Portland’s Venue For All Things Weird and Wonderful
Welcome to the world-famous Clinton Street Theater! Portland’s fiercely independent theater and community space.
Events
SORIAH and Scot Jenerik
Internationally-acclaimed throat singer, musician, and ritual artist SORIAH returns to the theater for a very special live performance!
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
John Cameron Mitchell's musical extravaganza featuring a live shadowcast with members of the Clinton Street Cabaret!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Sinophelia
Come watch our intimate, scaled-back screening of the ultimate cult movie that has played weekly at the Clinton Street Theater since 1978 with everyone’s ancient royal vampire, Thee Countess Sinophelia!
Desert Hearts
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.
A Blackbox Story: The Birth of Contemporary Art Horror
A Black Box Story is a psychological thriller short film in the new genre of contemporary art horror that explores the thin, often violent line between artistic dedication and total madness.
IT IS BETTER TO BE WEALTHY & HEALTHY THAN POOR & ILL (1992) (Church of Film)
Nona is a Slovak photojournalist and dissident, Ester is a Czech nurse and the mistress of a politician. When the Velvet Revolution splits the country and brings capitalism, the two women hit hard times and move in together.
Stranger by the Lake
Frank spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.
Paris is Burning
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene.