Sojourn Theatre Company

Sojourn Theatre is an eight year-old, multi-ethnic, ensemble-based company making new performance in Portland, Oregon and around the nation. With a commitment to both adventurous theatricality and community engagement, Sojourn creates unique, often site-specific investigations of stories and themes that consistently surprise, delight and provoke diverse audiences.

Touring nationally with a body of 18 major works and a growing international reputation for cutting-edge, high-quality arts and civic dialogue innovation allow the company to explore a variety of projects that bring their team of designers, performers and logistical wizards together on the road and at home.

"We match the fierce standards, risk-taking and exploration that drive our art-making with strong and innovative community engagement strategies. Our core beliefs lead us to examine the values that bring Americans together, and that keep us apart. We believe art, and theater in particular, can act as a bridge; that it can offer spaces for illumination, recognition, and above all else, dialogue," says Michael Rohd, founding artistic director. Michael has been exploring the intersection of theater and democracy for years with Sojourn Theatre and through his projects with collaborators and universities around the nation.