We’ve Battled Monsters Before is a masterful exploration of Filipino identity, spiritualism and folklore. A musical in-production directed by Mathew Wright, We’ve Battled Monsters Before follows siblings Diego (Justin Huertas) and Adarna (Rheanna Atendido) throughout several significant moments of their relationship and lives.
Delighting in-person audiences since opening Babette’s Feast in November, Taproot Theatre Company will make the production available for streaming December
Sugar Plum Gary returns like Santa Claus every year.
Sugar Plum Gary visits 18th & Union every December to share the cosmic nightmare that is CHRISTMAS (in a body that is shaped like somewhat beloved storyteller and comedian Emmett Montgomery), teaching us how to survive the night.
Sugar Plum Gary didn’t believe in Christmas until one magical Christmas Eve when Santa visited the orphanage where he grew up. He was the only survivor, becoming possessed by the holiday spirit and receiving his Christmas Name: Sugar Plum Gary. He has wandered the planet for years, searching for answers.
Psychic Comedian Peter Antoniou returns to 18th & Union with a brand new show.
For one night only, in this work-in-progress show, Peter’s latest psychic demonstrations will test his skills to the limit. Watch as Peter explains what it’s like being a psychic, the various ways he’s used his skills to pay the bills, and what his powers can reveal about you. Peter can peer inside your head, fondle your frontal lobe, tickle your funny bone, and reveal just what you are thinking. Inclusive, entertaining, interactive, and unforgettable, he will leave you asking, “Is your mind safe?”
His Offenses carry their own Punishments.
From the very first scene, I knew that A Christmas Carol at Harlequin Productions was not going to be just another Christmas cash cow, but was going to be an amazingly interesting adaptation. My initial perception was confirmed! Director Aaron Lamb’s adaptation was indeed unique and elevated the story beyond just a Victorian morality play. Even if you have seen A Christmas Carol umpteen times, this production is well worth a drive down to Olympia.
What do they want from my poor soul?
Says the character Akentiy Ivanovich Poprischin, when he becomes incarcerated after descending into insanity, Dana Kaufman’s operatic adaption of Nikolai Gogol’s short story Diary of a Madman, which opened Thursday at 18th and Union, produced by Lowbrow Opera Collective. 
Honest to goodness live theater is finally back at the Taproot Theatre! The Seattle premiere of Babette’s Feast marks the long awaited return to work for Greenwood’s favorite acting troupe.
Animal Saints & Animal Sinners 2
The ancient oral tradition of storytelling, despite the invention of the printing-press, film, TV and social media, is still a vibrant relevant art form as practiced by three Seattle storytellers, Scot Auguston, Kelleen Conway Blanchard and Bret Fetzer, currently performing at 18th and Union.
A Casualty
Until the Flood, a series of monologues, by observers of the Michael Brown protest in Ferguson Missouri, opened this week at Harlequin productions in Olympia. Written by Dael Orlandersmith, it was a collage of insightful, eloquent uniformly well-delivered monologues from a diverse group of residents of the Ferguson area, each giving their heart-wrenching reactions and perspectives. They were not always pretty, but they were always informative.[caption id="attachment_12559" align="aligncenter" width="279"]
Michael Brown poses for a photo in his cap and gown taken in March 2014. Brown was shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Mo.[/caption]
Moments both Tender and Not So.
Tenderly,by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman, is not only the name of one of Rosemary Clooney’s hit song,s but of a musical, in which she recounts her life from her psychiatrist’s office, after suffering an onstage nervous breakdown in 1968. It chronicles her abandonment by her mother and then her alcoholic father in suburban Cincinnati, her highs and lows as a big star in Hollywood to her resurgence as a performer and recovered addict.
