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October 21, 2005
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Portland playwright Sam Gregory analyzes repression in The Confessions of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde Oct. 29 and 31.
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Dramatist plots additions
to his queer canon
sion of a passionate nature, it is easy to start
seeing parallels between the closet, the ex-gay
movement and various sexual hypocrisies,”
Gregory points out. “A major goal of mine has
been to illustrate in an exciting and absorbing
way that repression of all kinds leads to horror
of all kinds.”
Confessions plays 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at White
Eagle Saloon, 836 N. Russell St., and 5:30 and
7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Kennedy School, 5736 N.E.
33rd Ave. The all-ages performances are free,
and the latter date begins with a family-friendly
trick-or-treating party. For details visit
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—Timothy Krause
Keep an eye on hometown gay playwright
William “Sam” Gregory. He’s already gained
notoriety (Mary Tudor at C0H0 Productions,
Edward II at Triangle Productions and, most
recently, suave-and-sexy verse translation of
Fuente Ovejuna at Miracle Theatre). Now he’s
on to even more queer projects, beginning with
Dreams at the Cadogan Hotel, which received a
New Rave staged reading Oct. 2 at Stark
Raving Theatre.
“This piece involves the interaction of
authors Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker and George
Bernard Shaw, with such fictional characters as
Dorian Gray, Dracula and Renfield,” says
25 years of We’Moon
Gregory. “A wide variety of sexuality is brought
The 2006 We’Moon calendar, in its varied
into play,” including homosexuality (Lord
Henry Wotton), bisexuality (Wilde), pansexu
forms, is being prepared for worldwide distribu
ality (Dracula) and eroto-narcissism (Gray).
tion of its 25th edition. The publication is part
Gregory is also busy rewriting Chateau
astrological calendar, part venue for the cre
Joyeux, a romantic comedy set in a 1947 French
ative energy of graphic and literary female
vineyard with a subplot about a middle-aged
artists—from recognized lesbian artistic and lit
lesbian’s coming out and the introduction of
erary luminaries like Tee Corinne, Anndee
her partner to the family business. “It is excit
Hochman and Sierra Lonepine Briano to
ing to me to work on a piece in which an occa
third-grader Hon Van Swart. The publication
sion of same-sex
strongly bonds its
love is developed
original astrologi
as a natural part
cal base with femi
of a family
nism’s Second
dynamic, in a
Wave and the
play that cele
women’s land
brates joyful emo
movement.
tional connec
Founding
tions of all kinds,”
mother Musawa
he says.
set the tone for
It’s a different
the calendar in
kind of connec
1981. She writes,
tion in The
“Nada, my former
Confessions of Dr.
partner, and 1 cre
Jekyll and Mr.
ated the first
Hyde, which
edition on the
Gregory has
kitchen table in
adapted into a
front of the fire in
live radio show
an old farmhouse
for Willamette
in the Pyrenees.”
Radio Workshop.
That issue fea
“While there
tured “one piece
are no queer char
of abstract art we
acters—in the
found behind the
sexual sense—in
door, and one
the piece, since
photo of a bare
the work deals
breasted woman
with social
juggling oranges
duplicity, addic
that looked like
The 25th edition of the We’Moon calendar is now
tion and repres
spinning planets.”
available.