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August 24, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 68
“Meteor Shower”
(from left) Jenna Fischer appears as Corky, Greg Germann as Norm, Alexandra Henrikson as Laura, and Josh Stamberg as Gerald-Photo by Jim Cox
World Premiere Of Steve Martin Comedy At Old Globe Theatre By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic Steve Martin is a multi-talented creative artist and performer that has reached back with his new play to his 1960s counterculture days on the Smothers Brothers TV show, where he played a wacky guy who
dispensed cheeseburgers in comedy skits to the delight of his young audience. Fifty years later those earlier audiences are now in their 70s and 80s and Martin is still drawing them into his comedy orbit; only this time he’s the playwright, not that goofy cheeseburger slinging performer. “Meteor Shower”, his latest play, is currently wowing
By KMIR News Staff By KMIR News Staff San Bernardino County, CA - Crews have contained the Blue Cut Fire that reached 36,274 acres. All evacuation order were lifted Sunday. A total of 105 homes and 213 other minor structures were destroyed. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency due to this blaze that broke out just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Cajon Pass near Interstate 15. The fire continues to be most active in the Gobbler’s Knob portion of Lytle Creek which is south of Wrightwood, according to the San Bernardino National Forest PIO. The I-15 was shut
down in both directions but has since reopened. USFS, San Bernardino County Fire Department and Cal Fire personnel were working the fire lines. According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, six firefighters became trapped by the raging inferno in the Swarthout Canyon area and had to take shelter. Two of the crew members suffered minor injuries and were transported to hospital for treatment. A fire truck was also damaged. Caltrans advised commuters heading north on
audiences at the Old Globe with his far-out sense of humor that deals with the social mores of 1990s California. It has already been extended twice. Martin’s cleverly crafted comedy, peppered with adult situations and dialogue, is wickedly directed by Gordon Edelstein, artistic director of the famed Long Wharf Theatre of New Haven, Connecticut. California, some claim,
is a state of mind. In the past, it has dealt with flower children, Timothy Leary and LSD, Haight-Ashbury pot, TV driven mega-churches, along with evangelism, auto-centric grid-lock traffic and a host of fads too numerous to mention here. Guess what? California is still here. The life-style and the weather in the Golden State is still a dream that beckons and is worth pursuing.
“Meteor Shower” is a fresh comedy take on those wild and crazy days of the sexual revolution in the 60s. Martin sets his production in Ojai, California, a community about 90 miles east of Los Angeles. In short, the action revolves around Norm (wackily played by Greg Germann) and his suburban wife Corky (Jenna Continues on Page 19
Blue Cut Fire: 100% Contained, All Evacuations Lifted
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