T H E AT E R
BY A L E X I S R E I D
AN AUTHENTIC AND MAGICAL OZ
Color and humor bring new life to The Wizard of Oz at Actors Cabaret
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ions and tigers and bears — again? Oh my!
Actors Cabaret is hosting Eugene’s second
production of The Wizard of Oz in as many months.
I thought I was going to have only one existential
crisis this holiday season, but here we are again.
Luckily, it’s dinner theater this time, so at least you
have the option to weather a twister with emerald green
cocktails and carrot cake, which are just part of the charm
that is ACE.
Truth be told, ACE is one of my favorite venues for
theater. The people, the lighting, the green garlands draped
around the walls — the ambience is reminiscent of a good
dive bar, not the truly creepy ones but the gems that are
tucked away on some busy city corner, where the people
are somehow familiar and the mood is smoky and light.
The same could be said for ACE’s production of The
Wizard of Oz, directed by the multi-talented Anthony Krall,
which brings forth all the familiarity you’d want but a little
less of the two-tone wholesomeness of the Kansas plains.
This production offers lovely singing voices, including
Glinda (Emily Westlund), Scarecrow (Colin Gray), Tinman
(Chad Lowe), The Lion (Cameron Graham) and, of course,
Dorothy (Kate Fairbairn), who gives us a sweet and jazzy
rendition of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” early in the
first act.
Likewise, Fairbairn shows great poise and good humor,
despite having a dog with a mind of its own and a rogue
ruby slipper.
Several musical numbers feature the entire ensemble
along with the main cast. This utterly defies space and time
on ACE’s notoriously tiny stage. “The Merry Old Land
of Oz” is especially lively and fun-loving, making it the
unforeseen anthem of ACE’s production.
The most delightful pieces of Krall’s production are the
comedic forces at play. I genuinely cracked up at the all-
too-quotable lines I had thought were far beyond my ability
to laugh at ever again. The timing was perfect between
Fairbairn, Gray, Lowe and Graham, as well as Professor
Marvel/The Great and Powerful Oz (Scott Machado), The
Wicked Witch (Cyndy Duerfeldt) and the show-stealing
Good Witch in flamingo pink (the hilarious Westlund).
That brings me to my favorite part of this production:
the costumes.
Mary Jensen and Joe Zingo certainly had their fun with
the visual elements of this show. Westlund looks more like
Miss South Beach 1983 than the iconic bubble-floating
Witch of the North, though my 8-year-old date suggested
she looks more like Princess Peach.
The merry munchkins of Oz are something out of Tom
Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, as if the Furthur
bus unloaded them back stage. The Lullaby League (Story
Frazier-Maskiell, Amelie Holden, Lilia Holden and Melia
Machado) perfectly represents ’70s flower power, and I’m
pretty sure I saw Elton John in the Lollipop Guild.
Moreover, Tinman’s suit is impressively put together,
like a suit of armor found in a kitchen drawer, while
the Lion is lovably mangy in his fiercely frizzy mane.
Scarecrow even sports something like a wresting mask,
and the flying monkeys are equal parts creepy and cute. It’s
all a weirdly wonderful explosion of color and creativity.
ACE’s production of The Wizard of Oz is everything
community theater should be. It immerses you into their
world for a little while, reminding you to take a minute to
enjoy this unpredictable yet vibrant funhouse we’re all in,
and yet it doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s authentically
good for all the right reasons.
And while you may be like me, with eyes rolling at yet
another trip down the Yellow Brick Road, ACE manages to
melt away the cynicism in favor of the magic of Oz and the
spirit of home. ■
The Wizard of Oz plays through Dec. 15 at Actors Cabaret of Eugene; tickets
and info at 541-683-4368 or actorscabaret.org.
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TO: COREY AHMAD CARTWRIGHT
IN THE
NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: A petition
has been filed asking the court to termi-
nate your parental rights to the above-
named child for the purpose of placing
the child for adoption. YOU ARE REQUIRED
TO PERSONALLY APPEAR BEFORE the
Deschutes County Court at 1100 NW
Bond, Bend, Oregon 97703, on the 19TH
DAY OF DECEMBER, 2018 AT 09:15 A.M. to
admit or deny the allegations of the peti-
tion and to personally appear at any
subsequent court-ordered hearing. YOU
MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY IN THE
COURTROOM ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME
LISTED ABOVE. AN ATTORNEY MAY NOT
ATTEND THE HEARING IN YOUR PLACE.
THEREFORE, YOU MUST APPEAR EVEN IF
YOUR ATTORNEY ALSO APPEARS. This sum-
mons is published pursuant to the order
of the circuit court judge of the above-en-
titled court, dated October 31, 2018. The
order directs that this summons be pub-
lished once each week for three consecu-
tive weeks, making three publications in
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circulation in Lane County, Eugene,
Oregon. Date of first publication:
11/08/2018, Date of last publication:
11/21/2018. NOTICE:READ THESE PAPERS
CAREFULLY
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PERSONALLY BEFORE THE COURT OR DO
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ORDERED HEARING, the court may pro-
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notice and TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL
RIGHTS to the above-named child either
ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THIS SUMMONS
OR ON A FUTURE DATE , and may make
such orders and take such action as
RIGHTS AND
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and you meet the state’s financial guide-
lines, you are entitled to have an attorney
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97701, phone number 541.317.3115,
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UNDER ORS 419B.918 TO APPEAR BY
OTHER MEANS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, TELEPHONIC OR OTHER
ELECTRONIC MEANS. AN ATTORNEY MAY
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PLACE. PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY: Karen
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Pacific Park Lane, Suite 100, Bend,
Oregon, 97703, Phone: (541) 693-2844.
Issued this 2nd day of November, 2018.
Issued by: /s/ Karen Stanley # 022489,
Senior Assistant Attorney General.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF
OREGON FOR LANE COUNTY JUVENILE
DEPARTMENT In the Matter of: JOSIAH
ALVIN ISLEY , a Child. Case No. 18JU05772
PUBLISHED SUMMONS TO: J I L L
LORRAINE TAYLOR IN THE NAME OF THE
STATE OF OREGON: A petition has been
filed asking the court to terminate your
parental rights to the above-named
child for the purpose of placing the child
for adoption. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO
PERSONALLY APPEAR BEFORE the Lane
County Juvenile Court at 2727 Martin
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on the 6th day of December, 2018, at
9:00 a.m. to admit or deny the allegations
of the petition and to personally appear
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ing. YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY IN THE
COURTROOM ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME
LISTED ABOVE. AN ATTORNEY MAY NOT
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THEREFORE, YOU MUST APPEAR EVEN IF
YOUR ATTORNEY ALSO APPEARS. This sum-
mons is published pursuant to the order
of the circuit court judge of the above-en-
titled court, dated October 22, 2018. The
order directs that this summons be pub-