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uauie iur eirucai superiority in tne Artists Hep production God o f Carnage, a Tony award
winning comedy.
Parents Battle in ‘God of Carnage’
P o rtlan d ’s A rtist R epertory T h e
ater has kick ed o ff its 29th season
w ith G od o f C arn ag e, a com edy and
Tony w inning play by Y asm ina R eza
that tells the story o f tw o sets o f
parents w ho m eet to d iscuss a b u l
lying incident in w hat they hoped
w ould be a “civilized m an n er.”
A s the ev en in g w ears on, that
intent goes aw ry, and the play turns
ferociously hilarious, shocking and
disturbing, as the parents battle for
ethical superiority.
S et in a re n o v a te d lo ft a p a r t
m e n t in T h e P earl d is tric t, w h a t
b e g in s as a c alm , c o lle c te d n e g o
tia tio n b etw een tw o h ig h -p o w e re d
an d w e ll-to -d o c o u p le s q u ic k ly
u n ra v e ls in to a s itu a tio n w h e re
b o th p a rtie s are s trip p e d o f th e ir
u rb a n e p re te n se . A t tim es v io le n t,
at tim es cru d e, at tim es in to x icated ,
th e p a re n ts ’ a tte m p t to rise a b o v e
th e c a rn a l in c lin a tio n s o f th e ir
d e v e lo p in g c h ild re n tu rn s in to a
b a ttle b e tw e e n th e sex e s, an d a
te st o f th e ir m a rria g e s.
Perform ances opened Sept. 6 and
co n tin u e through Sunday, O ct. 9 at
the A rtists R epertory T heatre at
S outhw est 16th A venue and A lder
S tr e e t. S h o w s a re W e d n e s d a y
through Sunday at 7:30 p.m ., w ith
S unday m atinees at 2 p.m . A m ati
nee at 11 a.m . also is scheduled on
W ednesday, Sept. 28.
A dvance tickets $20-$42; S tu
dents $20. Call 503-241-1278 or visit
a rtistsre p .o rg .
Oscar Turns to Eddie Murphy for Comedy
J aw -D ropping F eats at
the E dge of Y our S eat !
Kids'Tickets $10!
Excludes Opening Night end VIP Floor seats No double discounts Additional fees may apply
SEPT. 15 -18 a POSEtiAPDEM
Thu. SEPT. 15 ★ 7:30 PM
OPENING NIGHT
TICKETS $10!*
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
SEPT. 16
SEPT. 17
11:30 AM
3:30 PM
7:30 PM
SEPT. 18
7:30 PM
1:00 PM
5:00 PM
Buy tickets a tR in g lin g .co m , w w w .C om castTIX.cor
Rose Quarter Box Office or call 1-877-789-ROSE
Groups of 10 or more, call (503) 963-4400 .
(A P) — In the tradition o f B ob
H ope and Johnny C arson, and later
B illy C ry stal, S tev e M artin and
W hoopi G oldberg, O scar is going
back to its com edic roots w ith Eddie
M urphy as host.
T he acto r and co m ed ian w ill host
the 84th annual A cad em y A w ards.
T he last com ic to host the show
alone w as Jon S tew art in 2008. A
singing, d an cin g H u g h Jack m an
took o v er in 2009, and in recent
years, pairs o f actors have helm ed
the show .
T his is M urphy's first tim e h o st
ing the A cadem y A w ards. H e said
in a statem ent that he's "enorm ously
honored" to jo in the ranks o f the E d d ie M u r p h y
afo rem en tio n ed O scar hosts.
Show producer Brett R atner callee
M urphy "one o f the greatest ant
m ost influential live perform ers ever'
and cited him as an inspiration foi
his film m aking career.
'R u sh H o u r' e x ists b e c a u se ol
E d d ie M u r p h y ," R a tn e r s a id
"C h ris T u c k e r w as to 12 -y e a r-o lc
k id s w h en I w as d o in g 'R u sh H o u r
w h a t E d d ie M u rp h y w as to me
w h en I w as 12. I h av e su ch love
an d id o liz e th e g u y ."
T he producers said M urphy will
likely select a w riting team and c o n
tribute his ow n jo k e s and m aterial to
the O scar show , set for Feb. 26 at the
K odak T heatre in Los A ngeles.
Gay Fair on
the Square
m en to u s co n ce rt in N ew Y o rk C ity
h o n o rin g th e first re s p o n d e rs o f
9/11.
Regular Ticket Prices: S I5 • $25 • $42 VIP Floor
Additional fees may apply.
T he Portland G ay M en's C horus
presents the third annual G ay Fair
on the Square on Sunday, Sept. 18,
from 12:30p.m . to 5 p .m . T h isev en t
spotlights the L G B T com m unity in
P o r tla n d ’s P io n e e r C o u rth o u s e
Square and w ill include o v er 6 0 o r
ganizations in a festival o f m usic,
con v ersatio n and connections.
T h e c h o ru s w ill be p e rfo rm in g
m u sic fro m th e ir re c e n t an d m o -
Included in the fair will be athletic
team s, gay yo u th groups, art co m
m unities, H IV support groups, and
various L G B T business, social and
netw orking groups.