What can be funny about an Alzheimer’s patient.
A funny play about Alzheimer’s behavior seems counterintuitive, but then again the basis of humor is tragedy. In Taking Leave, by Nagel Jackson, which opened at Dukesbay Productions in Tacoma, the astute playwright and the shrewd director, Melanie Gladstone, showed how a good dose of humor can alleviate a tragic situation.
At Pacific Northwest Ballet, Alejandro Cerrudo’s One Thousand Pieces is returning, but they’ve never performed it for a live audience before. In March of 2020, a single dress rehearsal of the piece was the last thing the dancers performed before COVID-19. PNB has since been haunted by Cerrudo’s piece, and now, with Bacchus on the playbill as a delightfully Dionysian opener, Cerrudo’s mirror finally shatters—enchantingly, spectacularly so.
Disappointing play opens at Woodinville Rep
Act Like a Lady by Jordan Harrison opened at Woodinville Repertory Theatre in Woodinville this weekend. Directed by Scott Dittman, it takes place in a small town supposedly in the Midwest, in the 1920’s that is to say during prohibition, when three local men decide to fund-raise by putting on a play, where they play women’s parts. 
Verbal Gymnastics, Humor and a Serious Message, in one Delightful Evening.
I was truly awe-struck by the Village Theatre’s flawless production of The Fantasticks which opened to a sold out audience on Friday, March 15. The world’s longest running musical, written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmiddt, opened off-Broadway in 1960 and ran for 42 years; it is not only highly entertaining with catchy, witty, poetic dialogue and lyrics, beguiling musical, physical humor, but also a profound message. Expertly directed by Adam Immerwahr, this production also had some intriguing and expertly executed magic on stage. And of course there was the memorable song Try to Remember.
Donald Byrd’s Grief imagines a moment just before Emmett ‘Till’s funeral, the 14-year-old Black boy who was horrifically abducted and murdered in 1955. Painfully embodying the unendurable grief of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, the work centers around the powerful way she chose to endure it.
The Cherry Orchard-Fin de siècle Russia
Written in 1903 on the eve of the first Russian revolution, Anton Chekhov’s play “The Cherry Orchard” is about the inevitable loss of the values of the past on the cusp of changing times. 
“I’m from here. Even though I was born in… I’m from here.”
What does it mean to be American? Millions are denied the coveted classification of citizenship, cast to the margins of the United States for the simple, arbitrary distinction of being born elsewhere. Seattle Rep’s production of acclaimed playwright Martyna Majok’s latest offering Sanctuary City invites us into a world many choose to look away from, asking us to feel alongside two people who are American in everything but paperwork. It’s a rousingly compassionate, complex, and utterly brilliant production, one that shines a light on the American imagination’s greatest blind spot.
Yep. Reboot has done it again-produced another wacky, gut-bustingly funny musical with ingenious casting, choreography and great musicians at Theatre off Jackson. Directed by Jasmine Joshua, Stephen Sondheim’s Anyone Can Whistle opened Friday, March 8 to incredible applause and uproarious laughter.
Are you cool? Or do you feel out of touch?
Either way, this show is for you! Fully improvised, Old AF is the show where you, the audience, teach Seattle comedians about the latest trends, slang and hot goss. Come laugh at them as they desperately try to stay relevant.
Big Ole’ Sketch Show
Three of Seattle’s Premier Sketch Comedy Groups join forces for One. Big. Night. Come enjoy the Maple Daddies (Toronto Sketch Fest, DC Sketch fest, Seattle Sketch Fest) Drop the Root Beer and Run (Seattle’s Longest Running Sketch Group, DC Sketch Fest, Seattle Sketch Fest), and Good Crash (Seattle Sketch Fest), for a night of brand spankin’ new BIG OLE SKETCH!
Big Ole’ Sketch Show. 18th and Union 1406- 18th Ave Seattle, 98122, Central District, Corner of 18th and Union. March 7th and 8th. 7:30 pm. In person and Streaming
Tickets: https://18thandunion.org/
