Ashley Radney
Performer in Portland Playhouse's Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, portraying Precious 'Pete' and speaking about sex work, burlesque, and generational tensions in Black women's artistic spaces.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 17min
Portland Playhouse stages work centering intergenerational experiences of Black women artists
Ashley Radney, a performer who plays Precious 'Pete' and explores sex work and burlesque onstage. Faith LaVaughn, a stage actor portraying Anna and wrestling with intergenerational theater legacies. They talk about casting conflicts, generational tensions among Black women artists, reclaiming adult performance as art, and balancing diva personas with vulnerability.
