September 2023

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Achilles and Patroclus-At Seattle Opera’s Open House this Saturday

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As part of Seattle Opera’s Open House this Saturday, September 23rd, Lowbrow Opera Collective, will revive their short original opera Achilles & Patroclus, first performed as part of the More Than Friends show, which was conceived by Erika Meyer and James T. Washburn during Seattle Opera’s 2021 Creation Lab. Through flashes of intimate moments and memories, Achilles remembers his life with the love he lost in this achingly beautiful story. Revere Taylor and Jae Bernardo will reprise their roles as Achilles and Patroclus with Steven Luksan at the keyboard.

Join Lowbrow next Saturday at 1:15 pm at Seattle Opera’s open house to celebrate this unabashedly queer chamber opera. It’s free, but be peachy and RSVP using the link below.

Read more to see the original Drama in the Hood review

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Seattle Opera Open House- De-Mystifying Opera

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OPERA CENTER OPEN HOUSE

Head down to the Opera Center for their next FREE Open House. This is your opportunity to explore the great work that happens at the Opera Center!
At the Open House, you’ll find:
• Performances by Seattle Opera Resident Artists and Teen Vocal Studio
• Children’s activities like crafts, costume try-on, and activities with Seattle Children’s Theatre
• A tour of the Costume Shop with the Props department to learn more about these critical pieces of opera
• Performance by Lowbrow Opera Collective presenting Achilles and Patroclus, originally commissioned by Seattle Opera as part of the 2021 Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab ( see Drama in the Hood’s review https://www.dramainthehood.net/2023/05/mor-than-friends-lowbrow-opera-collective/)

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Sherwood-The Adventures of Robin Hood

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Sherwood-The Adventures of Robin Hood,a comedic rendering of the medieval tale, opened at Issaquah’s Village Theatre, this past weekend. It was part English pantomine with audience participation, part Monty Python sketches, part slap-stick, part Vaudeville with a touch of Mel Brooks. Written by Ken Ludwig of Lend me a Tenor fame, it was directed by the Artistic Director of Village Theatre, Adam Immerwahr, and seemed very suited for children.
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Ghosts Among the Hearing

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What does it mean to be treated as a ghost among the living—which technology reminds us is somehow synonymous with the hearing? Sound Theatre Company sought to answer this question with its opening debut of Aimee Chou’s original play, Autocorrect Thinks I’m Dead, at 12th Avenue Arts this weekend. Chou’s play, directed by Howie Seago, did this and so much more by inviting audiences into the world of deaf culture through a witty and heartfelt subversion of the classic ghost story that painfully recognizes its own marginalized invisibility across the world and the stage. 

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Peter and the Starcatcher

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Finding Neverland at Reboot Theatre

Reboot’s production of Peter and the Starcatcher, at Theater off Jacksonk, is rollicking gay fun. It’s got pirates,
(gay pirates) a disco ball on the ceiling, and a flying cat, all on a ship. It is filled with references that are warmly recognized by
the audience like the appearance of a Yugioh duel disk and Dungeons and Dragons. The set pulls you in with one glance at the pink gamer chair in its center.

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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck duke it out at Artswest

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Matt and Ben – The Comedic Tale of Two Actors’ Dreams

This Season, going with the theme of “Sometimes I Dream”, Artswest starts with their production of Matt & Ben, an acidic two-person comedy written by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers. The play, directed by Zenaida Rose Smith, is a rather satirical look at the lives of famous American actors, Matt Daemon and Ben Affleck before their rise to stardom, and seek to fulfill their dreams of writing a script, the two discover the real and imaginary troubles of trying to work together. This production was performed for the first time in Seattle on September 7th, at the Artswest Theater in West Seattle. The play originally premiered at New York’s Fringe Festival in 2002 and was the winner of the 2002 Fringe NYC Award.

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Ugly Radio-Live at 18th and Union

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The Ugly Radio LIVE!

Welcome to the Void. “The Ugly Radio: Live!” brings its late-night horror / sci-fi podcast to the stage for the first time!

Seattle’s pre-eminent late-night lo-fi sci-fi theatre anthology podcast is taking the stage! The Ugly Radio is performing its first ever LIVE show in the historic Central District at 18th & Union! Be there Sept. 7th-9th for a weekend of live performances featuring a rogues’ gallery of our favorite writers, our stellar ensemble and live music guests!

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