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Sports fans over theline: (1) Marie Murphy, afifth-grade teacher inStratford, N.J., and herhusband lost almosteverything in a house firein April, but when shearrived at the burninghome, she defiedfirefighters and dashedinside to retrieve a singleprized possession: herPhiladelphia Philliesseason tickets. “Myhusband was so mad at me...” (Later, a Philliesrepresentative gentlyinformed her that theteam would have reprintedher tickets for free.)
Jennifer Tesch’sdaughter, Kennedy, waskicked off her cheerleadersquad (supporting a youthflag-football team) inMadison Heights, Mich.,after complaining to hermother about the saucylanguage of one of thecheers in the girls’repertoire: “Our backsache!/Our skirts are too
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Makanda’s Vulture Fest features music, arts and crafts, food and plenty of funMAKANDA — Musicians,
artists and birds of preyreturn to Jackson Countythis weekend for the annualVulture Fest.
The festival coincides withthe namesake animalspassing through the regionas part of their wintermigration. Visitors have theopportunity to try and spotone of these creatures in thewild, but even theunsuccessful can enjoy aweekend of entertainment.
The event begins with anunofficial kickoff party atMortville music venue in
Makanda featuring amusical performance byGiant City Slickers.
Saturday and Sunday’sentertainment includesmusic at two venues: thecity pavilion andRainmaker’s Garden. Theschedule is as follows:
SaturdayNoon: J. Brown Band
(Pavilion)1 p.m.: Fiddle Rick and the
Dippers (Rainmaker’s)2 p.m.: Rural Kings
(Pavilion)3 p.m.: Barry Cloyd
(Rainmaker’s)
4 p.m.: Hobo Knife(Pavilion)
5 p.m.: Leisuremania(Rainmaker’s)
SundayNoon: RognboB
(Rainmaker’s)12:30 p.m.: Bosco &
Whiteford (Pavilion)2 p.m.: New Arts Jazztet
(Rainmaker’s)2:30 p.m.: Swamp Tigers
(Pavilion)4 p.m.: Joey Odum Blues
Project (Rainmaker’s)4:30 p.m.: Hot Sauce
(Pavilion)— Adam Testa
THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTOBruce Allen (left) of B.A. Woodworks, shows MichaelHurt of Evanston how to open one of his handmadeboxes at Vulture Fest on Oct. 17, 2009.
METROPOLIS — Historywill come alive again indeep Southern Illinois, asFort Massac plays host toits 37th annual re-enactment encampment.
The annual eventfeatures a variety of food,music and demonstrationsset in an authentic 18thcentury environment. Lastyear’s event drew more
than 125,000 to the historicfort, a replica of onelocated on the same siteand occupied by the Frenchin the early 19th century.
Among the highlights ofthe weekend events are:
Saturday and Sunday:10 a.m.: Posting of colors
at the fort10:30 a.m.: 42nd Royal
highlanders bagpipe band
at parade grounds3 p.m.: Mock battle and
military tactics demon-stration at the battlefield
Closing ceremonies andmilitary retreats arescheduled for 5 p.m.Saturday and 4:30 p.m.Sunday. A full schedule isat www.metropolistourism.com
— Adam Testa
Thresherman FallFestival returns to Pinckneyville
PINCKNEYVILLE —Antique tractors willtake to the forefront foranother Perry Countyweekend, as theAmerican ThreshermanAssociation presents its24th annual Fall Festivalthis weekend. Festivitiesbegin with a paradethrough Pinckneyvilletonight at 5 p.m. andcontinue throughSunday. Daily displaysinclude demonstrationson farming techniquesand use of equipment,and other showcases likecider and apple buttermaking.
An antique tractor pulland Illinois Hot FarmStock Pull is 9:30 a.m.Saturday. A consignmentand antique sale is at 10 a.m. Sunday. Moreinformation is at www.americanthresherman.com.
— Adam Testa
Historic re-enactment set for Saturday, Sunday at Fort Massac
THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTOKenneth Taylor of Edmondton, Ky., performs a fire-eatingtrick at the Fort Massac Encampment on Oct. 17, 2009.
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Comedy duo Mack and Jamie comes to MarionMARION — A critically
acclaimed comedy duo will bring their comedy act to Marion this weekend.
The Marion Cultural andCivic Center will host Mackand Jamie, known for beingevent emcees and addingcomedy to corporate andother events, at 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 16.
Tickets for the event are$25.
Among the praise the duohas received is being called“the funniest comedy teamworking today” by late nighttalk show icon Jay Leno and“the smoothest pairingsince (Bob) Hope and (Bing)Crosby by a Los AngelesTimes critic.
The show is sponsored bythe John A. Logan CollegeFoundation.
— Adam Testa
PROVIDEDComedy duo Mack and Jamie perform at 7 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 16 at Marion Cultural and Civic Center.
WEST FRANKFORT — Former All-American ProWrestling champion Edmund “Livewire” McGuirewill continue his quest for vengeance againstformer partner Shane Rich Saturday, as theSouthern Illinois federation celebrates its fourthanniversary.
Veteran McGuire will team with rookie HeathHatton to challenge Rich, the current AAPWHeavyweight Champion, and past nemesis ChrisThomas in the show’s main event.
The card also features Sean Vincent and XavierCage teaming against Team XXX of Joey O’Reillyand Jay Spade, a battle of the big men when themasked Carnage faces the 450-pound MississippiMadman, Brian James vs. Christian Rose and threeunannounced matches.
The show begins at 7 p.m. with doors opening at6 on Saturday, Oct. 16, at New Beginnings AssemblyHall, 1011 E. 6th St., West Frankfort.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 12and under and can be purchased at the door. Formore information, visitwww.allamericanprowrestling.com.
— Adam Testa
AAPW celebrates four years ofSouthern Illinois pro wrestling
Performance of Twain’s workscommemoratescentennial ofhumorist’s death
MAKANDA — A specialtheatrical presentationFriday will commemoratethe 100th anniversary ofauthor Mark Twain’sdeath.
Renascence House,located near the Makandaboardwalk, will present“Mark Twain Speaks,” areader’s theater based onthe humorist’s work,at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.15.
Twain’s work commentson politics, religion,human frailty, medicine,financial institutions,education and honesty,which all remain relevanttopics a century after hispassing.
The show will feature avariety of these topicsthrough Twain’s favoritestories, sketches andinterviews.
The performance isbeing directed byCarbondale native andSouthern IllinoisUniversity Carbondalegraduate Thomas Sill, aretired professor fromWestern MichiganUniversity.
Among the cast areKenny and Margie Collins,Charles Fanning, CathyField, Dan Hill, CraigHinde, Marvin andMarion Kleinau, ChrisMoe, Cara Recine, BartSmith, Jeffrey Sill andRick Williams.
The event is free.A social time with
refreshments will follow.—Adam Testa
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HERRIN — Visitors creep down darkhallways, hands tightly gripping theshoulder of the friend in front of them.
Unsure what lies around each corner,groups navigate their way through thevarious rooms — some lighted, othersnot — of Chittyville School.
Much of the terror comes from within,where visitors attempt to mentallyprepare for what might be in store whenthey turn a corner.
But, in reality, natural fears of theunknown aren’t enough to invoke thedesired screams of horror and fright-filled reactions of the organizers of thehaunted house.
That requires a more personal touch.“I don’t think people realize how much
acting goes into a haunt,” said TaraWebb, office manager of KFS Events,which sponsors the annual Haunting ofChittyville School. “You have to be
unrecognizable and completely insane.You have to become that character, justlike you’re in a movie.”
And becoming a character is somethingWebb and the other actors and actressesworking inside the haunted houseembrace. Even if they’re portraying ageneric character, like Webb’s “ghostlady,” they seek to add a personal flair tothe ensemble.
While it begins with an over-the-toppersonality, that type of characterbuilding also requires several other finetouches. Theater makeup becomes a keyplayer and can make or break a successfulhaunter.
“The makeup has a lot to do with it,”said Taylor King, whose parents Frankand Vickie King own and operate thehaunted school. “If you can’t evenrecognize yourself, you’re really going tobecome that character.”
And once the character is developed,performers have to learn the tricks of thetrade. Webb said she’s been working
much more with actors on developinglittle additions to the show that will addnew layers to the scare tactics.
Among the key tools in the haunter’skit are secret passageways and hiddenhalls that allow the actors to moveunknowingly ahead in the set, creatingan opportunity to scare a patron just asthey think they’ve made it past thatparticular character.
And while many haunted houses caterto an all-age demographic, the Hauntingof Chittyville is promoted for an oldercrowd.
This dynamic also adds a layer offlexibility to what lengths the performerscan go to in order to achieve their goal ofa blood-curdling scream.
“At night, it’s full on. We have adisclaimer and you’re in for a scare,”Webb said. “We don’t hold back.”
But for one afternoon, the staff andperformers at Chittyville School will putaway the blood and gore and make wayfor area children to come through and see
the elaborate set that’s been created. Thebuilding’s lights will be turned on and itscharacters toned down for a matineefrom 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 23, where candywill be provided to visiting children.
Between meeting with children duringthe matinee and scaring their peersduring the regular shows, Webb and Kingsaid there are countless stories to shareat the end of each night.
And that’s a feeling Jessica Kocher islooking forward to experiencing thisyear.
Last year, the Herrin woman visited thehaunt as a guest and experienced thescares. But this year, she’ll be on theother end of the equation, as she’sjoining the array of characters lining theschool’s makeshift halls.
“I get to see what I looked like when Iwalked through that door, wonderingwhat’s coming,” Kocher said.
ALAN ROGERS / THE SOUTHERNJessica Kocher (above, left) helps Taylor King (in black) and Tara Webb (right) with their costumes Monday at Haunting ofChittyville School in Herrin. King and Webb (far right) pose for a picture in their finished costumes.
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Here’s a sampling of the region’s haunted houses andHalloween events:
Haunted Warehouse: 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays, Oct.15, 22 and 29, and Saturdays, Oct. 16, 23 and 30; 7 p.m.to midnight Thursday, Oct. 29, and Sunday, Oct. 31; 305S. Granite, Marion; $10 admission also valid as half-ofappetizer coupon at Walt’s Pizza; 618-922-0610
Nightmare Factory: 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 15, 22, and29, and Saturdays, 16, 23 and 30; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.Sundays 17, 24 and 31; 1905 Princeton Ave., Marion; $10
Nightmare Park: Open at 8 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 15, 22 and29; Saturdays Oct. 16, 23 and 30; Frankfort CommunityPark Bandshell, West Frankfort; 618-923-2292
Haunted Forest, sponsored by Coleman Tri-Co. Services:6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, and Saturday, Oct.16; Ridgway Park, Ridgway; $6 per carload or $12 forhay wagons or buses
Haunted Hall of Horror: 7 to 11 p.m. Friday andSaturday; 7 to 11:30 p.m. Oct. 22, 23, 29, 30; 6:30 to 10p.m. Oct. 31; AC Brase Arena, 410 Kiwanis Drive, CapeGirardeau; $5 for guests ages 6 and up, children 5 andunder are free; children 12 and under must beaccompanied by an adult; 573-339-6340
The Haunting of Chittyville School: 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 21,22, 23, 29 and 30; 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 24, 28 and 31; specialchildren’s matinee from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 23; 401Chittyville Road, Herrin; $12 for adults, $8 for children10 and under, children’s matinee $5 per guest; showsother than matinee not recommended for childrenunder age 10; 618-988-9131
Haunted House, sponsored by Coleman Tri-Co. Services:6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, and Saturday, Oct. 23; 509W. Poplar St., Harrisburg; $4 per person
Halls of Horror: 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22;Thompson Point University Housing, Southern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale; $2 with a canned good donationor $5 without; proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity;recommended for an audience 12 years or older
Haunted Hollow: 4:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 24; Touch of Nature
Environmental Center, off Giant City Road about sevenmiles south of Carbondale; haunted cabin, trick-or-treating, face painting, campfire, ghost stories; gearedtoward children age 5 to 12 and their families; free withpre-registration required; 618-453-1121
Bay-Bay Kids Halloween Party and Parade: 7 p.m.Friday, Oct. 29; Boyton Community Center, 501 W.Boyton St., Marion; festivities include Trunk or Treat,parade of costumes, haunted hayride, games and acostume contest; 618-997-1113
Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival: Beginningat 9 a.m. Oct. 30; downtown Centralia; craft fair,children’s games, chili cook-off, car show, localentertainment; 12:30 p.m. costume contest judging atCentralia Public Library; 1 p.m. Children’s HalloweenParade; 7 p.m. 84th annual Halloween Parade; 618-532-3214
Halloween Fun: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30;Murdale Shopping Center; 1915 W. Main St.,Carbondale; hayrides, inflatibles, concessions, trick-or-treating with Murdale businesses; proceeds benefitthe Boys and Girls Club and DARE programs; 618-529-3400
Carbondale Main Street Halloween: 2 p.m. Saturday,Oct. 30, parade; leaves from the Old Train Depot; 4p.m. Zombie Walk; beginning at 710 Bookstore parkinglot; 5:30 p.m. Zombie Movie-Fest; 10 p.m. professionalghost hunt; leaving from Old Train Depot; $25; space islimited; 618-529-5317
Halloween Party: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30; OutlawzDance Club, 10032 Samuel Road, Carterville; featuringthe music of Matt Poss; $10 cover includes food,entertainment; 618-922-0610
Halloween Festival: Noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31;Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road,Makanda; music by The Saloonatics; costume contest,local artists, tarot card readings, balloon artist; freeadmission; 618-995-9463
Tickets are available from the following: Chorus Members, Bank of Carbondale (Carbondale Location), Herrin Civic Center
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Theater of IllusionKevin and Cindy Spencer;7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15;Carson Center, 100Kentucky Ave., Paducah;tickets are $15 for adultsand $7.50 for studentsyounger than 18.
BY ADAM TESTATHE SOUTHERN
PADUCAH — Two typesof people attend amodern-day magic show:those willing to suspendtheir disbelief forentertainment and thoseseeking to debunk eachact.
For traveling illusionistKevin Spencer, peoplefrom both philosophiesbelong in the crowd.
“A good audience is acombo of both of them,”said Spencer, who alongwith his wife, Cindy,performs the nationallyrenown “Theater ofIllusion.”
“I love being on stagelooking at the crowd andseeing people elbow theirneighbor and whisper intheir ear and having themshrug their shoulders.”
The Spencers bring theirshow — which blends thebest elements of classictheater, a rock concert anda magic show — to theCarson Center on Friday,Oct. 15. Along with thecouple comes 12 tons ofequipment used to createthe second largest magicor illusionist show in thenation, behind only legendDavid Copperfield.
And unlike Copperfield,the Spencers prefer life onthe road, traveling fromcity to city. They meetnew people, work withnew crews, see differentparts of the world and areforced to adapt their showdepending on the stageand space limitations ofeach venue.
“I love that challenge,”Spencer said. “I think itkeeps the magic fresh andentertaining.”
Among other illusions,Spencer recreates a 1914Harry Houdini illusionwhere he walks through asolid, concrete wall withan audience member onthe stage to ensure theauthenticity of the act.
But much like the rest oftheir illusions, the
Spencers have modernizedand improved this act bymaking it more theatricalin nature, taking it from “agreat illusion” to “abrilliant piece of theater.”
The show may be gearedtoward adults but it’s alsoappropriate for children ofall ages, Spencer said. Andif the show’s done right, itmay just bring out theinner child in everyone.
“People enjoy beingmystified,” he said. “All ofus have this thing in usthat believes anything ispossible. As children webelieve that, but as we getolder we get more jadedand skeptical.”
In addition to theaterand fair performances, theSpencers also spend muchof their time on the road athospitals, schools andother social serviceorganizations.
They founded “TheHealing of Magic” and“Hocus Focus,” which helpcombine simple magictricks with rehabilitationand education for childrenwith learning disabilities.
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Authors, BooksAuthor Harlan Cohen:
7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18,Student Center’s Ballroom D,SIUC; he will discuss his book,“The Naked Roommate: And107 Other Issues You MightRun Into in College”: www.firstyear.siuc.edu, 618-453-1828.
New book club meeting:6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19,Sesser Public Library, 303West Franklin Ave.; book to bediscussed, To Kill a MockingBird by Harper Lee; 618-534-9499; [email protected] orwww.sesser.org
Devil’s Kitchen LiteraryFestival: Thursday-Saturday,Oct. 28-30, Morris Library,SIUC; highlights top authorsand poets.
ClassesStudent Center Craft
Shop: Variety of crafts andclasses offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, www.siucstudentcenter.org.
Logan classes: Fiddlingand guitar playing are amongthe continuing educationcourses offered at John A.Logan College in Carterville;www.jalc.edu/cont_ed/classes.php for list of classes.
ComedyMack & Jamie Live:
Comedy Tour, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 16, MarionCultural and Civic Center;$25;/30; songs include, “KissThis,” “You’ve Got to Standfor Something;” www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030.
EventsMark Twain Speaks: A
reader’s theater based uponthe work of Twain, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 15, RenascenceHouse. located next to theBoardwalk, Makanda;arranged and directed byThomas Sill, a native ofCarbondale; free;refreshments; 618-457-2309.
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EventsChili cook-off: Saturday,
Oct. 16, Harrisburg ElksLodge, 202 N. Vine St.; dance,6-10 p.m. with music byCaleb Cain and Southern SoulBand; admission, $5; 618-253-7373 or 618-252-5000.
The Trail of Tears...andSouthern Illinois: By GaryHacker, 6:30 p.m. Thursday,Oct. 14, Eldorado Old City HallMuseum; 618-273-5879.
Little Egypt Fly-In andVeteran’s Reunion: 9 a.m.Saturday, Oct. 16, OutlandAirport, Mount Vernon; warbirds and aircrafts; fieldactivities; www.mtvernonairport.com
Fort Massac Encampment:Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 16-17,Fort Massac State Park,Metropolis; music, food,period costumes, craft
demonstrations popularduring the 18th and early 19thcenturies; the site served as amilitary outpost along theOhio River from 1757 to 1814;event times, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday and 10 a.m.-4:30p.m. Sunday; 618-524-4712.
Fall Attractions4-H corn maze: Bandy’s
Pumpkin Patch, JohnstonCity; 4-H themed corn maze;10 acre corn maze featuresmore than 95 decision pointsalong the nearly 3.5 miles oftwists and turns; allow 20minutes to one hour; 618-687-1727 or 618-922-6014.
FestivalsFall Steam, Gas and
Threshing Show: Includesantique tractor pulls and large
flea market, Friday-Sunday,Oct. 15-17, Perry CountyFairgrounds, Pinckneyville;admission, $2; 618-357-3241or www.americanthresherman.com
Harvest Festival: Featuresparade, 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct.16, Mount Vernon; chili cook-off after parade; 618-242-1070ext. 234, www.umchome.org.
88th Annual Mardi Gras:Kicks off with Queen’sPageant, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct.16, Pinckneyville Junior HighSchool; majority of events,Friday, Oct. 29-Saturday, Oct.30, Pinckneyville; parades,dances, book sale, fleamarket; 618-357-3243 orwww.pinckneyville.com.
Vulture Fest: Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 16-17, MakandaBoardwalk; artists/craftsmen,food, and music to celebratethe return of the turkey
vultures; 618-457-6282
Theater/PerformancesThe Laramie Project: A re-
enactment of interviews withresidents of Laramie, Wyo.,relating to the eventssurrounding the death of ayoung man who was attackedbecause he was gay; maturethemes and graphic language;presented by The Stage Co.,7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday, Oct. 15-16; 2 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 17, VarsityCenter for the Arts, 418 S.Illinois Ave., Carbondale;adults, $15, students, $10;618-549-5466 orwww.stagecompany.org.
CATS: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 9 and 10,Shryock Auditorium, SIUC;tickets on sale noon, MondayOct. 11 for Star Club
members; tickets may bepurchased by the generalpublic starting noon, Monday,Oct. 18; $29-$69;SouthernTicketsOnline.comand 618-453-6000.
The Spencers: Theatre ofIllusion, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15,Carson Center, 100 KentuckyAve., Paducah; illusion/magic;$15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 orwww.thecarsoncenter.org.
Crazy for You: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 15-17, McLeodTheater, CommunicationsBuilding, SIUC; 7:30 p.m.Friday and Saturday and 2p.m. Sunday; described ashigh-energy musical; $16/$14/$6; www.southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000.
Into The Woods: 7:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday,Oct. 16, and 2 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 17, Southeastern IllinoisCollege, Harrisburg;
described as a musicalmashup of several children’sclassics, with an adult twist;$6/$8; 618-252-5400, ext.2486 or 2487.
M*A*S*H: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 22-23 and 2p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, MarionCultural and Civic Center;$12/$10; presented by theParadise Alley Players;www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030.
Diary of Anne Frank: 7 p.m.Monday, Oct. 25, CarsonCenter, 100 Kentucky Ave.,Paducah; $15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
AILEY II: The juniorcompany of Alvin AileyAmerican Dance Theater, 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, ShyrockAuditorium, SIUC; 618-453-6000; www.southernlightsentertainment.com.
Call For BandsBattle of the Bands: Saturday,
Oct. 23, Pinckneyville; bands of anygenre; $40 entry fee; winner opensfor Head East on Oct. 28 plus haveOct. 28 performance recorded byJ.Jam Productions; 618-318-0730.
ConcertsSouthern Illinois
Faculty recital: Douglas Worthen,flute, David Lyons, piano, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 15, Old BaptistFoundation Recital Hall, SIUC;program includes works of Bach,Copeland, Poulenc; free.
Apples & Hand Grenades: 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 16, Liberty Theater,1333 Walnut St., Murphysboro;donations requested; 618-684-5880.
Son de Madera: TraditionalMexican music, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct.18, O’Neil Auditorium, John A. LoganCollege, Carterville; $15/$10; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287.
PRISM, American Voices:7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, Shryock
Auditorium, SIUC; by SIUC’s ConcertChoir and Wind Ensemble; adults,$12; students, $6; www.southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000.
Christine Bauer: 7 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 27, CarbondaleUnitarian Fellowship, 105 N. ParrishLane; interactive event with a sing-a-long; refreshments; [email protected] or [email protected].
Head East: Thursday, Oct. 28,Perry County grandstand,Pinckneyville; part of Mardi Grasfestivities; $10; 618-357-3243; www.pinckneyville.com/mardigras10.php.
Zach Spencer Band: noon, Friday,Oct. 29, O’Neil Auditorium, John A.Logan College, Carterville; free; www.zachspencermusic.com; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287.
Aaron Tippin: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct.29, Marion Cultural and Civic Center;$25/30; songs include, “Kiss This,”“You’ve Got to Stand for Something;”www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: 7:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 29, Shyrock Auditorium,SIUC, Southern Lights Entertainment;swing band; www.southern
ticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000.Barbershop Harmony Show: By
the Little Egypt Chorus, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday Oct. 30, Herrin CivicCenter; songs by the chorus and ThePitch Catchers, Touch Of Old andClassic Intervals;$10-$15; 618-833-3228. or www.harmonize.com/littleegyptchorus/10show.html
Weavermania; Coffee concert,2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, George T.Dennis Performing Arts CenterLobby, Southeastern Illinois College,Harrisburg; adaptation of the folksinging group, The Weavers; $10/$5;www.artistsofnote.com; 618-252-5200, ext. 2486.
The Oak Ridge Boys; 7:30 p.m.Friday, Nov. 12, Shryock Auditorium,SIUC; Oak Ridge Boys hits andholiday favorites; www.southernlightsentertainment.com; www.southernticketsonline.com or call 618-453-6000.
IndianaRich Anderson and Friends:
7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, Boot CityOpry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre
Haute; country music; $11;www.bootcityopry.com; http://thediamonds.cc/ or 812-299-8379.
KentuckyThe Gibson Brothers: Featuring
Clayton Campbell on fiddle,7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, KentuckyOpry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.;$18/$7.50; 270-527-3869 orwww.kentuckyopry.com.
Stars of Tomorrow: Plus KentuckyOpry Country Music Show, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 16, Kentucky Opry,88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.;$16/$7.50; 270-527-3869 orwww.kentuckyopry.com.
David Allan Coe: 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct 21, Carson Center,Paducah; $25-$50; www.thecarsoncenter.org or 270-450-4444.
The American Led ZeppelinExperience: Get the Led Out Tour,7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, CarsonCenter, Paducah; $23-$43;www.gtlorocks.com or online atwww.thecarsoncenter.org, or call270-450-4444.
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SIUC’s Concert Choir andWind Ensemble will beaccompanied by guestconductors SusanDavenport and ChristopherMorehouse for “PRISM:American Voices” at 7:30p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, atShryock Auditorium.
The concert will bepresented as a non-stop 75minutes musical event withperformers placed aroundthe auditorium,surrounding the audiencewith music.
Tickets to the event are$12 for adults and $6 forstudents and can bepurchased at www.southernticketsonline.com or bycalling 618-453-6000.
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SIUC Wind Ensemble,Concert Choir presentspecial concert PRISM
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Young Loves to playshows in Murphysboroand Carbondale
MURPHYSBORO — Localindie rock band Young Loveswill celebrate the release of itsnewest album, “Wake UpTeenage,” with two JacksonCounty shows this weekend.
The band will first join SmallTime London Thug and DJDVDG as part of the “Night ofthe Living Doug” art exhibit atDouglass School Art Place, 900Douglas St., Murphysboro, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15. The nextnight, the band will play atGatsby’s II in Carbondale at 10 p.m. with Owls and Crows,Small Time London Thug andKangaroo Rats.
“Wake Up Teenage” can befound in local record stores.More information can be foundonline at www.youngloves.com.
— Adam Testa
CARBONDALE — A popular folk andbluegrass band with Chicago roots will bringits unique styling Southern Illinois thisweekend. Cornmeal, a band known forblending lightning-fast tempos andimpeccable harmonies into an unrivaledstage performance, will perform at CopperDragon, 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale,Sunday, Oct. 17. Doors open at 8 p.m. with a$6 cover.
While the band remains steeped intradition, its members also try to push theboundaries of bluegrass, Americana and folkto satisfy and create a new generation ofmusic lovers. The group’s newest release,“Live in Chicago, Vol. 1” presents its musicalstyle in full-force, as it represents the band’sfirst live album.When the band formed 10years ago, it played weekly shows in Chicagobefore expanding its tour schedule. Thisrelease and subsequent visits to the WindyCity pay homage to the city’s role in buildingthe group’s strong reputation.
Spare Parts is the opening band.— Adam Testa
Cornmeal cooks up bluegrass for a new generation
PROVIDEDLocal bluegrass and folk band Cornmeal will play Sunday, Oct. 17, at Copper Dragon in Carbondale.Doors open at 8 p.m. and cover is $6.
CARTERVILLE — A Mexican band leading the charge in resurging a style of music native to their homeland will bring their performance to John A. Logan College on Monday.
Son de Madera, a Veracruz-based group will bringtheir Son Jarocho sound to O’Neill Auditorium at 7p.m. Oct. 18.
Son Jarcocho is string-driven traditional music ofVeracruz. Tickets for the show are $15 for adults and$10 for students. The group’s recent SmithsonianFolkways album demonstrates their blend of farmerand rancher musicians with the next generation offorward-looking innovators.
— Adam Testa
Son de Madera comes to JALC
PROVIDEDSon de Madera will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, inO’Neill Auditorium at John A. Logan College in Carterville.
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Walker’s Bluff: North onReed Station Road,Carterville; 618-985-8463or www.walkersbluff.com.
Noah Earle: 7:30 p.m.Friday, Cousin Andy’sCoffeehouse, FellowshipHall of the Church of theGood Shepherd, UnitedChurch of Christ, 515Orchard Drive,Carbondale; $10;
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Tim “The Magic Man”Needham: Magician,7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, FatPatties, 611B S. IllinoisAve., Carbondale; 618-529-3287.
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Bosco & Whiteford:2-6 p.m. Saturday,StarView Vineyards
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Concordia: 3-7 p.m.Saturday, The Bluffs
Skip Kurtz: 2-5 p.m.Saturday, Rustle HillWinery
Storm Limit: 6-9 p.m.Saturday, Rustle HillWinery
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Tawl Paul: 3-7 p.m.Sunday, The Bluffs Winery;art show all day
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Haroon Experience:2-5 p.m. Sunday, RustleHill Winery
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David Allan Coe walksto the beat of adifferent drum. His
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He started to build hismassive catalog of over10,000 tunes whileincarcerated during the1960s. The 71-year-oldOhio native has created abody of work thatcompares well to anysinger/songwriter thatever walked the beer-soaked streets ofNashville.
With just his third singlein 1975, Coe created vocalmagic with “You NeverEven Called Me By MyName,” a staple at karaokeshows and drunkenwedding receptions. Hiswriting skills wereshowcased in the 1977Johnny Paycheck anthem
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These two songs fueled acareer that has spawnedcommercial hits like“Mona Lisa Lost HerSmile,” “The Ride” and“She Used To Love Me ALot.” Coe was a majorplayer in country music’soutlaw movement of the1970s with tunes like“Willie, Waylon and Me,”“Jack Daniels If YouPlease” and “LonghairedRedneck.”
Coe will be in concert at7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.21, at the Luther CarsonFour Rivers Center inPaducah.
Tickets are $50, $35 and$25 and can be purchasedby calling 270-450-4444.Also appearing will be theTony Logue Band and TheCounty.
In the early 1980s, in theprime of his career, Coereleased two X-ratedalbums that were sold atlive shows and truck stops.Although profitable, hewould like to forget thisperiod and emphasizemore powerful creationsrecorded by Tanya Tucker,Willie Nelson, GeorgeJones, Johnny Cash andWaylon Jennings.
“I just want people tostart listening to the musicand quit talking aboutDavid Allan Coe theperson,” Coe says. “Talkabout the music. Look intothe music. Find out thatthere’s more to me thantwo X-rated albums.”
Released from the OhioState Penitentiary in 1968,Coe migrated to Nashville.He was a shameless self-promoter.
He lived in an old hearsewith his name painted onthe side and would park itin front of the RymanAuditorium as hugecrowds were flocking intothe Grand Ole Opry.
As he honed the roughedges from his writingskills, he made friends inthe songwritingcommunity. Mel Tillisgave him a rhinestone suitand he was soon stuckwith “The MysteriousRhinestone Cowboy”moniker.
Mystery has alwaysclouded his career. Heclaims to have taughtCharles Manson how toplay guitar and that JimmyHoffa bought him his firsttour bus.
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CARBONDALE — New Yorkdub-soul-electro act JATASwill be coming to CarbondaleMonday, Oct. 18, as part of a13-city Midwest tour.
The group describes itself asa combination of the lover’srock styling of reggae legendGregory Isaacs, the sociallyconscious world rock ofMichael Franti and Spearheadand the energy of Ozomatli.Band members aim to explorenew landscapes of soundbased in waters of dub androots of soul, deftly movingfrom love songs dripping withemotions to fiery protestsongs that will send fistspumping and leave spinestingling.
The group will perform at 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, atTres Hombres, 119 N.Washington St., Carbondale.A free sampler of the group’smusic can be found atjatas.bandcamp.com.
— Adam Testa
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and adults: StartingThursday, Oct. 21, Little EgyptArts Centre, DowntownSquare, Marion; classestaught by Missy Carstens;618-997-0421 or [email protected].
EventsJourney to a Parallel
Universe: Exhibit by AshleyWade, Oct. 16-17, BeverlyGardens Park during Affaire inthe Garden art festival,Beverly Hills, Calif.; Wade is aformer Herrin resident; www.noomx.com or 310-285-6830.
ExhibitsAbraham Lincoln: Self-
Made in America, Oct. 19-30,SIUC University Museum; atraveling exhibit from theAbraham Lincoln PresidentialLibrary and Museum;
www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.
Visiting Artist Series: BillieBrannan, Rend Lake College,Ina, theatre lobby; throughtoday; 618-437-5321.
New Harvest: By SarahShoot, Oct. 15-Nov. 18, VarsityGallery, Varsity Center For TheArts. Carbondale; recycledmixed media; 618-457-5100.
Gathering of Quilts:Mitchell Museum and ShrodeArt Center, Cedarhurst Centerfor the Arts, 2600 E.Richmond Road, MountVernon; 25 quilts; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and1-5 p.m. Sunday; free; throughOct. 17; 618-242-1236 orwww.cedarhurst.org.
Southern IllinoisMetalsmith Society: Form,Fabricate, Forge, SIUCUniversity Museum; metalartists; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m.Saturday-Sunday; throughOct. 17; www.museum.siu.edu
or 618-453-5388.Under the Influence of
Ducks: M.A. Papanek-Miller,Main Gallery of the MitchellMuseum at CedarhurstCenter for the Arts, 2600Richview Road, MountVernon; through Oct. 17; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m.Sunday; free; 618-242-1236or www.cedarhurst.org.
Japanese Kite Prints:Barbara J. Beck FamilyEducation Center, CedarhurstCenter for the Arts, 2600 E.Richmond Road, MountVernon; through Oct. 17; 618-242-1236, www.cedarhurst.org.
Gone But Not Forgotten —The Power of Cemeteries:General John A. LoganMuseum, 1613 Edith St.,Murphysboro; an overview ofcemeteries in rural SouthernIllinois during the 19th andearly 20th centuries; throughOct. 24; 618-684-3455 or618-303-0569.
Reception forphoto contestwinners is Friday
MARION — SixSouthern Illinoisans willhave their photos ondisplay at a Mariongallery, courtesy of theirvictories in the LittleEgypt Arts AssociationPhoto Competition.
The competition wasopen to all residents andturned out more than 70entries. A reception is from5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15,at LEAA headquarters,601 Tower Square Plaza,Marion. The photos willbe on display from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. Monday and 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Winners of the contestincluded Jim Barnet,Christine Keeney andLinda S. Martin for digitalart and David Brewer,Jamie Birchfield and ClaraTill for photographs.
— Adam Testa
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Ed Shay Sculpture andWatercolors, through Oct. 30,SIUC University Museum;hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.
Traveling display:Highlights of SIUCphotojournalism project,Murphysboro Chamber ofCommerce Office, 206 S. 13thSt; pictures collected during aworkshop documenting aweekend in Murphysboro;through October; www.southof64.com.
Jurhee Veach and JanetAlthoff: Central Showcase atRealty Central, 1825 MurdaleShopping Center, Carbondale;mosaics, photography; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through Oct.30; 618-457-4663.
“By Men’s Hands”: UnionCounty Museum, Cobden;exhibit of handwork andneedlecraft by Union Countymen; includes quilts,needlepoint, tailor-madeclothes, counted cross stitchand latch hook; curated byPaulette Aronson; sponsoredby Union County Historical
and Genealogy Society;through October; free; 1-5 p.m.Saturday and Sunday.
Boys’ Night Out: anthillgallery & vintage curiositiesand The Yellow Moon Café,Cobden; Southern Illinois’photographers, Thom Goodin,Bob Hageman, RichardLawson and Daniel Owens;through Oct. 31; www.anthillgallery.com.
Putting It All Together:Collage art by Arlene EhlebenBerry, Tribeca Restaurant &Gallery, 127 S. Second St.,Paducah; through Nov. 2;270-210-1753.
Art for Empowerment:Longbranch Coffeehouse,100 E. Jackson, Carbondale;features works by survivors ofabuse and trauma to benefitThe Women’s Center; throughNov. 8; 618-529-4488 orwww.thewomensctr.org.
Transformation: A Journeyinto the Subconscious: Dr.Linda Hostalek, HolisticWellness Institute, MurdaleShopping Center, 1827 W.Main St., Carbondale; throughNov. 9; 618-319-4751 orwww.drhostalek.com.
American Surrealics:Exhibit by Jack Harris,
through Nov. 10, Dunn-Richmond EconomicDevelopment Center, 150 E.Pleasant Hill Road,Carbondale; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.weekdays.
The Vogel Collection/Carbondale Community Arts’Biennial: SIUC UniversityMuseum; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m.Saturday-Sunday; throughDec. 11; www.museum.siu.eduor 618-453-5388.
Carolyn GassanPlochmann display: MorrisLibrary, SIUC; in the casesoutside the Hall of Presidents,Special Collections ResearchCenter reading room andothers; 618-453-2516 orhttp://archives.lib.siu.edu/index.php?pcollections/controlcard&id2459.
Ongoing art exhibit:Photographs of Juhree Veach,mosaics from Janet Altoff andsculpture from Tom Horn,StarView Vineyards, 5100Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 orwww.starviewvineyards.com.
OpeningWeaver’s Cottage:
Features Richard Cox,artist/weaver; new studio,new work, weaving, painting,mixed up media; 1-6 p.m.Thursday-Sunday, Weaver’sCottage, 1904 Bass Lane,Carbondale; 618-457-6823.
Receptions2010 LEAA Photo
Invitational Competition:Features photographers fromSouthern Illinois; cash prizesawarded; sponsored by TheLittle Egypt Arts Association,Marion; reception and awardsceremony, 5-7 p.m. Friday,Oct. 15, Arts Centre, TowerSquare, Marion; exhibitthrough Nov. 30; www.littleegyptarts.com.
Paul Lorenz: Openingreception, 5-7 p.m., Saturday,Oct. 16, Yeiser Art Center, 200Broadway St., Paducah;paintings on a variety ofmedia; through Nov. 20;www.theyeiser.org or 270-442-2453
Glass at 40: Celebratingthe 40th Anniversary of theSIUC Glass Program by BillBoysen, SIUC UniversityMuseum; reception 4-8 p.m.Oct. 30; artist Bill Boysen,
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STUDIOHelen Mirren stars in ‘Red,’ which opens Friday in Carbondale and Marion.
Seeing ‘Red’ in this violent thriller‘Red’ **1/2
Rated PG-13 for intensesequences of actionviolence and brief stronglanguage; starring BruceWillis, Mary-Louise Parker,Morgan Freeman, HelenMirren and JohnMalkovich; directed byRobert Schwentke;opening Friday atShowPlace 8 inCarbondale and IllinoisCentre 8 in Marion.
BY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Oh, that “Red” was thegiddy romp it might havebeen, it promises to be orit thinks it is.
It has the best cast ofany action comedy movie,maybe ever: four Oscarwinners plus Bruce Willis.But despite that and awinning concept — thatsomebody, maybe ingovernment, is trying tokill off aged, retired CIAassassins — directorRobert “Flightplan”
Schwentke never lets thisone achieve takeoff.
Willis plays FrankMoses, a lonely, retiredgovernment agent whoseone joy in his solitary lifeis flirting with the ladywho makes sure hispension checks show up.He even pretends hehasn’t received thosechecks just for the chanceto chat with Sarah, playedwith doe-eyed, flirtatiousenthusiasm by Mary-Louise Parker.
But Frank’s life in hidingcomes to a bullet-riddledend. Not his life, just hisseclusion. He grabs Sarah— who is frightened,outraged, appalled andmaybe a little turned on.
They go on the lam,scrambling to find oldcolleagues as a governmentagent (Karl Urban) stayshot, or at least lukewarm,on their trail. Willisdelivers his ageless brandof action cool — one neatstunt has him stepping outof a spinning car andsqueezing off a few roundsat his pursuers in the
middle of the FrenchQuarter. But what sellsthis are those other“retired, extremelydangerous” agents. HelenMirren is hilariously drolland unflappable. JohnMalkovich is even morehilarious and utterlyflappable.
There’s even a winningcameo by ancient Oscarwinner Ernest Borgnine.
That old Hollywoodsaying, “Good villainsmake good thrillers,” ispretty much where “Red”comes up short.
The solution to themystery of who is afterthem and why is aletdown. And the fellowpulling the strings doesnothing surprising.Urban’s earnestness is notenough to sustain interestuntil we finally confrontMr. Big.
But “Red” has enoughacting flourishes andincidental action pleasuresto make it an adrenaline-jacked giggle, if notexactly the romp one sofervently expects.
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‘Jackass 3D’Johnny Knoxville and his band of crazies return to the bigscreen this weekend with more death-defying, totally stupidstunts ... this time in 3-D.But the return of Knoxville’s popular ‘Jackass,’ which originallylaunched as an MTV television show, comes with one additionalstunt: not screening the film for advance review.Why didn’t Paramount screen it for critics? We asked. Haven’treceived an answer. But it’s safe to assume that no review coulddissuade “Jackass” fans from showing up.Why we’d see it: The whole “Jackass” phenomenon appeals tothe drunken frat boy in each of us. And did we mention it’s in 3-D?Why we wouldn’t: We already have enough stupidity in our lives.The movie is rated R for male nudity, extremely crude anddangerous stunts and language. Directed by Jeff Tremaine, thefilm stars Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius andJason Acuna. It opens Friday at Showplace 8 in Carbondale.
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VINCE HOFFARD can bereached at 618-658-9095or [email protected].
New on DVDJonah Hex: 1970s-era DC
antihero Jonah Hex makeshis way to the big screen asco-screenwriters MarkNeveldine and Brian Taylor(Crank, Gamer) team tofollow the disfiguredgunslinger and part-timebounty hunter on his biggestadventure yet. With JoshBrolin, John Malkovich,Megan Fox, MichaelFassbender, Michael Shannonand Will Arnett. Rated PG-13.
Leaves of Grass: An IvyLeague classics professorbecomes mixed up in hislawless identical twin’s drugdealings after receiving wordthat his brother has beenmurdered, and returning toOklahoma to discover he’sbeen hoodwinked. WithEdward Norton, Tim BlakeNelson, Susan Sarandon andRichard Dreyfuss. Rated R.
I Am Love: The story of thewealthy Recchi family, whoselives are undergoing sweepingchanges. Eduardo Sr., thefamily patriarch, has decidedto name a successor to thereigns of his massive industrialcompany, surprisingeveryone by splitting powerbetween his son Tancredi,and grandson Edo. But Edodreams of opening arestaurant with his friendAntonio, a handsome andtalented chef. With TildaSwinton, Flavio Parenti,Edoardo Gabbriellini.
‘High’A play starring Kathleen Turner;through Nov. 7 at The RepertoryTheatre of St. Louis, 130 EdgarRoad, St. Louis; $15-73; call 314-968-4925 for tickets or moreinfo.
BY JUDITH NEWMARKTHE SOUTHERN NEWS SERVICES
Twenty years ago, whenKathleen Turner was gettingready to play the iconic Maggiethe Cat in a Broadway revival of“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “all thepeople in LA were saying, ‘Don’tdo it. They’ll kill you. You’re amovie star.”‘
Recalling those impassionedpleas, Turner smiled and shookher head.
“I said, no, you really don’t getit,” she said. “I’m betteronstage.”
She always figured she wouldbe.
Even in her teens, when shefirst dreamed of an actingcareer, and in her 20s, whenspectacular success arrived withher first film, “Body Heat,”Turner was convinced that shebelonged on the stage.
She also suspected that, unlikemovie roles that drew on hergolden glamour, stage roleswould likely get better withtime.
She wasn’t wrong about that,either.
At 56, the actress with theunmistakable smoky voice andtigress stride has built such a bigstage reputation that she canpretty much call her own shots.She’s had some big successes inLondon and New York, notablyas the predatory Mrs. Robinson
in a stage adaptation of “TheGraduate” and as the hellish,tormented faculty wife Marthain “Who’s Afraid of VirginiaWoolf?” She’s also in a positionto put a new play on aBroadway-bound track, mainlyon the strength of her name inthe cast.
That’s just what she did forMatthew Lombardo’s “High,”which opened Wednesday at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
Directing the play’s world-premiere production throughNov. 7 is Rob Ruggiero, whodirected the Rep’s productionsof “Take Me Out,” “Urinetown,”“Ella” and “The Little DogLaughed,” winning a Kevin KlineAward for each one.
“High” started atTheatreWorks in Hartford,Conn. (Ruggiero’s hometheater), then played thePlayhouse in the Park inCincinnati. Lombardo andRuggiero have been rewriting and refining along the way.
The two first approachedTurner about a different showthey were working on,“Looped,” a comedy aboutlegendary actress TallulahBankhead. But Turner hadalready portrayed Bankhead in“Tallulah!” and wasn’tinterested.
“When I say, ‘Been there, donethan,’ I mean it,” she explained.
“Looped” went on toBroadway success with ValerieHarper.
But the men impressed herwith their energy andenthusiasm, so the door wasopen when they came back withanother script, one that draws
on Lombardo’s addiction tocrystal meth. (He’s been cleanfor more than three years.)
In “High,” Turner plays SisterJamison Connelly, a hard-bittennun who works at a treatmentcenter for drug addicts.
The priest in charge (played byMichael Berresse) insists thatshe take on the case of ateenager she doesn’t think shecan help, a male prostituteaddicted to meth and whoknows what else.
Cody (Evan Jonigkeit) provesto be an even more difficultpatient than Sister Jamisonforesaw, forcing her to confronther own demons.
Among other things, Codytries to seduce her. It’s a long,agonizing scene, one thatJonigkeit plays in the nude.
Turner, who had a far briefernude scene in “The Graduate,”gives the young actor credit forperforming with conviction.Onstage nudity is “tough, so
tough,” she said.“I wonder if it’s worse for a
man than for a woman? At thetime (of ‘The Graduate’), I was48,” Turner said. “So part of itwas, HAH! I was just so sick ofhearing how a woman can’t beattractive after 40.
“But you know something?Nudity turns into just anothercostume.”
If age was one ego-eater thatshe defied in her nude scene, amore powerful one was pain.
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PROVIDEDKathleen Turner and Evan Jonigkeit perform a scene from ‘High.’ Turner plays Sister Jamison Connelly, a hard-bitten nun who works at a treatment center for drug addicts, where she takes on the case of a teenager shedoesn’t think she can help, a male prostitute addicted to meth and who knows what else. Cody (Jonigkeit) provesto be an even more difficult patient than Sister Jamison foresaw, forcing her to confront her own demons.
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Turner has rheumatoidarthritis. In her memoir,“Send Yourself Roses,” shelays it all out: goingonstage in “Indiscretions”after packing her swollenfeet in ice to cram theminto high heels, weepinghelplessly in the bathroomuntil her daughter Rachel,a little girl at the time,came to squeeze a bottle ofskin lotion for her. Shecouldn’t do that herself.
“Pain is a real mind-bender,” sighed Turner,who attributes her divorcefrom a New Yorkbusinessman partly to thestrain that her illnessplaced on the marriage. “Itstrips you of so much —your confidence, yourphysicality. It’s very hardon a relationship.”
It’s also hard on a career,particularly a career asphysically demanding aslive theater.
In recent years, Turnercounts herself lucky to feelpretty good again. Newdrugs came along, drugsthat helped her feel goodenough to take the next
step, physical therapy.She’s determined to keepmoving, a regimen thatnow includes three or fourPilates classes every week.
“I got my hands back!”she exclaims, making fists,and grins. “I don’t wearheels anymore.”
Turner was born inSpringfield, Mo., whichshe considers herhometown although shedidn’t exactly grow upthere. Her father, RichardTurner, was in the ForeignService; while the familywas in Belgium, hermother, Patsy MageeTurner, returned to theU.S. to give birth toKathleen, the third of theirfour children. Turner’sgrandparents had a farmjust outside the city, aplace where the childrenspent happy vacationsfishing in the creek andpicking peaches, “everykid’s dream of summer.”
Because of RichardTurner’s career, the familymoved a lot: Canada,Cuba, Venezuela. Then,when Turner was about
14, they moved to England— not a bad place to takethe theater plunge.
“The start of real actingfor me began in London,”she writes in her memoir.“There were seven of us(in her international highschool) who were sort of atheater mafia. Weproduced, directed, acted,chose the plays. ... It wasgreat fun.”
Turner hoped tocontinue theater studies ata college in London. Then,while he was working inhis rose garden, RichardTurner dropped dead. Itwas a week before hisdaughter’s graduation
The older children werealready back in the UnitedStates, going to college.With few choices and afast decision to make,Patsy Turner and heryounger children returnedto her parents andSpringfield.
Kathleen Turner didn’thave many options, either:She headed across town toenroll in SouthwestMissouri State University
(now Missouri State).“It was really the only
thing to do at the time,”Turner said. “I don’t knowthat it had to beSpringfield, but it wasgood to come back. Itmade me an Americanactress rather than a fakeBritish actress.”
Patsy Turner still lives inSpringfield, an activevolunteer for arts andchild-welfare causes. (Herdaughter gives her aspecial present: Once ayear, Turner does a benefitfor an organization of hermother’s choosing.) Sheand some of her friendsare coming to St. Louis tosee “High.”
“That reminds me,”Turner said. “I need tosend her a copy of thescript.
“I want her to beforewarned.”
JUDITH NEWMARK is areporter for The St. LouisPost-Dispatch, a sisterpaper of The SouthernIllinoisan.
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