A classic tragedy for the modern age on the Seattle Opera stage
An entitled, womanizing politician who is constantly evading scandal and/or consequences and who delights exploiting those below him. This is […]
August 2019
Saroyan Brilliantly Reconstructed at Washington Hall
William Saroyan once described his 1939 award winning play, “The Time of Your Life” as “a circus, an essay, a vaudeville…a comedy, a tragedy, a lecture—anything you want it to be. It was way out there, radical and all over the map for its time.” Saroyan’s spirit should be smiling broadly over the wild shenanigans conjured up by director Ryan Guzzo Purcell and the Williams Project for its production of his work currently on display at the Washington Hall. In his program notes Purcell explains that he wants to “blow some dust off, find what remains and make room for something new” for this American classic. You really should see for yourself how successfully the director and his team meet their dramatic goals.
EXTENDED RUN: Indy Jones at the Bathhouse
O Joy, O Rapture Unexpected
Due to popular demand, The Habit’s newest show, Indy Jones Indy Jones and the Raiders of the Last Temple of the Doomed Ark is extended! After a hugely successful opening weekend, The Habit is excited to announce that it has extended this summer blockbuster through September 22, 2019. 
Sound Theatre Company Stages US Premiere of Peeling
Playwright Kaite O’Reilly requires that “peeling”, a one-act she wrote in 2002, be performed by deaf and disabled actors. She has rejected a number of US theaters’ requests that would not honor these parameters. Seattle’s Sound Theatre Company was ready and willing to provide the needed authentic casting and so has the privilege of staging the US premiere of this thought provoking and unique dramatic experience. The work somehow blends Beckett’s sense of the absurd and Ibsen-like stringent calls to action with the grandeur of a Euripides’ Greek tragedy. This off-the-wall mixture produces a dynamic night of theater.
PREVIEW: BLACK D*CK MATTERS
“Provocative title aside, it is a serious, compelling, and timely theatre piece.”
Tyrone Brown, Director and Producer
Brownbox Theatre: Re-Imagined Black Theatre is proud to present the premier of Black D*ck Matters, by Kathya Alexander, award winning co-writer of Black to My Roots: African American Tales from Head and the Heart. According to the press release “It is a series of monologues that explore: 1) why Black d*ck matters 2) Black manhood in the context of American history 3) how Black male intimacy is intrinsically tied to social injustice and oppression 4)Black male relationships since the #BlackLivesMatter movement 5) how police brutality, and the criminal justice system are all common experiences for Black men regardless of their social standing.”
Tennessee Williams sets a Play in a Bar
The Williams Project Walks into a Bar …
And sets two plays there: Small Craft Warnings by Tennessee Williams and The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan. Same creative team led by director Ryan Guzzo Purcell, and the same actors.
How much can we guess Williams’s intentions from the title: Small Craft Warnings? As far as revealed during the play, none of the characters own a boat.
Good craft, professional acting, excellent direction. If you’re not expecting another Streetcar it’s an insightful evening of theater.
ReAct Theater Presents: SALTY
Salty, a play written by AJ Clauss and directed by David Hsieh, takes place in the mid-west, sometime in the
Paradise Theatre Presents a Fresh ‘Mamma Mia’
“Mamma Mia” was born many years ago in the work of the Swedish pop group “Abba.” It took shape as
Young Shakespeare Workshop’s Richard III
Young Shakespeare Workshop’s current summer show brings a classic performance of one of the Bard’s great tragedies. For years now,