Love at First Sight-To Trust it, or Not to Trust It-That is the Question.

Love at First Sight, is it simply lust or is it a psychic signal with chemical/hormonal ramifications and messages, which somehow unconsciously tell us that this could be the one? or one of the ones? Although romantic love rarely lasts given the realities of everyday life, it is such a strong emotion that Freud once said that it induced a near psychotic state in those afflicted with it.

On a more positive note, it can also be a signal that one really should marry the object of romantic love, because, aside from practical reasons, the best motive for marrying someone can be if you cannot imagine a future without them. If the motives are that strong, it can be worth the risk. This is the theme of the highly romantic musical The Light in the Piazza, a concert reading staged by ShowTunes Company, staged at the Cornish Playhouse.

The Addiction of Matyrdom

Kairos Theatre Company, a new theatre in town, which focuess on works “celebrating the various and multifaceted aspects of the feminine journey” opened an original script Waiting for the Paint to Dry by K.E. Jenkins at 18th and Union, in Seattle’s Central District. It deals with one of the most feminine of all subjects, our tendency to be “Caretakers without Boundaries,” that is to say how caretaking can become unhealthy and destructive.

O Joy, O Rapture Unexpected

Due to popular demand, The Habit’s newest show, Indy Jones Indy Jones and the Raiders of the Last Temple of the Doomed Ark is extended! After a hugely successful opening weekend, The Habit is excited to announce that it has extended this summer blockbuster through September 22, 2019.

“Provocative title aside, it is a serious, compelling, and timely theatre piece.”
Tyrone Brown, Director and Producer

Brownbox Theatre: Re-Imagined Black Theatre is proud to present the premier of Black D*ck Matters, by Kathya Alexander, award winning co-writer of Black to My Roots: African American Tales from Head and the Heart. According to the press release “It is a series of monologues that explore: 1) why Black d*ck matters 2) Black manhood in the context of American history 3) how Black male intimacy is intrinsically tied to social injustice and oppression 4)Black male relationships since the #BlackLivesMatter movement 5) how police brutality, and the criminal justice system are all common experiences for Black men regardless of their social standing.”

Instead of 25 Loud Airplanes; 25 Drag Acts.

For the past 2 years, Arson Nicki, Drag Producer-Extraordinaire, has hosted quarterly editions of FRESH, an evening of performances by new drag talent. Now Nicki brings it all together this weekend at 18th & Union. Freshfest comprises 25 drag performers, 6 shows, 4 days, and one festival.See one show or see them all!

All ages admitted, content is intended for ages 18+. Multi-show packages are available.

FRESHfest. Arson Nicki and Friends. Thurs-Sun 7:30 pm. Sat –Sun 5:30pm 18th and Union. 1406 -18th Ave , Seattle, WA 98122 ( just South of the corner of 18th and Union) Central District. Free street Parking. Tickets. https://18thandunion.org/home

This is one show that REALLY deserved its standing ovation.

Quadruple bypass surgery is mentioned in this adaptation of Joan Didion’s memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking and it gave me the right adjective to describe the production. Quadruple Winner, because the script, the acting, the directing and the tech work, all were worthy of the title: Magical.

Award winning Master & Margarita at The Edmonton Fringe Festival

Along with The Fever by Wallace Shaw, Seattle’s Theater Simple will take their award-winning original adaptation of Mikhail Bulgarkov’s acclaimed novel The Master & Margarita to The Edmonton Fringe Festival next month. N.B. The Edmonton Fringe Festival is the largest in the North America.

Shows by Annie Tippe, Molly Beach Murphy, Jeanna Phillips, Oliver Houser, Khiyon Hursey, Cheeyang Ng, etc.

Village Theatre is excited to announce the lineup for The 19th Annual Festival of New Musicals, a series of five staged readings of musicals currently in development. The Festival will take place in Issaquah August 9-11, 2019. Village Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals is the birthplace of Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning shows such as Next to Normal and Million Dollar Quartet, as well as Broadway and Off-Broadway hits: It Shoulda Been You, Desperate Measures, Lizzie, and many more.

The Bee Man of Orn: Fun, Laughter and Morals

Among the many delights of the annual Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival in Volunteer Park (SOFT) are the children’s shows; this year I had the pleasure of reviewing The Bee Man of Orn by Dacha Threatre, and sitting with a number of happy engaged children.

From the comedy writers, who have had Seattle in stitches for decades and the creators of last year’s sell-out super hit A Very Die Hard Christmas, comes a new adaption, Indy Jones and the Raiders of the Last Temple of the Doomed Ark. Sketch writers, from critically acclaimed troupe The Habit, have teamed up with […]