Northwest Classical Theatre Company

Amazing theater in a very intimate, black box-​style theater; and good use is made of the area they have available. We have thoroughly enjoyed every production we have seen here. Although the seats are not extremely comfortable, once the play begins, you forget your surroundings and are transported into the play.
The current play, Mary Stuart, in conjunction with Cygnet Productions, has to be at the very top of my list for great theater in Portland, and I have been going to plays for many, many years. Keep it up, NWCTC!

«Full of sound and fury», signifying, well, some pretty fantastic stuff at this theater.
The 3 adjectives I’d use to describe Northwest Classical Theater Company–
Tiny
Raw
Amazing
This theater occupies a fairly small space. But what they have is extremely well done.
Let me set the «stage» for you. You walk in the door into a small lobby. Quaint is, I think, the word here. Well done posters from previous productions, some bios of actors both current and past. Some small bits of relevant history to the play and theater.
You now walk through the door to the stage. The stage here is a simple hardwood surface, maybe 15×30? Thirty eight seats surround this.
That’s it.
This is where it all happens. Tales full of emotion, performed by actors well honed in their craft.
Everything I’ve seen here has been amazing. Raw emotion, thoughts and drama are poured into this small space. Filling the audience up until one forgets all else and is swept away for a couple hours.
Last night was the opening night of Othello. This is the 3^rd production I’ve seen in this theater. We were very much looking forward to it and were not disappointed in the least.
The actor playing Iago plays an great villain, successfully manipulating and twisting everyone around him. He plays with Othello especially, like a puppet, until Othello is just completely undone and his transformation to a lost soul is amazing to watch. And the actor playing Othello has an incredible voice, and the way he builds his character throughout the play was spellbinding. Towards the end, he is just so angry, frustrated and utterly lost.
It is no surprise that the play was sold out by opening night.
I look forward to many more presentations here.