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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2, 2016 South Lane Physical Therapy LLC The cast of 'Je- sus Christ Super Star Wars' mugs for a selfi e in the skit's penultimate scene. The Opal Theater's 'Mon- ster Mashup' of- fers six skits that blend the music and plot of two productions. Did you know? We have a rapid access program and can see new patients within 2 business days for an acute injury. W. STU HOGG PT, OCS, COMT 9A Orthopedic • Sport • Spine 303 Main Street, Cottage Grove OR Phone: 541.942.6482 Fax: 541.942.6483 MARIE WILLIAMSON PTA WEATHERIZATION PRODUCTS AVAILABLE photo by Jon Stinnett 'Monster Mashup' offers a laugh buffet Family owned and operated for over 47 years. LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING MATERIALS Open 7 days a week! 79149 N. River Road 541-942-4664 Skilled Nursing at Coast Fork Nursing Walking into Coast Fork one can tell this is a place filled with camaraderie and closeness. This place radiates with the loyalty, love and laughter of old friends. Spending time at Coast Fork Nursing Center is like joining a group of life-long friends for coffee. The laugher spills over into the hallways, the appreciation for each other rings in the words they say, and the commit- ment to the future is evident in each and every heart. BY JON STINNETT The Cottage Grove Sentinel E ach Halloween season for several years running, the Opal Theater offers up as its main course an irreverent and unyielding blend of popular fi lms crammed together to hi- larious effect. This year, they’re serving up a similar menu, buf- fet style. Thursday saw the opening of Opal’s “Monster Mashup,” a collection of six shorter med- ley plays that stands out as the theater’s funniest production yet. Plays like “Nightmare on Sesame Street,” “The Wizard of Jaws” and ‘Saturday Night of the Living Dead Fever” combine the music of one unforgettable production with the plotline of its partner, with a healthy dose of American political absurdity to bring a little levity and a sur- prising dose of insight to the mix. Prior to opening, Opal Center founder Ivan DelSol explained that the group sought to produce a set of shorter plays as opposed to one larger one in the hope that many hands might indeed make light work and lessen the burden on a few key contributors. “We were wrong; it was way more work,” DelSol confi ded, though the efforts and contribu- tions of so many talented locals gave the play its considerable power, and the fresh perspec- tives of several writers kept the evening bouncing along and offered humor and wit in unex- pected places. The evening begins with “Je- sus Christ Super Star Wars,” an adaptation penned by Matt Schaft, who’s fast becoming a stalwart of the Opal Theater stage. Madison Long commands attention as the charismatic Je- sus Christ Super Skywalker, and the cast nails a few unforgetta- ble tunes before mugging for a selfi e. “Nightmare on Sesame Street” offers a look at the alter- nate reality of a Donald Trump presidency through the lens of Alex Ihnat, who’s donned the blonde to skewer the candidate himself. This time, Long stands behind and offers the heart and wit of Elmo, one of the eve- ning’s standout roles. The show really hits its stride with “Saturday Night of the Living Dead Fever,” as does the performance and chops of its protagonist, Tony Mannero, played by Dominic Ihnat. Ihnat joins Lisa Mattiello as Stephanie Mangano and Brendan Lynch to form a clique of zombies that can really move, in the process cementing the younger Ihnat’s reputation as one of the theater’s most consistent standouts. With the three-part behe- moth of “The Wizard of Jaws,” “X-Men of La Mancha” and “Dances with Wolverine,” Del- Sol makes the evening’s biggest statement, that of the absurdity of the lack of viable choices this election season. “There is no shark,” the audience hears as one voter after another is un- ceremoniously gobbled. Here, Elizabeth Peterson shines as Jill Stein, who’s too smart to buy the lie and too determined to let it fester. Here’s hoping the theater signs on for more of Peterson’s stage presence in the future. As ever, the Opal Theater has also managed to showcase the talents of newcomers with a lot to offer. This time around, Em- ily Welch is a delight as Leia Magdalene and Jenny Ming Tu nails the reaction to Trump’s as- cendancy with perfect disgust. 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