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Coo Mimes Thursday September I I983Part VI 5 STAGE WATCH 1 NO RETURN TO ROUTINE FOR DAVIDSON URN TO ROUTINE FOR DAVIDSON By SYLVIE DRAKE Times Staff Writer I sabbaticals are meant to refresh and provide new perspectives it seems Gordon Davidson has bene- fited from his As busy as he kept during his year away (staging among other things two Michael Cristofer plays in New Haven and New York) the artistic director of the Center Theatre Group-Mark Taper has returned if nothing else looking and talking refreshed "I've come back with a certain amount of energy" he said "ready to shake up some of the routine redefine what we do kick out some of the softness" But any expectation of big news was held at bay "Things are ready to start in a number of areas" meant to refresh and provide new ems Gordon Davidson has bene- 3 busy as he kept during his year mg other things two Michael ew Haven and New York) the he Center Theatre Group-Mark nothing else looking and talking a certain amount of energy" he up some of the routine redefine ome of the softness" of big news was held at bay to start in a number of areas" CBS SCO iS lAtitrSIV 131iA TheReturnOt (zz MartinGuerre BEVERLY HILLS (INEILEX I FR BEVERLY EN I ER o5277b0 I 30 3 40 5 50 00 10 10 NOW PLAYING! cWinner of 1 french Arademil Awards SANTA MONICA I WOOD I WO t12433ob 11(1 5 15 730 415 SA1 SUN 12 15 3 00 5 I 7 10 0 15 iviliCv MONICA INCINO ciNEPLEE THEATRE BRENTWOOD ONE En AIWA IONN a GOTTNIRE BEVERLY CENTER MIAS Ni it 1 lo I Wit 911 6i 1160 SAFPi I II II 00 I li 0 14 0 0114 10t 1111112010111 sA I pm 11 0) 1 01 11111 1a rh nt rT7TI1'VMn771 AIMS 01AY EGYPTIAN I STAN VANS 51 ri Hirod NITUAN Of TN JUN(PO) 467-0167 70olm 004 12:16445420 1020 Son No Passis tw I Mo) uerre Awards in- eAld 1 litAttOtrtil- artin The Return Of 1 I NOW PLAYING! 1 I fori BEVERLY HILLS SAN IA MONICA I 1N1LX LY 1111A 1 RE 111(1N 1 WOOD 1 WO BINIR I 1N 11R o52 77b0 MON 1 Ki 0 I 5 15 7 3 i 1 30 3 10 5 30 00 10 10 SA 1 SUN i 2 45 3 00 5 IS 7 3t3 0 IS '4 IL 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American Comedy' next up at the Taper Oct 13-Nov 27) without the exposure he's had to the classics in recent years" Less visible at present but increasingly important said Davidson is the Taper's relatively new involvement with film and cable Under a catchall heading of Taper Media Judith Rutherford James and Elizabeth Monk Daley are directing a program Daley described Wednesday as "a wholly owned subsidiary of the Forum designed to explore appropriate ways for the theater to interface with television and film compete 'Popular Neurotics' a romantic comedy by Aubrey Wertheim taped in 1982 was our first project It's been licensed by ABC to American Playhouse for viewing this fall "The second project for want of a better name is a videotaped musical documentary called 'Tell Them I'm a Mermaid' that grew out of a workshop on by and for disabled women interested in strengthening performing arts techniques" Daley explained "It was headed by Victoria Lewis and became so fascinating we decided to produce it in association with Embassy Television Technical support came from KTTV where the show was taped We don't have an air date but the program will be shown at the American Film Institute's Video Festival on Sept 24" Davidson also announced plans for a midwinter Off-Broadway production of Cristofer's "The Lady and does not deny that it might encompass "Dead End Kids" Joanne Akalaitis stunning anti nuclear piece As for the 3-year-old Taper repertory Davidson wants to expand it from two plays to three in conjunction next year with a Beckett Festival convinced it's the key to the stimulation of new writing" he said "That has to be based on contact with the great plays I don't think Richard Nelson could have written An American Comedy' (next up at the Taper Oct 13-Nov 27) without the exposure he's had to the classics in recent years" Less visible at present but increasingly important said Davidson is the Taper's relatively new involve- ment with film and cable Under a catchall heading of Taper Media Judith Rutherford James and Elizabeth Monk Daley are directing a program Daley described Wednesday as "a wholly owned subsidiary of the hoeznelr dtoeslignned to exp ore appropriate ways for the terface witih television and film Inter- Wertheim a cen ctaped tien 1982 was our first project It's been i a romantic comedy by Aubrey 'Popular Neurotcs tlihciesnisaend by ABC to American Playhouse for viewing "The second project for want of a better name is a MAIMS WAY CITY CINEMA Rodney r- CftyCitIi IASY 1225 7 714834-3911 2:25425420420 1010 CITY CINEMA A AnInts Bakshl FM A ICIIPO) 12:302:204:055:50740415 CITY CINEMA AlltAiSTORAI(P0) In 3012:00 CITY CINEMA CITY CINEMA 'I NI Ill'AiSTOICP91 cll 1 CITY 1:111141 4 CIly C40144 IASY liONIM111725 7148344011 2154 256 204 21100:10 CITY CINEMA A AMMON NW 6 1111001 01112204 OSA SIL7 40-M NOW PLAYING AT THESE SAN DIEGO THEATRES EGYPTIAN II What a Wahl 12:454:35 4254 15 6:05 10: EGYPTIAN III 1WWWIS50(P0) 12:4542000:00 STAlt 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Angeles productions in New York why does it remain so important to travel East for validation? "It isn't that" Davidson countered "You do something that you feel has a reach beyond and you want to extend that reach That's the sense in which you think of New York" One final surprise: Davidson who had maintained that the Taper was not going to actively participate in the Olympic Arts Festival next summer but would serve as consultant and conduit for companies to be imported from all over the world may join in the frolic after all Please see STAGE WATCH Page 6 WINES DAILY ti A 1 vicn MOVIES STAR WARS RUM Of TN MiNtrbi Al Lautel 7041M 766-4317 15- ARO 700 9:4 Sony No Pass sus UA CINEMA WANOMMS(111) 1 RAS1100103(11 10:20 A CINEMA WANOMMS(1) RAMMAIK1111 10:20 zelig NA CINEMA UAINtMR A CINEMA WOODY ALLEN MIA FARROW Rodnoy Danger11461 lAST 5104111111) UA CINEMA Tom Crols4 In MIT BUSINISSIII Rodnoy Dawflold In laST MONIT1111 A CINEMA Tom Crolso Ill MUT INSINISS111 10:30 MIKIS DOAV GM In WOO IIHt8DM 0001111 1- IPGI CONCOM oK tolls OROS tsost Iss VARNER MOS 0 (1)1113 060 Nkoin boo Poftod UA MOVIES OA MOVIES 5 0 12:453:0: y7tto: 45P -ai Co Tom Cruise EMIT 111159155(1) Michael Keaton as MOM(PG) UA MOVIES A Ralph Bakshi him 1111 A Kiln) UA MOVIES Samuel Goldwyn Jr Presents TIM GOLDIN SIALIPO) 10 UA MOVIES Rodney Danderlie4d in PAST MOW (11) NOW STUDIO CITY Mann Studio 769-4441 004 12 CO 1 40 320 5 00 6 40 0 30 4 10 20 FIA WESTWOOD Mann Regent 208-3259 Daily 12 00 I 40 320 5 00 6 40 8 30 10 20 PM kiSatSun Midnight Show CrrJTITZVZO omits ottv UA MOVIES Tonne Cantor Plaza Tom Cruise Ni 9720 Central MSKY AUSNSSIII 71462 1-502T UA MOVIES Michasi Keaton as MI 141011(P0) UA MOVIES STAR WARS WWII OF MI MVO) 7m Dolby No Palms UA MOVIES A Ralph Bakshi BRA i KIIP01 UA MOVIES WAROANIS(PO) 12: staittamtv A MOVIES mos Coots( Plaza Tom Cruise Ni r20 Central OMIT suseassit) 14621-5022 IA MOVIES WW1 Keaton as MN 160111P01 IA MOVIES STAN WARS MANN OF MI 11611101 TOmm Dolby WMSorry No Daum IA MOVIES A Ralph Bakshl film MN 1 MIRO) IA MOVIES Wateatall1P01 flak 1 rrir I IMAM MINIS DALY 0113LENDALEIpot :1 IMAM MIMS DALY TARZANA Monn Valley West 996-1300 Doily 12 00 I 40 3 20 5 00 6 40 830 10 20 PM CAPITOL el Bind 2434261 lC1 MANHATTAN BEACH Mann 6 640-1075 Oady 12 00 1 40 320 5 00 6 40 8 30 10 20 PM MARINA DEL REY UA Cinema 822-2980 olly 12 50 2 45 440 35830 30PM MISSION VIEJO Edwanis Viejo Twin 714830-6990 Dolt! 6 40 8 30 10 20 PM Sol-SunMol 1 45 3 20 5 00 6 40 8 30 10 20 PM PASADENA Mann 351-9641 olly 12 00 1 40 320 5 00 6 40 830 8 10 20 PM NOW SHOWING WOODLAND KILLS COSTA MESA Edwards South Coast Plaza 714546-2711 ity 6'40 1330 10'20 PM SotSonHcd I 00 300 4'45 6- 40 6'30 1020 PM LOS CERRITOS MALL VA Cinema 924-7726 Doily 1030 AM 12:20 2:15 410 605 6006 10:00 PM Gordon Davidson happy about his return to LA Davidson said "I feel very pregnant but I can't go into specifics It's premature" Broadly speaking then Davidson hopes to revitalize the Taper Lab find ways to keep his experimental New Theatre for Now program alive expand the repertory schedule and above all find an outlet for new plays in a second space "The loss of the Aquarius was a big defeat for me" pavidson acknowledged "I couldn't get anyone to back rebuilding in Hollywood Now that I'm back I want to find a better lab space than we have at the John Anson Ford I'm onto something downtown which might provide us with a lab some offices and other space that I'll describe when it's settled "That would keep it closer to our central operation and easier to run and with so many developments as Bush's move to Spring Street the new location for Bill Bushnell's Los Angeles Actors' makes sense There are a lot of plays we should be doing that we can't always do at the Taper" Davidson expects to announce plans for a 1983-84 New Theatre for Now series to take place some time after the first of the year have a notion about The locale remains as unspecified as the material but he UKAND Mann 4 714982-7851 Daily 12 00 1 40 320 5 00 6 40 8 30 10 20 PM MINIS OMY CERRITOS ROSEMEAD TORRANCE UPLAND AMC Alondia AMC Rosemead SRO Rolling Hills Mann 4 924-5531 513-94110 325-2600 11141 9024851 VA MOVIES Rodney Damodloid iSY MONIMI) IA MOVIES Rodney Dampodtaid UST MONIT1111 PASADENA UA WARNER CIR A Ralph Bakshl film 0030 Camp Ave NW KW) 999-2132 UA WARNER CTR STAR WARS RUBIO Of III J101(f0) TOMM Dolby UA WARNER CTR too Forrigno Is NOICULISTOI MOO BELL FOUNTAIN VALLEY RIVERSIDE WEST COVINA liberty Family Twin Canyon Crest Eastland 113 6661 11141 963 1301 (114) 6826900 339-1333 EAGLE ROCK GARDEN GROVE SAN BERNARDINO WEST HOLLYWOOD Eagle Cinema Valley View Highland Fan las 256 3996 111416342553 17141 889-1086 653 311 SONNY NO PASSES ACCEPTED FON THIS ENGAGEMENT WAN NATNIS DOILY The Adventures of eCti Colo at Bob Bout 6015171 NSW (tB) WOO ORANGE Cinedome 714634-2553 COSTA MESA tom MAWS DAILY NA CINEMA SamoolGoldwynaProsonto So Cast Ilan TIN GOWN SEWN) 714540-0594 NA CINEMA UA WARNER CTR Rodney Elongation' In IASY MONITI I) 1:253:405:558:1010:25 UA WARNER CIR Samuel Gokiwyn Jr 'newts no wool ssAL(Poi 1:353:455:508:0710: UA WARNER CTR Tom Cruise In RISKY BU18NSS(1) io 010111) 6:20 15 RIO THEATRES TRES UA CINEMA La TIAVIATA (PO) 10:00 NO NA CINEMA IASY DICd ISM) 1: 10:30 RSIDE RIVE Tn-ri Arm thirsit plus MT MOW) Moller Outs RASISPANCIII It plus WARGASSISIP9) Knout 'Amours VACA1161(1) plus CLASS(1) Tom Cruise In MAY SUSIMISS(1) plus MONT MR) A llsOh Bakshl Alm MP AM MPS) plus Ill TIMM COUNTal -41 MATINEES DUE F-7115 DR :110:1111 zortm4 STADIUM 5 Inttellow1 STADIUM STADIUM STADIUM STADIUM STADIUM lorANi I ORANGE 10rA ::1141106 Behol pazzling SpecUc eofaigh ncl4Soun A ant3sfAdvehturitnlike An Othe Dazzling Spectac epqigh ndotin A' Othe UA TWIN Los C4IMOS SA hyy so St 924-5514 IJA riviN Tom Crulso In RISKY SUSINISS(M) lex STAR WARS Inn Of 1111 WOO VANES DAILY UA CINEMA NkhaI Keaton as SyyTyist FAR INOTA(P0) (714) 689-8022 UA CINEMA A Raiyh Bakshi film NU A 00110101 UA CINEMA STAR WARS IITIWNO6TIIIOI)PG) 70mm Dolby No Passss UA CINEMA Samuel Goldwyn 17 Prosonts TNT GOSH 10:10 Ad NAMES OtAV UA CINEMA Woody Mon In IRMO) WOO 0 4:1 1) DiSOilk rt 6 Ot 01 P'SkvA 1 pol DO 11 6 11 I EAU DEO i it 1 1 -If 'N UA CINEMA RIVER ID 10rANGELErCOUNT4 TRADING 1116116191 UA CINEMA talchaal Keaton as MIL NOM(P0) 1000 UA CINEMA National Lampoon's 4 VACAISON111 4 1010- Sires kkias plus JAWCUXIS MILLI rtOUNT4 Whew WU! 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