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Thu., Nov. 8, 2018, 3 p.m. |
When: Friday through Dec. 2. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. 2 p.m. Sundays. There will be no performance Nov. 22. |
Cost: $27; $14/student rush 30 minutes before curtain. Tickets available through www.spokanecivictheatre.com. |
We all have those moments we wish we could redo. |
Maybe we did or said something we regret, or maybe, if we had another chance, we’d say exactly what was on our mind instead of holding our tongue. |
In Nick Payne’s “Constellations,” multiple universes allow quantum physicist Marianne (Chelsea DuVall) and beekeeper Roland (Max Elinsky) a chance to experience each redo. |
“Constellations,” directed by Pamela Kingsley, opens Friday at Spokane Civic Theatre and runs through Dec. 2. |
When auditioning actors for “Constellations,” Kingsley was struck by the different energies DuVall and Elinsky presented, which mirrored the contrasting energies of Marianne and Roland. |
DuVall received a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the California Institute of the Arts, and Elinsky has worked in film and theater. |
“The two of them complimented each other so beautifully, and what I saw in auditions screamed at me ‘Roland and Marianne,’ ” Kingsley said. |
Kingsley calls the process of working with just two actors on a show much more intimate and appreciates the opportunity it presents to dedicate rehearsal time to in-depth discussions about things like character, movement and the playwright’s intent. |
Taking inspiration from the swirling constellations and the shape of beehives, Kingsley is presenting “Constellations” in the round. |
After hearing about these inspirations, scenic designer/lighting designer/tech director Matt Egan ran with the idea and created hive-like flooring with a series of hexagonal pieces, some painted, others made of black mirrors that reflect light and images. |
Kingsley also decided to enlist plexiglass cubes as seats for Marianne and Roland, creating an illusion of floating through space. |
“Constellations” is a not-so-typical boy-meet-girl story thanks to the introduction of the idea that multiple universes provide an infinite number of possibilities as to the direction one’s life can take. |
The show also grapples with the difference between choice and destiny. Kingsley said the play doesn’t give audiences a definitive answer but rather leaves them with a question. |
Kingsley was particularly interested in exploring the emotion in “Constellations” (Payne wrote the play as his father was dying and he was falling in love with his future wife), but this play took on an even more special meaning when she realized it would be her 25th time directing at Civic. |
“There’s been a couple of decades in between the last time I’ve done it there so I’m coming back and celebrating with some people that I used to work with many, many years ago this milestone for me,” she said. |
Working in the Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre is also special for Kingsley. For one thing, she knew Chew, calling him a wonderful gentleman. |
But she’s also excited to be part of the studio theater’s season, which features plays she said audiences won’t see anywhere else. |
Published: Nov. 8, 2018, 3 p.m. |
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The stock market appears to be in the early phase of a "long-term bull market," said Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at Guggenheim Partners, which has $170 billion in stocks and bonds under management. |
"If you look at 2004 as a model—and what happened between 2004 and 2007—we saw the beginning of an asset bubble," he said in a "Squawk Box" interview Tuesday. "We continued to see equities move on 30 to 35 percent for the next three years." |
If that happened again, the Dow Jones Industrial Average would go to more than 19,000. |
But, Minerd warned, "I am sensing a lot of complacency, which I haven't felt so far in the last five years. I'm sort of in the mode right now that sometime over the course of three to six months we could see a pullback maybe of 5 to 10 percent." |
"We get corrections in bull markets," he said, "but don't bet against the Fed" and its low interest rate policy and bond-buying program. |
Minerd did point out the central bank will have some challenges ahead if it changes course. "The Fed has a Herculean task ... in terms of trying to convey to the market that it's going to normalize policy and reverse accommodation without setting off some sort of wholesale selling panic [in bonds]." |
The worst-case scenario for bonds would look something like in 1994, he said, when the Fed began to pull liquidity out and the market tanked. |
But Minerd added that at the time, "equity prices continued to go higher," as did the real economy. |
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has said his manifesto would centre on human capital development for meaningful government. |
Speaking in an exclusive interview with THISDAY in Osogbo, the state capital, he noted that the party is insisting on human capital development in the state, adding that the working of any policy and programme is dependent largely on human capital development. |
He noted that unemployment rate in the state is high, stressing that for him to plan, he must know the number of unemployed graduates. |
“We want to plan for the development of Osun State. The present government is not sincere. Our people are impoverished, but the state government is giving jobs to plumbers, masons and other artisans from Lagos State,” he said. |
He said he would be emphasising local content in his government, adding that all jobs emanating from Osun State would be done by the people in the state, while graduates would be employed and trained to be employable. |
“If we want to get to the level we desire, we must ascertain where we are; we started this over a year; they did not talk. We started with vocational skills, involving artisans like auto mechanics, electricians, hair dressers and so on. We have finished with those categories. |
“We are now on indigenes with educational qualifications such as Ordinary National Diploma (OND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and first degrees. We want to start working immediately we get into government. We don’t want OYES kind of thing where people will be given only N10,000 only for them to be disengaged after a ... |
He revealed that he wants to give people dignified and pensionable employment. |
“Human capital is germane and it is contained in our manifesto. Financial resources of any state can only be effectively driven by human capital development,” he added. |
He stated that the primary concern of the APC is just to award contracts and take the money belonging to the state to Lagos State. |
“We want to restore dignity back to our people. With diligent planning we are going to employ all employable graduates in this state. |
“We need data to know where we are going. We would train them to be employable and give them access to new skills. There are 10 trade centres in Osun State that have not been utilised. We will equip them,” he added. |
Morecambe boss Jim Bentley looked to the positives after his side’s exit at the hands of Preston in the first round of the Carabao Cup. |
The Shrimps battled hard but were always up against it on Tuesday night with Alex Neil’s side prevailing 3-1 at Deepdale. |
Goals from Brandon Barker and Louis Moult put North End in command before Liam Mandeville pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time as Bentley’s men scored for the first time this season. |
Morecambe sensed an opportunity but Graham Burke was on target just before the hour mark to make sure the Lilywhites took their place in Thursday night’s second round draw. |
“It was a tough, tough game for us,” said Bentley. |
“There’s no excuses. We were beaten by the better side. |
“One monkey we had to get off our back was the goal which we did right on the stroke of half-time. |
“That was fantastic for us in a game where we were really under the cosh. |
“I’m disappointed with the manner of the goals we gave away because they could have been avoided. |
“At 2-1 we just started building into the game, you could hear the crowd getting up, we had one or two corners and then suddenly they hit us on the break down the left and scored the third and once they got that it was always going to tough. |
“There’s positives in there for us. We kept plugging away and scored the goal. |
Bentley was hugely impressed with what he saw from North End, both in defence and attack. |
“They are a good side on that evidence,”said the longest serving manager in the Premier League and Football League. |
“Considering 11 changes were made they just oozed class. |
“I thought they were excellent. They’ve got pace, power, knocked it around extremely well and looked very, very good. |
“It wasn’t just with the ball that they were so good, it was without as well. |
“The pressing side was just absolutely brilliant. |
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“Today, the healing can truly begin. John Engler’s reign of terror is finally over,” Mosallam said at Thursday’s board meeting. |
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George Elokobi has handed in a transfer request and is ready to quit Colchester United. |
The young defender has shocked the club by asking to move on, citing being dropped from the first team as the reason behind his decision. |
U's boss Geraint Williams has admitted being surprised by Elokobi's decision and, in a club statement, said: "I'm obviously very disappointed that he feels it necessary to hand in this transfer request. |
"I don't like talking about players' contracts in the media but, as his agent has stated, we had a number of meetings with George and his agent while he was in the team and he stated that he had no intention of re-signing for the club. |
"While I can't do anything about transfer speculation, there have been no offers for George and we do not want to encourage any, because we feel he has a bright future here. |
"I know his attitude will not change and I expect him to continue giving 100 per cent to try and force his way back into the team. |
"George remains a first-team player here at the club and we all want him to stay and have a successful future at Layer Road." |
Cameroon-born Elokobi has made 14 appearances for the U's this season. |
Meanwhile, Williams has urged his players to be positive ahead of tomorrow's Coca-Cola Championship trip to leaders Watford. |
The U's boss was dismayed to see his side let two points slip as Plymouth Argyle scored a late equaliser in their Coca-Cola Championship clash on Tuesday, but insisted no doom and gloom has descended on Layer Road. |
It was a result that followed other disappointing scorelines at Ipswich Town and Coventry City - 3-1 and 1-0 defeats respectively - and a frustrating 1-1 draw against Leicester City last Saturday. |
Several fans booed the players off the pitch in Tuesday's game and there has been some heated criticism of the team and tactics on the club's internet message board in the last few days, but Williams feels any negativity is an over-reaction. |
"I think that's very much the case," he said. |
E*Trade Financial is putting the talking baby to bed. |
The personal equity trading site is replacing the infant in its ads with actor Kevin Spacey, to appeal to investors who want help in retirement planning. |
The Internet brokerage switched ad agencies from Grey to Ogilvy & Mather. |
Spacey, who plays the conniving politician in the “House of Cards” series, will portray a talent scout who spots “Type E” investors, said Liza Landsman, E*Trade’s chief marketing officer. |
Since Paul Idzik took over as CEO last year, E*Trade stock has jumped 148 percent, beating TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab. |
Ads featuring the baby started airing in 2008 during the Super Bowl, Landsman said. |
A girl from West Sussex is set to be a Bollywood star after landing a main role in one of India’s most anticipated films. |
Abigail Eames, 13, who lives in Cavendish Close, Goring, will star as a mute child in Shivaay, an action film starring Ajay Devgn. |
She spent six weeks filming the part in Bulgaria and Mussoorie, a mountainous region in India, with the production starting in November last year and finishing in May. |
Abigail will be flying back to India on Saturday to attend the premiere of the film, which comes out on October 28. The trailer for the film has more than 22million views on Youtube. |
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