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A bevy of summer plays to see on the North Oregon and Southwest Washington coasts
By JONATHAN WILLIAMS
COasT WEEKENd EdITOr
T
he Peninsula Play-
ers production of Noel
Coward’s “Blithe
Spirit” is as funny as last
week’s Coast Weekend cover
story portrays it as.
I was eager to see the
play. I attended a Sunday
matinee performance and
found the play full of wit,
comedy and passion.
The British comedy cen-
ters on the home of Charles
Condomine (Barry Sears).
Charles invites friends and
the clairvoyant Madame
Arcati (Rose Power) for a
coast
séance, in hopes of gath-
ering material for his next
book. What ensues is an
uncomfortable residency
where Charles’s first wife
Elvira (Kiki Warner) is sum-
moned back and is stuck at
the house with Charles and
his current wife Ruth (Kathy
Warnert). Except only
Charles can see Elivra.
The dialogue is supreme.
I can still hear Madame
Arcati’s melodious voice and
thought about the humor and
mystery long after the play
was over.
This show is one not to
miss. It runs again Friday,
July 26, and Saturday, July
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weekend
arts & entertainment
ON THE COVER
holly snook plays Julie in “The Gear-
hart hotel” musical. Performances
are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and saturday
and at 2 p.m. saturday at the liberty
Theatre in astoria.
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“The Gearhart Hotel” Musical
hotel comes to life
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27, at 7 p.m. and at 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 28, at the River
City Playhouse, 127 Lake St.
SE, Ilwaco, Wash. Tickets
are $10.
Of course, this isn’t the
only community theater
summer production. There
are a bevy of other shows to
pick from, making for a ter-
rific season of theater to see.
The Peninsula Associ-
ation of Performing Arts’
production of “Mary Pop-
pins” at Fort Columbia State
Park in Chinook, Wash., has
its final performances this
weekend at 7 p.m. Friday
and Saturday and at 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets are $18-
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
JONaThaN WIllIaMs
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
BrEE EllIOTT
$23 for adults and $7.50 to
$12.50 for children 12 and
under.
In Astoria, celebrate the
35th season of the classic
“Shanghaied in Astoria” at
7 p.m. on Fridays and Sat-
urdays now through Sept.
14. There are also 2 p.m.
matinee performances July
28, Aug. 18 and Sept. 8.
Performances are at the
Astor Street Opry, 129 W
Bond St., and tickets for
adults are $15-$20. Chil-
dren 12 and under are $10.
Tickets are $10 on Fridays
except for premium, front
row seats.
Further down the coast
in Cannon Beach, see “And
Then There Were None,”
a murder mystery set on a
remote island, and “Nun-
sense,” a musical with sing-
ing nuns. Performances are
Patrick Webb
Rose Power plays the strong-
willed Madame Arcati who
conducts a crucial séance
and gazes into her crystal
ball in the Peninsula Players’
production of Noel Coward’s
“Blythe Spirit.”
at the Coaster Theatre Play-
house, 108 N Hemlock St.
See performances of
“And Then There Were
None” now through Aug.
31 Wednesday through Sat-
urday at 7:30 p.m. with
a Sunday performance at
7:30 p.m. Aug. 11.
Performances of “Nun-
sense” are at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday now
through Sept. 1 with a
2 p.m. Sunday performance
Aug. 18.
Tickets for both plays
are $20-$25.
And this weekend, see
the Gearhart Hotel come to
life in “The Gearhart Hotel”
musical at the Liberty The-
atre, 1203 Commercial St.,
at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Sat-
urday and at 2 p.m. Satur-
day. Tickets are $25.
If you make any road
trips close to home this sum-
mer, make it to one or all
of these productions on the
North Oregon and Southwest
Washington coasts. CW
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