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JULY 28�AUGUST 4, 2021
CURTAIN CALL
LIVE THEATER AND MUSICAL
PRODUCTIONS AROUND EASTERN OREGON
Shakespeare in the park
Elgin Opera House
debuts new
outdoor stage
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
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S C R AT C H M A D E
BEER
PIZZA
DENIM
AND MORE
G L A C I E R C O L D • FA W N F R E S H
Courtesy Elgin Opera House
Hunter Adams and Avalon Bloodgood
rehearse Shakespeare’s “Comedy
of Errors.” Performances are July 30
and 31 at the Elgin Opera House’s
outdoor stage.
LGIN — Actors from around
Eastern Oregon are back
rehearsing at the Elgin Opera
House, and can be seen the last
weekend of July in performanc-
es of Shakespeare’s “Comedy of
Errors.”
The play is the fi rst on the op-
era house’s new outdoor stage.
Some of the cast are veterans
to the theater’s musical produc-
tions. This turn at Shakespeare
gives them a diff erent challenge,
said Terry Hale, executive artistic
director.
“We wanted them to do more
classical theater,” Hale said.
“Comedy of Errors” is direct-
ed by Grant Turner, the Opera
House’s associate artistic direc-
tor. The plot, which involves two
sets of twins and mistaken iden-
tities, in this production is set on
a beach in the early 1900s.
“It’s really fun. It’s great for
summer theater,” Hale said.
Performances begin at
6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
July 30-31.
Attendance is free. Donations
are welcome.
“It’s our gift,” Hale said. “Bring
treats, a cooler, a chair. It’s the-
ater in the park.”
A grant from Oregon Com-
munity Foundation is supporting
the theater’s summer programs.
SUMMER THEATER CAMP
Youth ages 6-17 are invited
to a “James and the Giant Peach
ELGIN OPERA HOUSE
“Comedy of Errors”
100 N. Eighth St., Elgin
elginoperahouse.com
541-663-6324
Jr.” summer theater camp. The
camp begins Aug. 16 and cul-
minates with performances on
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 20-21.
Cost is $150, although scholar-
ships are available thanks to
the OCF grant. To register, go to
elginoperahouse.com and click
on “camps.”
Hale said a set cast is already
rehearsing for the show, and
the theater campers will join for
ensemble pieces.
“That way it’s a well-re-
hearsed show,” he said.
Youth campers will also
participate in several workshops
on acting, music, costumes and
choreography, such as stage
fi ghting.
“That’s always a popular
workshop,” Hale said of the fi ght
choreography.
For the fi rst time, the camp
will be run by youth actor alumni
who are veterans of Elgin Opera
House productions.
“These kids have been
through camps multiple times.
Now they get to run them,” Hale
said. “They’re getting leadership
experience.”
There will be three perfor-
mances: 2:30 p.m. on Friday,
Aug. 20, and 2:30 p.m. and
4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21.
Shows will be on the outdoor
stage. Admission is free.