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T H E AT E R BY RACHAEL CARNES Dear Tom, Thank you for your invitation to host a fundraising din- ner in the private room of a top London restaurant. I would rather die. All the best. Yours, Harold. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STANLEY! LCC Theater’s The Birthday Party shines NATHAN DUNLAP IN THE BIRTHDAY PARTY T hey don’t make them like Harold Pinter anymore, and right now at Lane Community College you can enjoy Pinter’s masterful The Birthday Party, ten- derly cooked to a lustrous crackle. This production whizzes by, with direction and performances that fully embrace Pinter’s penchant for the absurd. Director Cullen Vance finds the musical score within Pinter’s cadence, his rich, piping hot words, and this taut cast chomps through the proceedings like a tight jazz sex- tet. Writer of 29 full-length plays, 24 screenplays, six col- lections of poetry and three books of prose, Pinter received the 2005 Nobel Prize for literature — the highest honor available to any writer in the world. In announcing the ac- colade, Nobel chairperson Horace Engdahl said Pinter was an artist who in his plays “uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression’s closed rooms.” Pinter was also a known curmudgeon, and this only adds to his endearment. Several of his letters — remember letters? — have re- cently resurfaced, including a 2001 gem to fellow play- wright Tom Stoppard, who had asked Pinter to co-host a theater fundraiser: CLASSIFIEDS BULLETIN BOARD Announcements H U N G R Y F O R H O P E ? Wisdom Perspective on World Events: 3-min.YouTube video: “Time for Change” share-international.org SHARE PEACE Wanted Pets Deserves a Good Home. Open Fr-Tu 11a-6p, closed We/Th 88530 Green Hill Rd 541-689- 1503 and 1st Avenue Shelter open Tu-Fr 10a-6p & Sa 10a-5:30p, closed Su/Mo 3970 W. 1st Ave 541-844-1777. green-hill.org See our Pet of the Week! SHELTER ANIMAL RESOURCE ALLIANCE ALTRUISTIC KIDNEY DONOR NEEDED FOR RN . Call or text 541-255-5257. Help Greatly Appreciated. WANTED: OLD ephemera, travel/military S.A.R.A.’s Treasures Gift & Thrift Shop. Volunteer, Donate, Shop, ADOPT! 871 River Road, Open Daily 10am-6pm. 541-607-8892 sarastreasures.org LOOK FOR THIS WEEK’S RESCUED CAT . hand-written journals, ship logs, diaries. Photos (especially albums) concerning ALL continents - especially Asia. thebookfind- er@gmail.com (541) 520-9821 WANTED: OLDER 60S/70S COUNTERCULTURE PRINTED MATERIAL: radical papers, posters, political resistance, feminism, disobedi- ence, demonstrations, protests, marches. thebookfinder@gmail.com 541-520-9821. The Birthday Party continues at 7:30 pm Nov. 16-18 and 2 pm Nov. 19 in LCC’s Blue Door Theatre, Building 6. Tickets are pay-what-you-will, with a suggested donation of $3 to $7. Call 541-463-5648 for more info. To place a classified ad: CALL 541.484.0519 EMAIL classy@eugeneweekly.com WEB classifieds.eugeneweekly.com FOR SALE GREENHILL HUMANE SOCIETY Everybody And between each line of text, appropriately, is a double space — A Pinter pause. The Birthday Party was initially a flop, closing after only eight performances in 1957. But it’s since come to be one of Pinter’s most celebrated plays. This production’s ensemble moves with such stylistic ferocity and choreographed punch that, together, the ac- tors elevate already great dialogue to a whirling typhoon of energy. Nathan Dunlap broods as Stanley, and Taelor Critchett effervesces as Lulu. Matthew George as McCann and Katie Dobrowski as Goldberg stalk the stage like two menacing apex predators who’ve had their teeth and claws pulled. It’s perfect. Brianne Orloski’s Meg consistently hits the highest notes on the register. She’s both sharp and flat, like a puff of disinfectant from an aerosol can. I love her. But MVP goes to Larry Brown as Petey. Brown’s physi- cality, intonation, gestures and mannerisms, his listening and timing, suggest a seasoned, veteran actor. But from his bio we learn that Brown is taking acting classes at Lane as part of his retirement from a lifetime in business. Every theater director in this region should go see this production, just to scout Brown. He’s a natural, and we hope to see more of him onstage soon. ■ Art LINE ADS: $11/3 LINES A D D I TI O NA L L I N E S : $ 4 EVENTSCALENDAR LOW COST PAINTINGS FOR SALE Landscape acrylic (541) 345-8046 Building Materials BUY NOTHING DAY GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA AT BRING! Friday, Nov. 24, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. only, BRING parking lot 4446 Franklin Blvd. (Store/donation area closed.) Select items available for FREE. First come, first served. Items must be taken away by 3:00. Clothing EVENTS Events BUY NOTHING DAY GIVEAWAY EXTRAVAGANZA AT BRING! Friday, Nov. 24, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. only, BRING parking lot 4446 Franklin Blvd. (Store/donation area closed.) Select items available for FREE. First come, first served. Items must be taken away by 3:00. ANTRICAN : NEW & VINTAGE MEN/WOMEN’S CLOTHING & GIFTS, 245 W. 8th (near WOW Hall). Open: 12-5:30 W,Th,Sun; 12-8 F, Sat. ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR TRAINING PROGRAM Serenity Lane, 52-week no cost Addiction Counselor Training For more info, visit www.serenitylane.org, click on Employment Opportunities, then on Serenity Lane’s Counselor Training Program Opportunities. 541-284-5702. Medical Marijuana Certifi cation Meditate to Heal and Trans form This Saturday, 1-4 pm $30 AT THE DOOR 541-521-2840 3635 Hilyard | yogawesteugene.com OMMP PATIENTS with qualifying conditions. Must have recent records RONI -formerly of COMPASSION CENTER Call 541-729-3913 Dr Holland provider eugeneweekly.com • November 16, 2017 27
