Photo Flash: ASTORIA Part One Opens this Friday

Peter Stark's best-selling book ASTORIA: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire; A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival comes to life on stage at The Armory in a world premiere production directed and adapted by Chris Coleman. Astoria: Part One is the first world premiere to debut as part of the company's new Northwest Stories series. This monumental piece of American history will be told in two parts over the course of two seasons. Astoria: Part One opens on the U.S. Bank Main Stage on January 20, with preview performances beginning January 14, and regular performances running through February 12. Select dates will be presented as part of Fertile Ground, a city-wide festival of new works held every January in Portland. Astoria: Part Two will be presented during the 2017-2018 season.

Check out photos from Part One below!

Tickets may be purchased at www.pcs.org, 503.445.3700, or in-person from the box office (128 NW Eleventh Avenue, Portland, OR). Rush tickets are $20. Students and patrons who are 30 or younger can purchase $30 tickets in premium seating areas.

More information at www.pcs.org/astoria.

Photo credit: Jennie Baker

Leif Norby, Ben Rosenblatt, Shawn Fagan, and DeLanna Studi

Leif Norby, DeLanna Studi, Jeremy Aggers, and Shawn Fagan

Ben Rosenblatt, Leif Norby, Ben Newman, and F. Tyler Burnet

Leif Norby

ASTORIA Cast

ASTORIA Cast

Jeremy Aggers and Shawn Fagan

Jeremy Aggers, Chris Murray, Ben Rosenblatt and Nick Ferrucci

Christopher Hirsh

ASTORIA Cast

Christopher Salazar, Jeremy Aggers, Benjamin Tissell, and F. Tyler Burnet

Michael Morrow Hammack, Shawn Fagan, Brandon Contreras, Christopher Salazar, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Jeremy Aggers, and Benjamin Tissell

Ben Newman, Leif Norby, Shawn Fagan, and Jeremy Aggers

Ben Rosenblatt and Chris Murray

Michael Morrow Hammack

ASTORIA Cast

Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Leif Norby