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2 Thursday, February 20, 2020 GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon FROM THE COVER an inside look at northeast oregon’s arts and entertainment scene One show features two youth productions ■ ■ Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre presents ‘The Fisherman and His Wife’ and ‘The Twilight Cone’ By Lisa Britton For EO Media Group BAKER CITY — Eastern Or- egon Regional Theatre opens two youth productions this weekend: the fable “The Fisherman and His Wife” and science-fiction comedy, “The Twilight Cone.” Both plays will be presented each night of performances, which hap- pen at 7 p.m. Thursday (tonight), Friday and Saturday. Sunday’s matinee is at 3 p.m. All are at the EORT theater, 2101 Main St., Baker City. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 stu- dents, or $25 for a family pass of two adults and two children. These are sold at Betty’s Books, online at easternoregonregionaltheatre.com, and at the door. In “The Fisherman and His Wife,” a poor couple live in a hut near the sea. Each day the fisher- man goes off to catch dinner to supplement the vegetables his wife grows in their small garden. They live a quiet existence until one day when the fisherman hooks a talking flounder. In exchange for not eating him, the fish — who claims to be a prince in disguise — grants the fisherman three wishes. His wife, Isabel, who is unhappy with their station in life, seizes the chance and wishes for something more grand each time. This play depends on audience participation to provide action, such as crashing waves and chirp- ing crickets. The cast of “Fisherman” includes Max Jacoby, Kate Loennig, Na- tioshya Hickson, Jarren Cikanek, Jessica Warbis, Jordan Wolfe, Sadie Adams, Landon Dougherty, and Liam Dougherty. The second play takes the audi- ence into a different dimension ‘The Fisherman and His Wife’ and ‘The Twilight Cone’ What: Youth plays presented by Eastern Oregon Regional Theatre When: Feb. 21-23 Where: EORT theater, 2101 Main St., Baker City Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students, $25 family (two adults, two children) where ice cream isn’t just a frozen treat. “The Twilight Cone” opens at an ice cream stand where Diane is training her nephew Marcus. When she discovers the chocolate syrup is low, she rushes off to the store and forbids him to sell any flavor except vanilla. No customer, she says, is allowed to choose a flavor. “I make the rules,” she says. “I decide which flavor goes to which customer.” But then a group of girls arrive and Marcus forgets that he is sup- posed to offer only vanilla. Soon he’s mixing milkshakes of unique flavors for the girls, who quickly determine that something isn’t right. For instance, Butterscotch Time Ripple reverses time — a neat trick that Kaitlyn soon uses when she stumbles over her words in conver- sation with the cute boy at the ice cream counter. WEEKEND OUTLOOK Photo contributed by Lisa Britton “The Fisherman and His Wife” — a fable — features Jarren Cikanek, left, and Jessica Warbis. Nice Kirsten sips a shake called Banana No Filter and suddenly tells everyone exactly what she’s thinking — much to the dismay of her friends. All seems lost until Diane returns to the stand and tries to rectify the situation. The cast of “The Twilight Cone” is composed of Karsten Cikanek, Bre Miller, Justin Wolfe, Paige Wolfe, Natioshya Hickson, Jessica Warbis, Kate Loennig, Ellie Lamb and Liam Dougherty. Both plays are directed by Jamie Adams and Jen Cikanek. Costumes were designed by Judy Head and Actor’s Studio. Set design was han- dled by Cindy Ratterman, Megan Pelcha, Bob Hinkle, Leanne Hinkle, and the cast. Sebastian Cole is in charge of sound and lights. Photo contributed by Lisa Britton Karsten Cikanek, right, stars in EORT’s youth production of “The Twilight Cone,” along with, from left, Natioshya Hickson, Paige Wolfe, Ellie Lamb, Kate Loennig and Jessica Warbis. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY High 43 Low 27 High 45 Low 34 High 45 Low 30 Sunny Cloudy Showers possible