspire artists and diverse audiences while addressing critical issues facing our community. The vision of PassinArt is to increase the visibility and viability of African American and multicultural artists, directors and playwrights in the Pacific Northwest.

Hazardous Beauty sponsored in part by Ronni LaCroute, Regional Arts and Cultural Council, AGE Equity, The Collins Foundation and MRG Foundation.