Author name: Marie Bonfils

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Last Leaf’s Taming of the Shrew-opens at Volunteer Park

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The Taming of the Shrew

Under the deft and creative direction of Laura Kessler, Last Leaf Productions opened Taming of the Shrew at the Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival in Volunteer Park on Saturday. One of Shakespeare’s early comedies, Shrew is beloved by both of actors and audiences because of its slap-stick antics, repartee which is sheer linguistic gymnastics, but most of all because underneath everything lies an inverted Beauty and the Beast message with accurate psychological insight.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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A must see at Artswest

The Tony Award winning rock musical , Hedwige and the Angry Inch, opened with an explosion of joy, mirth and sheer entertainment this weekend at Artswest.

Originally an off-Broadway in 1998, then a Broadway sensation in 2014, with lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell it is also a film. With a main character who is “genderqueer,” it nevertheless has universal appeal

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The Falsettos

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Dated Gay-Themed Musical

Produced by Harlequin Productions the Tony award winning sung-through musical The Falsettos by William Finn and James Lapine opened this past weekend at the state theatre in Olympia.

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Strawberry Jam-Strawberry Theatre Workshop Director’s Festival

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Two plays, different styles.

As part of Strawjam, Strawberry Theatre Workshop’s multiweek director’s festival, two shows opened Thursday, which will run just for this weekend, at 12th Ave Arts. The two shows, Glass Kill Bluebeard’s Friends by Caryl Churchill and Catslut by Katherine Jana were thematically linked as they both deal with issues of trauma and sexuality.

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Angle Street (Gaslight) Impressive Revival at Woodinville Rep

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Origin of the term “Gaslighting”

A casualty of Covid, Angel Street by Patrick Hamilton opened two weekends late at Woodinville Rep. However, this calamity did not in any way affect the quality of this exceptional production directed by Hjamler Anderson, whose attention to detail served the production to a T.

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Puppeters for Fears coming to Seattle and Olympia

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Warning: Puppet Show, not for Children!

Beginning July 6, Puppeteers for Fears, Oregon’s only dedicated puppet musical horror troupe, will bring its original show, Cthulhu: the Musical!, on the road to Seattle, Olympia and other cities throughout the NW for performances on the company’s “Back From the Dead,” 2023 summer tour.

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