Five actors with emoji skulls covering their faces are looking towards the camera and the person in the foreground who's shoulder is visible. The five actors are lined up and leaning forward holding out money.

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

A Pulitzer finalist directed by Damaris Webb

 

Dates: November 13 - 22, 2025

Location: Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (LH55)
1620 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97201

About This Production

What would you take with you into the afterlife? 

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ hilarious, biting, thought-provoking, and Pulitzer Prize finalist play Everybody, is a contemporary take on the 15th-century morality play Everyman. As the character named “Everybody” journeys toward death, they reflect on a life too quickly coming to an end and beseech a colorful cast of characters, including Time, Friendship, Beauty, and Stuff, to accompany them into the afterlife.

Each night, an onstage lottery assigns cast members their roles –  making each performance unique and surprising. Irreverent, heartfelt, and enticingly unpredictable, Everybody invites us to laugh, reflect, and confront our inevitable end.

Performance Dates

Thursday, November 13, 7:30 PM (Preview - $15 tickets available for anyone)
Friday, November 14, 7:30 PM (Opening night! Join us for a post-show reception with the company)
Saturday, November 15, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16, 2:00 PM

Wednesday, November 19, 7:30 PM (Community night: Arts workers, PSU community and alumni receive $10 tickets)
Thursday, November 20, 7:30 PM*
Friday, November 21, 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 22, 2:00 PM

Duration: This performance runs about 90 minutes with no intermission

*Post-show performance: Following the November 20 show, join us for a late-night improvisation showcase by PSU students led by Dr. Theresa Dudeck, assistant professor in Theater Arts

Tickets

Season Subscription – get a bargain while supporting the performing arts at PSU! Reserve your tickets for the entire PSU Theater Arts 2025-2026 Season: just $55 (general admission) or $35 (faculty/staff) for all three productions (“Everybody,” “Spring Awakening,” and “As You Like It”). 

If you're interested in ushering for a Theater Arts production and seeing the show for free, please fill out this form.

This is a general seating event.

  • Student Tickets: $5 for students at any school or college. If you’re a student outside of PSU, call the box office to make your purchase.
  • Access Tickets: $5 - Anyone who gets food relief through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and has the Oregon Trail Card or Washington State Quest Card can purchase up to two $5 tickets. These tickets must be purchased via phone (503-725-3305), at the box office, or at will call (if available). Proof of eligibility will be verified when you pick up your tickets.
  • Community Night: The second Wednesday of each production is our Community Night! Arts workers, Arts Educators, PSU community, and alumni have access to $10 tickets
  • PSU Faculty/Staff Tickets: $15
  • General Admission: $20
  • Pay-it-forward $40 - This ticket includes a non-tax-deductible contribution that helps subsidize lower-cost tickets for those who may not be able to pay full price.
  • Visionary Supporter $60 - This ticket includes a non-tax-deductible contribution that supports a thriving Theater Arts program, resulting in more educational opportunities for the next generation of theater makers.

Parking Information: pdx.edu/transportation/hourly-visitor-parking

Questions: somt@pdx.edu; (503) 725-3011

 

Production graphics by Bologna Sandwich (bologna-sandwich.com).



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Theater Arts at PSU

The PSU Theater Program is committed to providing pre-professional training that balances theory and practice within a liberal-arts education. Through classroom study, studio/laboratory practice, field studies or mainstage productions, students are encouraged to pursue educational excellence and collaboration