June 3, 1997 University Theatre Contact Joseph Gilg (541) 346-4190 or John R. Crosiar 346-3135 EDITORS' NOTE: Photo calls for the Mad Duck Repertory Theatre season will be announced in upcoming new releases about individual productions. EUGENE--Mad Duck Repertory Theatre will celebrate its third season with three productions--an original children's play, a wildly comic condensation of Shakespeare's classics and a dark comedy--on the University of Oregon campus this summer. Tickets for "Fairy Tale Express," "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)" and "Baby with the Bathwater" go on sale Monday, June 23. The children's play will be performed outdoors in the Carnival Theatre space adjacent to Villard Hall, 1109 Old Campus Lane, while the other two productions will be staged in the Arena Theatre at Villard Hall. Opening the season will be "Fairy Tale Express" directed by Shelley Douma. Performances will be at 11 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays beginning July 11 and continuing through Aug. 9. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children but only $2 for adults accompanied by children. The repertory season will continue indoors with alternating performances of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)," directed by Heather Lindsley, and "Baby with the Bathwater," directed by Robin Aronson. "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)," made famous by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, will open on July 17, with additional performances on July 18-20, 26-27 and 31, and on Aug. 1 and 9-10. Christopher Durang's "Baby with the Bathwater" will conclude the summer season, opening July 24 and continuing July 25 and Aug. 2-3, 7-8 and 14-17. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances of these two indoor productions begin at 8 p.m. while Sunday shows start at 7 p.m. Tickets for the two comedies are $7 for the general public and $5 for senior citizens and students on Thursdays and Sundays. For Friday and Saturday performances, tickets are $8 for the general public and $6 for senior citizens and students. Mad Duck Repertory Theatre is comprised of a company involved in all aspects of theater, from acting in the plays to the construction of the sets. Graduate theater students direct each play. Company members include UO students Jeff Foley, Michael Govier, Allegro Johnson, Wendy Ross, Shelly Swearingen and Kirsten Winchell. The design staff includes set designer Rebecca Utz, costume designer Karen Dinsmore, lighting designer Shelley Douma, and sound designer Jim Utz, who doubles as the technical director. Tickets for all three Mad Duck Repertory Theatre productions will be sold at the ticket office in the Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave. on campus. EMU Ticket Office hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. On days of performances, tickets also will be available at the Arena Theatre in Villard Hall. The Mad Duck Box Office will open at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and at 6 p.m. on Sundays for the evening plays. Children's show tickets will be available at 10:30 a.m. for the Friday and Saturday performances. To buy tickets, call the EMU Ticket Office weekdays at (541) 346-4363. For recorded information, call the Mad Duck Repertory Theatre at 346-4192. A taped message about summer theater productions also is available 24 hours a day by calling GuardLine from a Touch-Tone phone at 485-2000, ext. 5665. -30- #P-2270/A&E