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The Portland Observer
emerges are several stories of love
and loss, and a blurring of the lines
between humor and pathos, be-
tween fact and fiction. The fictional
stories help us experience our own
stories in a new way.
This play touched me so deeply.
I was lucky to see it with perhaps
the most diverse audience I have
ever experienced at OSF; behind
me I could hear several people re-
sponding to Chinese elements in
the play that flew over my head.
The play ends on a very poignant
note, and as I wiped away tears
when the lights came up, I stood
and saw behind me Chinese and
white audience members doing
the same thing, with the Chinese
audience members commenting
on how the production compared
with their experiences with the
material elsewhere. Watching a
multicultural cast playing mate-
rial that is specifically Taiwanese
and Chinese was a particularly
enriching way to experience those
cultures. It also stirred the deepest
photo by
J enny G raham
Master Yuan (Paul Juhn, center) and Blossom (Leah Anderson)
have some fun behind the blanket, unbeknownst to Blossom’s
husband Tao (Eugene Ma, left) In the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
production of ‘Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land.’
parts of my own life experiences.
When Stan Lai first produced
this play in 1986, Taiwan was still
under martial law, and caginess
was required. The play he pro-
duced was different than the one
he got past the censors. Each time
he has produced it -- and again in
Ashland -- he has wired into its
DNA conscious wrestling with
the challenge of translation, from
life into art, from Chinese to Tai-
wanese and back again, from tra-
ditional to modern, from pathos to
humor, and now from Chinese and
Taiwanese to American audiences.
That chaotic act of creation, which
always involves keeping some
things and losing others, yields a
rich liminality that contains the
capacity to break past the audi-
ence’s defenses to their deepest
experiences of loss and love.
Both plays run through October
and are well worth a trip to Ash-
land.
Darleen Ortega is a judge on
the Oregon Court of Appeals and
the first woman of color to serve
in that capacity. Her movie re-
view column Opinionated Judge
appears regularly in The Portland
Observer. Find her movie blog at
opinionatedjudge.blogspot.com.
Obituary
In Loving Memory Paul Darden
Paul Darden died peacefully at home in Portland on April 7, 2015 at the age of
79.
He was born on Oct. 29, 1935 in Galveston, Texas to Victoria and Linnie Darden
who preceded him in death. He was the middle child of nine siblings. He was a
journeyman painter until his retirement in 1995.
He is survived by his wife, Marianne; son, Jeff Darden; and a host of grandchil-
dren, nieces, and nephews. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Deirdre
Darden.
Paul is loved and will be missed for his sense of humor and wit.
Celebration of Life
In Loving Memory
Odel Butler Sr. was
born Jan. 25, 1920 and
died May 3, 2015.
He was husband to
Lila M. Butler; father to
Harvey Lee Butler of At-
lanta, Odel Butler Jr. and
Charlene Butler-White
(Carl) both of Portland;
grandfather to J’Sonn
Butler, Martin Turner, Mario Mitchell, Mi-
chael Johnson and Kim Johnson; brother to
John W. Butler of Seattle; sister to Bertha L.
Poston and Irma L. London of Portland, and
Dorothy Bannerman, Alvina Parker and Ola
M. Franklin of San Jose, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his moth-
er and father Will (Tut) and Gertrude Mi-
nor-Butler Sr.; his brothers Will Butler Jr.,
James Butler, Wilbert Butler and Glen Butler;
his sisters Mary Brooks and Del Smith; and
two daughters Dorsey L. Butler-Carney and
Shirley Mae Butler-Reid.
His Celebration of life and funeral services
will be held Wednesday, May 13 at 11 a.m.
at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church,
4927 N.E. 55th Ave.
Lavelle Bates was born in Port-
land on June 9, 1957 to Joann and
Richard Lewis. She died May 5,
2015 after losing a battle with can-
cer.
Lavelle attended Woodlawn El-
ementary School and John Adams
High School in northeast Portland
where she discovered her passion
for people and for her caring spirit! She looked for the good
in people and offered to help anyone without blinking an
eye.
Lavelle loved to share quality time with the love of her
life, Bervin Lionel Johnson, and their blended families. She
was pretty good at cards games, and dominoes too.
Lavelle also loved children and they loved her. She was
named Grannie by her oldest granddaughter Mi’Keyta, and
every grandchild and child that was around only knew her
as Grannie!
As most illnesses catch you by surprise, so did Lavelle’s
illness, but she didn’t let it get the best of her. She main-
tained her loving and giving spirit right down to the end!
A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, from
3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Terry Family Funeral Home, 3227 N.
Williams Ave. A memorial service will be held on Friday,
May 15 starting at 6 p.m. at the Colwood Golf Course, 7313
N.E Columbia Blvd.
Odel Butler Sr.
Lavelle Bates