Washington Trust Bank signs on as official sponsor for Portland Center Stage
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Washington Trust Bank is an American diversified financial services holding company headquartered in Spokane, Washington. It is the oldest and largest privately owned commercial bank in the Pacific Northwest. There are more than 40 financial centers and offices in Washington, Idaho and Oregon with nearly 750 employees.
About Property:
Portland Center Stage is a theater company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Theater productions are presented at the Gerding Theater at the Armory in Portland's Pearl District. PCS was founded in 1988 as the northern sibling of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. It became an independent theater in 1993 and in 1994 Elizabeth Huddle became producing artistic director. Chris Coleman took over in 2000 as the company's fourth artistic director. Coleman hired design firm Sandstrom Design to help refocus the marketing strategy of PCS and increased the variety of productions.