A Feminine Ending

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A Feminine Ending By Sarah Treem; Directed by Timothy Douglas
February 5 – March 23, 2008 || studio
produced in association with South Coast Repertory

The run time for A Feminine Ending is approx. 1 hour 38 minutes, with no intermission.

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The hit of the 2006 JAW: A Playwrights Festival, A Feminine Ending centers around a brilliant young oboe player caught between two visions of her future: her own musical career or that of her fiancé, a rocker whose star is rapidly on the rise. In her search for answers, Amanda journeys home to face the sources of her ambivalence: a mother who frequently leaves her husband and returns to him without his even knowing she’s been gone; and The Boy Next Door who’s grown into an independent and intriguing young man. Funny, fresh and surprising, this beguiling romantic comedy written by a talented young playwright, Sarah Treem, will have everyone talking.

Girls Nights Out!
Tuesdays March 4, 11 & 18. Dinner begins at 5:30.
Price: $45 for light fare, including a ticket to the show.
The menu:
Baby spinach salad - Candied walnuts, barrel aged feta, dried apricots
Roasted Sweetbriar farms pork loin - housemade pancetta and cheddar grits, braised organic carrots {Vegetarian option: Goat cheese gnocchi with arugula, peppadew peppers, golden beets and rosemary oil.}
Chocolate brioche bread pudding – orange-scented mascarpone, blood orange reduction

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Dr Jim W Morehouse said in 2-10-2008 @ 12:09:49

I have an emergency and can’t attend tonight. Is there a way I could return my seats for tonight, (10 February 2008 Sunday - Feminine Ending) and reschedule for another time? I love the theater and what you folksdo to encourage the arts in Portland.

Sincerely
Dr. Jim W Morehouse

thomt said in 2-11-2008 @ 14:22:10

Hi Dr. Morehouse,

Thank you so much for the kind words! In moments such as those, please call our ticket office directly at 503.445.3700 and they will do whatever they can to help. One of our Box Office Supervisors has been alerted to your plight and should be in contact with you before long.

Laurel Barton said in 2-11-2008 @ 21:01:57

My group has reservations for Girl’s Night Out on March 11. When I called for tickets I was told dinner is at 6:00PM, however the website, on this very apge, says 5:30PM. Which is correct? Thanks!

thomt said in 2-12-2008 @ 15:09:20

Hi Laurel,

5:30 is the correct time. Sorry for any confusion there!

thom

Box Office said in 2-12-2008 @ 17:17:35

YES! Sorry for the confusion! The dinner is from 5:30 to 7pm. Our greatest apologies for the mis-information from us. Hope you can still make it! The Girls Night Out events are always such a blast (for the girls anyway, once in a while a man sneaks in and I don’t think it’s a whole lot of fun to them - I think they feel a little intimidated ).

Colleen said in 2-12-2008 @ 17:28:51

Hi. I’ve entered to win the Girls Night Out Package and wondered when you would be announcing the winners. Thank you.

Colleen

thomt said in 2-12-2008 @ 17:49:37

Hi Colleen,

This just in from PortlandPicks.com, the site that’s administering that contest. They are looking to announce the winner on their website March 1. Also, the winner will receive a text message notifying them that they have won. I hope that helps.

thom

beth said in 2-13-2008 @ 10:15:47

Is this appropriate for a 12 year old? My niece if coming for a visit so I’m wondering if this might be a good alternative to a movie or outing.

thx.

thomt said in 2-13-2008 @ 13:07:40

Hi Beth,

While I hate to discourage anybody from coming to the theater, I probably wouldn’t bring a 12 year old to “A Feminine Ending”…not due to super-objectionable content, just because I think someone at that age would be a little bored, miss a lot of the jokes and not understand much of the message. There is a bit of strong language, so if there’s any sensitivity to that it would just be another reason to pick something geared more to your niece’s experience.

Kathi said in 2-13-2008 @ 17:07:28

I love the poster for this show. Where can I get a copy?

thomt said in 2-14-2008 @ 14:15:45

You can buy production posters in the PCS Box Office. We cannot sell them over the phone or drop ship them, but if you come by between 10am and 5pm weekdays or noon and 5pm weekends, you can buy one for $5. I really love this one too. It may be my favorite of the season. Props go out to Studio J and Plazm for Art Direction and the Illustration is the work of Haijime Yoshiro.

peter wright said in 2-14-2008 @ 14:18:07

I attend plays for the occasional gem, and this is one. Brooke who practically has a one-woman show is astounding - sensitive, hilarious, in character, pretty, and a bright and captivating actress. The whole cast is good and supports her and the script to magical effect. And, thank god, every one of them articulates! Nothing is missed in the small, intimate Studio, and hats of the the courage of the whole cast who are barely protected by abreviated proscenium. The script is tight, provocative, relevant, and delightfully but not excessively irreverent. Compared to I Am My Own Wife at a 10, this would rate 9.5 or better, and one might skip away into the night without the historical baggage.

teresas said in 2-24-2008 @ 02:40:36

I was wowed by this play–I must admit I have not experienced too many–but I smiled through the whole thing! I am so pleased my friend invited me to join her! I loved the humor. The script was wonderful. The dialogue between each of the cast members and Ms. Bloom was witty, entertaining and made me think. I would love to see it again!

chris said in 3-3-2008 @ 15:27:34

I saw this play on Sunday and was delighted. The performance got better as the play progressed and I was increasingly drawn in. Both parents proved to be great characters and Amanda’s boyfriends shined in their “stereotyped” roles. Though the story is a familiar one, the conflict is genuine and felt by us all. Best of all, it inspires. Good show.

Suzanne said in 3-5-2008 @ 11:40:21

Hello,

Are there still tickets available for the Girls Night Out event on March 18?

thanks!

Janice said in 3-6-2008 @ 10:42:49

This was a great play - very well performed; great direction and perfect set design. I wanted to say Kudos to Portland Center Stage for bringing us such a great season. I have had opportunity to see four shows this year and while all were well done, A Feminine Ending is going to stick with me for a while. This has cemented my decision to renew my subscription for next year…

thomt said in 3-6-2008 @ 15:49:40

Hi Suzanne,

So sorry for the delay. Girls Night Out on the 18th is indeed full at this point. You might try calling the Box Office about it closer to the event just in case someone cancels, though that is pretty unlikely. Are you able to come on the 11th?

Heather said in 3-16-2008 @ 16:27:58

I loved this play! It was so lovely and inspiring!

n rakha said in 3-23-2008 @ 07:36:18

I give the actors and director high marks for an excellent performance. The play itself, however, I would not rate very well. Although many of the lines were amusing, the story itself was very predictable and, in the end, marginalized by the use of several writing devices that neither added tension or character interest. I felt that this was a play in it’s toddler stages. The playwright obviously wants to say something important about women and career, and mothers and daughters, but the characters themselves did not seem flushed out enough in the author’s mind to give the audience a palpable sense of their inner struggle. Even the main character, though a good actress, did little to convince me that her chosen career - being a composer — was all that very important to her, or even that she had a great deal of talent. I was told of her struggle to achieve and her fear (unfortunately through the recounting of a dream sequence) but I was not shown that emotional struggle. I was told she loved her boyfriend, but I felt no emotional loss or grief associated with the character’s choices. I was told a great many things (another devise, using the audience as a foil) but I was rarely showed the emotional world that lay beneath those statements. I found elements of the play, the mother’s panties for example, lacking character motivation or incongruent with the character as presented. In other words, an interesting prop with no true purpose. I also found the playwright’s determination to and method of resolving the majority of conflicts trite and unsatisfying. In all I would give the play a 3 out of 10.