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Use Your Words

After sitting around the Thanksgiving table not listening to your relatives’ stories, 2nd Street Theater offers a more sophisticated—and perhaps less opinionated—form of storytelling
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As soon as humans learned how to draw in caves, we were making pictures of the great hunt we just went on, or of the gods we hoped had our best interests at heart. These days, even those of us with deeply ingrained fears of public speaking know the joys of having someone wrapped around […]

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Picks of the Week: Nov 23-29

It’s turrrrrrrkkkkkkey day. Events to rid you of that food baby
The Source Staff

Thursday 11/23 FootZone’s I Like Pie Run/Walk FUN RUN Do you love pie? This year, the I Like Pie and Thanksgiving Classic are merging for a timed 5K & 10K and a family-friendly fun run/walk. Bring a pie, eat pie and have fun! All proceeds benefit Girls on the Run and NeighborImpact. Bring 5 pounds […]

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Birth, the Play

A production at COCC sheds light on the “traumatic and beautiful” experience of bringing new life
Annette Benedetti

“W hen a woman steps into a birthing environment and does not feel safe, we are letting her down. When a woman steps into a birthing environment and has to fight for her health care practitioners to honor her body’s wisdom, we are letting her down,” says Shanti O’Connor, a local producer bringing “Birth,” a […]

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Little Plays, Big Ideas

CTC Launches 10 Fest
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

T here are so avenues for many types of artists to share their work. Whether it’s music, acting or the visual arts, there’s always a coffee shop willing to hang your piece or an open mic happening somewhere—both in Bend and around the world. But as a writer, it can be much more difficult to […]

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Can’t Fight This Feeling

Rock of Ages Hits Us With Its Best Shot
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

P eople sometimes use the term “Rock Opera” to describe shows like “Tommy,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Starlight Express,” but if you get down to it, “Rock of Ages” exemplifies the term better than most. It takes the hair rock/glam metal of the 1980s (also affectionately known as “butt rock”) and combines it with a […]

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What’s Your Damage?

The kids aren’t alright in “Heathers”: The Musical
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T he first time I saw the movie “Heathers,” a few things happened almost instantly: I fell madly in love with Winona Ryder, I started trying to talk like Christian Slater (who in turn was talking like Jack Nicholson) and I bought a trench coat that made me creepier than I already was. I was […]

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La Vie Bohème

“Rent” Speaks to a new generation
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

There’s an old cliché, that any good writer is supposed to write what they know. Before he wrote “Rent,” Jonathan Larson lived in a loft with no heat on the fifth floor of a walkup on the corner of Greenwich and Spring in Lower Manhattan. While he had worked unsuccessfully on other projects, Larson didn’t […]

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Looks Like Teen Spirit

Art Showcase Features Local High School Students
Howard Leff

Walk into Red Chair Gallery this month and you’ll notice a rich, diverse tapestry of art. Nothing unusual there. But if you look closely at a section right up front, something unexpected happens. You begin to realize that this entire area’s dedicated to artists still in high school. It’s Red Chair’s sixth annual “Emerging Artists” […]

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Fast Times at Redmond High

High-stakes theater project tests students’ nerves
Howard Leff

How long would it take you to write a seven-minute play? Remember, you can’t just throw down whatever ramblings wander into your head. This play needs a coherent beginning, middle and end, just like they taught you in English class. Seven minutes that make dramatic sense. You know the elements: Plot. Theme. Character. Imagine staring […]

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Pulp Friction

Hollywood-tinged dark comedy makes world premiere
Howard Leff

Two sisters. One boyfriend. And a harrowing family dysfunction on full boil—one that’s growing ever hotter with each passing moment. Throw in a loaded .357 magnum and you have more than enough ingredients for a darkly comedic trip through Los Angeles’ already pressurized Hollywood Hills – where dreams go to die on all those narrow […]

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