26 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE MAY 14, 1993

THEATER SPOTS

Family, women, and Moorish refugees on area stages

by Barry Daniels

Dobama Theater

If you haven't seen Donald Margulies' The Loman Family Picnic, I highly recommend the excellent production directed by Ron Newell that will be closing on May 16. It is a brilliantly written and relentlessly ugly black comedy about the collapse of the American Dream. Margulies' original talent is clearly evident in his first major play. Dobama's production perfectly captures the nihilistic humor of his dark vision. Tickets are $10 on Friday and Saturday, $8.50 for students and seniors; $8 and $7 for the Sunday matinee. Dobama will be the home of the 15th annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival June 9-13. Performances are at 7:30 pm. There is a 2:30 pm matinee on June 13. Tickets are free except for a $15 benefit for the festival on June 9. For reservations and information call 932-6838.

Karamu Theatre

Margaret Ford-Taylor, executive director of Karamu House, will be directing the final production of the season, Samm-Art Williams' Woman from the Town. It tells the story of Lila Wilson who, accompanied by her daughter, has returned to her rural North Carolina home town after a 27 year absence. She had been run out of the town by her family and friends because of her illegitimate pregnancy. Now a successful New York real estate agent, she has come home to seek her revenge. The confrontation between Lila and her sister Laura, who has struggled to maintain the family farm, makes for an intense dramatic experience. The play will be performed May 14-June 6 in the Jelliffe Theatre at Karamu House, Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 3

pm. Tickets are $8 on Thursday and Sunday; $9 on Friday and Saturday.

Karamu's Drama-Theatre for Youth Project presents Continental Express in the Karamu Concert Hall on May 15-16 and 22-23. This production offers a whirlwind trip around the world with a brand new collection of folk tales, including costumes, music, masks and movement. It sparks the imagination, opens awareness of other cultures, and introduces children to theater and creativity. All performances are at 3 pm with a $4.50 ticket price.For reservations for either show call 795-7077. Cleveland Public Theater

Local playwright Michael Sepesy's Karmic Games: A Musical Comedy will receive its world premiere June 4-27. Amanda Shaffer will direct this production which takes a satiric look at the human condition in a series of sketches that range

in time from the prehistoric period to the present. Performances are Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets are $8 and $5 (for students and seniors); $2 on Thursday.CPT will present a Festival of Bad Taste featuring Art, Poetry, Music, and Performance Art on May 28 and 29 at 8 pm. Tickets are $4. For reservations call 631-2727.

Great Lakes Theater Festival

The final production of the season is Shakespeare's Othello, directed by Harold Scott and featuring stage and screen actor, Delroy Lindo. Scott, who directed last season's Paul Robeson, has developed an Afro-centric interpretation of the play. African American actors are cast as Othello and Iago, who are depicted as Moorish refugees from Spain. Performances are at the Ohio Theatre May 13-29, at 8 pm Tuesday-Saturday and at 1:30 pm on May

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16, 23 and 26. Tickets are $17 and $26; $12 for the preview performances on May 13 and 14. Half-price Quiktix are available at the box office at 5 pm on the day of the performance. $5 student rush tickets (college ID required) are available at the box office on the day of the performance. Tickets can be charged in advance by calling Advantix at 241-6000.

CSU Factory Theater

The Children's Hour, Lillian Hellman's impressive 1934 drama of two female school teachers who are accused of being lesbians, runs through May 23. It is directed by Dr. Reuben Silver who is retiring from his post as head of the school's theater arts department in June. The theater is at 1833 E. 23 St; performances are Friday and Saturday at 8:30 pm, Sunday at 7:30 pm except for the May 23 show which is at 8:30. For ticket prices, call 687-2109.

Spring art shows, picnics, and benefits

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"Dancing Downtown," a benefit for DanceCleveland's artistic programming, takes place starting at 7 pm on Saturday, June 5 at Metropolis, 2325 Elm Street in the Flats.

Performing artists from the Cleveland and Akron area will give a fresh new look to dance in Cleveland with punchy, dramatic and exciting performances that will leave you tapping your feet, ready to dance. A silent auction features travel and restau-

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Lyric Opera

The 20th Anniversary Season celebration runs from June 8 through July 31, opening with Leonard Bernstein's Candide, June 8-19. That is followed by Gluck's Orpheus & Eurydice (July 1-10), sung in English; and the world premiere of Libby Larsen's Mrs Dalloway (July 22-31). All performances take place at the Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, across from the Garden Center, in University Circle.

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Millworks Gallery

A multi media, multi artist exhibition"Spring"-is going on through June 7. Gallery hours are Saturday from noon to 7 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. The gallery is at Canal Place, Building 17, 530 South Main Street in Akron. Call 2589071.

CSU Art Gallery

The 22nd Annual Student Show runs from May 14 through June 11 at the Gallery, 2307 Chester Ave. Organized by the Student Visual Arts Organization, it is a juried exhibition featuring works in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, photography, and non-traditional media by Cleveland State University students.

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