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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 2006)
JULY 7. 2006 justiout 35 on stage BroadArts Theatre presents the comic cabaret If I Were the Queen of This Forest, an interactive game of Parad-Oz sponsored by VisionPDX, Portland Mayor Tom Potter's 20- year vision for the city, July 12-Aug 5 at various loca tions. (For a complete schedule visit www broadarts.org.) Broadway Rose Theatre Company presents 42nd Street, a musical spectacular based on the classic 1533 movie of the same name, through July 16 at Deb Fennell Auditonum in Tigard. For musical theater fans, there’s much to like about this classic toe-tapper, includ ing Amy Palomino and Tim Falter, a couple of whiz-bang triple-threats leading an exuberant cast in the enduring fable of a chorus girl who makes it big. (Call for times 9000 SW Durham Road $19426 from 503-620-5262.) Broadway Rose Theatre Company presents Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrew Sisters, a touching musi cal revue following the group from its early days to the height of its stardom to its melancholy separation, July 21- 30 at Deb Fennell Auditorium in Tigard. (Call for times. 9000 SW Durham Road. $19426 from 503-620-5262.) Brody Theater presents Theatresports, a competition in which two teams of performers create improvised scenes based on audience suggestions and are scored by a panel of judges, through Sept. 1. f9 pm Friday. 1904 NW 27th Ave. $7410 from www.brodytheater.com.) La Bodega Productions presents the Pulitzer Prize winner Wit, a contemplative look at our hospital systems and how we treat our sick, July 20-Aug. 12 at Theater Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 4 pm Sunday 3430 SE Belmont St. $12415 from www.labodegaproductions.com, health care workers receive a $2 discount; Thursdays are "pay what you can.") Lakewood Theatre Company presents a vibrant and fun update of the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night 's Dream, trans forming the setting to the California Redwoods for a psychedelic romp through the forest to the music of The Beatles, The Doors, The Beach Boys and others, July 14- Aug. 20. (Call for times 368 S State St., Lake Oswego. $22424 from 503-635-3901.) New Century Players presents California Suite, Neil Simon's humane, compassionate and humorous confection divided into four parts, July 14-22 at Rex Putnam High School in Milwaukie. (7:30 pm Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 pm Saturday 4950 SE Roethe Road $7410 from 503-367-2620.) New Moon Productions presents outdoor performances of Alice in Wonderland July 13-18 at Washington Park Amphitheatre and July 20-23 and July 27-30 at Mount Tabor Park Amphitheatre. (6:30 pm. No show July 28 ) La Bodega Productions explores the connection between brain and body in its stage adaptation of Joseph Green's The Brain That Wouldn't Die through July 29 at Miracle Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday. 525 SE Stark St. $10- $12 from www.labodegaproductions.com; Thursdays are "pay what you can.") Northwest Children's Theater presents Moby Dick: The Musical, in which a bankrupt all-girls academy stages its own version of the Herman Melville epic to raise money to keep the school afloat, Stark Raving Theatre presents the sizzling and sexy summer comedy Vamp through July 29. UZZI PITTMAN Brody Theater presents Summer in Brodavia, an evening of long-form improvisation, with the cast creating two different fully improvised pieces starting from audience suggestions, July 8-Sept. 2 (9 pm Saturday. 1904 NW 27th Ave. $7410 from www.brodytheater.com.) July 14-Aug. 6 at Artists Repertory Theatre. (8 pm Fri day, 8 and 11 pm Saturday, 2 pm Sun day 1516 SW Alder St $16420 from 503-222-4480 or www nwcts.org.) Portland Actors En semble presents the first of two free sum mer Shakespeare in the Park productions, Macbeth, through July 15 at Pettygrove Park. (8 pm Friday and Saturday South west Fourth Avenue and Montgomery Street www port- landactors com.) BroadArts Theatre envisions Portland's future in the comic cabaret If I Were the Queen of This Forest, featuring gay actor Darryl! Moch (right) as the Scaredy Crow, July 12-Aug. 5. Dedication. Camaraderie. Excellence. For every Portland police officer, there is a story... Chief Rosanne M. Sizer "Portland has communities that reflect a diverse population. We value diversity, and invite you to join us and help us mirror the communities we serve." fri Portland Center for the Performing Arts presents Menopause The Musical— four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra, memory loss, hot flashes and night Join us and write the next chapter. www.joinportlandpolice.com sweats—extended through Aug. 6 at Winnmgstad Theatre. (Call for times 1111 SW Broadway $44 50 from box office or Ticketmaster) Radiant Theatre presents Emergence, its fourth annual festival of staged readings of new plays written and directed by women, July 15-19 at CoHo Theatre. (2 pm Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 pm Monday-Wednesday 2257 NW Raleigh St. For a complete schedule visit www. radianttheatre org ) Stark Raving Theatre presents the sizzling and sexy summer comedy Vamp through July 29 at CoHo Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 7 pm Sunday 2257 NW Raleigh St $10420 from 503-232-7072, Thursdays are "pay what you can. “) Triangle Productions presents an encore production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Wade McCollum in his Drammy winning role as a German transsexual telling her life story through a series of concerts at U.S. seafood restaurants, July 13 Aug 12 at Artists Repertory Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday 1516 SW Alder St $38 at the door, $35 in advance from wwwtripro.org.) 2Boards Productions presents Private Eyes, a dark comedy about truth, love and salad dressing, July 20- Aug. 12 at Theater Theatre. (8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 4 pm Sunday 3430 SE Belmont St $10 from 503-232-5375) Reviewed by T imothy K rausf .. Read more and comment at foUowsIxit.bLigspot.ciim. Buprenorphine (Suboxone®) TREATMENT STUDY Promoting Natural Habitats for People am> Wildlife * OHSU is enrolling participants who are HIV* and addicted to heroin, oxycodone, or other opiates. 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