Opening Nights
Clean House opens Friday, Jan. 9, at the Lord Leebrick Theatre.
A depressed comedian who has to work as a cleaning woman to pay the bills; her employer, whose husband doesn’t quite remember how to hide the evidence of his indiscretions; her employer’s sister, who sympathizes with the comedian and helps her clean … Sarah Ruhl’s Clean House depicts women trying to deal with all kinds of messes with humor and a sense of the absurd. “A lyric comedy with an edge of darkness,” says director John Schmor. Show dates are Jan. 9-10, 15-18, 22-25 & 29-31. Tix at www.lordleebrick.com or 465-1506.
Where the Heck’s the Plot? opens Friday, Jan. 9, at Actors Cabaret of Eugene.
PR from ACE says this is “the story of a songwriter without a plot, producers without a show and a girlfriend with a lot of patience! It’s a tuneful, romantic romp filled with hummable songs and clever lyrics.” Also, Where the Heck writer Charles Nathan is a local famous guy, so there you have it. Should be some kind of interesting. Show dates are Jan. 9-11 & 16-18. Tix at www.actorscabaret.org or 683-4368.
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
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Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
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Thank you for standing with us!
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