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Portland Playhouse presents
‘Angels in America, ’ a play
set in 1985 against the
backdrop of greed, politics
and the cries of a sweeping
AIDS epidemic.
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Reaching into the Human Heart
F or the h o lid ay s this seaso n , M o rm o n h o u sew ife, an ex -d rag jo r strides tow ard equal rights while
P ortland P layhouse brings a u d i queen, and the fiery attorney Roy also facing new challenges.
ences a transcendent, pivotal play C ohn.
“A ngels in A m erica is the epic
that reaches into the hum an heart
W hen the play first prem iered, it play o f our generation. It transcends
seeking to find a tether during a was considered a m asterpiece o f con a 'theatre audience' or the 'gay audi
season rife w ith m em ory and in an tem porary A m erican theatre by ad ence' and has becom e a cultural phe
ticipation o f change in the y ear to dressing the timely issues o f the AIDS nom enon,” says Brian W eaver, di
come.
crisis in the A m erican gay com m u rector.
A ngels in A m erica is set in 1985 nity. N ow , the globalization o f the
Perform ances continue through
against a landscape o f greed, sexual A ID S epidem ic and the advances in Dec. 31 at the W orld Trade C enter
politics, and the cries o f a sw eeping m edical treatm ent have dram atically Theater, 121 S.W . Salm on St. For
A ID S epidem ic, his is a story o f changed how the disease is both tickets and more information, call 502-
love, pow er, and identity that fo l m anaged and regarded, and the gay 2 0 5 -0 7 1 5
or
v is it
low s ch aracters as d iv erse as a com m unity in the U.S. has m ade ma- portlan d p lay h o u se.o rg.
Tale of Magic
and Bravery
Tears o f Joy Puppet Theatre presents
“Ride the Red Mare ” based on the book
“A Ride on the Red M are’s Back" by
Ursula K. Le Guin.
T ears o f Joy Puppet T heatre presents the m agical ad v en
ture tale, “R ide the R ed M are” based on U rsula K Le G u in ’s
rare c h ild ren ’s book “A R ide on the R ed M are’s B ack.”
T he story o f m agic, bravery, and trolls follow s a brave girl
w ho sets out through the snow y w oods to rescue her little
brother from the trolls. S h e ’s helped by her D alahorse, a small
w ooden toy that is transform ed into a pow erful m are to carry
h er through the w intery darkness.
A dapted and directed by T ears o f J o y ’s A rtistic D irector
N ancy A ldrich and accom panied by an elegant m usical score
by T h ird A ngle N ew M usic E nsem ble, this play is a m agical
holiday treat.
Perform ances take place at the D elores W inningstad
Theater, 1111 S.W . B roadw ay, on Friday, Dec. 1 6at7:30p.m .;
Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. and Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. and
4 p.m . T ickets are $ 17 fo r youth and $20 for adults.
Plus, arrive a half-hour early to S aturday and Sunday
perform ances and m ake y o u r ow n p uppet D ala horse!
Call for an appointment!
(503)228-6140
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