Legally Blonde the Musical
We are all familiar with the fact that sometimes, things just don’t go as planned. Seventeen years after the film […]
October 2018
Bainbridge Performing Arts Returns to the Forbidden Planet in Style
When playwright Bob Carlton wrote “Return to the Forbidden Planet” in 1989, it was hailed as potential stage genius. It
Expand Upon: Incarceration Review
Expand Upon: Incarceration was the newest edition of Mirror Stage’s Expand Upon staged reading series. This events included two plays
Brainpeople
You want to know what the soul is like
This one’s in shreds. José Rivera
Written by Oscar nominated José Rivera, produced by Seattle’s Latino Theatre Projects, Brainpeople, an extremely interesting play, opened this weekend at Theatre off Jackson, complete with exceptional production values and a cast to match.
All Her Earthly Tales
All Her Earthly Days (And Other American Tales), written and performed by Bret Fetzer filled 18th and Union’s small stage
The Moonshine Revival Tent: Revives Story Telling
Modern Storytelling
Two delightful Storytelling shows are running this weekend at 18th and Union, Why the Moon Hides his Face and All Her Earthly Days (and other American Fairy Tales) both by Bret Fetzer’s The Moonshine Revival Tent crew, which is a unique fusion of storytelling and a cappella choral singing. Written by the eloquent Bret Fetzer, his fairy tales take place in a world half-Appalachian, half-Dust-Bowl, where magic springs from coal mines and cigarettes, where there is always a morality, wit, superb writing, delightful singing and an excellent performance from Bret and singer Sari Breznau, Mike Gilson, Christine Longé and Jillian Vashro
Zombie Cheerleaders from Hell
October is now upon us and with it comes not just the rain but Halloween season. The Can Can Caberet’s
The Diabolical Elixir-A Live Radio Show of the Gothic Variety
The Diabolical Elixir
Thanks to Garrison Keiller and the downloadable internet, radio shows and radio plays i.e plays written specifically for radio, have had a revival. N.B. Competition with television made radios shows and plays dinosaurs in the U.S. in the ‘50s and ‘60s. In Seattle, there is not only Sandbox Productions, which has quarterly productions, but also Madcap Melodrama. On Tuesday, September 23, Madcap performed a live original radio play The Diabolical Elixir, a spoof of 19th Century melodrama, with an outstanding cast and exquisite sound effects