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You Are Right If You Think at Theatre 9/12

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Luigi Pirandello had an immense influence in Europe with his existential dramas and musings. In 1917 he produced Cosi e (se vi pare) setting forth an argument rejecting the acceptance of an agreed upon objective reality. In years that followed this play and the more famous Six Characters in Search of an Author, writers like TS Elliot, Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus would revisit some of the same themes boldly set forth by the freethinking Sicilian writer. Theatre 9/12 leader Charles Waxberg has adapted and directed a thought provoking new production based on Cosi e (se vi pare) entitled You Are Right, If You Think. Here ideas concerning the nature of truth and the importance of respecting our basic humanity and individualism are handled within a dramatic mystery befalling a small seaside community. Waxberg’s troop lays out the tale with admirable focus and skill.

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They did it their way

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An evening with Sinatra at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse The Tacoma Musical Playhouse saw a crowded lobby and a full

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Taproot Offers a Joyous Outing in Camping with Henry and Tom

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Recently, Taproot Theatre has placed a number of historical big shots on its stage: Albert Einstein was featured in Relativity and Abe Lincoln, Grant and Lee in A Civil War Christmas. The troupe has outdone itself with its latest production, Camping with Henry and Tom. Playwright Mark St. Germain bases his “what if?” premise on an actual event: Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and President Harding really did go on a much publicized camping trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1921. In actuality, press and family surrounded them throughout the event. Germain imagines the trio off on their own and suffering a car crash with a deer in the middle of the forest. What if these three famous Americans were stranded with each other for a patch of time? The outcome here provides for a wonderfully entertaining evening of dramatic, insightful and often hilarious conversations presented by three skilled actors at the top of their game.

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Children of a Lesser God speaks a powerful language

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The Confusion of Communication and Miscommunication

Tacoma Little Theatre has just opened a BIG HIT for the Puget Sound Theatre Community with their stunning production of Mark Medoff’s play, Children of a Lesser God, the 1980 winner of the Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Awards for Best Play.

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PEERLESS at ArtWest

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Peerless is the work of Korean-American playwright, Jiehae Park. She places Shakespeare tragedy, Macbeth, in a modern high school setting

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Moving forward with Two Trains Running.

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Experiencing Two Trains Running, a revival of August Wilson’s famous play, was like taking a step back in time. The play is set in 1969 in a working class, black neighborhood known as the Hill District in Pittsburgh. The action takes place entirely in an ordinary restaurant that serves home cooked food like corn bread, chicken, ribs and beans. The set by the way is fantastic; a beautifully rendered and believable restaurant replete with a real food, a phone booth, a Rock- Ola jukebox, yellow vinyl backed chairs, a blackboard menu and a front door that slams with a tinkling bell and a satisfying thump.

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