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Get $12 discount tickets to The Tesla City Stories June show at TeslaTix.com. Use code CHEAPJUNE. Don’t delay! Only 20 discount tickets are available.
Have you ever wondered what storytelling was like before modern technology? See it come to life right before your eyes at The Tesla Stories Live Vintage Radio Theater Onstage. The show takes you back in time with vintage radio theater live and direct from 1944.
Since 2014, The Tesla City Stories has delighted local audiences with monthly theater performances like no other. This local, original production was started right here in Portland, Oregon. It continues to grow in popularity with most shows selling out.
Local actors take the stage to perform live radio theater derived from the long-lost radio programs of Tesla Broadcasting Company. The shows cover sitcoms, thrillers, mysteries and romantic comedies with forays into westerns, sci-fi and horror. All performances are based in the fictional locale of Tesla City. It’s also never the same show twice.
Here’s how you can enjoy Portland’s most unique night out on the town and get an exclusive discount on tickets to the Friday, June 12, performance.
The Tesla City Stories Discount: Get Exclusive $12 Tickets

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Discount Tickets
Get a special discount to The Tesla City Stories on Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Only 20 tickets are available at the discounted price of $12 per ticket!
The Tesla City Stories offers an exclusive discount on tickets to Portland Living on the Cheap readers. General admission is $24.99 per person. With our limited time deal, you’ll save 52% on your ticket purchase.
Follow these simple steps to claim your discount. On the ticketing page, scroll down to the General Admission ticket option and choose how many tickets you’d like to buy. Then scroll to the Coupon Code field, enter CHEAPJUNE and click “Apply.” You’ll see the discount of $12.99 per ticket applied to the total.
Note: The discount only applies to General Admission tickets for the June 12, 2026, show.
The Tesla City Stories Show Details
Monthly performances are held at the historic Old Church Concert Hall. The next event is Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Come out and enjoy a night of live theater complete with drama, romance, comedy, thrills and chills. The show includes live foley sound effect artists, 1940s live music performances, prizes and audience participation, including an applause sign.
Food, drink and adult beverages are available for purchase at the show. In true cabaret style, you can eat and drink in the main theater.
The stories are always new and never repeated. The June 12 show features:
- One of the more unusual crossovers in the TBC’s archives starts with an episode of The Off-Key Life of Viola Harper entitled “The Big Broadcast of 1944.” For reasons best not spoiled, daffy sitcom heroine Viola is cooped up in her apartment for a spell when she begins to suspect her new neighbor is secretly a Nazi spy! Is he, or does Viola just have too much time on her hands? All will be revealed, quite quickly in fact, as we will also be presenting….
- Tesla City’s number-one secret agent Osprey-6 returns and this time he’s in Viola Harper’s neck of the woods. For (some mighty familiar) reasons best not spoiled, the Office of Special Protocols becomes aware of immigrant scientist Isidore Goopchik – but so have the Axis powers who wouldn’t mind utilizing the self-made genius for their own goals. Trace “Osprey-6” Allen’s new mission for Aunt Samantha: protect Goopchik at all costs in an episode called “Wardenclyffe Diver!”
- Special musical guest: The Newport Nightingales!
Although time is a relative concept, the show at the Old Church Concert Hall starts Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. sharp.

Photo courtesy of The Tesla City Stories
Accessibility and Parking
Accessibility and convenience are at the forefront of the experience at The Tesla City Stories performances. The shows have live captioning and the venue is ADA accessible, providing accommodation for individuals of all abilities.
The show takes place at TOC Portland (formerly The Old Church Concert Hall), 1422 SW 11th Ave. in Portland. There central location in downtown Portland has ample parking available at the venue.
For more information and to buy tickets, visit The Tesla City Stories’ website.
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