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Theatre
Hailed as “hilarious and chilling”
by Frank Rich o f the New York
Times and as “the deftest and
funniest o f M am et’s w ork” by
R obert B ru ste in o f th e N ew
Republic, Speed the Plow puts love
and lo y a lty to th e te s t in
H o lly w o o d ’s
m ercen ary
environment. Mamet’s story centers
around Bob Gould ’ s (Cole Akeman)
search to “do good” struggling to
chose between his old friend and
fellow movie producerCharlie Fox
(Harold Phillips) and his new love
and tem porary secretary Karen
(Colleen Crabtree.) It’s an all out
war between entertainment and art,
degradation and radiation, in this
entertaining and thought provoking
play. Speed the Plow first opened
on Broadway May 3, 1988 at the
Royale Theatre directed by Gregory
M o sh er and fe a tu rin g Jo e
M an teg n a, L a rry S ilv e r, and
M adonna. M am et’s plays also
in c lu d e A m erican B u ffalo ,
Glengarry Glen Ross, Oleana, and
m any o th ers. N o stra n g e r to
Hollywood, Mamet’s screen plays
include The Edge, The Spanish
P riso n e r, and T h e W in slo w
Boy .Director, Kevin Otos has lived
in Portland for the last two years
and has acted locally at Portland
Center Stage and Tygres Heart.
Favorite directing experiences have
included T he C o n sta n t W ife,
Charlotte’s Web, Big Time, Fool
for Love, and Y ou’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown. Otos is a graduate
of the Actor Training Program at
Florida State University where he
was privileged to work with the late
Jose Quintero.
Speed the Plow opens Thursday,
April 6 and runs Thursdays, Fridays,
and Saturdays through April 26.
Curtain time is 8 pm. The Jack
Oakes Theater is located at 2820
NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon,
USA. T ick ets are $10. Paula
P ro d u ctio n s m a in ta in s a n o ­
reservation, first-come, first-serve
accessibi lity policy. Options can be
clarified by calling 503/238-9692.
Paula Productions presents David Mamet’s Speed the Plow
p lea se call:
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(503)640*0251
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