A Jewish Christmas Carol

So, there’s A Christmas Carol. Which starts with, “Marley was dead; to begin with.” It just jumps right in and gets to the point. I wanted to share with you the opening lines of A Jewish Christmas Carol. […]

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In Lungs, Darius Pierce finds a friend

A Third Rail Company Member since 2015, Darius Pierce has appeared in our productions of Middletown and The Realistic Joneses. You may also seen him around town in the past year in The Santaland Diaries at Portland Center Stage or Feathers and Teeth at Artists Repertory Theatre. We’re excited that Darius is in our first […]

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December 21 – December 27, 2015

This Monday, we had a meeting about the final costume and set designs for Mr. Kolpert – which is right around the corner! The rest of the week, we will be focused on wishing you a positively marvelous ending to your year! Whether you are celebrating Christmas, spending time with family, cooking up a storm, having some […]

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This week at Third Rail

October 26 – November 1, 2015 Do you want to know what Third Rail has up our sleeves for the coming week? Then you have come to the right place. It’s time for: This Week at Third Rail! The Realistic Joneses is up and running and we have a hit on our hands. Audiences are loving it […]

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October 2015

October is shaping up to be an exciting month at Third Rail. Honestly, all of the months are exciting here but we really do believe October is going to be particularly special (and you can tell July we said that!). Why will October be so notable? Or, Closes October 10 So, we start the month […]

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The Realistic Joneses Cast and Creative Team

While Or, continues to delight audiences currently, our next show is Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses. But who, you ask, will be working on that show? Who are the artists bringing this profound and hilarious show to life? Whose work will I be seeing when I get to the theatre? Well…you have a lot of questions, but we […]

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The Realistic Joneses First Read

As Or, prepares to open this Friday, our Members joined us for our first read of The Realistic Joneses. This was the second opportunity for Third Rail Members to be a part of the production experience from the very beginning. We were introduced to the project by Third Rail Artistic Director, Scott Yarbrough, who explained how we’ve come to produce our […]

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August 3 – August 9 2015

Hello everyone! Another week, another full slate at Third Rail, another new episode of “Chopped”, and another blog post keeping you updated and informed! First, we continue to sell memberships and increase the number of people who can say “I am a Third Rail member!” Then, after a few giant weeks for us, we have […]

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