Artword Theatre
(main theatre)
Artword Alternative(new small theatre)
Artword Gallery

September to
November, 2001
BULLETIN

Fall feature:
Jayne Eastwood
and Alison Smiley

star in
'Night, Mother
Pulitzer-prize winning play
by Marsha Norman
directed by
Jordan Merkur
Nov. 6 to Dec. 2











(Main) 'Night ,Mother prv Nov. 6 & 7, runs Nov 8-Dec 2: previews pwyc, Ts-Th $24, s/s $18; Fri & Sat $28; Sun $14,
Artword Theatre and Eclectic Theatre production

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Tues

Wed

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

Sep'01

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Umrao
8 pm prv

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Umrao
8 pm OPEN

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Umrao
8 pm

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Umrao
2:30 &
8 pm

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Umrao
2:30 pm

(Main) Sept. 5 to 16, Rasik Arts presents Umrao, by Geetanjali Shree, directed by Sally Jones, Adventures of a 19th C courtesan in Lucknow, India.

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Umrao
8 pm

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Umrao
8 pm

13
Umrao
8 pm

14
Umrao
8 pm

15
Umrao
2:30 & 8

16
Umrao
2:30 pm

(Main and Gallery) Sept 23: Exile Literary Quarterly issue 25.2 launch, 7 pm art reception with exhibition of Mexican artists, 8:30 readings and performance. Free, buy a book!

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Ota
8 pm prv

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Ota
8 pm OP

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Ota
8 pm
Chairs
Alt 8 PRV

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Ota
8 pm
Chairs
Alt 8 PRV

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Ota 2:30
Chairs
2:30 P
Exile 7pm

(Main) Sept 19 to 30: Theatre Ephemera presents Ota, from Robert Lepage's Seven Streams of the River Ota, adapted and directed by Stephanie Saunders. Reg $20, s/s $16, Sun pwyc, prv $16 and $12

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ARC Read
7:30

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Chairs
Alt 8 OP

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Ota
8 pm
Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Ota
8 pm
Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Ota
8 pm
Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Harris 1-5
Ota 8 pm
Chairs
Alt 8 pm

30
Ota
2:30
Chairs
Alt 2:30


(Gallery) Sept 5 to Oct 21: Peter Harris exhibits Woven tapestries,
reception with the artist
Saturday September 29 1-5 pm

Oct'01

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Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Dresses
8 Prv

Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Dresses
8 OP
Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Dresses
8 pm

Chairs

Alt 8 pm

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Dresses
8 pm

Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Dresses
4 pm

Chairs
Alt 2:30

(Alternative) Sept 21 to Oct 14: The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco. Modern Times Stage Company, directed by Soheil Parsa, with Michelle Polak and Peter Farbridge, design Jan Komarek, sound Ben Grossman. Ts-Th $15, Fr-Sat $20, Sun pwyc, prv $10.

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Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Dresses
8 pm

Chairs
Alt 8 pm

11
Dresses
8 pm

Chairs
Alt 8 pm

12
Dresses
7 Gala
Chairs
Alt 8 pm

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Dresses
8 pm

Chairs
Alt 8 pm

14
Dresses
4 pm

Chairs
Alt 2:30

(Main) Oct 3 to 21: AfriCan Theatre Ensemble presents And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses by South African playwright Zakes Mda, directed by Rhoma Spencer, produced by Modupe Olaogun, starring Kim Roberts and Kathy Imrie. Reg $22, s/s $15, prv $10, Gala Oct 12 with Zakes Mda $35

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Dresses
8 pm

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Dresses
8 pm

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Dresses
8 pm

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Dresses
8 pm

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Dresses
4 pm
Eugene
8 pm

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Steel
8 pm Op
Miss B
Alt 1 & 8

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Steel
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 8 pm

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Steel
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 8 pm

27
Parsons
Steel 8
Miss B
Alt 2 & 8

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Eugene
8 pm

(Main) Oct 24 to 27: Canboulay Dance Theatre Symphonic Steel Ronald Taylor, dancer / choreographer, with dancers, singers and steel band. Reg $25, s/s $17; Opening night Oct. 24 $55, all proceeds to the A.T. Children's Project <http://www.atcp.org>

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Miss B
Alt 1 & 8

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Miss B
Alt 8 pm

2
Miss B
Alt 8 pm

3
Miss B
Alt 2 & 8

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Eugene
8 pm

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ARC Read
7:30

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'Night,
8 pm prv

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'Night
8 pm prv
Miss B
Alt 1 & 8

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'Night
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 8 pm

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'Night
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 8 pm

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'Night
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 2 & 8

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'Night
2:30 pm
Eugene
8 pm

(Alternative) Oct. 24 to Nov.17: Miss Begotten, a powerful theatrical piece about incest and redemption by Hamilton playwright Kevin Land, starring Maureen Dwyer. Wed-Sat.:reg $25, s/s $20; mats Wed 1pm & Sat 2 pm: $20/$15 <http://members.shaw.ca/Miss_Begotten>

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 1 & 8

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'Night
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 8 pm

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'Night
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 8 pm

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'Night
8 pm
Miss B
Alt 2 & 8

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'Night
2:30 pm
Eugene
8 pm

(Gallery) Oct 23 to Nov. 24: Bruce Parsons, Re-Visions: For World Leadership, constructions, laser inkjet prints on canvas and vinyl banners. Reception with the artist Sat, Oct 27, 1-6 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
2:30 pm
Eugene
8 pm

Sundays at 8 pm $8: new season starts Oct 21,
Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25
Eugene Martynec hosts improvisational series: new music, new media, new collaborations.

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
8 pm

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'Night
2:30 pm
Eugene
8 pm

One Monday a month at 7:30, Actors'
Repertory Company play readings, admission by donation
Sept 24: Kafka's Dick by Alan Bennett
Nov 5: After Darwin by Timberlake Wertenbaker
Dec 3: Kennedy's Children by Robert Patrick

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