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Lakewood Theatre Company to perform mystery Sleauth
CON IRIBl TED STORY
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If you like to be puzzled, prepare
to guess and guess again as Lake-
wood Theatre Company continues
its 47th season on Friday, January
14th with the mystery. Sleuth, a
chilling and gripping thriller filled
with suspense and wit
D ire c te d by R eb e c c a B eck er,
Sleuth, an intriguing exercise in
gamesmanship, features the wick­
edly clever acting talents o f Keith
S cales, Ja m e s E ik re m , Sam J
Mierake, Will Hickory, F. Thomas
Ranger and Julie Lamb. Perfor­
mances continue through Sunday,
February 20, playing T hursday
through Saturday niglits at 8:00 PM
and Sundays at 7:00 PM. The the­
a tre is lo c a te d at L ak e w o o d
Centerfor the Arts, 368 S. State St
in Lake Oswego. Tickets are $ 18.00
for adults and $17.00 for students
and senior citizens. For reservations
call 503-635-3901.
About the Play: The action ofSleuth
takes place in thesumptuos manor
house o f A ndrew W yke (K eith
Scales), a highly successful writer
o f detective stories. Mr. Wyke has
built his house, and his life, to re­
semble his books. His high ceiling
living room is the perfect sophisti­
cated selling for one o f those mys­
tery tales that Wyke scoffs at and
that he himself writes effortlessly.
Into this lair for a perfect crime,
w here there are pokers for the
frreplace, a pistol in a desk drawer
and other such paraphernalia, Wyke
has invited a young man named
Milo Tindle (James Eikrem) who
has just moved into a cottage in the
neighborhood. Their get acquainted
drinks and conversation is urbanely
civilized at first. Just as Milo is be­
ginning to enjoy himself, Wyke tells
him he knows the youth is having
ing an affair with his wife. The
writer insists, however, he doesn’t
mind at all. In fact, he is perfectly
willing to let her go and lie has a
splendid idea by which they would
both profit.
Others in the cast include Sam J.
Mierake as Inspector Doppler, Will
H ickory as D etective Sergeant
Tarrant, F. Thomas Ranger as Con­
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stable Higgs and Julie Lamb as the
much sought after wife. Marguer­
ite W yke.LTC’s production o f
Sleuth is directed by R ebecca
Becker. Lighting design is by Kurt
Herman, set design is by Chris
Whitten and costume design is by
Dramatic Changes. The stage man­
ager is Bonnie Toon-Sweeney and
the producer is Kay Vega.
Now O pen!
Daily Lunch à Dinner
W eekend Brunch
Live Music 6 Nights a Week
G rand O teninq !
You're invited to
Take a bite of Billy Reed's!
Share your
tim e
and
support the
Arts
CONTRIBUTED STORY
On Saturday February 19, 2000 at
10:00 a.m., the Portland Center for
the Performing Arts will hold a
V o lu n te e r O rie n ta tio n in th e
W inningstad Theatre. (1111 SW
B roadw ay, P o rtla n d , O reg o n )
opportunitie3s to volunteer include
staffing the gift shop/ information
booth, answ ering phones, and
c o n d u c tin g to u rs, I f you are
interested in joining our cast and
crew or would like more information
contact Margie Humphreys at 274-
6552.
If you enjoy the theatre, or enjoy
meeting people, or enjoy working
in unique and exciting facilities,
then this volunteer opportunity may
be for you. For all o f the volunteer
opportunities, time and days are
flexible. Volunteer is needed with
daytime availability as well those
who can work on weekends and
evenings.
W ednesday, January 12 th , 2 0 0 0
5
to 8 :0 0 p.m.
Featuring Live Music by Linda HombucWe
Complimentary Food
A Beverages
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