O ctober 6, 2010
Minority & Small Business Week
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Present Laughter, an audacious
com edy dealing w ith a m a n ’s co m
plicated m id-life crisis, opens this
w eek in the M ago H unt T heater on
the U niversity o f Portland cam pus,
5000 N. W illam ette Blvd.
Perhaps N oel C ow ard's m ost au
tobiographical play, Present L augh
ter has been revived frequently both
in N ew Y ork and London.
G arry Essendine, a popular and
pam pered actor, is busily m aking
preparations for an extended over
seas tour to Africa with devoted sec
retary, M onica. H ow ever, Garry, bat
tling a m idlife crisis, finds his plans
are com plicated first by D aphne, a
beautiful stage- struck ingénue, then
by a fatuously ardent aspiring play
w right, R oland M aule. W ith the ad
dition o f a good friend's seductive
w ife, Joanne, the classic C ow ard
vamp, Garry's life becomes more com
plicated than even he w ould wish.
O nly his devoted wife, Liz, can help
rescue him from h im self and others.
Perform ances are T hursday, O ct.
7 through Sunday, O ct. 10 and again
next w eekend, T hursday, O ct. 13
through Sunday, O ct. 15. A ll show s
are at 7:30 p .m „ except for the S u n
day perform ance, w hich is at 2 p.m .
A dm ission is $10 for adults and $5
for students and seniors. For reser
vations, call 503-943-7287.
Produced b y Feld C n terto in d len t
OM*£ICE
Danielle Larson (from left) Connor Bond, and Maddie Eberhard
star in Present Laugher, a comedy dealing with a m an's mid-life
crisis, opening Thursday at the University o f Portland’s Mago Hunt
Theater.
L et’s Cabrate!
Walmart Zoo
Discounts
The O regon Z o o ’s S econd T u es
days program has a new sponsor.
W ith a partnership from the W alm art
F oundation, the zoo offers visitors
$4 adm ission on the second T u es
day o f each m onth. A s alw ays, ch il
dren 2 and under are adm itted free o f
charge.
“ D uring these tough econom ic
tim es, the price o f regular adm ission
can som etim es be a b arrier,” said
K im Sm ith, zoo director. “ T hrough
W alm art’s generous support, the
zoo is able to offer S econd T ues
days — a critical program that helps
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