1984-Even more relevant than in 1949 or 1984
It is with great pleasure that 18th and Union announces that Radial Theater Project’s production of 1984, which was canceled due to the pandemic two years ago, will re-open on March 10th.
Comedy of Love returns to Unexpected Productions’ Market Theater to bring laughter to love on 2/14 at 8:00 pm. It doesn’t matter if you are celebrating Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s or if you just want to laugh, you’ll love this hilariously fun Valentine’s Day improv show.
Their veteran performers (actual real-life couples) use the audience’s suggestions to create spontaneous scenes rife with passion, lust, heartbreak, and everything in between. Be ready to share your own story of romance, from that awkward first kiss to the goofy wedding story — you might just see it turned into something outrageous onstage.
A Comedy of Love, Unexpected Productions. 1428 Post Alley (at the Gum Wall) in Pike Place Market Seattle, WA 98101 Valentine’s Day Mon, Feb 14, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-of-love-a-valentines-day-improv-tickets-237836664867
Can a Gay Black Man Raise his Straight White Stepson?
A world premiere by “queer Black” playwright Christian St. Croix, Monsters of the American Cinema, opened Thursday night at Artswest, starring the superb actor Lamarr Legend, as Remy, a Black man with multiple levels of complexities in his life. He is gay, Southern, a PK-preacher’s kid, widowed from a white guy, and raising his deceased husband’s straight white adolescent son, as a single parent, while running a drive-in movie theatre, which exclusively shows horror movies.
“I think that there are, and have been, many Rosalind Franklins in the world—unsung women and untold stories”
Amanda Rountree,Photograph 51 director
It is well known that the Nobel Committee tried to award the 1903 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Pierre Curie, and not jointly to both Pierre and his wife Marie, who was an equal, if not the senior partner in their research. Pierre, being a man of principle and humility, refused to accept it unless the committee awarded it jointly to both of them. After his 1906 death, Marie alone went on to win another Nobel prize, in 1911 in physics. One wonders whether the committee would have awarded the second prize to a woman, had Pierre not had the intellectually integrity to acknowledge his wife’s brilliance and contribution.
There is something unexpected almost every night of the week at the Theatre at the Market, even used chewing gum.
Wednesdays at 8:00 pm. Duo Comedy Showcase
The Duo Comedy Improv Showcase is Seattle’s ONLY improv open mic and is LIVE at the Market Theater at the Gum Wall. Every Wednesday improvisers of all experience levels will gather to pair up to create improv fun.
Drums and Colours: Hamlet and As You Like It, in rotating Rep. Seattle Shakespeare Company announced plans to return to
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. 
