Safety Liminal gratefully acknowledges its supporters Corporate and Foundation Supporters Allen Foundation for the Arts Flintridge Foundation Metropolitan Group Meyer Memorial Trust STEP Technology Patrons Chris & Juliet Anonymous Karl & Linda Anonymous John S. Berendzen John Duncan Cheri and Vern Haynes Bryan M. Markovitz Sponsors Hillary Barbour Jackson Burgess Henrika Bors Jim & Betty Bowie Max Berendzen Sharon N. Brabenac Laura Dellinger Eric Friedenwald-Fishman Brian & Wendy Gierard Nancy Kurkinen & Richard Hollway Kurt & Eleanor Krause Paul Leistner & Amy Chomowicz Julianna McClatchey Delta Smith Frances & John Storrs Brian Myers & Ellen Walkley Clyde & Beverly Wilson Lauren Wright Drinen Contributors Andria Alefhi Janet & Mark Anderson Dori Appel David August Lynn Bauer Christine Bourdette David L. Bragdon Linda Hathaway Bunza Charlie Burr William Bush Elizabeth Caston Lee Collinge Jenny Crawford Eleanor P. Dorsett Jay Gerard Steve & Sam Gilliam Ronald Gudmunson Tobia & Doug Gunesch Jennifer & James Hearn Jennifer Heilbronner Dusty Hoesley Zachary Hull Ronald & Lanette Irwin Jennifer Jesinski Connor Kalista Daniel McDermott Roy D. Lambert Linda Laviolette Henry & Ruth McGreer Marsha Mann & Radames Pera Karen Miles Trent M. Moore Roy & Joan Mosser Faye Musselman Twila Nesky Jennifer W. Olson Linda Polfus Suzanne Poulton William & Sally Reagan Noëlle Saint-Cyr Tonja Saxe Estee Segal Leslie E. Shearing Matthew Smedley Sandra Stone Rosalie Tank Denise Thompson Carol Triffle & Jerry Mouawad Stephen Twelker Richard & Debra Zurow In-Kind Artist’s Repertory Theatre H. Naito Properties Rose City Ballroom Metropolitan Group Mint Restaurant & Bar Oregon Public Broadcasting If you are near an actor and you cannot understand this card or cannot see well enough to follow these instructions, please tell a crew member. Wenn Sie neben einem Akteur und sie verstehen kein Englisch, bitte verständigen Sie die Flugzeugbesatzung. êtes prés dans un acteur et ne comprenez Sicherheit Sipasvousla langue anglaise, veuillez le dire à un membre de l’équipage. Sécurité Si usted se encuentra sentado próxima a un actor no entiende el idioma Inglés como para seguir Seguridad yestas instrucciones por favor avísele a una azafata. Liminal would like to thank DYNAMO Arts Association for hosting our participation in Vancouver’s LIVE Biennial of Performance Art. Objects for the Emancipated Consumer premiered at the March 2001 Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival and played to sold-out Portland audiences in April 2001. The show received a 2001 Portland Theatre Critic’s Drammy Award for Best Original Work. For the safety, comfort, and enjoyment of your Objects flight, as well as for the safety of other passengers and airline staff, we request that you familiarize for the yourself with the following procedures: Emancipated Safety Zones Please avoid brightly lit areas. Standing in bright Consumer pools of light may seriously compromise the security and privacy of passenger traffic flow. Liminal can’t exist without our supporters. Revenue from shows is only a small portion of our budget and a gift of any size helps Liminal fill its unique work in the Pacific Northwest. Please consider supporting Liminal’s work. To make a contribution, contact us at the address below or ask the house manager for more information. October 25 – 27, 2001 LIVE Biennial of Performance Art DYNAMO Gallery Vancouver, BC Airport Equipment For your safety, passengers are not permitted to access airport equipment directly. All such equipment should be handled by authorized maintenance personnel only. Passenger Privacy Please respect the privacy of other passengers and airport staff at all times. If you have questions or concerns, an attendant is available at the main Duty-Free counter to assist you. Duty-Free Area Passengers are encouraged to select items from the Duty-Free counter during open hours. The shop is open only when lit. Transactions will be processed on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Ask the Duty-Free attendant for more details. Federal regulations require all passengers, regardless of where they are standing or their physical condition, to review this card for their safety. PO Box 40353 Portland, Oregon 97240-0353 Liminal performance at the threshold Main: 503 890 2993 Box office: 503 229 3979 E-mail: info@liminalgroup.org Web: www.liminalgroup.org (new site going live 12/01) Follow these instructions, the directions of crew members and placarded signs. CIA Airlines Passengers experiencing fatigue or confusion are encouraged to breathe deeply. Performed by: Welcome Willkommen Bienvenue Bienvenida Barcode attendant: Dr. Saxe Direction and arrangement: Text and arrangement: Movement direction: Sound design, media sequencing: Object-oriented programming/design: Bryan Markovitz Alex Reagan Amanda Boekelheide John Berendzen Christoph Saxe John Berendzen Trent Moore Georgia Luce Bryan Markovitz Georgia Luce Carl Faber Amanda Boekelheide Jennifer Olson Bryan Markovitz Matthew Kenneth Gabriel Liston Scenic design and construction: Lighting design and installation: Costume design and execution: Objects for the Emancipated Consumer This is the story of six desperate characters searching for answers to an ambiguous series of past, present and future crimes in a fictitious rooftop airport. While it is difficult to imagine today’s typical airport situated within a city’s skyline, such concepts repeatedly appeared in designs of 20th Century artists and architects. Le Corbusier’s urban plan for ville radieuse and Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis are two examples. None of these designs were ever built. Tonight’s performance takes place on the top floor of Portland’s historic Dekum Building, which was constructed in 1892. It is the perfect setting for us to imagine what a functional rooftop airport might look like if it were owned and operated by a major aerospace corporation for its global subsidiary airline. Of course, this show involves more than just crimes and airports. Like a continuous narrative painting in which several episodes are shown in a single space or setting, Objects for the Emancipated Consumer presents multiple scenes simultaneously, allowing you to choose your experience and the threads of the story you wish to pick up. The performance deliberately breaks with theatrical conventions of unified time and space to better reflect the speed of your advanced modern life. The most important element of this performance is you. We encourage you to explore the playing space and select items from our central “duty free” shop. You may also stand aside or sit to watch the whole event from a broader perspective. It’s your choice. We know that attending live theatre can be a chore. That’s why we’ve created a performance that finally fits your fast-paced lifestyle. We do have one note of warning. If you are someone who always wants to know where your’re going, CIA’s flight patterns may at first seem a bit, well, divergent. Don’t worry. We may not always know where we are going, but our flight will guarantee that wherever we end up is a great place to be. Situations and characters presented in tonight’s performance were drawn from a variety of source materials and applied to our original work. The result is a scripted performance that evolved over several stages of development, but that is new every night. Amanda Boekelheide Georgia Luce Jeff Marchant Trent Moore Jennifer Olson Rich Southwick Video and slide production: Musicologist: Cargo Installation: Administrative and development: Marketing and publicity: Board of directors: Bryan Markovitz Linda Miles Jennifer Olson Linda Boekelheide Bryan Markovitz Linda Miles Dawn Boeckermann Bryan Markovitz Linda Boekelheide Trent Moore Linda Miles Jennifer Olson John Berendzen Special thanks to: Meyer Memorial Trust, The Allen Foundation for the Arts, H. Naito Properties, Mint Restaurant & Bar, Artist’s Repertory Theatre, Port of Portland, Steve Johnson, Leslie Shearing, Steve Kratowicz, Michael Brickler, Kate Bowie, Gerrit Gehnen, Metropolitan Group, Jay Gerard, Lance Vannier, Anne Dosskey, Bill Bush, Anne Schaefer, Jennifer Gilstrap Hearn, Jason Rambo, Brian Pace, Sarah Smith, John Oules, LeAnn Locher, Brian Detman, J.S. May, Albert Machemehl, Gabriel Liston, David Saxe, Michelle Anderson, Alicia Byerley, Julianna McClatchey, Linda and John Hopkins, Trinity University, Connor Kalista, Ruben Polendo What is Liminal? We are a nonprofit ensemble of artists who collaborate on original performance and media works. Our goal is to create new performances that incorporate theatre, movement and interactive technology. We incorporate art and media into live performance. Our work merges a variety of artistic mediums to surround you in the performance. Liminal means “threshold” or “the betwixt and between.” True to our name, a Liminal performance is at the threshold between theatre and new genres of art. We create work as an ensemble and focus on developing new skills and techniques. Our projects evolve over many stages of creation and refinement and our performers maintain extensive physical rehearsals and workshops. Our visual artists, designers and technicians go beneath the surface of technology to find underdeveloped uses of their tools. Liminal’s process-driven approach allows us to learn from past experience, experiment with new ideas and respond to the rapidly changing world around us. We invite you to interact. Our productions are reciprocal events. Audiences are encouraged to interact and respond through interactive media, fully explorable performance environments and a close connection to the actors. Our work is for anyone who wants to experience new perspectives and unique applications of performance, art and technology. We thrive on your participation and involvement in our evolving work.