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( aprii 16. 2004 » Just O U t .37 THEATER ▼ Revolutions 11M Mou could read his- activism, the common recently was returned to tory Kx)ks, hut public land. The personal is political this is more fun,” Portland audience members can look for H says Bethroot ward to cameo appearances by notable femi And theatrical, too. Gwynn, creator of nists Naomi Morena, a w-riter and musician, by M eg D aly Women: The Longest Revo and Ann Mussey, an assistant professor of lution, a performance women’s studies at Portland State University. about the womens liberation movement that runs this month Mussey will relate the story of how she and a in Ashland, Eugene and Portland. number of lesbian feminists who attended Not only is it more fun, the production showcases the per- Iowa’s Grinnell College flocked to Portland in sonal stories of several Northwest women, adding an intimate the early 1970s. She will also recount her element to a complex social and political story. involvement with the groundbreaking Portland Gwynn calls her work a “performance documentary,” mean Women’s Health Clinic. ing it weaves together historical events with the personal sto According to Gwynn, the performance will ries of several co-performers. The 62-year-old lesbian has been survey the changes and accomplishments in involved with the women’s movement since the late 1960s and women’s lives during the past 35 years. It will has been a resident at Fly Away Home women’s land in south also consider what is needed for the future. ern Oregon since 1976. “It’s all dime in a lively way," says Gwynn. A contributor to several We’Mixm publications, Gwynn has “There are songs, poems and humor throughout.” been creating what she calls “personal theater” and performing Barbara Winkler, the director of women’s throughout the state since the 1980s. Portland performances studies at Southern Oregon University, says From left: Jem Mara, Bethroot Gwynn and Jennifer Council sport costume include Pieces of Truth and Child Tracks and Amazon Wing. She Women is “a must-see for anyone who wants to designs from Oregon artist Tee Corinne’s Cunt Coloring Book has also directed performances such as a recent production of know more about second wave feminism and its The Vagina Monologues in Roseburg. continuing legacy, especially in Oregon.” |H Two years ago she was invited to create a performance for itics and economics, then broadens to incorporate global femi the 2003 WomanSource festival in Ashland. She envisioned a nism. Gwynn says it was important to her that the piece reflect W omen : T he L ongest R evolution plays 7:30 p.m. April 17 at sort of “feminist state of the union,” she says. After a crash the full arc of the past several decades. Southern Oregon University’s Center for the Visual Arts. Tickets are course in women’s studies, she pulled together historical threads Women was created through workshops led by Gwynn in $5-$15 from 541 -552-6216. The performance benefits Illinois Valley and personal memories to create her new show. which the performers gave voice to memories of feminist Safe House Alliance. “The women loved it,” says Gwynn of the successful debut. activism and discovery. Some of those stories became elements The Eugene performance is 7:30 p.m. April 23 at University of One of Women’s collaborators is Jem Mara, also a 60-some- in the actual performance. Mara will perform a five-minute Oregon’s Willamette Hall. Tickets are $5-$I5 sliding scale from thing lesbian living in southern Oregon. “Part of my contribu piece about her relationship with her son. 541-346-1134- The performance benefits the university’s Southern tion has been to be a partner in the remembering,” says Mara, The women are joined by Jenny Council, who, at 40, is the Oregon Lesbian Archival Collection. who attended her first women’s liberation meeting in 1971 youngest member of the ensemble. A native of England, she The Portland performance is 7:30 p.m. April 24 at Portland State Dublin, Ireland. moved to southern Oregon several years ago because of the University's School of Business auditorium. Tickets are $8-$l5 from Gwynn says the first half of the performance tells stories women’s community she found there. 503-232-6003. The performance benefits the Lesbian Community from the second wave of American feminism, particularly Council performs a personal piece about a protest she Project and In Other Words. women’s bookstores and music, health care and the rise of attended in 1982 at Greenham Common, the U.S. military base women’s studies programs. The focus then shifts to national pol in Newbury, England. After nearly 20 years of women’s peace Features Editor M eg D aly can be reached at megdaly@justout.com. eatingout eatingout eating out eatingout eatingout T P - * _______ eatingout eatingout eatingout Tri- MIDWESTERN BEEF G ULF PRAW NS AUSTRALIAN LOBSTER P O R T L A N D P R IC E S IN S T E A D O F C H IC A G O ’S R)rtHTDUt±L You don’t have to go to a Chicago Steak House to get a quality meal. Come to Sayler’s. For over 55 years w e’ve been providing Portland families a great steak dinner at a fair price. So that one day, you can make a trip to, say, the midwest. 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