Friday and Saturday are your last chances to see Charles Deemer's
rude, thoughtful and piercingly funny drama about love and aggression
in the nuclear age.
Firehouse Theater's revival of the
Portland writer's 1983 play gives it the rough energy and reckless
theatricality it deserves, thanks to a fine cast and sensitive
direction by Julie Akers.
Deemer uses the conventions of soap
opera (sex, disaster, coincidence, betrayal) to make some serious
reflections on the differences between men and women, and even throws
in a play-within-the-play about a Soviet nuclear strike against
Seattle. In an age when most playwrights seem too timid to think on a
grand scale, Deemer pushes boldly ahead, yet still tells a tale that
has touching and poignant private moments.
``The
Half-
Life Conspiracy''
concludes with shows at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Firehouse
Theater, 1436 S.W. Montgomery St. Tickets are $6-$8.50. Call 280-6592.
Edition: Fourth
Section: Arts And Entertainment
Page: G26
Column: CRITIC'S CHOICE
Copyright (c) 1989 Oregonian Publishing Co.
Record Number: 8902230294