Sign Language Adds Dimension To ‘Winnie’ Tour
Theater
The Cleveland Signstage Theatre comes to The Met on Sunday for three showings of an unusual production of “Winnie the Pooh.”
The tale itself is familiar enough, with Christopher Robin, Piglet and Winnie engaged in adventures at Pooh Corner. The unusual thing about this production is the way it is presented. The story is told in both spoken English and American sign language.
The Cleveland Signstage Theatre is one of the few theaters in the country to present shows this way. The cast of five includes three deaf and two hearing people.
This is the first children’s theater event to be booked into Spokane by G&B Presents, which is testing the market to see if demand exists for more children’s theater.
So far, the market appears to be strong. The two original showings, at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, are sold out. A third show, at 2 p.m., has been added and tickets are still available.
Reserved-seat tickets are $8, available by calling 325-SEAT or (800) 325-SEAT.
‘The Cream of Wit’
Spokane Theatresports, an improvisational comedy-theater troupe, is back with another evening of extemporaneous wit with the production of “The Cream of Wit.”
It’s billed as an exploration of improvisational theater in a non-competitive setting.
What can the audience expect to see? Who knows? That’s the beauty of this art form.
Check it out yourself Friday night at 9 at the Spokane Falls Community College Theater, Building No. 5. Tickets are $6, or $5 for students with ID. Reservations are available by calling 747-7045, Or you can improvise and just show up at the door.
‘The Woman Who Turned to Soap’
The Palouse Performance Project will present a multimedia production based on a historical incident, “The Woman Who Turned To Soap,” beginning tonight at Washington State University’s Wadleigh Little Theatre in Pullman.
It was written by WSU theater faculty member William Shephard, and co-directed with WSU colleague Terry Converse. The story is based on a 1940 incident in which a woman’s body washed up on the shores of Lake Crescent on the Olympic Peninsula. Her corpse had literally turned to soap in a process known as saponification.
This becomes a central symbol of this three-person play, in which a young woman “looks for answers to essential questions of her life, and becomes enmeshed in a struggle between male and female forces in the mythic realm of the lake,” according to a press release.
The show runs tonight, Friday, Saturday and Feb. 13-15 at 8 p.m. For tickets, call (509) 335-7236.
‘And God Said’
Tonight, the Whitworth College Theatre presents “And God Said,” a play that explores the different ways God talked to people throughout the Bible.
This was first performed in 1991 by the Tapestry Theatre in Portland. It is billed as a “fast-paced show for the entire family.”
It is directed by Whitworth faculty member Diana Trotter, and features an eight-person cast. The troupe recently concluded an eight-city tour of Southern California.
The play is free and open to the public, and a free-will offering will be taken. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Seeley G. Mudd Chapel on the Whitworth campus.
‘A Musical Parade’
The North Idaho College Foundation presents a lavish musical revue Saturday and Sunday, “A Musical Parade.”
Katherine Damiano, Robert Newman, Tom Stratton, Robert Platte, Tom Williams and a barbershop quartet, The Fourth of July Pass Touring Company, will perform music from “The Music Man” and other musicals. There will even be a parody of the Three Tenors.
Music will be provided by the North Idaho College Symphony Orchestra along with the Spokane British Brass Band.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Boswell Hall on the NIC campus in Coeur d’Alene.
Tickets are $18 and $15, with a special $10 section for the Sunday show (tickets are going fast for the Saturday show). There is a $3 discount for seniors and students, not available for the $10 tickets. Call (800) 423-2849 or (208) 769-7780 for reservations.
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