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PAIRING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME,
P ortiand C enter S tage and hie N ew
Y ork T heatre W orkshop are bringing
J ust A dd WATEg/WEsr A P laywrights F ee
11VAI. TO PORTLAND, O REG O N. SCHEDULED
M ay 2930 AT THE W lNNINGSTAD TlO,
AIREATIH e P o KIT-AN d C e NTERKIR THE PER
pt irming A rts J ust A dd W ater /W est will
FOR
FLA HIRE STAGED READINGS OF FOUR PI-AYS (ONE
by P oritand resident , S usan M ach ).
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C hristm as Revels seeks per
sons with choral singing ex­
perien ce to a u d itio n for th e a d u lt
chorus for the 1999 C h ristm as Rev­
els, to be presen ted at the Scottish
Rite T h e a te r D ecem ber 10, 11, 12,
14, an d 15. A uditio n s will be held
M ay 22, 23, an d 24 at a location to
be an n o u n ced . Now in its fifth year.
th e R e v e ls h a s b e e n c a lle d
“ P o rtla n d ’s Best F am ily -O rien ted
H oliday E v en t,” a fully costum ed,
tw o-hour com b in atio n of choral and
in stru m en tal m usic, dance, and the-
The Shadow Testament
M ay 30, 4 PM
W ritten by S us an M ach
D irected
by
G retchen C orbe tt
At the tu rn of the century in the
Pacific Northwest, a 16-year-old girl
recounts the haunting events that led
to her placem ent on a m ental insti­
tution. An exam ination of the hu
m an need to belong - and the con­
sequences of cult behavior.
Lobster Alice
M ay 29, 8 PM
W r it t e n by K ira O
DIDRECTOR
b olensky ,
TBA
An encounter between a young
anim ator working on Disney’s Alice
in W onderland in 1946 an d the sur­
ater draw n from b o th folk and com ­
posed trad itio n s o f w inter celebra­
tion. T h e 1999 C hristm as Revels will
take audiences to m edieval France.
W eekly rehearsals for this all-volun
teer cast will be­
gin in S eptem ber
and culm inate in
s e v e n tic k e te d
shows in Decern
ber. To obtain in ­
fo rm a tio n ab o u t
th e a d u lt a u d i­
tions in May a n d /
or children’s audi­
tio n s in S ep tem ­
ber, call the Rev­
els In f o rm a tio n
L in e , 224-7411,
a n d le a v e y o u r
nam e and phone
num ber.
realist artist Salvador Dali is a m ind
spinning blend of absurdity, genius,
tem ptation, and desire.
Back to Baka
M ay 30, 4 PM
W ritten by J udith A lexa J ackson
D irected
by
E lizabeth H uddle
A witty arsenal of many voices - in
mime, dance, and m asks - moves
through time and space to tell the story
of a middle-aged women’s voyage of self-
discovery in the African rain forest
Some of the Christmas Revels medieval chorus sing a tavern song.
Fighting Words
M ay 29, 4 PM
W ritten by S unil K utuvilla ,
tor oe
f h - $
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direc ­
TBA
T he m achism o of boxing looks
very different outside the ring. W hen
a Welsh boxer travels to the U.S. to
fight for the worid bantamweight title,
the w om en left behind m ust cope
with the shocking repercussions of
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the match.
F or ticket information ,
P ortland C enter S tage box
503/274-6588.
c a ij . the
office at
The Straw Boys fool brings Sir Patrick back to life
with a holly branch in the 1998 Christmas Revels.
Sweet Honey In The Rock
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a u d ito riu m
Saturday,
May 22
8:00 PM
all FASTIXX outlets
PCPA box office
or by phone
224-8499
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