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Local play addresses OCA anti-gay initiative
j Author hopes to in
fluence undecided
with Springfield, USA
By Lisa Miilegan
fmeraw Associate Editor
Some opponents of the Ore
gon (altzens Alliant e s anti-gay
rights initiative in Springfield
wear buttons or hand out fly
ers Dorothy Velast o wrote a
play
l Jpset with the ai tivilles of
the ronserviitive group and at
the same time impressed with
the eloquent e of her neighbors
who stood up lor human rights,
the Springfield resident began
work on the projet l last fall
The result ol her efforts will
open it p m I'hursday at Me
kenzie Theatre. i> in Main St .
Springfield Other perform
am es are ■* heduied tor Mav IS
arid Hi at tile same time
A panel d i sen-.si on will (ol
low the shi iw s
Although Velasi o doesn't
think SprinphcLi. USA is ill
change the minds of CX.A sup
porters, she hopes the prudtio
lion will Influence people who
are undecided atxiut the issue
Thf play fix uses on lhi; live*,
(if a conservedve family, the
Carvers, and their liberal neigh
bors. railroad worker Marianne
Turnquist and her daughter,
jennifer
Darrell Carver is a city roun
< 11 member who oppose* the
( jly's Human Rights Commis
sion Problems arise when Car
ver and his wife. Kathy, learn
their son. Caspar, is gay
Velasco. who has written 25
plays, including Spring fluid
l/.sirs r/ie World lor the city's
centennial, structured Spring
field. USA like Our Toon
The playwright emphasized
that the production is net a vi
( ions aitai k on people w ho
support the (K A
It's not showing anybody as
a villain.'' Velasco said It's
showing poople .is well-mean
mghut not well-informed
Although the play is loosely
based on Springfield events,
Volasi o said the play's chatac
ters do not represent specific
people
It's entirely fictional." she
s.iid Vet I can't help putting
things in It that I hear over and
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Darrell Carver (Don Hart) confronts his son, Casper (Kerstm Gilg) in the local play, Springfield, USA,
about the OCA '* anti-gay initiative The play anil run May 7, 15 and 16 at McKenzie Theatre in Springfield.
over again. like, 1 don't hale
gays, I just don't Iikn their 11ft?
KtVlo
Alison Stebbins, a University
student who plays Jennifer
Turnquist. said she is a little
worried th.it she and the other
.u tors will lx> harassed after the
performances
The first thing I was told
w hen I got on to the i ast was I
hope you're not afraid to have
your tires slashed or your ear
egg, (l,’ " she said
So far, the cast hasn't en
countered iint problems
(In. ot lie- points made by
the play is that there are no
surefire ways to tell who Is gay
or lesbian and yy ho is not Iron
icaliy, sonw of the play's gay
characters arc playod by
sir.ugh! actors and vii e versa
Dan-l’alrirk hvnrts, a gay
1 iniversitv student, pin vs the
gay teen-ager's straight brother.
It's not really strange," he
said "I just play it as a real per
son
hearts said he has learned a
lot about (H A supporters from
part it ipatlng in the production
"I'm never going to be able to
agri-e with that point ol view,”
In; said But it's educated me
so that I belter know how to re
spond when someone starts
putting their views forward
For now . hearts is hoping
Sprin^llrlil. I .s'.A will change
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the way people view gays and
lesbians
"I would like Lon Mahon and
all the people from the OCA to
come." livarts said "I would
like people to see another side
of the issue It's my life they're
massing with "
Proceeds from the Mav 7
show will benefit SLOP PAC
and money made from the May
1 performance will go to Cler
gy and Laitv (loncorned.
Admission is Sfi-SlO on a
sliding scale Tickets are avail
able at the McKenzie Theatre
a nd A n l i (| u e Peddlers i n
Springfield, and at the Clergy
and Laity Concerned office and
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