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The 1st Sunday
of the month
at 7:30pm 

A Queer Comedy Storytelling Showcase. Comedians take the stage and share personal stories that don't fit into a classic tight fives. Come laugh, cry, cringe, and cheer with these funny and often heartwarming stories from within the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Multiple Dates
    The Play About My Father
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    This autobiographical one-woman show will be presented at 2024's Fertile Grounds Festival. It tells the tale of a New Jersey community rallying around the Mura family after a freak accident in 1988.
  • Intro to Corporeal Mime
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    In this two hour intensive, you'll learn tips, tricks, and practices to create your world with your body & imagination alone. Pretending to be in boxes or blown away, optional.
  • Multiple Dates
    This Ends Tonight
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Come check out a one of a kind variety show featuring music, comedy, drag and more! 
  • Multiple Dates
    Closet Cases: A Queer Storytelling Comedy Show
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Comedians take the stage and share personal stories that may not make it into their tight fives. Come laugh, cry, cringe, and cheer with these funny and often heartwarming stories from within the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Multiple Dates
    Burly-Q AF
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Join us for our monthly burlesque show, BURLY-Q AF!
  • Multiple Dates
    Qabaret Quesa
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Join Fuse every First Friday at 10pm for Qabaret Quesa – a monthly live musical drag cabaret featuring and hosted by the cheesy, breezy, bleutiful Quesa D’Mondays!
  • Multiple Dates
    Blonde on a Bum Trip
    Reed College - Performing Arts Building, Performing Arts, 3017 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97202, USA
    Reed College - Performing Arts Building, Performing Arts, 3017 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97202, USA
    A vibrant backstage comedy, the play delves into the lives of pioneering trans actresses Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, and Jackie Curtis claw their way from off-off-Broadway theatre to the underground film stardom of Andy Warhol's Factory scene.
  • Multiple Dates
    Magic Tea Party: A Live D&D Comedy Show
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    In this live Dungeons & Dragons show, comedians and performers take to the stage to play some theatre games, share some jokes, and play some D&D.
  • Multiple Dates
    No Filter Improv
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    BackDoor Theatre - Behind Common Grounds, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Every fourth Saturday of the month at 10pm, enjoy of some of the funniest, most ridiculous improvised short-form theatre you'll find anywhere in Portland!
  • Multiple Dates
    Queer Movie Night
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Each Month we present a new film. We will also have discussions and trivia available after! Check our website for upcoming movies
  • Multiple Dates
    The Tarot Show
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    Back Door Theatre, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215, USA
    A group tarot reading with stories, conversation, history and a glimpse of your future. Let's see what the cards say!
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