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Shakespeareans plant seeds of live theater awareness by DAN D IL LO N They don’t expect to turn school aged youngsters into full fledged supporters of live theater with one performance The two actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival who stopped last week for three performances at Cedar Ridge School just want to plant the seed of interest "The main thing is to get them interested in the spoken word and help build an audience for live theater,” explained Bruce Gooch after he and Richard Elmore finished their final performance The actors, on a five-week tour through Oregon, Washington and Idaho, gave the Sandy students a sampling of theater from the an cient Greeks to 20th century American theater The special assemblies were paid for with funds the students raised selling stuffed anim als earlier in the school year. Opening with a scene from “ Oedipus R e x " by Sophocles. Elmore put the play in context for the students, explaining that Greek plays were presented in large, out door am phitheaters by actors wearing 13-inch boots and shoulder pads so they would appear larger than life. Elmore told the eighth graders in the day's final presentation, the two felt obliged to perform a work oy the English playwright “ If this had been w ritten today, you'd probably call it science fic tion," he explained, introducing a scene from "The Tempest.” In the scene, Elm ore played Oedipus who has killed his father and m arried his mother The ac tors were clad in traditional Greek hooded capes Gooch explained that lately ac tors have taken the work of poets and turned them into one-man shows Poetry, he said, is "some very pretty words that do belong in the theater ” He and Elm ore adapted poems by Stephen Vincent Benet and Robert Service "Oedipus Rex" is “ pretty heavy stuff" for the students. Gooch ad mitted after the presentation " I t ’s kind of hard to hold them, but at the same tim e we like to challenge them, too. " I f you challenge them too much, it’s easy to lose them ” Gooch, who could not see out of his mask during the scene from the tragedy, was pleased when Elmore told him of the audience’s atten tiveness during the performance Being Shakespearean actors, Elmore and Gooch have used their hiatus from the Ashland stage to tour the Northwest enter ta in in g g a th e rin g s fro m kindergarten to college for the past three and four years, respectively. Like the peddlers in their closing scene from “ The Music M an ,” they know the territory of live theater and are having fun selling their wares Photo by Dan Dillon Bruce Gooch, left, and Richard Elmore gave Cedar Ridge students a taste of Greek tragedy with a scene from Sophocles’ "Oedipus Rex.” inside the church BOUQUETS Musical evangelists plan Sandy ministry The Musical Larnngs, an i n t e r n a t io n a lly - k n o w n ministry in word and song, w ill perform at Sandy Assembly of God Church this Sunday, Nov. 14, at 11 a m and 6 p m T h e C a lifo rn ia -b a s e d husband and wife have taken th eir music and message worldwide Their m in is tr y is p res en ted through television, radio, recordings and personal B rig h t, c o lo rfu l fa ll N o w o n ly $450 appearances Johnny, a native of Nor way, sings in a baritone and brings a message from the Word of God. He fre q u e n tly m in is te r s in general and district con ferences, camp meetings and church revivals MECHANIC® BRING a b it o f S pring to y o u r W in te r hom e w ith Forced Spring Bulbs . . . . Ruth’s ministry in music completes the team Her p ia n o s ty lin g s have brought her acclaim from the past. The open house is the new beginning in the pre sent. It represents the church's attempt to rebuild a bridge of friendliness with the citizens of Sandy Tours of the three-year-old building will be provided The evening service will highlight a new beginning and the future with a ser mon by the new pastor Special music will be pro vided by Jerry Grant of Salem Hours of the open house are 3-5 p m Cake and cof fee will be served The church is located at 34496 SE J Jar) Road. o r THE MONTH Master Paperwhites on sale! lit Open house planned Sandy Baptist Church w ill host an open house this Sunday, Nov 14, to in troduce the new pastor. Fred Vogel, and his fam ily to the community. 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