Theatre 9-12 will present “a tomorrow peek at” Garson Kanin’s famed play Born Yesterday, which originally opened on Broadway in 1946, ran for 1,642 performances until Dec. 31, 1949. Then it was made into a movie with Billie Holliday, Broderick Crawford and William Holden. 
Theological and Philosophical Questions along with Humor
Under Charles Waxberg’s direction, Theatre 9-12, has produced one of Arthur Miller’s little known but extremely thought-provoking plays, The Creation of the World and other Business, which has had a rocky production history. Opening originally in New York in 1972, it closed after 20 performances but in 1973, an amateur theatre company at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe won the award for best production that year, for their production. It has also been re-worked into a musical, by Miller himself, called Up from Paradise, which opened in 1974 at the University of Michigan. Along with a lot of jokes about God and Sex, there is also a conversation about the great theological and philosophical issues of mankind: the nature of evil, the imperfections of the world, the free-will given to mankind by a supposedly all-powerful creator and of course man’s relationship to God and Satan.
From time to time the Trinity Parish Church in First Hill transforms into Theatre 9/12. This July its space has
Get Ready to Laugh
I would like to have some explanation, as to why Sandbox Radio has chosen May 1st for their Spring Radio show, but I have no great insight about it. Perhaps it is because it takes place on May 1st, a day designed by the 2nd International as International Worker’s Day. A more likely explanation is that it is the universal cry for help when shipwrecked, having originated in the days when French, rather than English was the lingua franca. In French it is m’aidez, meaning HELP ME, but the English render it phonetically into May Day! May Day!
At any rate, it seems highly appropriate for a Sandbox Radio show, because at times, I felt like calling for help, because I seriously thought my sides would split with laughter, while sitting in the audience at Sandbox Radio shows. Often the only way I could have possibly stopped laughing was with outside help.
In like a Lion (Probably not out like a Lamb, either) Since their premier episode in June of 2011, recorded
A Late 20th Century Morality Tale of Political Dimensions.
Although Charles Waxberg, Artistic Director of Theatre 9/12, always presents thought-provoking plays, enhanced by his inspirational direction and staging, his production of John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation, was by far the most stimulating play I have seen there. A whole library could be filled with discussions about the psychological issues, the class conflict and now since it is almost 30 years after it was written, the historical background.
More Fun than Trick or Treating in the Rain
Sandbox Radio, Seattle’s competitor with Minneapolis’s Prairie Home Companion will present a special Halloween episode, from the locally grown radio variety show that combines killer music, sound effects, engaging storytelling, the city’s best performers and an ultra cool sparkly host… all recorded live for podcast in front of you, their “studio” audience.
Radio Theatre Live coming to Seattle’s Town Hall, Monday April 25th.
Sandbox Radio newest live radio show, the Words and the Bees will be performed at Town Hall on First Hill in Seattle, on Monday, April 25th at 8 pm.
Waiting for Lefty: Still Relevant After 80 Years
In April of last year, Seattle’s latest minimum wage ordinance went into effect, with wage increases appearing at the New Year. While Seattle might be ahead of a large majority of the country, it appears there are still some lessons to be learned about what exactly a “living wage” means.
Best Live Radio in Seattle
For one night only, Seattle’s home grown radio theater, Sandbox Radio, comes to Town Hall Seattle with a brand new show. The show will include new plays, poetry and adaptations of classic literature created especially for radio, all scored with live music, featuring: Willie Weir, the Seattle Women’s Chorus, Sensible Shoes, Elizabeth Heffernon, Peggy Platt of Dos Fallopia, Wayne Rawley and of course Leslie Law and Richard Ziman. I heartily recommend Sandbox Radio to everybody, because the audience participation is part of the show, which is an awesomely joyful experience.
Nighttown. Sandbox Radio. Town Hall, 1119-8th Ave (First Hill) Seattle 98101. Oct. 5th. 8:00 pm. Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2188807, or at the door. info http://www.sandboxradio.org/sandbox_radio.html
