Logo courtesy of Fertile Ground Festival
Celebrate Portland’s creative community during the Fertile Ground Festival. The annual arts festival premieres new work from Portland artists, performers and resident theatre companies in a myriad of art forms.
If you enjoy the arts and want to see what local Portlanders are creating, this is the festival for you. Here are all the details on the 2022 event.
2022 Fertile Ground Festival
The festival is happening January 27-February 6, 2022. It is virtual again this year with some on demand performances and others live shows with multiple streaming dates.
Fertile Ground Festival spans a range of artistic experiences that give audiences the option to choose what creative endeavors spark their interest. Projects include fully staged premieres, theatrical workshops, play readings, ensemble, dance, comedy, film, literature and animation.
2022 Schedule
This festival is free to watch. Donations are encouraged. If you are moved to give back to the artists or companies, details are included in each event.
Thursday, January 27
5 PM
Alma’s Wish
Leaven Dream Puppets
7 PM
Live Your Life: A Cabaret
Lafolette Productions
Friday, January 28
12 PM
PDXP Short Plays-Love Over Everything
PDX Playwrights
6 PM
The Knowledge of Good and Evil
Project C.O.C.O.A.
7 PM
Pledging Allegiance
Count The Ways Productions
Space Rangers (or The Cosmos, Life and the Possible Nature of God)
Dreams Landing
7:30 PM
Groovin’ Greenhouse 2022
Polaris Dance Theatre
Saturday, January 29
1 AM
PLEDGE The Musical
DM&Associates
12 PM
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
6 PM
The Knowledge of Good and Evil
Project C.O.C.O.A.
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
7 PM
Pledging Allegiance
Count The Ways Productions
Space Rangers (or The Cosmos, Life and the Possible Nature of God)
Dreams Landing
7:30 PM
Groovin’ Greenhouse 2022
Polaris Dance Theatre
Sunday, January 30
1 PM
Pledging Allegiance
Count The Ways Productions
2 PM
Space Rangers (or The Cosmos, Life and the Possible Nature of God)
Dreams Landing
7 PM
The Misadventures of Missy Black: A Pirate Play
Do It For Mead Productions
Monday, January 31
12 PM
Endangered Species
White Dog Theatre Company
1 PM
Found Objects
Meta-Forage
7:30 PM
The Misadventures of Missy Black: A Pirate Play
Do It For Mead Productions
Tuesday, February 1
7 PM
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
7:30 PM
Apple Hunters!
LineStorm Playwrights
Wednesday, February 2
7 PM
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
7:30 PM
Our Utopia
Bag&Baggage Productions
The Misadventures of Missy Black: A Pirate Play
Do It For Mead Productions
Thursday, February 3
7 PM
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
7:30 PM
The Belongings
Chapel Theatre
The Misadventures of Missy Black: A Pirate Play
Do It For Mead Productions
8 PM
The Cult of Cunnilingus
Dance Naked Creative
Friday, February 4
12 PM
PDXP ZOOM INstant 48-Hour Play Festival
PDX Playwrights
7 PM
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
Space Rangers (or The Cosmos, Life and the Possible Nature of God)
Dreams Landing
7:30 PM
Groovin’ Greenhouse 2022
Polaris Dance Theatre
Heart of Stone
Fool House Art Collective
The Belongings
Chapel Theatre
The Town of Many Names/Digital Wild West Edition
Hand2Mouth Theatre
8 PM
Quality of Death
Thinking People’s Theatre / Viewers Like You LLC
The Cult of Cunnilingus
Dance Naked Creative
Saturday, February 5
1 AM
PLEDGE The Musical
DM&Associates
12 PM
Heart of Stone
Fool House Art Collective
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
4 PM
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
7 PM
Expectations
Portland Storytellers’ Guild
Space Rangers (or The Cosmos, Life and the Possible Nature of God)
Dreams Landing
Stuff of the Dead
The Oregon Rim Estate Sale Association
7:30 PM
Groovin’ Greenhouse 2022
Polaris Dance Theatre
The Belongings
Chapel Theatre
8 PM
Quality of Death
Thinking People’s Theatre / Viewers Like You LLC
The Cult of Cunnilingus
Dance Naked Creative
Sunday, February 6
12 PM
PLEDGE The Musical
DM&Associates
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
1 PM
Found Objects
Meta-Forage
2 PM
Space Rangers (or The Cosmos, Life and the Possible Nature of God)
Dreams Landing
The Belongings
Chapel Theatre
3 PM
The Cult of Cunnilingus
Dance Naked Creative
4 PM
Ro & Jo: A Tale of Woe
Downstage Center Productions
8 PM
Alma’s Wish
Leaven Dream Puppets
For more information about each performance and to watch the virtual festival, visit the Fertile Ground Festival website.
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