Songs of Summer

Seattle Opera’s Recital Series with Jamie Barton, Angel Blue, John Moore

This week, Seattle Opera announced its new recital series, Songs of Summer, which will bring beloved singers to a new stage—your phone, tablet, or computer screen. Beginning weekly on May 28, recitals will be available to stream on Seattle Opera’s website, Facebook, and YouTube.

Angel Blue with Jay Rozendaal May 28
Tess Altiveros with Elisabeth Ellis June 4
Jamie Barton with Jonathan Easter June 11
Margaret Gawrysiak with Jeremy Reger June 18
John Moore with Tim Barrick June 25

Songs of Summer
Streaming on select Thursdays at 7 p.m. at:
youtube.com/SeattleOpera
facebook.com/SeattleOpera
www.seattleopera.org

Cancellations of the Wooden O productions of The Comedy of Errors and Othello, and Cry Havoc series

Today Seattle Shakespeare Company’s Artistic Director George Mount announced that the
company is canceling the Wooden O shows for the summer of 2020. The theatre is also cancelling its May
special presentation of Stephan Wolfert’s Cry Havoc!
“This summer, considering the dreadful novel coronavirus threat, the prospect of large group gatherings
poses too great a risk to the health and well-being of our audiences and our valued artists and support
teams,” said Mount. “For the safety of us all, this year, we cannot not go forward with Wooden O as usual.”
The cancelled Wooden O productions of The Comedy of Errors and Othello will be rescheduled for the
summer of 2021. Seattle Shakespeare was also to present Cry Havoc! In late May and has cancelled that
event. said Artistic Director, George Mount.

Patrons who have questions about tickets or about donating to Seattle Shakespeare Company may contact
the company through the Ticket Office at 206-733-8222 or online at www.seattleshakespeare.org.
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Weekly Sat from 7pm-10pm, May 16 to June 27, via Zoom Video Broadcast

In celebration of Black Music Month, Wa Na Wari and LANGSTON are partnering to present 2(06) The Break, a seven episode series that takes a uniquely local ‘spin’ on the live streaming DJ sessions popularized by cultural icons like Questlove and DJ D-Nice via social media these past two months. Each week, Jazmyn Scott, Seattle hip hop supporter and co-curator of the 2015 Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop exhibit at MOHAI, will pair two Pacific Northwest hip hop DJs per episode to collaboratively program and record a set composed exclusively of songs by local hip hop artists of a specific era, from the 1980s to the present. Each DJ set will be presented in a live stream program hosted by two local hip hop luminaries who will bring their unique insight to the tracks in the program and the local culture and music scene of the era represented in the episode.

OSF Debuts Its Digital Engagement Platform, O!

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival today announced the launch of O!, a new interactive and immersive digital content platform designed to extend the artistry and creativity of the nation’s largest flagship repertory theatre to patrons, fans, and virtual communities all over the world. While O! will also serve as a connective bridge to OSF’s work in this moment of sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is designed to become a foundational and ongoing part of OSF’s programmatic efforts.

See First Ever Dave Ross Performance

Here is Seattle G & S’s response to the Coronavirus lockdown:

“A few of us here at Seattle G&S were discussing how we could bring some delight into the world right now. We has some time to focus on the archives, and our talented Artistic Director Philip Lacey came up with a series of productions that we want to share with you. These will be released one per day, for your online viewing pleasure. On May 10th, we’ll put them back into the vault. Enjoy this week long free special event from the comfort of your own home, and share with your friends and family too. Video watching party anyone?”

Crazy Woke Asians Virtual Comedy Festival

Crazy Woke Asians, the always sold out comedy show and only All Asian comedy show at the World Famous Comedy Store, will present a Virtual Comedy Festival on the meeting app Zoom, streaming on LIVE on Facebook, Youtube andInstagram. Participating comedy troupes are: Asians Never Die, Ricefeed, Unexpected Productions in Seattle, and Apt503 Lounge.

The Festival coincides with Asian Pacific Heritage Month and is a benefit for Guardians of the Angeles Charitable Foundation (supplies Personal Protective Equipment to first responders and hospitals all over the U.S.) and Feeding America.

Postponed concert online

Bob De Dea, a Seattle actor and singer with the band Schrödinger’s Cat, announces that his previously scheduled May 3rd concert will now be a benefit online performance for https://bob74789.wixsite.com/bddsongwriter/my-songs),. N.B. past recipients of charitable donations have been Ounce of Prevention Fund, Médicins Sans Frontières, and nokidhungry.org.) N.B. MSF or Médicins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders, usually sends health care to underdeveloped countries but is now distributing sanitation stations to the homeless population in New York City.

In addition, on DeDea’s website https://bob74789.wixsite.com/bddsongwriter/my-songs), are several songs to download and listen to for a small cost. Plus, Bob will sing one song LIVE at 2:00 PST/5:00 EST every day starting the week before the concert on the Twitch link above. https://bob74789.wixsite.com/bddsongwriter/my-songs), The mini-mini concerts will commence on this Saturday, April 25!

For more information see www.twitch.tv/BobbyDD76/. Or https://bob74789.wixsite.com/bddsongwriter/about

Multiple at home Shakespeare Viewings Available

While there’s nothing that’s quite like attending a live performance, right now there are several opportunities available to see streaming versions of some staged Shakespeare productions that we might not previously had access to.

So, take advantage of it while you can.

In order to help you get your fix of staged Shakespeare week to week, Seattle Shakespeare Company has put together a schedule of streaming performances to put on your calendar. You can see shows from Shakespeare’s Globe in London, the National Theatre, New York’s Shakespeare in the Park, the Folger Theatre, the American Shakespeare Center and Seattle Shakes.

Also, to celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday week, Seattle Shakespeare will host a FREE live stream reading of Romeo and Juliet with the cast of the company’s spring touring production. The live stream event will be hosted by Artistic Director George Mount with Education Director Michelle Burce serving as moderator. A brief Q&A session on YouTube will follow the event. (see https://www.dramainthehood.net/2020/04/seattle-shakes-celebrates-the-bards-birthday-romeo-juliet-online/)

New Ruff Reads Streaming Series To celebrate William Shakespeare’s birthday week, Seattle Shakespeare will host a FREE live stream reading of Romeo and Juliet with the cast of the company’s spring touring production. Gather with your family, invite your buddies to join, and cuddle at home with your furry friends to enjoy this casual digital […]

Verlaine & McCann bring their bawdy explosion of glamour, comedy, and dance to your living room with

Well, Verlaine & McCann are ALL MIMSY, and they’re bringing the experience of their beloved springtime tradition, “Through The Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice In Wonderland” right into your living rooms… with Wonderland In Quarantine!