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    Alberta Abbey - View of the stage from the back row

    Alberta Abbey

    4.0(21 reviews)
    2.4 miKing, Northeast Portland
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    The staff is great. Helpful and well prepared. The venue is clean, comfortable seating. The views…read morefrom the back of the theatre aren't great if you are under 6' tall. The drink prices are a bit steep - $18 for a CAN of cheap wine. The performance tonight was so not worth the ticket price. We are jazz fans and this show was a tribute to Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. The sax player and pianist were really great... but how do you have a tribute show to Armstrong without a horn?? The two singers, well I'll try to be kind. They just don't get the songs they are singing. Sinatra was a crooner.the gentleman trying to portray his music had no depth, or concept of this style. It was a low tide performance that should have been a hurricane of energy! The lady singing the jazz songs was a tier two performer. Not horrible, but Luke warm. It was a disappointing evening. I was a grateful it was only one hour long.

    What a great little venue. There is ADA parking out front (2 that I noticed), and while there isn't…read morea dedicated lot, I did see quite a bit of street parking available when I showed up on an early Sunday evening. In typical Portland fashion, the Abbey is in an older neighborhood mixed in between homes and businesses. The building itself seems to have been recently renovated and looks wonderful! Everything is clean and seems newer, and the staff were friendly. We were given first timer information upon entry, although we probably could have figured things out on our own considering its size. There is a bar adjacent to the main area which made for easy access to pizza and drinks. They do have a limited menu but I appreciated the tasty Old Fashion I got, and my son enjoyed the pizza & candy. The acoustics were booming. It was loud downstairs! I overheard another patron saying people could go upstairs if the volume was too much where we were (I did not go upstairs). There is a little area for dancing and hanging out on both sides of the main seating area, as well as at the back of the room. I really liked it here! I hope I have other opportunities to return to the Abbey :)

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    Alberta Abbey - 6/8/2024 - SAW The Musical was amazing!!

    6/8/2024 - SAW The Musical was amazing!!

    Alberta Abbey - 10/29/2023 - Double Feature of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Shock Treatment with live cast performance.

    10/29/2023 - Double Feature of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Shock Treatment with live cast performance.

    Alberta Abbey - Exterior

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    The Siren Theater - 3/6/2025 - Canon Shakespeare performed Julius Caesar wonderfully.

    The Siren Theater

    4.3(11 reviews)
    1.6 miBoise, Mississippi, North Portland

    I did not know this space was here! I have tried to drop in to see comedian friends perform in the…read morespace but had not actually looked it up so I had no idea what I was walking into. So many of the smaller venues are a bit tragic and in older neighborhoods, it could go either way. What a truly great surprise because it was really well decorated. So creative and unique - love it! Even with the very open floor plan it, somehow, feels intimate inside when you are seated for a show. I had the pleasure to see Canon Shakespeare perform Julius Caesar: "Mischief, thou art afoot." I was impressed at the use of lighting for the stage show. I was able to get a reasonably priced cup of wine at their concessions plus I loved that they had quite a few options for non alcohol and snacks available. My only complaint was only seeing one of the restrooms! One of the staff said that the restrooms were both themed and that one was themed 'Ladies Room' even though they are unisex restrooms... But each time I was in range, that one was in use. The other bathroom was spacious, very clean and covered in The Last Supper art pieces. Perhaps someone had a religious experience in the restroom?

    The best comedy shows happen here. 2 bathrooms, affordable bottled water/drinks, and good service.read more

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    The Siren Theater - 3/6/2025 - Canon Shakespeare performed Julius Caesar wonderfully.

    3/6/2025 - Canon Shakespeare performed Julius Caesar wonderfully.

    The Siren Theater - 3/6/2025 - Canon Shakespeare performed Julius Caesar wonderfully.

    3/6/2025 - Canon Shakespeare performed Julius Caesar wonderfully.

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    3/6/2025 - Canon Shakespeare performed Julius Caesar wonderfully.

    The Headwaters Theatre - The Headwaters

    The Headwaters Theatre

    4.4(17 reviews)
    3.7 miPiedmont, Northeast Portland
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    The Headwaters theater is a small black box theater with a modest reception area and cafe by…read morerailroad tracks. If you want to rent a less than 100 seat theater as a presenter, or see some experimental performances as an audience participant, this is a good spot to explore. They are also home to workshops at the space and in the St Johns area. As others have mentioned, the theater fronts a broad gravel yard entering behind the building address. You can drive, bike or walk easily around the front of the building on NE Farragutt to the right facing it, traveling behind to the East to the area below by train tracks. You might bring a flashlight to avoid puddles when it is raining between car-bike and theater. I have seen quite a few very unique performances here. The comradery, community and discussions are unbeatable. If you are a cultural explorer in the area, suggest to bookmark the site for upcoming events and then sample them as you desire. They are Portland central for performances and workshops in the modern dance butoh dance form. Headwaters Theater has a rare schedule of performances and workshops, but if you learn about them through Yelp, and it sounds interesting to you, go, see do!

    The Headwaters Theatre seems to be located the No-Fo-O-Fo bridge neighborhood... Over the bridge,…read moreNorth of Lombard, so far north that you're almost in the Columbia slough. I guess that's why it's called the Headwaters! But it really only took 10 minutes to get there from the Rose Quarter. We were warned that the theater was a little tricky to find, especially in the dark. This was good advice, as the theater is located in the bottom of a building, which you can only approach from around the corner near some sketchy looking railroad tracks. Once inside, the place is actually quite nice, with comfortable seats and good sound and lighting. They seem to present a lot of experimental theater and dance; check their website for current listings!

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    The Headwaters Theatre - American ME at The Headwaters, Dec. 6-14, 2013

    American ME at The Headwaters, Dec. 6-14, 2013

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    The Headwaters Theatre - Around the corner from this frog is on Farragut

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