Imagine the chat, if Einstein met Picasso.Byline: The Register-Guard IN FIVE THEATER PRODUCTIONS opening this week, two young titans of art and science match wits in a Paris cafe, an amnesiac woman falls into the clutches of two odd kidnappers, a man named Black and three women named White mix it up in a murder mystery, a Scottish king gets some very bad advice from his ambitious wife, and a brutal crime is not what it seems to be at first report. University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Albert Einstein meets Pablo Picasso in a Paris cafe in Steve Martin's comedy-drama "Picasso at the Lapin Agile Picasso at the Lapin Agile is a play written by Steve Martin in 1993. It features Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, who meet at a bar called the Lapin Agile (Nimble Rabbit) in Montmartre, Paris. ," opening this week as a Second Season production at the University of Oregon. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and Jan. 23-25 in the arena theater, 104 Villard Hall Villard Hall is a historic building located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1886, it is the second-oldest building on the University of Oregon campus after Deady Hall. The Second Empire-style building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1972. , 1109 Old Campus Lane. Martin's hypothetical meeting between the young physicist and the young artist takes place in 1904, not long before Einstein publishes his Theory of Relativity theory of relativity Einstein’s contribution to the space-time relationship. [Science: NCE, 843–844] See : Turning Point and Picasso paints "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon in English) is a celebrated painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts five prostitutes in a brothel, in the Avignon Street of Barcelona. Picasso painted it in France, and completed it in the summer of 1907. ," beginning his Cubist period. Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as the two geniuses wittily discuss the new century's prospects and achievements, along with other fanciful topics. The bemused bystanders include Picasso's agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso's date, an elderly philosopher and an idiot inventor. The play, Martin's first, had its world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 in 1993 at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. Its name comes from the Herman Hesse novel. . The UO production features Eli Levine as Einstein and Kellen Terrett as Picasso. The cast also includes Sarah Turnquist, Moriah Shanahan, Alexander Dupre, Erica Smith, Ian Smith, Ian (Douglas) (born April 8, 1919, Selukwe, Rhodesia—died Nov. 20, 2007, Cape Town, S.Af.) First native-born prime minister of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (1964–65). Hanley, Wayne Bund and Alexander Pawlowski. The production team includes director Elizabeth Helman, set designer and technical director Matthew Robins, costume designer Wendy Browne, assistant costume designer Leticia Maskell, lighting designer Tomo Ishizuka, sound designer Teresa Koberstien, dramaturg Megan Manley, stage manager Abbie McClain and properties manager Amber Cochenour. Tickets are $6 each for the general public, $5 for senior citizens, UO faculty/staff and non-UO students and $4 for UO students. Tickets are available at the Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave., 346-4363. On evenings of the performances, tickets can also be purchased at the University Theatre box office in Robinson Theatre, 346-4191. Free parking is available nearby in the UO lot at the corner of East 11th Avenue and Kincaid Street. For more information, call 346-4190. Actors Cabaret of Eugene A woman who wakes up every morning with no memory of her past, not even the day before, is kidnapped by a limping man and an ex-con with a hand puppet in "Fuddy Meers Fuddy Meers is an American play by David Lindsay-Abaire. It tells the story of an amnesiac, Claire, who awakens each morning as a blank slate on which her husband and teenage son must imprint the facts of her life. " by David Lindsay-Abaire David Lindsay-Abaire is a Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright, best known for Fuddy Meers and for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Drama Rabbit Hole. He grew up in Boston, Massachusetts in a family of five he describes as "very blue collar. , which will have its Eugene premiere production beginning Friday at Actors Cabaret of Eugene. Although she suffers from a strange form of amnesia, Claire (Marla Norton) has a sunny disposition and is eager to find out who she really is. When she's kidnapped by two men (Benjamin Newman and Mark Garner), the audience is pulled into a virtual hall of "funhouse mirrors," which the title alludes to. The other characters include Claire's all-too-good-to-be-true husband (Bruce McArthur) and pot-smoking teen-age son (David Gallic), a tough lady cop (Julianna Zarzycki) and a stroke victim (Mindy Nirenstein) who can only speak gibberish. "This is a dark comedy about life, trust and memory," said director Michael Watkins. Lindsay-Abaire's other plays include "Kimberly Akimbo," "A Devil Inside," "Dotting & Dashing," "How We Talk in South Boston," "A Show of Hands a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands. See also: Show " and "The Kitchen Sink Drama." "Fuddy Meers" will be presented at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 8 in the ACE Annex Theater, 39 W. 10th Ave. There will be one Sunday matinee, at 2 p.m. Jan. 26. Tickets are $17 in advance and $22 day of show. A limited number of senior and student tickets are available in advance for $14. Student rush tickets are sold 10 minutes before curtain for $10, for students with current ID. Tickets may be reserved online at www.actorscabaret.org, by calling 683-4368 or by purchasing them at the box office at 996 Willamette St. between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
Springfield Theatre and the Springfield Acting Ensemble will present Eileen Moushey's "Murder in Black and White," an interactive murder mystery, in a dinner theater show at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Springfield High studio theater. Eileen Moushey has been producing interactive dinner theater in Ohio Theater in Ohio
adj. 1. Seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation. 2. Providing seclusion: a reclusive hut. billionaire Melvin Black Melvin Black (b. January 14, 1936 in Nashville) was a member of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, representing the 2nd district. [1] Education and career and three women, all named Ann White, in a confusing mix which the audience must sort out before the diabolical killer strikes again. The dinner menu includes teriyaki ter·i·ya·ki n. A Japanese dish of grilled or broiled slices of marinated meat or shellfish. [Japanese : teri, glaze + yaki, to broil.] Noun 1. chicken wings, fried rice, tempura Tempura - Language based on temporal logic. "Executing Temporal Logic Programs", B. Moszkowski, Camb U Press 1986. vegetables, fried won ton, ice cream and fortune cookie. A vegetarian alternative to the chicken is available. Tickets, including the full meal, are $10. Reservations or advance ticket purchases are required at least two days before the show. Call 744-4768. Thurston High School Thurston High School is located in Springfield, Oregon in Lane County. Their mascot is a black colt. Shooting On May 20, 1998, student Kipland "Kip" Kinkel killed his parents, William and Faith, both Spanish teachers at local high schools. Martial arts and mirrors, along with witches, ghosts and murderers, figure in the Thurston High School Theatre Department's production of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Jan. 23-25 in the 50-seat pocket theater. General admission tickets ($6) are available by calling the box office at 988-5350. The production features Thurston's honor Acting Ensemble, with award-winning actors Ryan Cullen as Macbeth and Allison Kettwig as Lady Macbeth. Twenty-eight cast members move in, around and behind the audience. The production also involves sword fights, choreographed by veteran stage combat coordinator John Elliot, and tai chi Tai Chi Definition T'ai chi is a Chinese exercise system that uses slow, smooth body movements to achieve a state of relaxation of both body and mind. , taught by David Leung's Chinese Kung Fu/Tai Chi Academy. "It's a very exciting production," says director Mike Fisher says. "We're using the large, Plexiglas panels that Showtime gave us after the filming of `Bang Bang You're Dead,' so it's as if the lead characters are constantly reflecting on what they've done. As well, we've cut the script down quite a bit. The show runs less than 100 minutes with an intermission, so there is a continuous flow of action that really keeps the pace moving." The play has mature themes and stage violence and may not be suitable for children under 13. Cottage Theatre A man is murdered, his wife ravished RAVISHED, pleadings. In indictments for rape, this technical word must be introduced, for no other word, nor any circumlocution, will answer the purpose. The defendant should be charged with having "feloniously ravished" the prosecutrix, or woman mentioned in the indictment. Bac. Ab. . Four eyewitnesses. Four true stories. But who did what to whom? This is the plot line "Rashomon," which opens Friday at the Cottage Theatre, 700 Village Drive in Cottage Grove. Written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin, "Rashomon" is based upon stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Like the classic Akira Kurosawa film of the same name, "Rashomon" combines sword fighting, romance, mystery, drama and even a little comedy. The audience must sort out contradictions and omissions to determine the truth behind the crime. "The play takes place in ancient Japan ... but the characters could live anywhere, and the story could take place at any time - even today, in the United States," says director Kristina Seleshanko. The cast consists of Bill Campbell, Denny Guehler, Davis Smith, Jess Rossi, Marie McDonald, Tony Willey and Rick Lloyd. The fight scenes are choreographed by John Elliot, and costumes, in full Japanese style, are by Karen Garibay. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 1. Sunday matinees are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Jan. 19 and 26. Tickets are $11 in advance, from the Bookmine in Cottage Grove, or $13 at the door. Tickets for seats with restricted vision will be sold for $10 in advance or at the door. Rush tickets, good only for that weekend's performances, will be sold for $8 between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Bookmine (942-7414). CAPTION(S): Ryan Cullen and Allison Kettwig are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Thurston High School's staging of the Bard's tragedy. WAYNE EASTBURN / The Register-Guard |
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