Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, December 05, 1997, Page 8, Image 8

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‘Greetings!’ is a warm-hearted play
The Actors Cabaret will
present a holiday play
about family conflict
By Thomas Valinoti
Freelance Reporter
The Actors Cabaret of Eugene
will present a warm-hearted
holiday play called “Greet
ings!,” directed by Michael P.
Watkins.
The plot centers around a sto
ry of family conflict: The Gorski
family is Catholic, but the eldest
brother, Andy (played by Bruce
McArthur), brings home a Jew
ish fiancee. Andy’s mother is a
sweet, Catholic woman with an
understanding heart, but his fa
ther is a bitter man who can’t ac
cept the fact that Andy’s fiancee
is a Jewish atheist.
To make matters worse, Andy
brings Randi Stein (played by
Erika Jane Johnson) home to
meet his family on Christmas
Eve.
On top of this problem, the
family must cope with the fact
that Andy’s brother, Mickey
Gorski (played by Joe Stipek
Helm) is mentally handicapped.
When Andy brings home his
fiancee, the cohesion within the
Gorski family begins to break
up.
In the middle of the destruc
tion, however, Mickey surpris
es the entire group. Up until
this point, his extremely limit
ed vocabulary has consisted of
“oh boy” and “wow.” Sudden
ly, he bellows out “Greetings!”
and the play begins to take
shape.
Apparently, Mickey’s body
has been temporarily inhabited
by an ancient, wise and witty
spirit who is determined to ex
tinguish the negative situation
that is brewing. This adds a
comedic twist, which sends the
audience on an improbable ex
ploration into human nature.
The Off-Broadway produc
tion of “Greetings!” was hailed
as “a surprisingly effective
comedy [that] ... glows with
good-natured, warm-hearted
emotion" by the Associated
Press. The Berkshire Eagle said,
“‘Greetings!’ should become as
much a part of the fabric of win
ter holiday season as ‘It’s a
Wonderful Life,’ and ‘A Christ
mas Carol.’”
The Actors Cabaret will pre
sent this comedy, written by
Tom Dudzick, on Thursdays,
WENDY FULLER/Emerald
The Gorski family comes togeth
er in Tom Dndzick’s Greetings!'
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
through December. A Sunday
matinee will take place at 2 p.m.
on Dec. 14.
Tickets are $9 in advance on
Thursday and Sunday, $11 in
advance on Friday and Saturday
and $15 the day of all shows.
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day through Saturday at 686
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