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June 3%d $4 1-5 lillXKHS 111 ttcaui tefeoM pa«iy uutA Evarclaar am Kpants QravalpK June 4tA $4 Hares Roma Dogwan yueMA Frao Pool IBght Musibe21 onner ‘Women Behind Bars’ is campy, raunchy and playing now By Lla Salciccla OtPQOfi UtUfy f. fmfrt'Sdd We're talking t atnpy We're talking raunchy We're talking politically incorrect It'oHMr/i Behind Bars features seven women crammed into a small jail cell, and the sordid at t urrent es resulting from their entrapment "The plot," said dins lor Krik Smed/e. is simple, but it must he in order to act o modate this parody of women in t aged heat, their quern h it-any way lust and the legality of human torture !l won’t give away the plot too much to sav that in this play, which originated at the Pocket Playhouse on the l huversity i am pus. features attractive, sijintilv i lad women who are always kissing and touching twit h other. a man in drag, a (harming birthing w ene, and nn all-female rape scene sure to offend some body The women chartu lets in this play aren't ones women will like ly want to emulate, but after spending some time in a theatre with them, against your better judgment you start to like them The at lion revolves around Mary Advertise in | ODE Classifietis! 346-4343 r r tagror i ■ * wa- i WliKt )i<</</<)!</:> am/ a , 't<unm/ UfEST lOO« »c>« T wf AL± HI m *»j»Ou »T, M »|*t C At mpiX AXD «iH » tni| «> w *A*9< a » BUOUlATIHtl . auOUlATtMTt REALITU BITES I IW Ul *'« KHMb r * t*H» n >e HOWIINGIY FUNNY!' CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADS Say hello to summer in style as Guido’s throws the end of the year PARTY of PARTIES from now until the end of finals! GREAT SPECIALS Get your U of O Guido’s ’94 souvenir glass while they last! Ldbo'sr 13th & Alder • On Campus 343-0681 10 OffHmn Pnrirv.. ii Pictured ere Eden Land, Amy Gancherov and Slouxsie Suarez who play Balnche, Jo-Jo and Guadalupe, respectively. In Women Behind Bars opening tonight In the Theatre Annex of the Actors Cabaret of Eugene Theatre (|ulio Regemball a framed inno cent accused of armed robbery, from when she lands in (nil along with the other toughs to her hard ened demise The other toughs include it rainbow of stervotyjies a black lesbian (Amy Gnnchorov) a white lesbian (Lori Ferraro) a slow-witted Puerto Rican (Siouxsie Suarez), a deranged iirsonist (Melody Bates), n really stupid prostitute named Cherry (Brooke Tot man) n lulile toting old timer (Tru ia Rod ley) and a faded Southern magnolia blossom (Eden I -and). WOMEN BEHIND BARS WHEN: j2 ar-6 3 a' 11 30 p m , June 5 a* 7pm WHEIE: Actor* Coboret Th«o*er of Eugene This brood is presitltrd over by lho tml\ frightening matron (John Sturgill, in drag) and her toady assistant (Ann Solar). Generii male roles are all played by Paul Willn With all the corny lines, sex m ones and cigarettes in this play, no stone is left unturned in creating offensive stereotypes. However, as stage manager Sara Sand said. "If you believe in stereotype*, you'll (hi offended If you don’t, you will laugh.” Women Behind Hors does have some thematic statements, which are delivered campilv and with out too much preachiness, thank goddess. This play is the first in a series of late-night shows at the Actors Cabaret of Eugene's Theatre Annex featuring theatre per formed and directed by LCC and University of Oregon students. Students interested in getting their work onto the ACE stage. Summer concerts: pay to reclaim youth By David Bauder A$SOCHtt&d f*r(r.*-• }<t» In I hi) summer of 10*14, music fans will be able to pay for a chance to reclaim their youth — or an idealized notion of someone else’s laid by the re-formed Ragles, tin* Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, superstars from tin* 1070s will dominate a pop musu concert season those in the industry an* hoping is the biggest ever But you'll have to pnv handsomely to in- enter tained This also is a summer that will tie remem bered for sk\riM keting tn kei pri« os The collier! liusiin-ss seems to !>*■ fueled hv ai;U from the fills and "70s arid has liven for six or seven years '94 is no different We 1st have some much bigger names out there said (.ary BongiOvanni. editor of the concert trade publica tion Pol I star The Kill! 1 eg ;,-v 1. ;i their lour machinery every five years or so, are poised to hit the stadiums in support of a new album The Stones now are down to a quartet, with the departure of bass player Bill Wyman The tour represents a challenge for the aging rockers, who seem suspended between lieing a legend and .1 l-eUerman joke Despite an album ravaged by critics and the absence for former leader Roger Waters. Pink Floyd still is a popular draw for fans weaned on 1 lassie rock radio stations. Two veteran piano men. Billy Joel and Rlton John, also are teaming for a summer stadium tour, which will feature them playing together and separately And, in that vein. Bonnie K.iitt joins Bruce Hornsby. Jackson Browne brings along |ohn Hiatt, and Metallica is touring with Alice in Chains. Bui lhi> Kagles have attracted the most atten tion The country-rock baud, which sold morn than to million albums during the 1970s but split up with the dawn of the lOHOs. have reunit ed to tour and perhaps release on album With Barbra Streisand's precedent, the Kagles an- charging more than $100 a ticket. No other aits have been quite so brazen, hut concert prices in the $30 to $.r>0 range are no longer unusual It started in recent years with the practice of offering special "golden circle" seats and has reached full bloom this season. Don't blame the promoters Sorry to break this to you. Ians, hut some of vour favorite stars are greed i It's entirely the acts that are responsible for d." Bongtovantti said “Kverv concert deal is negotiated to include the ticket price. If (lies want to make a lot of money, the only way to make it is to charge a lot of money lor tickets " Despite some spotty ri istance — the Kagles concert in Buffalo. N V was moved from Rich Stadium to a smaller amphitheatre because of slow sales price lias proven to be little obje< t lor many Kagles fans. Basil economics If the ti■ kilts sell with the higher prices, don't expect concert costs to go down The president of one of the country’s oldest concert amphitheatres, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs. N Y., said Kagles tii kets are selling well. But he worries about the effect of high ticket prices across the board on smaller markets such as his own. 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