Bus Stop Opera Comes to Portland

Performances scheduled May 14 - 17, 2010

Don't be surprised if you're sitting on a bench, waiting for your bus and the person next to you bursts into song. It's Bus Stop Opera.

In conjunction with the Open Engagement symposium at Portland State University, TriMet is hosting Bus Stop Opera, a performance troupe that takes situations and conversations gathered during the everyday commute on public transportation, turns them into mini-operas and performs them at transit stops. The project is a celebration of everyday lives and public transit. The performers will also use TriMet to travel between their performance locations.

Portland Schedule

The following locations are firm, but the exact performance times are estimates and will be weather-dependent. Performances last for about 20 minutes. Normal transit schedules will not be affected.

Friday, May 14

6 p.m. Gateway/NE 99th Ave Transit Center, 9900 NE Multnomah
7 p.m. Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave Transit Center, 1410 NE 42nd Ave
8 p.m. SW Jefferson Street and 10th Avenue, next to the Portland Art Museum

Saturday, May 15

10 a.m. Rose Quarter Transit Center, 47 NE Holladay
11 a.m. Skidmore Fountain MAX Station, SW 1st Avenue and W Burnside Street
12 p.m. Pioneer Courthouse/SW 6th Ave MAX Station, SW 6th Avenue between Yamhill and Morrison streets

Sunday, May 16

9:30 a.m. SW 6th & Pine St MAX Station, SW 6th Avenue and SW Pine Street
10:30 a.m. NE 13th Avenue and Holladay bus stop, Lloyd Center at Holladay Park
11:30 p.m. Clackamas Town Center Transit Center, bus platforms

Monday, May 17