The show will go on for Portland Center Stage, at least for the upcoming season.

After announcing in May that it would need to raise $2.5 million by the end of August, the company now says it has reached and even exceeded that goal, several weeks ahead of schedule.

As of Thursday, the company had raised $3.6 million, including $1.5 million from the state .

“The next benchmark is Dec. 31 with a total goal of $4.5 million of the $9 million,” director of development Edwina Kane said Thursday.

The company hopes to raise $9 million by June 2026.

“We still have a long way to go,” Kane said, “and this is an exciting moment to celebrate.”

The 2025-2026 season is set to begin with “Primary Trust,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a man “forced out of his comfort zone and into the world

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