There was a great turn out for the second play of the Made in Oregon series last night. So if you missed it, I'm sorry, but you missed a good show. In School Suspension by Brian Kettler was a piece that made me very proud to come from such a talented state. It was diabolical and thrilling, a real edge of seat kind of show. It was about an English teacher at a private high school (Darius Pierce) who, seeking fame for his outlandish methods of emotionally preparing his students, has hired one student as an actor (Paul Glazier) to perform a highly realistic simulation of a school shooting. Two of the school's dangerously disturbed students Danny (Alec Wilson) and Angela (Lauren Blair) are locked in an old Spanish classroon where students are kept for in school suspensions. I really liked the show. The whole thing had a sort of Niel Labute feel for me, and I know it could be considered rude to compare one playwright to another, but I mean that as a complete compliment.
The show tonight is The Missing Pieces by Nick Zagone. Again admission is free and the show starts at 6:00. Also, today Mio Gelato across the stree from the theatre is offerin $1 gelato! With free theatre and a $1 treat, why wouldn't you come?
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