Bag&Baggage Productions

What Bag&Baggage Productions does

Bag&Baggage Productions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional theater company (EIN 56-2650476) founded in 2005 by Scott Palmer and headquartered at The Vault Theater & Event Space, 350 E Main St, Hillsboro, Oregon. It is the only professional theater company serving Hillsboro and Washington County, producing a multi-show annual season on a single venue, supplemented by the HYPE youth performance ensemble, the PASSPORT free-ticket accessibility program, and co-productions with the Native Performing Arts Network (formerly the Native Theater Project). The artistic program mixes contemporary comedies, classics such as Shakespeare adaptations, and culturally significant Native American-centered works such as Antíkoni.

The company's product surface centers on live theatrical performance: mainstage season productions (2026-27 "Back to Basics" season includes Barefoot in the Park, The Woman In Black, and Every Christmas Story Ever Told), season subscriptions offering discounted access across the year, and single-ticket sales priced at $15 for previews and $30 for regular performances, distributed via The Vault Theater box office and the Cuebox online ticketing platform. Underlying "technology" is a conventional live-production operating stack (staging, lighting, projections, costumes, choreography) executed by a small permanent staff led by Artistic Director Nik Whitcomb, Production Manager Mandana Khoshnevisan, Operations Manager Ephriam Harnsberger, Patron Relations Manager Signe Larsen, and Education Fellow Grayson Ashford, supported by a board of 11 directors.

Revenue is generated through five streams: single-ticket and subscription sales, individual donations, corporate/show sponsorships (including a season sponsorship from the Hillsboro Hops), government and foundation grants (Oregon Arts Commission, City of Hillsboro, Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council, MJ Murdock Charitable Trust, Shubert Foundation), and an annual fundraising gala (e.g., 2026's "Barefoot in the Vault") combining ticket sales, table packages, auctions, and paddle raises. Marketing and distribution rely on the company website, email/newsletter, organic social, earned press, and community partnerships rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Bag&Baggage Productions

Legal name

Bag&Baggage Productions

Website

https://bagnbaggage.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bag&Baggage Productions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional theater company operating The Vault Theater in Hillsboro, Oregon, producing seasonal live theater, youth programming, and culturally significant co-productions funded by ticket sales, donations, sponsorships, and grants.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Hillsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Single tickets and season subscriptions for theatrical productions at The Vault Theater. Preview performances offered at discounted rates.
2. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible contributions from individuals supporting local professional theater. Donors recognized on website.
3. Gala Events: Annual fundraising gala with ticket sales, table packages, sponsorships, auctions, and paddle raises.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Season and show sponsorships from local businesses and organizations. Sponsors recognized on materials.
5. Government & Foundation Grants: Grant funding from Oregon Arts Commission and other arts foundations supporting specific productions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bag&Baggage Productions is a professional, community-based theater company that produces and presents live theatrical performances at its home venue, The Vault Theater in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon. Each season it stages multiple mainstage productions (e.g., "Barefoot in the Park" opening September 2026, "The Woman In Black" in October 2026, and "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)" in December 2026) and supplements these with youth programming (HYPE), accessibility initiatives (PASSPORT free tickets), and co-produced culturally significant works with the Native Performing Arts Network.

Product overview

Bag&Baggage Productions is a professional theater company operating as a single-venue presenter at The Vault Theater & Event Space in Hillsboro, Oregon. The company produces ambitious, professional live theater performances on a seasonal basis (2026-27 season), supplemented by education programs (HYPE youth ensemble, PASSPORT free ticket program) and collaborative initiatives (Native Performing Arts Network). Revenue is generated through single ticket sales and season subscriptions via the Cuebox platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Vault Theater: The company's primary performance venue located at 350 E Main St, Hillsboro, OR 97123.

Products and services

• The Vault Theater & Event Space The primary 350 E Main St venue in downtown Hillsboro that hosts Bag&Baggage Productions' mainstage performances and special events, with on-site box office hours Tuesday-Friday 12pm-4pm.
• 2026-27 Season ("Back to Basics") Multi-show seasonal package of professional live theatrical productions for the 2026-27 "Back to Basics" season at The Vault Theater, available as single tickets or season subscriptions.
• Single Ticket Sales Individual performance tickets for single mainstage productions sold through the Cuebox online platform, priced at $15 for preview performances and $30 for regular performances.
• Season Subscriptions Multi-show subscription packages offering discounted access to the company's seasonal theatrical productions, with 26-27 subscriptions announced as live.
• HYPE (Hillsboro Youth Performance Ensemble) Youth performance program providing theatrical training, education, and performance opportunities for young artists in the Hillsboro community, featuring an annual Showcase event.
• PASSPORT Free Ticket Program Accessibility initiative providing free tickets so professional theater at The Vault Theater is available to community members regardless of financial circumstances.
• Annual Fundraising Gala ("Barefoot in the Vault" 2026) Annual fundraising gala events featuring themed entertainment, auctions, paddle raises, table packages, and sponsorships that support Bag&Baggage's operations, with single tickets at $100.
• Native Performing Arts Network (NPAN) Co-Productions Collaborative co-productions of theatrical works with Native American artists and communities, formerly organized under the Native Theater Project and renamed as the Native Performing Arts Network.
• Preview Performance Discounted Tickets Discounted $15 preview-night tickets offered prior to opening nights of mainstage productions at The Vault Theater as a standing pricing offer.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Native Performing Arts Network (NPAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produced 'Antíkoni' with NPAN (formerly the Native Theater Project). Strategic partnership for culturally significant Native American theater programming.
• FLIP MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for programming and engagement initiatives
• TriMetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership mentioned in context of broader transit hub accessibility work; not directly related to Bag&Baggage productions
• Hillsboro HopsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeason sponsor for 25/26 season; local minor league baseball team supporting arts

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Artists Repertory Theatre: Long-established professional non-profit theater in Portland. Closely comparable to Bag&Baggage as a similarly-sized professional stage company producing ambitious seasons in the same regional market.
• Third Rail Repertory Theatre: Portland-based professional non-profit theater producing a mainstage season plus new works and experimental programming. Directly comparable scale and mission to Bag&Baggage.
• Imago Theatre: Portland non-profit theater known for original, visually ambitious work. Comparable in size and non-profit professional structure, with a similar emphasis on distinctive programming rather than mass-market productions.
• Broadway Rose Theatre Company: Tigard, Oregon-based professional non-profit musical theater. Directly comparable as a suburban Portland-area professional theater company; mentioned in Bag&Baggage team members' prior affiliations.
• Northwest Children's Theater: Portland non-profit theater focused on youth and family programming. Closely comparable to Bag&Baggage's HYPE youth program and overall non-profit theater structure; team members have prior affiliations.
• Oregon Children's Theatre: Portland-based non-profit theater producing professional productions for young audiences. Comparable mission overlap with Bag&Baggage's HYPE youth program and patron-relations team's prior affiliations.
• CoHo Productions: Small Portland professional non-profit theater producing a season of contemporary and classic work. Comparable budget scale, single-venue operating model, and community-non-profit structure to Bag&Baggage.
• Echo Theater Company: Portland-area non-profit professional theater with a similar intimate-venue, mission-driven model. The board chair's prior seven-year tenure as Echo's executive director signals organizational model and scale comparability.

Regional players

• Lakewood Theatre Company: Community professional theater in Lake Oswego, in the same Portland metro. Comparable as a suburban non-profit theater producing a multi-show season; mentioned in Bag&Baggage's own team's prior work history.

Broad incumbents

• Portland Center Stage: Portland's largest regional professional theater, operating from The Armory. Directly comparable as a professional non-profit theater in the same Oregon metro, but with a far larger budget, staff, and venue footprint than Bag&Baggage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Bag_n_Baggage
• Facebookfacebook.com/bagnbaggage

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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