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Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Announces 1993-94 Portland Season
C la s s ic W in n ie The Pooh S to rie s
D e b u t In G ifts e t M a y 1 1 , 1 9 9 3
Recent Broadway Hit, Shakespearean Comedy Featured
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S h a k e s p e a re
ner A ngels in A m erican). P ridam ont choices, past and present, at a pivotal
Portland season in the Interm ediate is seeking his m issing son, an d a p o in tin th eir-an d th eco u n try s-h v es.
T heatre at the Portland Center for the m ysterious m agician nam ed A lcandre O SF produced Wilson, s B u rn iT h tsas
P e rfo rm in g A rts. B e g in n in g in prom ises to show the grieving father part o f its season in 1990. Fifth o f July
November an d continuing th ro u g h
opens February 16, closes M arch 12,
April, the five-show season features w hat has becom e o f him --for a price. and preview s February 12,13 and 15.
a r e c e n t B ro a d w a y h it a n d a Pridam ont is allow ed to peek into
T he fifth and final production o f
p o p u la r S h a k e s p e a re c o m e d y , scenes from his sons life, but w ants the season is Cheryl L. W est’s Jar the
once again, a production will transfer more. W here w ill it all conclude? T he Floor, a new comedy about four gen
to P ortland from the 1993 A shland illusion plays in A shland from July
28--O ctober 30, and transfers to Port erations o f A frican-A m erican w om en
seaso n , a n d a n o th e r play o p e n s
confronting their shared history as
in Portland, then moves to A shland land, w here it opens D ecem ber 8 and they com e together to celebrate their
closes Decem ber 31, w ith preview s
following its P ortland run.
m a triarch ’s 90th birthday. In a n after
Irish p la y w rig h t B rian F riels D ecem ber 4,5 an d 7.
W illiam Shakespcare’sT h eC o m - noon, they shed light on the most
lu m in o u s D a n c in g at L u g h n a s a
com plicated and fascinating o f rela-
opens the P ortland season, opening edy of E rrors opens next, b rin g in g a tionships—that o f m other and d augh
Novem ber 3 an d ru n n in g through different kind o f fam ily confusion to ter. Jar the Floor opens M arch 23 and
November 27, w ith previews O ctober the Portland stage. Tw o sets o f tw ins closes A pril 23, w ith preview perfor
30, 31, and N ovem ber 2. It is the find them selves in the sam e city at the m ances M arch 19, 20 and 22.
m oving story o f five sisters, told sam e time, and confusion ensues, abet
Subscriptions to the Portland sea
through the fond eyes o f M ichael, son ted by tem pers an d im petuous love. son begin at under $45.00 for all five
and nephew. A m om ent from the T he Comedy o f E rrors opens January productions, and arc available now.
family ’s past provides an avenue for 12, closes February 5, and preview s For inform ation an d to request a sea
ritual an d the transcendent pow er of January 8,9 and 11.
Fifth o f July, the first in Lanford son brochure w hen printed, please
memory.
W ilson’s Talley fam ily saga, plays call the box office at 503-274-6588.
N ex t is T h e Illu sio n , P ierre
Rain Rain Came Down D own D ow n.”
(F irsiE v er G iftset P ackage F eatures Cam e D ow n Down D ow n” and "T he
It’s because T ig g e r's bouncing is
N arration by C hristopher Plummer) W onderful T hings About T iggers,"
m
aking
everyone jumpy in H undred
O n M ay 11, 1993, W alt Disney w ritten by R ichard M and Robert B.
Acre Wood that Rabbit, Pooh and P ig
R ecords’ Storyteller Series debuts its Sherm an.
let gather to make a plan in W innie T he
In W innie The P oohand the Honey
n ew S to ry tim e G iftse t se rie s o f
Pooh and Tigger Too. T he three take
c h ild re n ’s classics w ith the Pooh Tree, Pooh is out o f honey and feeling
T igger on a long "explore” in hopes of-
Storytim e G iftset narrated by C hristo very very hungry in H undred Acre
-w e ll-so rt o f losing him W hen T igger
pher Plum m er. Featuring 40 m inutes Wood Pooh sets his sights on a bee
joyfully
bounces ahead o f their m orn
o f classic Pooh stories on three audio hive but c a n 't seem to m anage on his
ing
expedition,
Pooh, Rabbit and P ig
c a s s e tte s , th e W in n ie th e P ooh own. W ith C hristopher R obin's help,
let
quickly
hide
in
a tree trunk But it’s
Storytime G iftset recounts Pooh’s de Pooh floats up to the beehive on the
Pooh, Rabbit and Piglet who get lost.
lightful adventures in W innie the Pooh end o f a balloon but, for some reason.
A nd it’s T igger w ho happily bounces
and Tigger, Too. Reproduced from P ooh's plan ju st doesn’t w ork out. Not
him self stuck in a tree w hen his three
the original 1988 audio recordings the sort to give up. Pooh goes to Rabbit ’ s frien d s are finally d isco v ered O f
house
for
lunch
and
eats
so
m
uch
based on the A. A. M ilne stories, the 3-
course, the only way any one w ill help
cassette audio collection stars C hris honey that he c a n ’t get out of Rabbit 's
T igger down from the tree is if T igger
topher Plum m er as narrator, the en hole until he loses weight. Included is
prom ises to stop bouncing. Included is
tire cast of characters from the stories the song “Rumbly in My T um bly.”
It’s W inds Day in W innie the the song "The W onderful 1 hing About
and three delightful songs from Pooh’s
T iggers.”
adventures in H undred Acre Wood Pooh and the Blustery Day. W inds
A v a ila b le fro m W a lt D isn ey
Day
is
the
day
in
H
undred
Acre
W
ood
Join C hristopher Robin, Pooh Bear
Records’
Storyteller Series, the W innie
an d all the enchanting characters of w hen the E ast w ind changes places
the Pooh Storytime G iftset w ill en
H undred Acre W ood in the m agical w ith the W est, ushering in a storm.
chant parents and children w ith its
m ake-believe w orld o f W alt D isney’s Poor little Piglet is swept away in
unforgettable Pooh-ism s and ch arm
floodwater, and Owl loses his hom e to
W innie the Pooh.
ing melodies. T he first boxed audio
N a r r a te d
by
C h r is to p h e r a violent gust o f wind. Pooh hides
collection from the Storytim c Giftset
Plum m er, the 3-cassette w innie the away as best as he can w hile the rains
series o f children’s classics, the W innie
Pooh Storytime G iftset also stars H un continue in H undred Acre W ood, and
the Pooh Storytimc G iftset is a m ust for
dred acre W ood' s origi nal cast o f Rab T ig g e r te lls Pooh scary ta le s o f
any family and includes delightful nar
bit, K anga, Roo, Gopehr, Piglet, Owl. heffelum ps and woozles. Happily the
ration by C hristopher P lum m er in 40
Eeyore and T igger T he set also in rains eventually stop, and Pooh saves
m inutes/3 cassettes o f classic Pooh
cludes the best -loved songs, “Rumbly the day w hen he inadvertently rescues
adventure.
In My T um bly,” “T he Rain R ain Rain Piglet. Included is the song “T he R ain
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SW Jefferson, Portland.
T he choir, conducted by Roberta
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N orthw est Cham ber Players will
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A m erican com posers: P ortland and
V a n c o u v er p re m ie re s of: R obert
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