3 ___________FRIDAY The Ken Chase The a te r presents Norman, Is That You?, a hilarious, out ot the closet comedy by Ron C lark and Sam Bobrick, Plays Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7.00. Norman, Is That You? is a comedy about an "a ll-A m e ric a n " fam ily from Ohio. W hile seeking comfort from his son because his wife has run away with his brother, a father discovers that his son's room m ate is gay and his son, Norman, is not rea lly the all-A m erican son he thought he had When his wife appears it seems they have not one, but p ossib ly three solu tions to their problem . An uproarious and funny com edy about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness in the Big Apple. N orthw est A rtists W orkshop w ill pre sent David Wheeler, of New O rleans, in a one-hour perform ance piece entitled C ra b b ing w ith Paul Gauguin Perform ances begin at 8 p.m. Adm ission is $4.00 for the p ub lic and $3.00 for NWAW mem bers. The piece portrays the fam ous artist dur ing the fina l hour of his life. Set on the South Sea isla nd of Hiva-O a, the performance presents a spoken script that is reflective of the artists philosophy and aesthetic point of view. W heeler, dressed as G auguin, delivers the script, illum ina ting the a rtist's objec tions to m an's destruction of the environ ment, to the adverse effects of creeping so c ia l hom ogenization, to the decline of sp iritu a l values, to com m ercialism , im ba lances of power, and b lind faith — issues central to the journals of Paul Gauguin. C om ic moments are provided by discus sio n s of beach biology as a persistent de sig n source, of the a rtist's life in Paris, and of the outrageous activities of the colonists of Hiva-Oa. S iriu s Productions is happy to announce the opening of Treats, a witty com edy by Christopher Hampton, tonight at the Cubiculo, 938 NW Everett Street. Treats is one of those rare plays that deal with serious human issues with grace, intelligence and wit. The story concerns Ann and her two lovers, Dave and Parick. Dave, a journalist, returns from a foreign assignm ent to find that Ann has moved him out of their flat bag and baggage, and has installed Patrick in his place. Dave, with every weapon he can command, most notably his acid wit, bat even including his fists, sets out to regain his form er status. Alas, poor Patrick; he is a kind man but no match for Dave's lack of scruples in ac com p lishing his objectives. Between the two is Ann. who is struggling m ightily for self-w orth in an atmosphere that is hardly conducive. An intriguing aspect of the p la y is that each character is given a scene alone, to reveal things that could never be revealed in front of the others. The cast of Treats is outstanding. It m a rks the reunion of one of Portland theater's most dynam ic duos, Joseph R. C ronin and Jay Randall Horenstein. as Dave and Patrick, respectively Whenever these two gentlemen have appeared to- 10 gether, as in such fine productions as Butley and The Dresser, theatrical sparks have flown. Joining them is Sarah Lucht, one of our most prom ising young actres ses. Th is fine cast deserves the best in direction, and happily they have it in the person of W illie award winning director, (for When You Cornin’ Back, Red Rider?) Victoria Parker. A ll in a ll, a very exciting prospect. Treats w ill play Friday and Saturday evenings at 8,00 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 7 :00 p.m. through June 22nd. Tickets are $7-Fridays, $8-Saturdays and $6-Sundays. For further information or re servations ca ll 224-9481. N ear and Nina Fichter join forces with A b ig a il Stage and Tiona Gundy and to gether they have created a dance dram a presentation that surpasses their previous works. Proceeds benefit Break through Project on Disability. 1 hese five women use every technique im a ginable; dance, theatre, Kung Fu, sig n language, poetry, singing and h u m o r. . . and it works brillia ntly. These form s used in com bination and alone g ive rise to some of the most exciting dance in Am erica today. A ll of this mate ria l is o rig ina l, a ll of it is thought-provoking and uplifting. KBOO plans a program on progressives in the second Reagan term. A wide range of progressive and social change groups worked to defeat Ronald Reagan in 1984 and failed. What was the meaning of the Reagan victory for progressives, how w ill four more years of the current adm inistra tion affect the goals of progressive orga nizations, and how w ill they affect the tactics of these groups? These are the questions a wide range of activists in the Portland area w ill grapple with in two spe cia l program s on KBO O 's (90.7 FM) Morn ing M agazine, between 9 :30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Host Ross Reynolds (KBOO Informa tion Director) w ill moderate what prom ises to be a free w heeling discussion of progressive p olitics in the m id '80s. G uests already confirmed for the pro gram s include Lloyd Marbet, Forelaws on Board; Avel M ayfield, Portlanders O rganized for South African Freedom; Eric Stachon, O SPIRG ; Sister Lupe G uajardo, C am paign for Human Development; Darr Durham, NARAL; Bruce Apple, National W ild life Federation. Resistance, love in a bitter time, is an a rtistic and social commentary on the so c ia l movements in the United States. This piece takes us on a journey from the turbu lent and creative '60s to the present period. "Brin g the W ar Hom e" is one wo m a n's story of an aw akening conscious ness during the'60s. Using the m usic of Ja nis Joplin, the poetry of Sylvia Plath, the ir own b rillia n t use of comedy and dance, one woman played by a ll five dancers transform s from a quiet, repres sed and confused teenager, victim ized by her surroundings, into a young woman on the threshold of action determination. Tickets are $5 in advance, $6 at the door, and $4 for the alter-abled. Tickets are a va ila lb e at Artichoke M usic, A Wo m an's Place Bookstore, and C atbird Seat Bookstore. 1 0 _________ FRIDAY Th e a tre Mask Ensem ble w ill present its "W illie " aw ard-w inning production for one fina l perform ance this season at W il lam ette Center Auditorium (S.W. Front & Salm on) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4. Theatre M ask, based in Portland, tours throughout the country. Recognized for their work that defies sim p le categoriza tion, the com pany com bines mim e, dance and acrobatics to create an ec lectic form of physical theatre. The NW Rim Study C enter presents as part of their Contem porary Women Directors Series, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute. A gentle trilog y about sin g le urban women based on the ener getic, lean and com ic short stories of G race Paley. M irra Banks and Ellen Horde's modem cityscape of women in the m id st of husbands, lovers and children is fu ll of tender observation w hile saying that happiness does not la st forever, it op tim istic a lly adds that neither does sa dness. Screenplay by John Sayles with Susan Rice; stars Kevin Bacon, Ellen Ba rkin, Lynn M ilg rim , M aria Tucci. Shows at 7 and 9:15 p.m. 11 SATURDAY The W estern Sta te s C hiro p ra c tic 5 _________ SUNDAY The NW Film Study C enter presents as part of their Women Directors series. Variety, Bette G ordon's controversial film that takes pornography out of the hands of men. C hristine, a young writer, des perate for work, takes a job at a Tim es Square porno house. G radually, she becom es obsessed with voyeurism and the im ages and sounds that surround her. 6 _________MONDAY A Portland-based gay and lesbian ac tivist group is forming. Interested persons w ill meet today at 7 :30 p.m.. Meeting Room B, M ain Librar, S.W. 10th & Ym hill. For inform ation, ca ll Cynthia Cum fer/Ben M e rrill, 295-2456. 8 WEDNESDAY W a llflo w e r O rd er Dance C ollective presents the W ildflower Dance Brigade and their new show Resistance; love in a bitter time, tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the N W Service Center. Founding members of W allflow er Order Krissy Keefer, Laurel W a llflo w e r O rd e r J u s t O ut. May 1985