Robert Webb/Theater
All Eugene’s a stage. . . and all are invited to attend
William Shakespeare once wrote "All
the world's a stage and all the men and
women merely players " From the
abundance of theatrical events
scheduled in Eugene this month, one is
inclined to agree with The Bard
Here's a glimpse of what's happening
in our own back yard
The University Theatre will have two
major productions and at least two
afternoon shows to offer.
The Modern Times Theatre, a New
York-based company, will present
"Hibakusha: Stories from Hiroshima" in
the EMU Ballroom tonight at 8 p.m The
single performance is sponsored by the
University's Cultural Forum
Set in Hiroshima and spanning the
years 1948 to 1968, the play takes its title
from the Japanese word for "victims of
the bomb." Ostracized by their fellow
Japanese after the war, the Hibakusha
banded together to help one another and
educate the world about their plight The
play is drawn from accounts of the bom
bing and tells the story of one couple and
the effects of the bombing on their lives
After a successful off-Broadway run,
the New York Times acclaimed the show
as "A saga of love and courage the
acting is as impassioned as the writing."
Modern Times Theatre is an
independent multi-racial company
founded by two veterans of the San
Francisco Mime Troupe
Tickets for the play are $3 and are
available at the EMU Main Desk For
more information call 686-4373.
"Oh, What a Lovely War" opened in
late October and will continue to play in
Villard Hall's Arena Theatre every
Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p m
until December 4 No performances are
scheduled Thanksgiving weekend.
The play is a satiric musical review
written by Joan Littlewood and Charles
Chilton which, in the words of director
and theater graduate student John Rin
do, "shows us that war is seldom noble
and often needless It makes you laugh
and it makes you want to weep Most of
the songs were created by the soldiers
themselves to lift morale, and they give
"Oh, What a Lovely War" the color of a
circus and the bumptiousness of vaude
ville.”
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"The Fifth of July," Lanford Wilson's
award-winning drama, will open
November 19 in the Villard Hall's Robin
son Theatre. Alternately funny and
moving, the play deals compassionately
with a group of former student activists
and the changes which have been
wrought in their lives and attitudes in the
years since leaving college
Directed by University theater profes
sor Faber DeChaine, the play runs
November 20 and December 1-4.
Tickets for the above shows are $3 25
for University students and senior ci
tizens, $4 for other students and $5 for
the general public Only a few tickets
remain for •Oh, What a Lovely War." The
box office is open from from noon to 4
p m. Monday through Saturday and until
8:30 p m on performance nights for.
reservations and information The phone
number is 686-4191
Theatre 4:30 is a student-operated
production organization which
concentrates on small-scale shows, in
cluding many experimental plays
Playing November 9-10 at 4:30 p m in
the Villard Hall's Pocket Theatre are two
one-act plays by James Heifer, "Patio”
and "Porch " The plays are "set in a
small town in Texas and explore the
aching frustration of women trapped by
their environments and lifestyles Both
plays can be considered studies in love
and love's demands," according to
director Suzanna Lynk
The American Dream." Edward
Atbee's early one-act play, will appear
November 22 and 23 at 4:30 p.m in the
Pocket Theatre
Directed by Dennis Smith, "The
American Dream" is an absurdist drama
which iakes a satirical look at
Americana
In the play, "The small change of or
dinary conversation is turned on its head
with a cynical innocence that makes for
laughter, both ironic and offbeat," said
New York Times critic Harold Taubman.
A $1 donation is requested for all
Theatre 4:30 performances. Seating is
limited
Aunt Lucy’s Wine Loft, 1340 Alder, will
stretch its intimate space with
“Kennedy’s Children," a play by Robert
Patrick Aunt Lucy's usually hosts one
act plays or original comedy groups, but
the full-length piece will appear on
November 14, 15. 21.22. 28 and 29
Directed by University Theater s
Stephan Yarian, the play is a character
study of five people in a New York bar on
Valentine s Day, 1974 The characters
explore those activities in the 1960's
which brought them to their present
situations Unable any longer to relate to
other human beings, they tell their stor
ies through alternating monologues
Admission to the 8 p m show is $3 50
Come early as they often sell out
“God s Favorite,” a new Neil Simon
comedy, is Lane Community College’s
Performing Arts Theatre November offe
ring It's a contemporary version of the
Biblical trials of Job, a serious theme
treated humorously, the play runs
November 11-13 and 18-20 at 8 p.m
Tickets are $4 50 and it’s best to call the
box office at 726-2202 to reserve tickets
early.
Eugene's downtown company, the
Oregon Repertory Theatre, has canceled
the remainder of its season in order that
the financially troubled company can
devote its energies to outside funding
possibilities.
Looking to the south, one of the
nation s longest-running community
theaters will be gearing up for yet
another show The Very Little Theatre,
2350 Hilyard. opens ‘ A Company of
Wayward Saints,” written by George
Herman and directed by Dennis Dolan
The show starts November 18 and con
tinues November 19-20, 26-27 and
December 2-4.
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