BY SHARLEEN NELSON
Review
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S ushi Station
199 East 5th Avenue ◆ 541-484-1334
Come see our sushi-go-round and open grill
Sushi starting at $1.75
We serve:
tempura ◆ udon ◆ yakisoba
teppanyaki ◆ teriyaki
lunch box specials
and more...
Take out available
Lunch MON-FRI 11:30-2:30
Dinner MON-SAT 5:00-10:00 ◆ Closed SUN
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
has been extended
at ACE Annex.
Quest for Love
ACE Annex offers fabulous Hedwig.
S
imilar in genus to The Rocky Horror
Picture Show, Hedwig and The Angry
Inch is quickly evolving into some-
thing of a cult classic, drawing “Hedheads” to
late-night venues, and even spawning a
Hedwig convention. The Actor’s Cabaret
Annex production of John Cameron Mitchell’s
Obie-winning, gender-bending musical rock
and roll extravaganza continues to draw appre-
ciative crowds.
On a set filled with attention-grabbing art-
work, a collage of twisted torsos, and a screen
used as a backdrop for added imagery and audi-
ence sing-alongs, the musical opens on
Hedwig’s national tour of the Bilgewater’s
she meets young Tommy, an aspiring musician,
whom Hedwig takes under her wing.
Transforming him into rock star Tommy
Gnosis, her ungrateful protégé makes it big by
stealing Hedwig’s songs. Complicating matters
further is Hedwig’s current relationship with
husband and band mate, Yitzhak, who dresses
like a man, is played by a woman, and who
likes to gussy up in Hedwig’s wigs and outfits.
Enough cannot be said about Adam
Goldthwaite’s commanding and mesmerizing
performance as the irrepressible and oft-con-
flicted Hedwig. From in-your-face songs such
as “Angry Inch” to moving ballads like “The
Origin of Love,” Goldthwaite’s strong vocals
Enough cannot be said about Adam Goldthwaite’s
commanding and mesmerizing performance as
the irrepressible and oft-conflicted Hedwig.
Starting July 13th
Summer Classes:
Basic Drawing: Rebecca Mannheimer
Drawing with Pastels: Lynn Peterson
Basic Casebound Book : Paula Marie Gourley
Intro to Bookbinding: Susan Lunas
chain of “family seafood restaurants” (similar
to Sizzler, but not quite as prestigious). And
through a medley of hard-rocking anthems and
soulful ballads, Hedwig chronicles her tragi-
cally twisted story.
Raised behind the Iron Curtain in East
Berlin, Hansel longs to find freedom on the
other side of the wall. When an American GI
sugar daddy comes along offering gummy bears
and matrimony as a way out, Hansel is ecstatic.
However, there is a catch — to obtain a license,
he must first “leave a little something behind.”
The result is a botched sex change operation
that renders him essentially genderless. When
his GI dumps him, leaving him alone in a trailer
park in Kansas, Hansel puts on some makeup,
dons a blond wig, and reinvents herself as
wannabe rock star Hedwig. To help support her
dubious singing career, Hedwig takes on a vari-
ety of odd jobs, including babysitting, where
resonate with indignant anger and heartfelt
emotion, and his outfits are très stunning. Dori
Prange is fabulous as Yitzhak. Although she
doesn’t have any speaking parts, through her
dazzling vocals and bass guitar accompani-
ment, Prange is a persuasive presence on stage.
Similarly, Connor Dudley lends his fine voice
and musical skills on acoustic guitar to his role
as Tommy Gnosis. Rounding out the cast is
Patricia Morse as Hedwig’s mother, and back-
ing up Hedwig as The Angry Inch is the awe-
some local glam/rock girl band The Ovulators.
While Hedwig may not be suitable for
everyone (under 18 must be accompanied by an
adult), its deeper message goes beyond mere
gender confusion to explore other important is-
sues such as identity, freedom, and the
human desire to love and be loved. Hedwig
continues July 2, 3, 16, 17, 24 and 25 (no per-
ew
formances July 9 and 10).
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Dinner 5pm - 9:30pm
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