The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles was adapted for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton […]
November 2013
Buckshot
Unrealistic response to sexual abuse
“Buckshot”, Macha Monkey’s world premiere by local playwright, Courtney Meaker, is running at Cornish Playhouse STUDIO ( not to be confused with the Cornish Playhouse-the old Intiman space). Like many Seattle Fringe productions, it deals with a “hot” topic but neglects to present it realistically or with an effective dramatic structure.
Past
Floyd Collins, Well Done, Opens Over the Weekend
Named for the small-town cave-explorer who was fatally trapped in the cavern he wanted to excavate and publicize and one
Who’s in Charge Here. The Way of All Fish and I can’t Remember Anything
Serious Dose of Fun
Windfall productions produced two one-act plays by two of the “Greats” of the post World War II generation: Elaine May and Arthur Miller. Although Arthur Miller is more famous, as an American writer of international statute, Elaine May is perhaps more endearing to baby-boomers.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus Wept!!!!!
The musicians, Owen Ross and Annie Jantzer, in Book-It’s new Circumbendibus series show Jesus’ Son were excellent. Adding live music with many different instruments and a vocalist was perhaps the only pleasant thing about this production.
The Purification Process
A Marxist View
It was difficult to tell whether The Purification Process, written and directed by Malika Lee, was a social service event, which failed to raise awareness about breast cancer or a play about a woman whose catalyst to resolve some deep seated emotional issues was a diagnosis of breast cancer.
ROPE
Two Aesthetes Sitting around a Corpse Discussing Nietzsche
Written by Patrick Hamilton, the play ROPE opened at Ghost Light Theatricals in Ballard on Thursday night. Inspired by the philosophical rationalizations used by murders Leopold and Loeb to justify their attempt at a perfect crime, it first opened in London in 1929 and was revived there in 2009.
A Light in the Darkness: A Story of Hope during the Holocaust
I only ever review shows at Bishop Blanchet High School about every ten years or so, but I am always amazed at how these young actors deliver outstanding performances.