Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, June 09, 1999, Page 17, Image 17

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rights workers achieve their goals by
showing the one tru e em otion that
overrules all evil: LOVE.
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“Such love goes to th e extreme; i t re­
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We use the above w ords to describe
the current bloodshed in the Balkans.
However...these w ords are synony­
m ous with out own war ..over race. In
1960, a group hoped for a revolution.. .a
revolution w ithout war and death.
M embers of the Student Non-Violent
Coordination C om m ittee were indeed
rebels. T heir mission: to help civil
m ains loving a n d fo rg iv in g even in the
m tdst o f hostility. I t m atehes the capacity o j
e v il to in flic t suffering w ith a n even more
enduring capacity to absorb evil, a l l the
w hile persisting in love. "
E xcerpt from P urpose S tatement
Sniu-XTNo/cV/ouoa Covtuvsam/, Cneurme.
U nfortunately, love could not over­
come the evil that would come to the
young rebels on the night of Ju n e 21“,
1964. T h e night when three young
civil rights’ w orkers were m urdered in
cold blood by the Ku Klux Kian.
Bridge City Productions is proud
to tell this powerful story in Nightly
Comes the H urting T im e, concluding
its second full season. Nightly Come
the H urting T im e is an original work
by local playwright and theatre profes­
sional T om Lasswell.
T he production of Nightly Com e
the H urting T im e begins Friday .Ju n e
4,h with an opening gala. Tickets are
$25 and include a reception following
the production. T h e full ru n cont inues
Ju n e 5,h through Ju n e 26lh T hursday
through Sunday. Show times T h u rs­
day through Saturday are at 8 PM.
Sunday m atinees begin at 2 PM.
Prices for the shows are as follows:
Thursday - Saturday
$12-general admission
$10 for seniors and students
Sunday
$10 for general admission
$8 for seniors and students
A special free preview will be held
T h u rsd ay , J u n e 3H in conjunction
with First T h u rsd ay . O th e r specials
include F a th e r’s Day w here tickets
will - e sold two for one.
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Actors W ho S in g N eeded For N e w Script
T he IF C C , in p artn ersh ip with
C IT E , C reative Info rm atio n is a u d i­
tioning actors for two paid roles in a
new play w ith m usic w ritten by
D eborah R odney Pex and directed
by Ju d ith Yeckel. IN T H E SW EET
BUY AND BUY uses an eclectic com
b in atio n of b ro ad com edy, pathos,
vocal m usic and m ovem ent to exam ­
ine contem porary attitu d es tow ard
consum ption and explore a range of
individual connections to our com ­
m unity and our environm ent. Each
actor plays a central, realistic c h a r­
acter plus a variety of anim al, alien
and larger than life h um an roles in
the com ic fantasy sequences.
T he play is scheduled for a late
July run at the IFC C (July 20-25) and
a Fall tour is planned. Rehearsals be­
gin mid-June.
NEEDED
2 m ales, m id 20’s to m id 40’s.
C an be any ethnicity. M ust be able
to sing solo an d w ith a group. C ir­
cus skills a plus.
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it is im p o rta n t to
u n d e rs ta n d w here
ire h a w been:
C hinook W inds is p ro u d to
an n o u n ce th e u p co m in g p e r­
form ance of th e m ost fam ous
m e n ta lis t o f all tim e , T h e
A m azing K reskin is p a rt o f th e
4'*' an n iv ersary c e le b ratio n o f
the C asino.
O n stag e an d te le v isio n ,
K reskin seeks to rev eal th e
thoughts of au dience m em bers,
p lan t suggestions in fully aw are
subjects an d d azzle w ith feats
of ex tra o rd in a ry m en tal p ro ­
jections. As o n e o f the h ig h ­
lights of his stage show, he reg u ­
larly asks to have his check
h id d en anyw here In th e p re ­
mises. If h e fails to find it, he
will forfeit his fee.
See T he A m azing Kreskin
live, Saturday, Ju n e 26 at 7 & 10
PM in the newly rem odeled C hi­
nook W inds Showroom. Call 1-
888-MAIN-ACT (624-6228).
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ROLES
G RA NT a businessman whose love
of nature is overshadowed by his con­
viction that jobs must be preserved at
any cost.
M A TTH EW a progressive priest
torn between his desire to serve and
his profound disillusionm ent in his
own ability to make a difference.
THE AUDITION
W H EN
Saturday, Ju n e 12 2 PM - 6 PM by
appointm ent
W H ER E
IFCC
5340 N Interstate Ave (be­
tween A lberta & Killingsworth)
WHAT
Reading from the script and a vocal
session with the Musical Director.
PLEASE BRING
Resume & H ead Shot.
A song with taped accom panim ent
(optional)
T O SCHED ULE
Call Judity Yeckel at 503/823-2071
(Tuesday - Saturday)
J u n e 5 lb - 2 6 lh
S12Th. - Sat. 8pm
S10 Sun. matinee 2pm
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