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ST. LOUIS POST
DISPATCH
Sunday,
Aug. 11, 2002
A&E Section
Professor's book says Shakespeare's plays reveal legal wrangles for land
By Judith Newmark
(excerpt)
Speaking of playwrights, St. Louisan Scott Miller is in Scotland, where his
comedy "Head Games" is on the bill at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe
Festival.
Miller, artistic director of New Line Theatre here, said he is thrilled with
the popularity that the play - a satire of the growing gay comedy genre - has
enjoyed since it debuted three years ago at the old St. Marcus Theatre. After
the four-week run in Edinburgh, it will tour Britain.
Another St. Marcus veteran, Joan Lipkin, is getting ready for the sixth season
of The DisAbility Project, which she set up to create a venue in which
disabled people could create and perform their own theater work. The Project
will perform in November at the American Civil Liberty Union's Bill of Rights
dinner.
Since Lipkin's passion is diversity in theater - making sure that the art form
is enriched with voices outside the mainstream - it's not surprising that
she's got another project in the works as well. A veteran writer and director,
Lipkin has teamed up with a group called The Louies to create material dealing
with gay life in St. Louis. The Louies have already started performing, with a
special interest in non-traditional venues.
The third stalwart of the old St. Marcus crowd, playwright and songwriter
Christopher Jackson, is concentrating on cabaret these days - some featuring
his own tunes, some with songs by other writers and composers. His cabaret
pieces have traveled to other cities (including, recently, New York) but one
that proved particularly popular earlier in the summer will be reprised at the
Sheldon Ballroom, 3648 Washington Boulevard, at 8:15 Monday.
The show, "A Chris Jackson Cabaret," features new material as well as tunes
from "Skyride," "The Cabin" and "Three Boys," all performed by Damien Brett,
Christy Butero, Gary Cox, Bill Ebbesmeyer and Marian Holtz, with Jackson at
the piano. Tickets are $10; parking is free but you'll need cash for the bar.
To make reservations, call 636-227-8762. |