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Oregon Daily Emerald
January 28, l 99 4
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★ *** Mr T
★ * * <avin Cosfnei
** Michael Jackson's loose lipped bodyguards
* Shown Eckbardl
Knocked
out wife
hits stage
‘Woman in Mind'
replaces day to day
• duldrums w ith rich
fantasy life
By Anne Moser-Komfeld
For The Oregon Daily Emerald
The third show oi the Second
Season at the University's Arena
Theatre opens on Wednesday at
8 p m. with the production ot
Woman in Mind Woman in
Mind, written by Alan Ayckbourn,
is a comic farce about a middle
PREVIEW
class housewife and her boring
marriage.
The housewife, Susan, is
knocked out after stepping on
the tooth-end of a garden rake.
From there, she begins halluci
nating and replaces her dol
drums day-to-day experiences
with a rich fantasy life.
Woman in Mind is being
directed by John Rustan, a grad
uate student in the theater arts
program. Rustan said the play is
"hysterically funny, and at the
same time it makes a very
strong statement about the reali
ty of marriage and family life as
opposed to the fantasy expecta
tions we hold for it.”
The University Theatre cast
consists of Janet Gupton as
Susan, Dave Sikula as Bill, Greg
aii son Chaw m««i
Janet Gup ton, (left). Eric Lammerman and Hama Pelletier star In the university 's production ol Woman In Mind.
WOMAN IN MIND
WHIN : Feb**3 • 5 ,* 10-12*"*
WHERE: Arena Theater
COST: S3, $4, $5
James as Andy, Eric
Lammerman as Tony, Mame
Pelletier as Lucy, Kevin Trudeau
as Gerald, Gwen Curfman as
Muriel, and Colin Meloy as Rick.
The design stall includes Curl
Enderle, scenery; Theresa
Mason, lights. Deanna
Sorenson, costumes; and Harold
Baker, sound. The technical
director is Kevin Walker and pro
duction stage manager is David
Hess
Ayckbourn has been
described by the London Sunday
Express as knowing "even the
bleakest situations aren't allergic
to laughter" He creates believ
able characters who enable us
to laugh at ourselves even in the
face ol painful situations
Woman in Mind looks to be a
play that will certainly entertain
an audience. It may be the inspi
ration to explore preconceived
notions about the status quo and
madness
Woman in Mind is Feb 3-5
and 10-12 in the Arena Theatre,
which is located at 1109 Old
Campus Lane. The perfor
mances begin at 8 p m . and
there is no late seating The cost
of the tickets are $3 for students,
$4 for faculty/staff and $5 for the
general public.
To receive more information or
reserve tickets, call the University
Theatre Bo* office at 346-4191
from noon to 5 p m. Monday
through Friday or noon to 8 p m
the days of performances
KiswimnHK
H JAH LEVI will ploy the WOW Hall
on Saturday along with the Higher
Reasoning Dubbed “spiritual rock
ers' by critics they will bung their tal
ent lor a night of incredible reggoe
music Tickets ore S6, $7 The doors
open ot 9 p m
Friday, Jan. 28
Gay, Lesbion, Bisexual
Writer's Network
Poetry Reading
Hungry Head Books, 7pm
Admission is free
Renegade Samt
Good Times Cole and Bar,
9.30 p m
Admission is $5
Jombay, Lazy Porch Dogs
and Phontazmogoria Lights
WOW Hall, 9 30 p m
Tickets are J5, $6
Saturday, Jan. 29
tody Black Mambozo
Roseland Theater, 9pm
Tickets are S 18
Crazy 8's
Good Times Cafe ond Bor,
9 30 p m
Admission is S6
Sunday, Jan. 30
Unplugged featuring Rent
Party
Good Times Cafe and Bar,
9 30 p m
Monday, Jan. 31
Dick Dole
WOW Hall, 8 30 p m
Tickets oce S8, J 10
Joan no Connor
Good Times Cole ond Bor,
9 30 p m
Admission is $5
Tuesday, Feb. 1
High Street
Good Times Cale and Bar,
9 :30 p m
Admission $2
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Sun Runner
Good Times Cafe and Bor,
9 30
Admission is S3
Thursday, Feb. 3
Sugar Beat with Dopplegong
Good Times Cafe and Bar,
9 30
Admission is J4
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
★★★
STARRING: Tommy Lte RUNNING THU: 138 mm
jonas Hud Thl le utn
OmiCTOH: Oirvtf Stone PLAYING AT: McDonald
RATING: R Theater
By Charles Rledl
Hu The Oregon CHufy fmerakl
Here in this third installment, Director Oliver
Stone concludes his trilogy of films concerning
the Vietnam War.
This massive production is hosed upon the
memoirs of Le Ly Haslip. a Vietnamese native
who journeys from an obscure village in central
Vietnam, to the rough rather unfriendly streets of
Saigon. Le Ly is played by newcomer Hiep Thi
Id, who delivers an attention getting performance,
though her role leaves little room for maneuver
ing. Tommy Lee Jones portrays the Marine
Turn to CINEMA. Page 7
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