University Theatre Contact Joseph Gilg (541) 346-4190 or John R. Crosiar 346-3135 July 8, 1997 EDITOR'S NOTE: Photo call for "Baby with the Bathwater" will be at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, July 14, in the Arena Theatre at Villard Hall, 1109 Old Campus Lane. EUGENE--Christopher Durang's dark comedy "Baby with the Bathwater" will round out the Mad Duck Repertory Theatre's third season when it opens at 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, in the Arena Theatre at Villard Hall, 1109 Old Campus Lane on the University of Oregon campus. Subsequent performances will be held on July 25 and Aug. 2-3, 7-8 and 14-17. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m.; Sunday performances begin at 7 p.m. In "Baby with the Bathwater," Durang, an award-winning playwright, showcases his biting wit and satirical savvy as he skewers the institution of parenthood and navigates the hazards of childhood. Robin Aronson, a theater arts doctoral degree student, 3485 Kincaid, Eugene, directs "Baby with the Bathwater." Mad Duck company members performing in the show include Jeff Foley, a senior advertising student, 17370 N.W. Madras Court, Beaverton; Allegro Johnson, a Community Education Program graduate student, 1475 Bailey Hill Rd., Apt. 134, Eugene; Wendy Ross, a freshman English major, 3018 Brett Loop, Eugene; Shelly Swearingen, a senior theater arts major, 4022 S.W. Wickiup Court, Redmond; and Michael Govier, a sophomore theater arts major, 2551 El Verano St., Redding, Calif. Rebecca Utz, a theater arts master's degree student, 2933 Willamette St., Apt. 2, Eugene, is set designer, and Karen Dinsmore, a senior English major, 2162 Westfarthing Way N.W., Salem, is costume designer. Shelley Douma, a theater arts doctoral degree student, 2869 Lakeshore Dr., Twin Lakes, Mich., is lighting designer. Jim Utz, a theater arts doctoral degree student, 1801 Tea Place, Davis, Calif., is the sound designer and technical director, while Carrie Glasby, a history master's degree student, 2155 W. 17th Ave., Eugene, is stage manager. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday performances are $7 for the general public and $5 for students and senior citizens. Friday and Saturday performance tickets are $8 for the general public and $6 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be sold by the ticket office at the Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave. Hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. On performance nights, tickets also will be available beginning at 6:30 p.m. from the Arena Theatre box office in Villard Hall. To purchase tickets, call the EMU ticket office, (541) 346-4363. For recorded information, call the Mad Duck Repertory Theatre, 346-4192. A taped message about UO summer and fall theater productions also is available 24 hours a day by calling GuardLine from a Touch-Tone phone at 485-2000, ext. 2287. -30- #P-2022/A&E