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A10 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 HOOD RIVER NEWS | Hood River, Ore. hoodrivernews.com THEATER NOTES Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea KATHLEEN MORROW and David Dye dance in “Leading Ladies” at Big Britches in Bingen. ‘VAGINA MONOLOGUES’ actors Cynthia Yoshida, left, and Julie Hatfield portray Afghan women in one segment. Five new local stage productions on the horizon The Gorge theater scene burgeons again in the next few weeks after the holiday hiatus. A total of five productions open in Bingen, Hood River and Odell starting Jan. 31. First up are “The Vagina Monologues” at Columbia Center for the Arts and “Lead- ing Ladies” at Bingen Theater. ‘Leading Ladies’ Comes to the Gorge Bruce Ludwig directs a com- edy by Ken Ludwig (no rela- tion), the author of “Lend Me A Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo.” It is the first show for Big Britches 2020 season, once again at the Bingen Theater. The 10-performance run be- gins Feb. 7. The story revolves around two English Shakespearean actors, Leo and Jack, played by Joe Garoutte and Jacob Camp, who find themselves so down on their luck that they are per- forming “Scenes from Shake- speare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, Penn. (Kathleen Morrow), is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces. Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady’s viva- cious niece, Meg (April Samp- son), who’s engaged to the local minister (David Dye). Meg knows that there’s a wide world out there, but it’s not until she meets “Maxine and Stephanie” that she finally gets a taste of it. Tom Burns, Amber Sheaves, and Texx Spe- zia-Shwiff round out the cast. In addition to last season’s “The Odd Couple: Female Ver- sion” and “The Foreigner,” Bruce Ludwig also directed “Chicago” for the Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association and “The Full Monty” for CAST. Ludwig said, “Men dress- ing as women for nefarious purposes is somehow always funny.” ‘The Vagina Monologues’ returns Jan. 31 The Eve Ensler play has been described recently as “still ur- gent, particularly in light of the current #MeToo and Time’s Up movements” (Sarah Savitt, The New Yorker) and, since its orig- inal release, as “probably the most important piece of polit- ical theater of the last decade” (Charles Isherwood, New York Times). “The show brings talent, breadth of experience and beautiful generosity for the future of women everywhere,” said director Judie Hanel. Thrive Hood River is partner- ing with CAST and Hanel for an evening of comedy, moments of tragedy, and a sense of fe- male solidarity. The opening night “Little Black Dress Cocktail Party Show” ticket includes a glass of wine, heavy appetizers, and VIP seating. “The Vagina Monologues” features monologues by nine local actors, is a fictional series of accounts based on more than 200 interviews Ensler conducted with women of dif- ferent races and ages about their relationship with their bodies. The monologues range from the comic to the horrific; con- tent is suitable for mature teens. This will be Hanel’s third production of “The Vagina Monologues” in the past 15 years. Some of the segments are new and updated from pre- vious productions, according to Hanel. Feb. 28, Hood River Valley High School ■ “West Side Story” — Opens March 6, Wy’east Mid- dle School Performing Arts Center, Columbia Gorge Or- chestra Association ■ “Charlotte’s Web” — March 13, Columbia Center for the Arts Children’s Theater Shows opening soon: ■ “Radium Girls” — Opens TICKETS AND TIMES “The Vagina Monologues” Jan. 31 — Ladies Only performance (see story) Feb. 1 and Feb. 7-8, 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 2 and Feb. 9 matinees at 2 p.m. Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave. Details at columbiaarts.org/events/vagmono; tickets at Wauycoma Bookstoer and the CCA galley, 215 Cascade Ave. “Leading Ladies” Feb. 7-8, Feb. 13-15, and Feb. 20-22 at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 9 and Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. Bingen Theater, 210 Oak St., Bingen Advance tickets available at www.bigbritches.org. Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students. MONOPOLY © 1935, 2020 Hasbro. All rights reserved. Hasbro is not a sponsor of the promotion. Series MON-13. 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