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DREAMS & SCREAMS. PUCK & HUCK
17th-Century Redux: The University Theatre
is currently performing an adaptation of Pedro
Calderon de la Barca's 1636 play Life Is A
Dream (La Vida Es Sueno) in the Cellar Theatre
of the UGA Fine Arts Building through Oct.
16. Adapted by George Pate and Maria Carlson,
and directed by Carlson, the play "explores the
conflicts between illusion and reality and
between destiny and self-determination with
an imprisoned prince, gender-bending, song
and dance."
A prince, imprisoned in a tower since birth
because of a disastrous prophecy, learns the
truth of his circumstances and struggles with
the revelation that his life has been a hor
rible lie, while a revolution rages outside his
window.
I've spoken to a friend of mine involved
in the production, and she tells me that the
director's background in dance makes this
show visually stunning and disturbing all at
once, so this looks to be an exciting produc
tion. Showtimes are 8 p.m., with a 2:30 mati
nee on Sunday, Oct. 16. As part of the UGA
Theatre's Studio series, tickets for this show
are $10 ($7 for UGA students with ID). Call
(706) 542-4400 or visit www.drama.uga.edu/
events/boxoffice.php.
Party out of Bounds: The first Second Stage
show of the Town & Gown Players' new sea
son will be a production of Stephanie Reavis'
original play The Party Bomb. Directed by
Reavis, the show is described thusly: "In the
story, these party guests accidentally con
sume a rather mind-altering substance and
become comically disconnected from reality."
Those of us who lived in Athens in the '80s
used to call that "Saturday night," but Reavis'
play looks to be an entertaining mix of free-
flowing dialogue, improv
and rampant hijinks.
More importantly, the
show does what com
munity theater does best,
introducing new and
experimental work by up-
and-coming playwrights.
This could very well be
brilliant, so it's worth a
look-see.
The show runs at
Athens Community
Theatre on Grady Avenue
Friday and Saturday, Oct.
21 & 22, at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2
p.m.. All tickets are $5 at
the door, no reservations.
Paint My Fence:
Hemingway once wrote,
"All modern American
literature comes from one
book by Mark Twain called
Huckleberry Finn." I tend
to agree. It's my all-time
favorite book (in case
you were wondering),
embodying the wonder
and adventure of the vast
and mighty Mississippi
River, the journey of a
boy's passage into man
hood and the radical
notion that everyone, regardless of class or
color, has a right to freedom and dignity.
Therefore, I'm very excited about the Rose of
Athens Theatre's upcoming adaptation by Rita
Graer and John Urquart, The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, directed by Cindy Nason.
Rose of Athens presents the play at Seney-
Stovall Chapel for school groups at 9:30 and
11:30 a.m., Oct. 26-28, and performances for
the public will be at 7 p.m., Oct. 28, and 2
p.m. & 7 p.m., October 29. Tickets are $16 for
adults, $12 for students 13 and up (including
UGA students with ID), and $8 for children.
Afterwards, the production will be available
for booking as a touring show until February
2012. For more information, call (706) 340-
9181 or email audey@roseofathens.org.
The UGA production of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's 1636 play Life Is A Dream
runs through Oct 16
Bite-Sized Bard: Circle Ensemble Theatre
opens its production of The Complete Works
of William Shakespeare (Abridged), by
Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Borgeson
on Friday, Oct. 14, at Quinn Hall in Memorial
Park. This play, a perennial favorite, crams
all 37 of Shakespeare's plays into a two-hour
span, with predictably hilarious results. It's
like cramming for finals without the Red Bull
and night sweats.
The show runs Oct. 14 & 15 and 20-22 at
7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday,
Oct. 15. Tickets ar*; $15 ($10 for students with
ID). Call (706) 362-2175 for details or visit
www.circleensembletheatre.com.
A Quick Reminder: The exigencies of doing
a monthly column in a weekly newspaper
demand a certain amount of juggling and
crystal ball-gazing. While I try to post as
much from the local theater, stand-up comedy,
burlesque and performance-art scene as pos
sible, some things are going to slip through
the cracks or be over with before the column
appears. In order to facilitate coverage, please
try to get notices, announcements, calls for
auditions, etc., to me at theatre@fUgpole.
com at least two weeks in advance, and I'll
do my best to get you in. Thanks!
John G. Nettles rtKatre@flagpole com
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