Author name: Katherina Ipince Leitner

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A Regency Period Play Without the Dullness

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The latest Village play opens with a body dropping and a funeral, and thus starts a dynamic and fun rendition of a Jane Austen classic. Sense and Sensibility stands out from other period dramas because of its lively, modern and witty nature. From extravagant costumes to exciting musical sequences, this production doesn’t let itself get dull. Written originally in 1811 by Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility is about the Dashwood sisters, who become financially destitute after their father’s passing. Through this, they grow and learn about love and its unfortunate companions in late 18th century England: social pressures, gender roles, and a system that allows men to take advantage of women without consequence.

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Seattle Rep Sets Up Another High Bar for its 2023 Season

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Metamorphoses: Stories of Transformation

First with I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and now with Metamorphoses, Seattle Rep starts the year by showing off its love for the storytelling craft with meaningful quality productions. Metamorphoses is very unlike the first production of the year in its theme and delivery, but it has earned my esteem once again. Originally written by Roman poet Ovid, one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, Metamorphoses, also known as Transformations, is a narrative poem that encompasses over two hundred and fifty myths.

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A Woman of No Important’s Run at Taproot is Extended to March 4.

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Oscar Wilde, acclaimed playwright and poet, wrote A Woman of no Importance in 1892, as a satire of the Victorian upper class and as a social commentary on marriage and the roles of women. It was, however, the least successful of his plays, because of its lack of original subject matter and its occasionally unnecessary lengthiness. Yet there is value to find in all of Wilde’s plays, including a playfulness amongst social critique and themes that are still relevant to this day. With a stellar cast, stage, and music production, Karen Lund – producing artistic director at Taproot Theatre –attempts to bring about “a story that makes us both laugh and think”.

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Standing Ovation for I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

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Juliette Carrilo’s I Am Not Your Perfect Daughter will make you laugh for two hours while also reaching deep into your heartstrings with its honest representation of grief, generational trauma, social inequalities, familial expectations and the struggles of undocumented and 1st generation immigrants in the United States. Based on Erika Sánchez’s novel, Seattle Rep’s latest production – which is also the West Coast premiere of the play – centers around Júlia, a 15-year-old Mexican American grappling with the death of her older sister, her parent’s expectations, her dreams of becoming a famous writer and her own coming of age.

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Hans Christian Andersen Meets British Pantomime

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The Fremont Players brings to the stage a lively rendition of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes, but with several key differences: the main character is an Empress instead of an Emperor, the tale is set in a modernized world of fashion shows and brand collaborations, and the folktale is now in the form of interactive theatre. British Panto, otherwise known as Pantomime, is a genre of musical theater paired with comedy that is catered to a juvenile audience yet also attempts to satisfy adults with hidden innuendos and other sorts of adult humor.

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Twelfth Night Productions Ends Their 30-Year Run and Makes Us Wish For More

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It’s a shame that this is Twelfth Night Productions’ last production because it was a true joy to experience. Dynamic, alive, and emotionally meaningful, TNP takes a classic Christmas tale and revives it as a live radio broadcast of the 1940s, with opening skits, live music, and uncomfortably funny lingerie ads. One of the things that makes this production such a pleasure – other than the seamless transition from a film script to a radio one – is how much the cast and crew love their show.

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Larry Hohm delivers stories to both warm and chill your heart

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Larry Hohm seems a friend telling stories over a firepit, with an ominous tone and a tenderness that make the suspense all the more palpable. In the cozy stage of 18th and Union, Hohm recited a series of chilling short stories, from acclaimed authors Shirley Jackson, Frederick Brown, Dick Skeen, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anna Starobinets, and Jeffrey Whitmore.

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Irreconcilable History and Fiction in Mr. Dickens and His Carol

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Seattle Rep brings Samantha Silva’s acclaimed Mr. Dickens and His Carol to the stage for this Holiday season. The performance is expressive, dynamic and character-driven, with a cast of actors and stage choices that carry the story with ease. First published as a novel in 2017, Silva’s narrative explores the creation of Charles Dickens’ ever-famous A Christmas Carol while, in a Scrooge-like fashion, also going into the past, present, and possible future of the author himself. However, what is not immediately clear is that this is a fictional narrative that, in this case, leans more into fiction than accurate history.

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“Ghosts that change you for the better”

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A Christmas Carol at Harlequin Productions

A perfect way to settle into the Holiday spirit, Harlequin’s last production of the year is a classic retelling of an everlasting Christmas story. Originally written by Charles Dickens in 1843, A Christmas Carol follows a bitter old man, Ebeneezer Scrooge, and four spirits that come to him on Christmas eve. The ghosts of a former business partner and three iterations of the Christmas spirit urge him to follow a path of kindness in his life. This would result in more happiness for those around him and for him as well. A largely popular story, it has never been out of print and has been reproduced countless times for plays, films, operas, television, ballets and others.

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