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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us May 5, 2005 ‘The Water Engine’ David Mamet play tackles modern themes with a 1930s flavor Southern Oregon University’s Department of Theatre Arts presents “The Water Engine” by David Mamet in May. Director Jerry Ferraccio brings to life Mamet’s provocative tale of the American dream of getting rich and living happily ever after. But, what happens when young Charles Lang reaches out to take his piece of the American pie? At the Chicago World’s Fair in 1934, amateur inventor Charles Lang unveils a revolutionary device: an engine that runs on water as its only fuel. But while humanity would prosper from the invention, the fuel industry would not — and Lang soon discovers that they will go to great lengths to keep that from happening. Mamet, the great provocateur of the American stage, wrote the story as a radio play. SOU will present the piece as an ensemble of radio actors performing on the air. “The Water Engine,” the spring Season Off Center offering, will be shown at the Center Square Theatre Thursday through Sunday, May 5-8 and 12-15 at 8 p.m., with a matinee performance on May 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for general admission, $13 for seniors, and $8 for students. Group rates are also available. Tickets can be purchased at the SOU Theatre Arts Box Office located at the Theatre Building on Mountain Avenue on the SOU campus, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and two hours prior to each performance. For ticket information or to order by phone, call the Box Office at 552-6348. The Playwright Born 1947 in Flossmoor, Illinois, David Mamet studied at Goddard College in Vermont and at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in New York before venturing into the professional world of the Theatre. He began his career as an actor and director before achieving success in 1976 with three Off-Off Broadway plays, “The Duck Variations,” “Sexual Perversity in Chicago,” and “American Buffalo.” The most recognized element of Mamet's style is his sparse, clipped dialogue. Although reminiscent of such playwrights as Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett, Mamet's dialogue is so unique that it’s become known as “Mametspeak.” DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Free Musick Downloads Slippers Ceramic Piggy Banks Heloc Calenders 2005 Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Memory Foam Mattress tcg student loan consolidation Home Equity Loans teleconferencing W2 Forms cortisol weight loss Diamonds Paris Hilton Mesothelioma Free Home-Loan Referrals Tatoos Website Design & Marketing Student Loans African Safari Conference Calls - $50/Month Security Systems Helzberg Diamonds Currancy Exchange Online Casinos Community Student Loans Tatoo Poker Games Homeschooling Auto Insurance Mortgage Calculator Mailing Lists Payday Loans Click Here .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams