page_title: Artists Repertory Theatre
section_title: 1982–1990
hierarchical_section_title: Artists Repertory Theatre / History / 1982–1990
caption_attribution_description: Chenoa Egawa portrays one of the ghost narrators in w:Artists Repertory Theatre's production of Marv Ross' The Ghosts of Celilo.
context_page_description: Artists Repertory Theatre is a professional non-profit theatre located in Portland, Oregon, United States. The longest-running professional theatre company in Portland, since 1982 the company has focused on presenting the works of contemporary playwrights, including world premieres.
  In addition to producing six to eight productions in Portland annually, the company runs special programming and collaborations. They tour productions nationally with the support and collaboration of partnering theatre companies and the National Endowment for the Arts. Operating on a repertory or stock company model, their artistic agenda includes the ArtsHub campus collective and Table|Room|Stage initiative for new work.
context_section_description: Rebecca Adams (as producing director), Peter Waldron (as designer), Joe Cronin, Amy Fowkes, David Gomes and Vana O'Brien formed Artists Repertory Theatre in 1982; their goal was to present contemporary playwrights' work in an intimate space. Through the early years of the theatre, they used the local YWCA's 110–seat Wilson Center for the Performing Arts as their performance area. In 1988, Artists Rep appointed Allen Nause to the position of artistic director; he would go on to hold the position for over 20 years.
caption: Chenoa Egawa portrays one of the ghost narrators in  The Ghosts of Celilo
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