J-Su'-»— -"-. *. 7 ’ • • • t Focus ®t}¥ ÿtartlanh (Dbeeruer • « D e c e m b e r 1, 1 9 9 9 X « Page 3 Treasure Island arrives at the Oregon’s Children Theatre X m arks the spot, as young Jim Hawkins tracks down pirate treasure w ith a stolen treasure m ap in The A d v en tu re o f T re a su re Island. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, this is a sw ash­ buckling tale o f a young b o y ’s encounter w ith Long John Silver and his m otley crew o f pirates! D irected by O regon C h ild re n ’s T heatre’s ow n E ducation D irector Stan Foote, the play stars D avid Bergstein as Jim Haw kins and Andy A lcala as Long John Silver. Stan Foote has taught and directed in Portland for 20-plus years. He received a D ram m y A w ard for best D irector (M usical) for the 1996 O re g o n C h i ld r e n ’s T h e a tr e production o f Stuart Little. H e has directed for num erous com panies including O CT, Lakew ood Theatre Com pany, and ART. D avid Bergstein w ho is a sixth- grader at Catlin G able school, David has a p p e a re d in O C T ’s P ip p i Longstocking and Ramona Quimby. David has taken several O CT Acting A cadem y C lasses and has done com m ercial w ork forN ike, Inc. and Fred M eyer Inc. A ndres A lcala w ill m ake his O C T debut playing Long John Silver. A D ram m y A w ard w inner for Best Leading A ctor in D eporting the Divas, A ndres has also appeared in D ra c u la , A s Y o u L ik e It, M idsum m er N ight’s Dream , and Love! Valor! Com passion! Billy Bones will be played by G lenn G auer, set design; M artin John G allagher, sound design; Robert P eterso n lig h tin g d esig n ; John A rm o u r, f ig h t c h o r e o g ra p h y , M argaret Louise H etheruington, C ostum e design; and R Dee, Prop master. Public perform ances ofT h e A dventure o f Treasure Island will b e h e ld a t P o rtla n d C iv ic A uditorium January 16 at 2:00 pm and January 23 at 2:00 and 5 00 pm. Reserved seats are $ 12-17 for adults and $9-13 for children and seniors. T ickets are available by calling O C T ’s box office at (503) 228- 9571 or T icketm aster outlets at (5 0 3 ) 7 9 0 -A R T S (2 7 8 7 ). T h e production runs approxim ately one hour and is appropriate for adults and children four years o f age and older. G roup discounts available on request. O re g o n C h i ld r e n ’s T h e a tre gratefully acknow ledges its season sponsors, U . S. Bank, Oregon Publ ic Broadcasting, and US W est Dex, as well as its production sponsors for The A dventure o f Treasure Island, K 103 an d SL C T e c h n o lo g ie s. Funding for the 1999-2000 season is provided in part by the Oregon Arts C om m ission (O A C ) and the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC). O regon C h ild ren ’s T heatre is a D a vid B ergstein as Jim a n d A ndres A lcala as Long John Silver in the Oregon C hildren's Theatre n o n p ro fit p ro fe s s io n a l th e a tre presentation o fT h e A dventure o f T reasure Island a t the P ortland Civic Auditorium in January o f 2000. com pany celebrating its 12th season o f p r e s e n tin g q u a lity s ta g e adaptations o f best in children’s literature. O C T boasts an extensive o u tre a c h p ro g ra m ta rg e te d to e c o n o m ic a lly d e s e r v in g a n d culturally diverse students, children and families. O regon C h ild ren ’s Theatre’s Acting Academy provides y e a r-ro u n d a c tin g c la s s e s fo r children. O regon C h ild re n ’s T heatre w ill celebrate its one-m illionth patron during the production ofC harlotte’s W eb this season to be held in Portland Civic A uditorium April 16 & 30. Tickets are now on sale and can be ordered by callin g O regon C hildren’s Theatre at 228- 9571. W ve teemed up wiiti Popeyeito spread toe wort a tm tfa n r And m tneon FUWOB Popeyes o m NEW O M A N S SPICY or lO U H IM IA M U ) with liiw r.ennrbiN r iso NKW TOW W BBUTW W tem rybttoel every way Popeyes serves it ep_ Ondten Bows. Dieners, Sonthndies, Wtaps end Strips. Not to menton rbe M H e e ip h n g side