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Smoldering Broadway Hit
N om inated fo r the 2012 T o n y A w ard for
B est Play, D avid Iv e s’ sm ash hit V enus in F u r
begins p rev iew p erfo rm an ces in P o rtlan d
C en ter S ta g e ’s E llyn B ye Studio on T uesday,
Jan. 29, opens on F riday, Feb. 1 and runs
T uesday through S unday through M arch 10.
W hen a you n g actress show s up hours
late for her appointm ent, she know s she m ay
have blow n h e r chances at the role. B ut w hen
h e r em otio n ally ch arg ed audition fo r the d e ­
m anding play w right/director becom es an elec­
trifying gam e o f cat and m ouse that blurs the
lines betw een fantasy and reality, seduction
and pow er, love and sex— w ell, the ru les m ay
have all ju s t changed.
“F o r m e, o n e o f the m ost interesting as­
pects o f the story is delving into the hidden
co m ers o f a psyche that define a person's
ideas o f love an d pleasure, the secrets that
drive one to p ursue difficult, painful o r d a n ­
gerous relatio n sh ip s,” says D irecto r N ancy
K ey sto n e.
T ick ets start at $39, w ith discounts av ail­
able for students and those un d er 25. G o
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online at p c s.o rg , by p h o n e at 503 -4 4 5 -3 7 0 0 , G in n y M y e rs L e e a n d D a v id B a rlo w s t a r in V e n u s in Fur, p re v ie w s o n T u e sd a y, Jan.
o r by visit the box office at 128 N .W . 1 1th A ve. 2 9 w ith s h o w s Feb. 1 th ro u g h M a rc h 1 0 a t P o rtla n d C e n te r S ta g e .
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Portland Comics Debut Match Game
Revival of TV
classic at
Curious
Comedy
A com edic take on the classic
TV gam e show “M atch G am e,” will
deb u t in front o f a live studio au d i­
ence at C urio u s C o m ed y T heater,
5225 N.E. M artin Luther King BI vd.,
on T h u rsd ay , Jan. 24, at 8 p.m .
Fill in the B lank is a unique,
u npredictable theater experience
that w ill present the a re a ’s finest
com edic personalities.
P a n e lists w ill c o m p le te se n ­
tences and phrases to help tw o
audience m em b ers co m p ete fo r
prizes in a reprisal o f the cheeky
gam e show that m ade 1970s telev i­
sion audiences fall out o f their
chairs.
T h e show is h osted by com e-
dian N ic G oans, producer o f The Spicy
N ew s.
J a n u a ry p a n e lis ts in c lu d e Ian
K arm el w ho stars in Portlandia; radio
hosts G reg N ib ler and Sarah X D ylan,
and c om edians Jen A llen and C h ris­
tian R icketts).
T he initial run o f Fill in the B lank
also in clu d es show s on T hursday,
Feb. 28 and T h u rsd ay , M arch 28.
T ickets are $5 at the d o o r o r in
ad v an ce at c u rio u sco m ed y .o rg .
Ian
K a rm e l
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L unacy Stagew orks presents “ Stories:
from the T ren ch es o f M iddle S chool” as
to ld b y a group o f diverse southeast
P o rtlan d youth as they sing, dance and
laugh at being stuck in that absurd p urga­
tory o f 6th, 7th and 8th grades.
T he im provisational com edy sketches
are directed by instructors fro m L unatic
F ringe, a th eater w o rkshop o f Lunacy
Stagew orks, aim ed at helping com m unity
m em b ers create and perfo rm plays out o f
th eir ow n experiences.
T he organization has w orked w ith re­
cent im m igrants, the hom eless and hu­
m an trafficking victim s, providing a stage
and an audience to fo ster understanding
o f all-too-often stereotyped populations.
T he n ew est im provisational com edy
sketches are w ith a gro u p o f savvy Lane
M iddle School students w ho reveal their
inner lives to the w orld on th eir ow n
term s.
P erform ances take place at S ellw ood
Playhouse, 901 S.E. Spokane, at 7 p.m . on
Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26.
Tickets are $5. V isit lunacystagew orks.org
orcall 503-528-4188.
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