Epic Shorts: Strange Burdens

PDX Playwrights

Directed by Alisha Christiansen

Chapel Theatre (4107 SE Harrison St, Milwaukie, OR 97222)

• April 20 @ 12:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Don’t miss this juried selection of 10-minute works submitted by PDX Playwrights and performed by an ensemble cast. These plays explore the theme “Strange Burdens” in distinctive, compelling ways. The theme is inspired by author Ursula K. LeGuin from The Tombs of Atuan: “Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.” This quote is only one hint of where the theme could take the imagination. Catch this vital and timely collection of fresh work from some of Portland’s finest playwrights!