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■ ENTERTAINMENT ‘Marvin’s Room’ to open Thursday Andrew Mayer Disease and caring for the medically and socially afflicted in our families sets the conflict for the Mad Duck Repertory Fheatre's upcoming production of Man-in's Hoorn, written b\ S« ott Mi Pherson. "The play is about family and community coming together and healing." said director D.ivul Wlntersteen Bessie, the play s i etitral character, has had her family break up at the same lime she is diagnosed with leukemia Internal and external conflicts make it diffii tilt for her to ret • ognize her life and her fami ly. which she at one time noticed as familiar but which is now made up of alienating forces trying to take over her life. 1'his tension should serve the play well, ns it releases itself in i nthartii . comical moments ■ onnoting the play'$ ii,uk i ome .dv The plot may remind \ lowers of the movie with Deborah Winger and Jar k Nicholson. irtms <'t Endearment Fite play stands on its own as a .Vcn York limes critic described it as "one of the fun niest plavs of the year .is well as one of the wisest and most mov ing " The cast of Marvin s Hoorn consists of Sonva Miller as Bessie; Justin Devan/.o. a junior theater arts major, as Dr Walls, Maine Pelletier, a senior theater arts major, as Bessie's 70 year old aunt. Ruth; Leonardo A Baquero, a master's degree stu dent ill theater arts, as Boh. Tether Alba of Ktigene as Lee: l.onny I.o/ar ol Cottage (.rove as iWDAN >l( NtWtll * •* "V* | •», *<• Paul M Rubenstein, as Hank, and Sony a Miller, as Bessie, perform a scene from Marvin's Room," directed by David Wintersloen Or. Charles; Paul M Kubenstein, .1 Minor iaiglish major, .is Hank, and junior high SI hoot student Criffin ( rafts of Kugene as Charlie Crafts and Pelletier are mak ing their debut 111 the Mad Dm k Repertory Theatre with tins pro din tion, but they Imth have experience acting in other University productions The production staff includes David Hess, a senior theater arts major, designing scenery. Ryan Webber, a senior theater arts major, designing lights; and Kt*(wt < a M Foster, graduate stu dent, designing i ost times I he University's Arena Iheatre, lit)*) Old (ampus lame, will house this sts and production of the Mad Hut k repertory season The play opens tonight at H p in and con tinues with H p m showings Friday and Saturday of this week as well as |ul\ 22, 27-2H and Aug. a The run includes matinees at 2 p m on July tt>. 2.1 and Aug li I n kel pro es are $7 for general admission and $5 for students For ticket informa Pitch in! M&W Recycle your copy of the ODE. I Haircuts.$8 «•«* s i s with thunpoo S cortdniooff Perms.... Loop rods <£ spirals •••*»•• $29^ 539,s $$0 6$ i *K&i*onerv tut A lo^pef. coky treated h*sr thghtty more I L SVO//A' 1311 tmcotn WAintrtic Tbwcrt 345-1810 Coupon juxxj with Vvcnry A Gr<< vA .*m IhM'- ihnti M • fk*W‘.t . «•• UrN*n Cw>< AW,., * rtrti *».%*♦» I I I I Good Thrtxqgh A^jgvm * 2. I99S Clinical Research Trial of an Asthma Medication Participants must be: . 1' • A non-smoker. n<>n drug user • Diagnosed with asthma The study is enrolling now: • 10 visits ovet 14 weeks • Examinations pulmonary fum tions latsoratory testing and study medti ations at no c hareje ■ Compensation fur study participants Call our office to see if you qualify Allergy and Asthma Research Group i 4 ! : >• treet i ugerse < 97401 683-4324 .‘t <ft ( < I M I ' • i V.’arri •<! f,» >i ■ V1 i UNIVERSITY evertom Theatre VSrni The Chest, of Dreams] A Children'i Play July 7. 8. 14. 15, 21,12, 2b. 29. AuKu*l 4, 5 Outdoor* at the Robtmon Theatre- 2 PM frf&KN’s room luly 13. U. 15. 22. 27. 28, Augu>! 5- 8 PM lulv 16. 23 AueuM 6- 2 P M Arriia Theatre MY NAME "" July 2D. 21,29, August 3, 4.10,11.12 8 I'M July 30. August 13 2 PM Afrni Thritrr Mad Duck Box Office- 346-4192 Box Office Hours: Mon - Fn 11 30- 2:30 & 3 30- 6:00 1st Floor, Viltard Hill Room 116 is ALICE A MttH-Gai/ 0*v;aJA£<« &!.*<.** A Reading & Booksigning with David James Duncan Author of River Teeth, The River Why and the Brothers K. Thursday, July I3'h at 7 p.m. In the UO Knight Library Browsing Room (Free Event) UNivpRsrrY or o•t co h 895 E. 13th Ave. • 346-4331 • Open daily