Precipice: re-membering, forgetting, and claiming home

Northwest / Nob Hill

When

May 16–June 1, 2025

Days Vary, Times vary

Cost: $29.50 - $55.50

Where

CoHo Theatre

2257 NW Raleigh St
Portland, OR 97210

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

Precipice is a magical-realist, fluid solo play that tenderly holds place, house/home, and mementos as doorways to connection while deeply questioning materialistic notions of ownership. As a third-generation Black Portlander and Oregonian, Damaris longs to step beyond the overwhelming weight of her family’s past and the clutter of her inherited possessions while embracing the value of listening to the land. But as she struggles to let go, she must confront the tangled legacies of history, memory, and belonging. Pressing against the edges of what she’s been given and what she must release, she journeys toward a precipice—one she both seeks and resists—where transformation awaits.

• Conceived and performed by Damaris Webb
• written by Chris Gonzalez
• directed by Olivia Mathews

Precipice was first developed under the 2024 IFCC Grant and Residency Program and was subsequently presented as part of the 2024 Vanport Mosaic Festival.