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Theatre
Sandy Theatre
presents play about
AIDS, friendship
CONTRIBUTED STORY
The Sandy Theatre is extremely proud to present an extraor
dinary play, titled Lonely Planet, about friendship and fear
in the age o f AIDS. The audience will be taken on a hilari
ous yet touching journey through the vision of Seattle based
playwright Steven Dietz. Lonely Planet won the 1994 PEN
Center USA West Award in drama. The script is “absolutely
charmed, a phrase friend’s also use to describe the author.
The play is so well written that its poetry, truth, and compas
sion affect all. Everyone everywhere has been touched by
the AIDS epidemic, either directly or indirectly. Lonleyplanet
gently reminds us that “no man is an island.”
Enhancing this powerful script are a dedicated and talented
cast and director. Peter Baker, Jr. and Alan Ryman are Jody
and Carq, two friends who come at life from very different
angles, but support each other unconditionally in their re
spective batties. An OSU graduate, Peter studied acting at
Boston University and North Carolina School for the Arts.
His first performance with Sandy Theatre was in Rehearsal
for Murder and his many stage credits include A Comedy o f
Errors, Equus, and American Buffalo. Alan, a talented ac
tor and improv comedian, has performed in several theatres
around Portland including many shows at Sylvia’s Class Act
Dinner Theatre, most recently in their production of Sylvia.
Alan’s stage credits include Life andDealh on the Amedcan
Road, Butterflies Are Free, and The Nerd at Sandy Theatre.
Director Stephen Ulrich is well known for his accomplish
ments on and off stage. His 20+ years experience acting,
directing, and writing (Steve is a playwright, as well) com
plete the talent package.
Lonely Plane~ opens on Friday, January 21,2000. The show
will run Fridays and Saturdays for four weekends along with
two Thursday performances, January 27 and February 3, all
at 8 PM. Ticket prices for Thursday, Fnday, and Saturday
shows are $7.50 adult; $6.00 seniors and students. On Thurs
days bring two cans o f food to donate to the Oregon Food
Bank and get half off your ticket price.
In conjunction with local AIDS organizations, the Sandy
Players will provide a forum of discussion following each
performance in an attempt to share feelings, emotions, and
deliver information on local resources. Additionally, a por
tion of the proceeds will be donated towards AIDS research.
We encourage you to support this play with articles and tele
vised interviews so we can inform the community benefit
AIDS research, and touch the lives of many that are strug
gling to live with this disease.
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