Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 10, 1991, Page 8, Image 8

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A rtis ts Repertory Theatre Extends
Run o f “ The Subject Was R oses”
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Artists Repertory Theatre announces
the extension o f the popular play “ The
Subject W as R oses” through April 13.
“ The Subject W as R oses” , a glowing
eloquent play trailing bouquets of prizes
and the credentials of a tw o-year run on
Broadway, opened March 1 at A.R.T.
The production has built an audience
over the last three weeks to justify add­
ing performances for an additional week,
extending the run to mid-April. The ex­
tension will include a Sunday matinee
perform ance on April 7.
The Pulitzer prize-winning play by
Frank D. Gilroy features A.R.T. veter­
ans Vana O ’Brien and Ted Roisum and
A.R.T. newcomer Kelly AuCoin in the
story o f a chain reaction that occurs
from a gift o f flowers. The play also
won the Drama Critics Award for Best
Play in 1965 and the Tony Award for
Best Play the same year.
A com passionate drama Tilled with
the hum or and pain o f ordinary family
relationships, “ The Subject Was Roses”
displays the trials o f a family in which a
husband and wife nurse old wounds,
and both try to make their son an ally
against the other. Resentments erupt
when the son returns from three years in
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the Army and, having had the opportu­
nity to get some distance, realizes that
the primary family dynam ics are ones
he feels need changing. The subject is
really about the adjustm ents to one
another that a family m ust make when
it has waited too long to com m unicate.
The Subject W as Roses is the first
play this season to be directed by Allen
Nause, A .R .T .’s Artistic Director. The
drama reunites a dynamic ensem ble of
theatre artists from the 1990 aw ard­
winning production of Long Day’s Jour­
ney into Night. For that play, Nause
won a Drammy Award for Best D irec­
tor and O ’Brien won for Best Actress.
A Drammy also w ent to Long D ay’s
Journey into Night for Distinguished
Production, and the Ensem ble Acting
Award went to Ted Roisum and Vana
O ’Brien, among others.
Allen Nause (Director) provides
the artistic leadership at A rtists Reper­
tory Theatre. Nause, an actor with more
than 25 years o f professional experi­
ence, first became enam ored with this
play 23 years ago when he recreated the
role of Timmy at the San M ateo (Cali­
fornia, Hillbarn Theatre.
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Master B la ste r’s
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J o n L u c ip n
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Jon Lucien, international perform ­
ing and recording artist, musician,
com poser and arranger, re-enters the
music scene with a brilliant new album
“ LISTEN L O V E ” : his debut release
on M ercury Records.
Smooth and easy, with a pleasing
aftertaste that gently caresses the tas-
tebuds, Jo n ’s new album frames the
m agnificence o f this rare performer.
His warm rhythm ical lyrics and m elo­
dies reflect the essence of his native St.
Thom as, where, as a young boy, he
learned the musical skills o f his father,
Eric, an accom plished classical guitar­
ist, and his mother, Eloise, a singer.
His distinctive voice has been fea­
tured in over a dozen television and
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King, D iet Seven Up, Exxon and U.S.
Virgin Islands.
Now after a self-im posed hiatus
lasting alm ost a decade, Jon Lucien,
the man whose seductive tenor-bari­
tone vocals put the quiet in the storm, is
back with ‘ ‘LISTEN L O V E ” which he
produced and wrote. Jon also utilized
the rem arkable talents o f Jeff Lorber to
produce tw o o f the cuts.
W ith such rhythm ically sensual ro­
mantic songs like: “ Sw eet C ontrol” ,
“ Nothing Lasts Forever” , Listen Love” ,
and “ You Take My Breath A w ay” ,
there’s no doubt that this new album
will place Jon Lucien back in the fore­
front o f them usic scene. “ Ic a n ’tle tth e
fear o f musical barriers hinder m e” , he
adds, summing it all up. “ Because in
the final analysis it’s humans that are
listening and they’re going to make
their own choices.” .
An all-star line-up o f P ortland’s
finest musicians, including, Mel Brown,
Marianne Mayfield, Norman Sylvester,
Janice S croggins, M el S olom on,
Paulettc’N Power, and Smoke House
will join together at the M elody B all­
room, 615 SE Alder St. on A pril 13,
Saturday evening from 6 to 12 pm for
the first annual “ Master Blaster’s Blues
Jam 91”. The event is a benefit in
memory o f the late broadcaster and
personality, G eorge Page who died o f a
heart attack February 21st o f this year.
Page had presented a jazz and blues
program on KBOO radio station, as the
“ M aster B laster” , for more than 20
years. The programs, Jazz Rap and
Blues Power, often featured interview s,
and the music o f local m usicians. Pro­
ceeds from the benefit will go tow ards
a broadcast scholarship in the nam e o f
George Page, which will be aw arded to
a high school senior through Benson
High School.
“ Master B laster’s Blues Jam 91",
is presented by Boogie Cat Produc­
tions.
Admission is $5.00. The event is
for persons 21 and over. Call 232-2759
for more information. “ M aster Blas­
ter’s Blues Jam 91" will be broadcast
live on KBOO radio 90.7 FM from 6-
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