18th and Union

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Music, film, art and more coming this week to 18th and Union

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The Erin Jorgensen Festival (EJF) is a slightly tongue-in-cheek mini-arts festival chock-full of performances, mini-classes, films, record listening, and more. Anchored by daily “Bach & Pancakes”  performances (a Bach cello suite performed on a 5-octave concert marimba, accompanied by pancakes), the eclectic festival lineup includes music by alt-bluegrass trio The Half Brothers; electric cello with Lori Goldston, percussion/electronics with Aaron Michael Butler; intimate acoustic music from composer Benjamin Marx, and more.

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Summer of Revenge

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At 18th and Union Theatre in Capitol Hill, this weekend just on the cusp of summer, Pacific Play Company has debuted their selection of short original plays compiled within an anthology-style production entitled Summer Magic: Tales of Revenge directed by Buddy Todd. Though these twenty plays differ from each other in many ways, as the title suggests, they are ultimately connected by the transient theme of revenge, which explores the many different manifestations and meanings associated with the act.

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A Beach, or a Strange Place Called Grief

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A Story of Grief and Self-Discovery by Radial Theatre Project

When Eurydice died Orpheus was so overcome by grief that he descended into the underworld to bring her back. He charmed Cerberus and Hades himself into letting his lover live again and only failed because of his own doubt. It’s this loss on which this play is based, a feeling so intense “all the rules are changed.” Zinnie Harris wrote the story of Robyn and Helen, two lovers who get marooned after a boating accident and are forced to confront their grief.

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Preview-Lowbrow Opera Collective

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Evening of Songs and Discussion about queerness, art etc.

Low-Brow Collective is looking forward to getting together with their beautiful community this week! Local singing talent Trevor Ainge (he/him, tenor), and Jared White (he/him, baritone) will offer selections from their upcoming production Achilles & Patroclus (composition by Erika Meyer, libretto by James T. Washburn), and Christine Oshiki (she/her, soprano) will present Seven Songs of Emily Dickinson (composition by Erika Meyer), with the imitable Beth Grimmett-Tankersley (she/her) on the piano!

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The Incubation Project

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Pandemic Project

There are many ways to express the emotions people felt about the early 21st Century pandemic; some people took to violence and wife-beating, others spent time gardening and baking, the BGS Collective created physical theatre live at 18th and Union this weekend. N.B. streaming also available.

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Larry Hohm delivers stories to both warm and chill your heart

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Larry Hohm seems a friend telling stories over a firepit, with an ominous tone and a tenderness that make the suspense all the more palpable. In the cozy stage of 18th and Union, Hohm recited a series of chilling short stories, from acclaimed authors Shirley Jackson, Frederick Brown, Dick Skeen, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anna Starobinets, and Jeffrey Whitmore.

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Great concept, amazing delivery, not so good comedy

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Put Your Hands Together for Woody Shticks and Pearl Lam at 18th and Union

Comedians Pearl Lam and Woody Shticks come together in a versatile, expressive, true-to-the-times comedy, and use laughter to deal with complex topics of childhood trauma, violence, animal endangerment, sexual freedom, queerness and identity. All the while dabbing into nonsensical skits that help lighten the mood of the overall performance. In truth, it’s a great combination of themes and emotions but that needs a high level of precision to be pulled off.

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