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Triangle Productions

Triangle Productions, stylised as triangle productions!, is a professional non-profit theatre in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded by Donald Horn in 1989,[1][2] Triangle is considered to be one of the longest-operating LGBTQ-identified theaters in the United States.[3][4] Triangle Productions is located in The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza in northeast Portland.

Triangle is managed by an eight-member board of directors and artistic director Horn. The company is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.[5]

Triangle was awarded the 2021 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award for The Darcelle Project.[6]

Notable productions

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Make Me Gorgeous! is a one-man show adapted from the biography of Kenneth Marlowe. Triangle produced it in 2022, with its original title, Mr. Madam.[7][8]

  • The show was retitled Make Me Gorgeous! for the off-Broadway show in 2023. Make Me Gorgeous! ran at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's, 308 West 46th Street, New York City, from November 10 through December 31, 2023 starring Wade McCollum.[9] Make Me Gorgeous! was extended through January, starring McCollum;[10] it was extended a second time, through March 24, 2024, starring Darius Rose.[11]
  • Make Me Gorgeous was nominated for three awards: the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show;[12] the Drama Desk for Best Solo Performance;[13] and the Off-Broadway Theater Alliance for Best Solo Performance, which Wade McCollum won.[14]

Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera. This musical is about Olympic ice skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.[15] The national premier was produced by Triangle, in Portland, in 2008. Tonya Harding attended on opening night in Portland.[16] The play was written by Horn.[17]

The Darcelle Project was a tribute to Walter W. Cole, an entrepreneur/drag performer whose stage name was Darcelle XV. Darcelle was noted in the 2016 Guinness Book of World Records as the Oldest Working Drag Queen.[18] Cole was eulogized in The New York Times[19] and on NPR[20] when he died March 23, 2023, at 92.[21] Components of The Darcelle Project include:

  • Darcelle: That's No Lady (2019, 2025), a musical play about Cole.The play covers Cole's journey from a closeted married man with children to becoming a drag queen in the 1960s.[22][23]
  • "Many Shades of Being Darcelle: 52 Years of Fashion, 1967–2019." The Oregon Historical Society opened an exhibit featuring a selection of Darcelle's costumes on September 3, 2019.[24][25]
  • Walter Cole's 1896 Queen Anne-style home and his entertainment venue, the Darcelle XV Showplace, were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.[26][27]

Dishin' with Divine (1995, 2025). Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead) was a character actor, singer and drag queen who worked with filmmaker John Waters.[28] Triangle produced the play Dishin' With Divine in 1995.[29] In 2025, Triangle produced readings of Dishin' with Divine In Manhattan,[30] Palm Springs,[31] and Los Angeles.[32]

References

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  1. ↑ "Donald Horn, the visionary behind Triangle Productions!, reflects on his career and life". Willamette Week. June 1, 2022. Archived from the original on April 10, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  2. ↑ Sklaver, Floyd (August 8, 2005). "He Made It After All". Library, University of Oregon. ISSN 2327-4735 – via University of Oregon Knight Library.
  3. ↑ "Keeping It Gay". www.backstage.com. June 21, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ "TRIANGLE PRODUCTIONS". benevity. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Triangle Productions!". www.dramatistsguild.com. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ staffreportsportland (April 13, 2021). "Darcelle Project earns state heritage honor". The Portland Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Mr. Madam – confessions of a male madam". TheaterMania. May 17, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Hidden No More: Gay Trailblazer Kenneth Marlowe and His Life Head to the Stage – Connecticut Voice". ctvoice.com. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ Frankel, Tony (November 24, 2023). "Highly Recommended Off-Broadway: MAKE ME GORGEOUS! (Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's)". Stage and Cinema. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  10. ↑ Gans, Andrew (January 5, 2024). "Make Me Gorgeous!, The True Story of Kenneth 'Mr. Madam' Marlowe to Play 3 Additional Weeks Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Make Me Gorgeous! Extends With Jackie Cox of RuPaul's Drag Race - TheaterMania.com". January 11, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Announcing 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations | Dramatists Guild". www.dramatistsguild.com. April 5, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  13. ↑ Russo, Gillian (June 10, 2024). "2024 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  14. ↑ Alliance, Off Broadway. "2024 OBA Awards". the Off Broadway Alliance. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  15. ↑ Mathias, Meg (February 12, 2026). ""Attack on Nancy Kerrigan"". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  16. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, The (February 5, 2008). "Tonya will be there when rock opera debuts". oregonlive. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  17. ↑ Anderson, Alyssa (February 15, 2023). "Triangle Productions presents Me & Tammy". Vanguard. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Walter Cole (Darcelle) (1930–2023)". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  19. ↑ Green, Penelope (March 29, 2023). "Walter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World's Oldest Drag Performer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  20. ↑ Press, The Associated (March 25, 2023). "Darcelle, the world's oldest working drag queen, has died at 92". NPR. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  21. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, Lizzy Acker | The (April 26, 2023). "Thousands gather in Portland to remember iconic drag queen Darcelle XV". oregonlive. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  22. ↑ "'Darcelle: That's No Lady' returns to the stage for a limited time in Portland". kgw.com. June 5, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  23. ↑ Vondersmith, Jason (April 19, 2025). "Late, great Darcelle back in spotlight as Triangle Productions plans second staging of 'That's No Lady'". The Portland Tribune. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Look at What He Did! A Behind the Scenes Look at the Many Shades of Being Darcelle". Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  25. ↑ Eastman, Janet (March 30, 2020). "Can Darcelle, the world's oldest drag queen, still be fabulous while sequestered during a pandemic? Oh, darling, yes". oregonlive. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  26. ↑ Eastman, Janet (September 30, 2020). "1896 Queen Anne, owned by drag queen Darcelle, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places". oregonlive. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Darcelle XV (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Divine: How a shocking drag queen became a mainstream icon". www.bbc.com. October 15, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Dishin' with Divine | New Play Exchange". newplayexchange.org. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Death Becomes Her Star Josh Lamon Will Lead Industry Readings of Dishin' With Divine". Playbill. Archived from the original on April 23, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  31. ↑ "DISHIN' WITH DIVINE Staged Reading with EUREKA O'HARA". Revolution. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  32. ↑ ""Dishin' with Divine" staged reading starring EUREKA!". Eventbrite. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
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