Anything Helps God Bless Workshop
by Al D'Andrea & MK Wolfe and the AHGB Ensemble
directed by Al D'Andrea
production stage manager Danny Gay
December 2016
Portland Ballet Studio Theater
Panhandlers versus the City of Portland. The conscience of a community is tested when Portland residents must come to grips with conflicted feelings about homelessness, giving, and individual freedom, as the proposal of a simple public safety ordinance unleashes a torrent of passionate, sometimes outrageous response from all sides that ultimately leads to a heated court battle over Constitutional rights. This 100% true tale of the Portland median strip controversy is told in the voices of those involved: mayors, city councilors, advocates, lawyers, police, neighborhood association heads, the press, and of course, the panhandlers themselves.
Cast
Harlan Baker
Sam Carlson
Cathy Counts
Callie J. Cox
Tom Handel
Patricia Mew
Chris Newcomb
Bob Pettee
Natasha Salvo
Pat Scully
Eric Darrow Worthley
Stories and Reviews
Portland panhandling issue takes center stage in 'Anything Helps God Bless' | Portland Press Herald
'Anything Helps God Bless' explores Portland's failed ban on 'signing' and the lives of those around it | Portland Phoenix
Portland tried to ban panhandling in the medians. Now there's a play about it | Bangor Daily News
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Video
This new play tackles Portland's failed panhandling ordinance (VIDEO) | Bangor Daily News