Wooden O’s The Comedy of Errors
With this year’s Shakespeare in the Park productions in full swing, there is a sense of playfulness and dynamism throughout […]
July 2021
Alice in Wonderland-Lewis Carrol in the Park
It seems this summer, Volunteer Park has been attracting some truly talented outdoor shows. Following hard upon Greenstage’s excellent production of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, Theater22 opened a truly exquisite adaptation of Lewis Carrol’sAlice in Wonderland, complete with music, a bit of camp, as well as witty references to the pandemic, Seattle and indeed Gracie Slick.
REVIEW-Animal Saints and Animal Sinners-Seattle Storytellers
Animal Saints and Animal Sinners Opening last night, 18th and Union’s first in person show was three storytellers: Scot Auguston,
Preview- Dacha Theatre-Outdoor Children’s shows
Dacha Theatre-Outdoor Children’s shows
This summer, Dacha will be producing two outdoor touring summer show, Star Play and Dears in the Headlights
Shows will be in-person with the latest WA Covid-19 safety guidelines for theaters.
The Tempest-Shakespeare in the ‘Hood
Accessible Shakespeare in the Park
Like its companion piece, 12th Night, The Tempest, which opened in West Seattle this weekend, is a one hour abridged version performed by only four actors. One of Shakespeare’s last plays it uses the familiar plot of a shipwreck, deposed rulers, young lovers adding magic and sorcery. Many critics think of it as Shakespeare’s Swan Song.
12th Night -Shakespeare in the ‘Hood
Accessible Shakespeare in the Park
In addition to their mainstage, full-length production of a Shakespeare play every summer, Greenstage also tours Seattle parks with “Backyard Bard” hour-long, abridged versions of Shakespeare.s play, using only four actors playing multiple roles. The shows concentrate on the main plot points and are short so that children can get an introduction to Shakespeare.
Blackout-Recovering from Trauma on a Porch
O for a Muse of Covid Creativity
A deck for a stage, an MFA grad to act
Sunflowers and bamboo that would ascend
The brightest heaven of Invention!
Then should a people pleaser
Enter to tell her history
with humor, wit and sadness
all in a backyard.
For the first post-pandemic, live in-person show, I had the honor to be invited to review Blackout-Recovering from Trauma on a Porch, a hilarious but insightful one-person show, by Hailey Henderson. Using humor, insight, brilliant comic timing and an excellent script, Henderson dissects three abusive relationships, and her struggles to break free and recover.
Midsummer Night’s Dream-Shakespeare in the Park
Best Dream I have seen
Directed by Taylor Davis, Greenstage opened the in-person outdoor theater season in Volunteer Park with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, perhaps the best outdoor Shakespeare production I have seen in 30 years in Seattle.