You're right it would be a great place to start out.
Just be sure to pack a flak jacket.
Ok, ok that was unwaranted, OOps did I say warrant? That's a bad word if you live inside the beltway.
Just messing with you really.
There is a lot of great
theatre in D.C. and wonderful venues. We just got a new person involved in our theatre here who hails from D.C. She was very involved with Roundhouse and a couple of other venues. Very nice Person indeed, maybe she can teach some Portland folks some of that Old School Back East Support for the Arts thing.