25 Jul 2000

Go Off to See "The Wizard": Countryside Community Theatre's "The Wizard of Oz"

By Administrator
One of the most difficult challenges directors face when working with a classic - particularly one such as The Wizard of Oz - is maintaining their vision while honoring the cherished memories every audience member holds. Georgia Jecklin, the director of Countryside Community Theatre's production of The Wizard of Oz, accomplished this difficult challenge in a delightfully creative way.
24 Jul 2000

Iowa Summer Rep's Waves Settle Down with "Seascape," at the University of Iowa

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Seascape, the final production of the University of Iowa's Summer Rep season (called "Making Waves: An Edward Albee Festival"), is an interesting variation on a well-worn theme of the playwright: introspection.
24 Jul 2000

The Davenport Blues

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Eddie Condon was as much a wisecracker as a guitar player, but when he met Bix Beiderbecke, his irony took the first train. "The players fell over themselves greeting Beiderbecke," he reported in his 1947 memoir We Called It Music.

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