CULTURE | THEATER
ADAMS STREET AREA
The End of the Affair The JACC is staging Same Time, Next Year, a 24-year love story of brief encounters BY E.J. IANNELLI
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arina Kalani makes no secret of her belief that theater is a collaborative effort. As the director of the Jacklin Center’s upcoming production of Same Time, Next Year, a 1975 romantic “dramedy” by Bernard Slade, it would only be natural for her to focus on things like overarching vision and underlying mechanics. Instead, she repeatedly emphasizes the people: cast members Dawn Hunter and Doug Dawson, stage manager Steve Jungen, as well as the Lake City Playhouse staff, who lent crucial support with costuming. “I’m a huge fan of my actors,” she says, “so they are equal participants in that creative development. I blush to be working with such a high level of experience.” Dawson was recently named Best Actor at this year’s AACT Regional Festival for his performance in the Civic’s Turn of the Screw. Hunter has been on nearly every professional and amateur stage in the Inland Northwest. “Knowing that those two individuals were available and interested was a big deciding point” to do the play in the first place, she says. The play itself, as well as the JACC’s unconventional space, demand extra reserves of talent. In Same Time, Next Year, Dawson and Hunter play an accountant and a housewife who have a one-night extramarital affair at a California inn in 1951. Over the next 24 years, they meet once annually to reconnect and rekindle their mutual flame; the audience, however, only sees them in five-year intervals. That means the actors have to gradually and credibly age about one-third of a normal lifespan in roughly 90 minutes. “They both go through very dramatic changes. The aging process and making it truly authentic is one of the challenges. They have a very short amount of time to leave in 1951 costumes and hairstyles and get back and be five years older,” says Kelani. The actors also have to maintain a delicate dynamic of comedy, drama and romance. “These two have been working together for something like 15 years. In the play, we experience babies being born and relocations and life changes,” says Kalani, “but as it relates to these two particular actors, they have already lived that experience together through divorces and children. They walked in the door with that history and chemistry.” Because the JACC has few of the usual theatrical amenities — like, say, a wardrobe, or even a curtain — the plays are carefully chosen to suit the space. Kalani says that the simple, static setting of Same Time, Next Year and the “very romantic, very touching” story at its core make it a perfect fit for the venue and its audiences. “I read a quote once: ‘In 10 years, we will be the same people we are today but for the people we meet and the books we read.’ What is it that gets us through the good times, the hard times? It’s the people we hold close,” she says. “This play really places value on the relationships and the people that stand with us through our crazy, changing times. Value the people that make you who you are.” n Same Time, Next Year • June 13-23: Thu-Sun, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm • $20 ($15 student) • Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center • 405 N. William St., Post Falls, Idaho • (208) 457-8950 • www.thejacklincenter.org
34 INLANDER JUNE 6, 2013
BARRISTER WINERY
1213 W. RAILROAD AVE. Presenting Coeur d’Alene artist, Heather Hofstetter & her exhibit “Newly Native,” an assorted collection of works varying in media. Artist reception, Beacon Hill’s Bistro Buffet from 6-8pm. Music by “Lonesome” Lyle Morse 6:30-10pm. The Urban Garden in the Courtyard is now open!
KOLVA SULLIVAN GALLERY
115 S. ADAMS ST., SUITE A Titled show “Conglomeration” consists of a variety of artists: Lauren Hammerstrom, Devon Plopper, Megan Finch, Vida Hutchison & Annie Feuerstein.
TRACKSIDE STUDIO CERAMIC ART GALLERY 115 S. ADAMS ST. Featuring the work of Mark Moore & Chris Kelsey from their Spring 2013 Boxagama wood fire.
DAVENPORT HOTEL & STEAM PLANT AREA * BABY BAR
827 W. 1st AVE. Please join us at the Baby Bar for First Friday. We are featuring artist Cori McWilliams.
THE DAVENPORT HOTEL/PEACOCK LOUNGE
10 S. POST ST. Featuring award winning artist Barry DuMaw. His art has been featured in the prestigious Sporting Classics magazine. He does oil & water color paintings of wildlife & landscapes.
FREEMAN BUILDING
170 S. LINCOLN ST. UNIT 500 Please join us in viewing this fabulous residential/commercial condo featuring “Condustrial”, functional artwork with a history by Ron LeMay. “Harmony” is the enchanting feeling intertwining and flowing freely throughout the sound board taken from an old upright piano.
GRANDE RONDE CELLARS
906 W. 2ND AVE. Photos in Black & White by Kathy & Bill Kostelec. Music by Brent Edstrom Jazz Trio from 7-9pm. Artists reception.
SAPPHIRE LOUNGE
901 W. 1ST AVE. Come in & join us at the Sapphire Lounge. Get an artistic, handcrafted cocktail, freshsqueezed juices & delicious flatbreads. Relax & be surrounded by stained-glass art, amazing chandeliers, great music & warm, romantic vibes!
STEAM PLANT
159 S. LINCOLN ST. The Art of Steampunk: Multiple artists show jewelry, mixed-media, costuming, photography & performance art in the eclectic, Victorian style of Steampunk. Plus, sample Steam Plant’s handcrafted brews.
DOWNTOWN CORE AREA ARBOR CREST TASTING ROOM
808 W. MAIN AVE. (River Park Square) Please join us for First Friday. We are featuring Sumi-e paintings & calligraphy by Olivia Waterman & Keiko von Holt. This form of art dates back to ancient China around 700 AD.
AVE. WEST GALLERY
707 W. MAIN AVE. (Skywalk Level) Featuring member Jeff Harrell’s exhibit “J.D. Designs in Gold and Silver” along with large paintings by guest artist John Mendel. Music & refreshments from 5-8:30pm.
BISTANGO MARTINI LOUNGE
108 N. POST ST. Featuring Naira Kai, American Cabaret and Tribal Fusion Belly dancer! You will be mesmerized by this amazing artist. Happy Hour 4-6pm, Half price Eats menu and Spokane’s BEST MARTINIS!
BOZZI COLLECTION GALLERY
211 N. WALL ST. Bozzi Collection is proud to feature new works by sculptor Adam Scoggin. Part of his “Ancestors” series, Scoggin’s sculptures have a meditative, serene quality. Music by singer/songwriter Eric Neuhausser.
BRICK WALL GALLERY
BENNETT BLOCK, MAIN & HOWARD (2nd Floor skywalk level) Featuring Scott Lundy’s undersea photography for First Friday. Open until 8:30pm.
INTERMOUNTAIN COMMUNITY BANK
618 W. RIVERSIDE ST. (in the atrium) GRAND RE-OPENING! Please join us & enjoy jazz music by Schauer with Friends, beautiful watercolor paintings by Vicki West, complimentary snacks & cool beverages. The Mayor will be on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30pm.
KRESS GALLERY/RIVER PARK SQUARE
808 W. MAIN AVE. First Night Spokane Rising Stars – Inland NW Drawing School - Annual Art Show: Students ranging in age from 6 to adult will exhibit more than 100 drawings of multiple works. 3rd Floor Food Court – 5:30-7:30pm Students from the Lewis & Clark Jazz