Coho Productions, Ltd

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CoHo Productions, Ltd. is a unique arts company dedicated to producing engaging, professional, affordable theater in an intimate setting in Portland, under a unique co-production model with Portland theater artists. Founded in 1995, the company has produced 21 plays (and counting!). CoHo has won 11 Drammy Awards, including major awards for directing, acting, new work and technical excellence. With our 2005-2006 season, we will celebrate our 10th anniversary as a company, and our 5th season in the CoHo Theater. Time flies when you're having fun! CoHo Productions was born when Gary Cole, a local playwright, and Robert Holden, a longtime Portland actor and director, mounted their own independent production of a play by Cole in the basement of the Benson Hotel. The success of that production (which, as they like to point out, opened on Broadway) inspired the two to establish a company dedicated to forming partnerships with local theater artists. CoHo has pioneered an unique collaborative model it calls co-production. CoHo invites local theater artists to propose plays for production. CoHo's co-producer is principally responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of the production; CoHo equips the venue, raises funds, and markets and promotes the show. This co-production model motivates theater artists to excel because they are treated as partners, not hired hands, and encourages creativity by challenging artists to propose and co-produce their own projects...

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