Delectable forbidden fruit at the Seattle Center in Goblin Market
This year, Sound Theater planned an ambitious season devoted to women playwrights, directors, and composers and they could not have […]
2017
Enroll in “Nite Skool” with The Libertinis at Annex Theatre
The Libertinis’ “Nite Skool,” performed at the Annex Theatre, is a hilarious, raunchy comedy show with a social conscience. It takes on the aesthetic of the after-school-special era of teen sitcoms, but the subjects it tackles are anything but dated. “Nite Skool” aims to both make you laugh and challenge widely-held beliefs perpetuated by schools, and it usually succeeds.
“Nite Skool,” written by Max Kirchner and the ensemble, opens with a woman realizing she is unprepared for the realities of adult life. She decides to go to Nite Skool [sic] to “fill her knowledge holes.” The show takes us through a school day (night?), using each “class” to tackle a social issue and/or tell jokes that would have definitely gotten you sent out in the hallway…
The Comedy of Errors in Local Parks
Poor old Aegean is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He’s from Syracuse and his kind are not
Romeo and Juliet — The Off Road Version
Off Road Shakespeare’s (ORS) free outdoor production of Romeo and Juliet makes full use of Red Square’s unintended stages. The ensemble
Jane Austen with Songs in Greenwood
Taproot Theatre has taken on a major challenge offering up the world premiere of a musical version of Jane Austen’s
Past
Witty wordsters and love all around in Much Ado About Nothing
While not the most familiar play to roll off people’s tongues, Much Ado, once viewed will hold a special place in your – “Oh how I love Shakespeare” corner of your heart. Much Ado is at once a comedy of errors, a love story, a near tragedy and a giant battle of gendered wits.
Shakespeare in the Park: Pericles
Shakespeare’s Pericles in the park was not what I expected and that turned out to be a good thing.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Continues to Amaze
Whenever I think of OSF’s location in tiny Ashland, at the very bottom of Oregon, I shake my head in
Welcome To Braggsville Poses Big Questions at Book-It
Book-it wraps up their current season with a knockout punch of a production: Welcome to Braggsville. Josh Aaseng and Daemond
Threatre22 Aces World Premiere of Downstairs by Theresa Rebeck
Seattle Claims World Premiere of New Theresa Rebeck Play by a Week
Director Julie Beckman has drawn vivid performances from the three actors in this show. Beckman culled Downstairs from the four scripts read in last year’s Construction Zone series for this full production. Good choice.
Somewhere I heard a quip that family are those people who feel obliged to take you in when nobody else will. In this case, Irene has taken in her brother Teddy (Christine Marie Brown and Brandon Ryan). Ryan opened the first act with about 45 seconds of acting without words that let’s us know he’s quirky. Irene enters the basement to strongly encourage her brother to find other lodgings. It doesn’t go smoothly.