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v'-' vv 'Tv rt -r Ni I vrvr r- -J 1) IK'f THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE ThtsedayUine 2 1994 i -r- 1 i i 1 Baseball book predicted to be a fall best seller for President" by Republican Mary Matalfn and Democrat James Car viUe The two political foes married six months ago leading Carville to quip proves bedfellows make strange 1955 and rekindles the relationship 38 years later There wilhbe an ample supply celebrity bios this foil too with memoirs by Barbara Bush Lauren BacaU Berry Gordy Erica Jong Dolly Parton Burt Reynolds producer Robert Evans and Marion Brando The" hottest collaboration is Fair in Love War A Running breakfast speech Sunday abouthis is about Jade McCaU an American living in Rome Italy with his young daughter attempting to get over his wife's suicide His mourning is interrupted by his plea to return home and track down a classmate who went underground as a -Vietnam protester physical and spiritual Journey takes him back to SouthXinrolina where he uncovers family secrets and dark memories of the Holocaust Doubleday will publish the novel in early December Another Southerner expected to 1 do well is Atlanta writer Terry Kay whose novel "Shadow Song" (Pocket) has been described as a "Jewish of Madison "the novel is the story of a rural Georgian who foils in love with a Jewish girl in theCatskUs in mmir't -1 ylV fC tL C0KNEMBSBMCE OOKS about baseball celebrity bios and a long-awaited Pat Conroy novel are shaping upas likely best sellers this folL Buyers st the American Booksellers Association trade ahow here are excited about ah illua- (rated history of the sport by Geo- ffrey Ward and Ken Bums Coming in September as a companion to a nine-part PBS docu- -mentary the book promises to be as successful as the collaboration on "The CM1 -Booksellers are also enthusiastic about "Bead! Music" first novel since Prince of eight years ago especially after the fonnqr Atlanta author's moving adds FMMtfW? REPORTS Two more performances have been added to the previously announced extension of Thins Previously scheduled to play only Friday through Sunday fids weekend and next the co-production of the Oakland Ensemble Theatre and the Lotiainqjfonsbeny Theatre will now be performed Thursday through Sunday both weekends The performances are: 8 now viwhCW II NO MSH! OS OSCOUM C0URM SKBWD OKzacMWBanowioassNniMBH Alan OTM and Cynthia Adams wOl appav In an unutual ran-dWon of "Romoo and JuKatAdam and today through Saturday ft San Rancfactfi Thsatar Artaud More needed to revive ailing KJAZ 'Jesus Christ is postponed specified lata date FROM STAff REPORTS The return ci "Jesus Christ Superstar" arhich had bedi announced for June 17 through 19 at San Friuidsco's Orpheum Theatre has been postponed to an as yet un- 1 -f 1 I i vVr TVuinan Capote stories "A Thanksgiving and "A Christinas under the collective title Memories" It should become this season perapDd Also memorable were a fine Man's with a performance by Chris Ayies that lived up to John Gielgud's Broadway work in this Harold Pinter black comedy And the season closet which ended its rim Sunday was two one-acts that added up to --one laugh riot George Bernard Shaw's "How She Lied to Her Husband" and John Maddison Morton'a "Box and The latter play was a revelation a rollicking 1847 force about two men whose crafty landlady puts them in the same boardinghouse room (rare works days and the other works nights) Splendidly acted with broad comic gusto by Sam Gre- gory Nancy Palmer Jones and Soren Oliver it was a delight It also revealed itself as the origin of a dozen music hall and vaude-f viUe routines as well as the premise of the film that the doomed lovers in Boule-: vard" were writing i- Now that full second season has Just closed artistic director Barbara Oliver is looking ahead to the third season which will run from mid-November to the end of June 1995 No playwright better exemplifies the literate goals erf this company than Shaw and Aurora has been successful with two of his works: both "How She and the first season's glistening Oliver said Aurora will open with ShawV'Mrs then perform by another Irish playwright Tom Murphy and "Rocket to the by Clifford Qdets She hasn't yet decided on the third offering possibly "APerfect or maybe something by CJ Taylor To inquire about tickets for next season call 843-4822 Matthew Surrence THE good news is that Alameda-based KJAZ (927 FM) the only 24-hour commercial Jazz ata- -tion has already raised more than $700000 in ha unusual "Friends of membership drive The bad news is only one-fourth of what the station needs to pony up by the end of this month to stay on the air The station began the QjenK berahip campaign a month ago aa years of iynning a money- losing operation and mounds'of debts finally caught up with -owner Ron Cowan Creditors forced Cowan to look for a buyer for ttie station's frequency and transmitter with operators of a' proposed Spanish-language station turning in the highest bid The conditions of the sale gave Cowan two months to try to raise enough money to pay off all debts and cover the operating deficit however To help accomplish dud tip "Friends of KJAZ" campaign was started with Jazz supporters asked to contribute $9270 for aone-year membership or a one-time contribution of $927 to become a JazzAngeL Membership gets you a few perks such as discount tickets for various Jazz events but mainly you get to eqfoy continued KJAZ programming if the scheme works If it all membership money is being held in escrow so contributors will get a foil refond While the $700000 raised thus for is still for short of the $3 million needed fund-raising professionals who ve worked on similar membership drives for pubUc stations say the success is nothing short of amazing KJAZ General Manager Cray Mason says it Just might work "We're achieving the inconceivable jiow and with the help of the Bay Area Jazz and artistic community well accomplish the impossible" he vowed recently Fbr more information on membership call (800) 359-6447 Dave Becker Starts Tomorrow 8EEQUDEF0R8H0MmME8 Berkeley vr 'V- V- Northrn CtSEomli Piemierd Drami CriUcs Annl BNtAmcrianPI mmyim 1 August Wilson Is of NO 17 PLATING CCNTUSV TNCilTllfS CENTURY 0 1 PIEDMONT OMIWUIMW UNmOMTISTS EMERY BAY EMCSYVILC 4IM1S7 if BCMULEV I UNTTB) ARTISTS CWCMA S4S-14t7 CENTURY THEATMS kCOITUflV TMEATSeS CtNEDOME 7 1 CENTURY 10 'imnmmmBl rmolehmsm ENTURY THEATRES CENTURY I nEMMTMUWMIi EM THEATRES DUBUN crbmrhW FESTIVAL OWBtoTSSHS FESTHMU CROW CANYON! 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NO PASSES ACCEPTED HP HP HP 'W fflissr DANNY DeVITO RENAISSANCE SIM La ciNiaok RMiiNiNuttmrnEMMwnwN tNunrn E'FvumwM kunyi in itvmu iiLMiMincnKsBniinMY two more shows pm this Thursday through Saturday and 2 pm Sunday also 8 'pjn Thursday June 9 through Saturday June 11 The final perfor-mance will be 2 pm Sunday June 12 The performances of the August Wilson drama about African Americans Hying in Pittsburgh Penn in 1969 will be at the Lorraine Han-sbeny Theatre 620 Sutter St San Frimdsco Tickets are Call (415)474-8800 Ticket holders will receive a frill refond if they return their tickets to the place thqr purchased them For more information call BASS Tickets at 762-BASS JMNi COSTA CINEMAS Sat-IME Ootilond II HmRWd WroRr4SMMS II Ih MoyN 7RH1000 OwniCN Z7T-SM0 OWMW-M7-II001 one most dfstlngulsfieri piaywrighte with his evocative Its of i Americana In the twentieth century Author of the Pulitzer Prize winning "FENCES" and THE PIANO LESSON -NUTrihM SJSiWf-y ldwdfial(Airiwr) NCWtHBOUOH Thshsat jUWE often nifiatam IWaoifo awmiest and meat eptbnMewDfkystf Sun 2 PM AJidnenlsie FKXJUCEP Vf MMHC HANSBBKriHEAlU ASSOCIATION TKKET9 MtHOAKLAKPEMSEMtEThEATltE 6ui NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT TICKBTS ACCEPTED FOR THIS BNOAOBMENT 333S3Z2ZSC3C2IZS0SIS Cano wua assail VHrtlSBYHritt wuTwodPKpiiiiawlsosaaoBl AwtwQiaa Love stories In an unusual combinatknof famous love stories the Dziga Vertov Performance Group will perform "Romeo and Juliet Adam and Eve" today through Saturday at San Theater Artaud had been looking at the idea of doing something on said Doubles Rosenberg co-artistic director of the group along with his lover Li Chiao-Ping had heard the lYokofiev overture on the radio and knew I wanted to use Romeo and JuUeL Originally I wanted to include Hitler and Eva Braun but that was Just too fon-fetched" The performance piece will include spokeh text from Shake-Ipeare and the Bible (but nothing from Mark "Letters to (and from) the Music will include the singing of Elouise Burrell as well as a sonic collage including Prokofiev Tchaikovsky polka and the punk group a lot of people agree with me I think both love stories are tragic 4pd we use the image of a down as a shadow figure who hovers over aU the action who eventually becomes And as fitting for a musical work that involves Romeo and Juliet the dancing Choreographed by Li will quote from Side Stray" The performances will be at 8 pm today through Saturday at Theater Artaud 450 Florida 8L (at 1 7th Street) Tickets are $14 Call (415) 621-7797 Matthew Sttrrence -I Movie casting caH a chance to appear in a movie opposite Keanu Reeves The only catch is you have to be a Latin woman age 22 to 24 and you have to impress the people in charge of curing "Like Water for Chocolate" 1 director Alfonso Arau is looking for someone to star opposite Reeves in "A Walk in the movie from 20th Century Fox Set in foe wine country in the 1940s scheduled to shoot in the Napa Valley this summer The casting people are -holding an open-call audition from 12:30 to 6:30 pm Tuesday in the Maple Room of the Ra-mada Hotel at Wharf 590 Bay St San fYan-dsco Acting experience is not a requirement but you do have to bring along a photo There is no phone number to call for more information If you are interested all you can do is show iq and take your chances Caine Raves lor Aurora Aside from an uncharacteriati-: locally dunky Aurora Theater Company i4 this past season again distin-I guished itself as the Bay most consistent purveyor of literate theater coupled with sensi-thie direction and high-quality acting fdl packed into the tiny Berkeley Oty Chib Their first play was a de- Hghtftil adaptation of two CtNuivWhoImi STARTS TOMORROW ChAiiy Thtilri Oouond-ua-ftw UNITFO ARTISTS I CEnumi 420-0107 -g-7" fiNf novf a canvo Mil fcNOA I $5P Rlt HA 6 I ygjmtl A I Ia I.