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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is Fearlessly Revived at the Seattle Rep

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Fifty-two years after its Broadway debut, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee’s alcohol infused comic-drama about couple dynamics, is experiencing a revival. The 50th Anniversary Broadway revival in 2012 was very well received. Making that the fourth time it has been on Broadway. Locally the Seattle Rep is offering this diamond in the rough directed by Braden Abraham with R. Hamilton Wright as George, Pamela Reed as Martha, Aaron Blakely as Nick, and Amy Hill as Honey. Returning home from a faculty party at 2 AM, George is surprised to learn that Martha has invited guests over who will be arriving soon. Abraham makes sure that the ensuing three hours keeps us laughing and also on the edge of our seats.

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Frankenstein or modern Prometheus

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The Authentic Frankenstein Comes to Life at Book-It

Book-It Repertory’s Theatre new production, Frankenstein or modern Prometheus is an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1819 novel of the same name. The moral lesson is contained in the subtitle. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was the Titan, who created man from clay, and by giving them fire, enabled progress and civilization. For this, the gods punished him harshly.

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Venus in Fur

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Theater is energy, and in David Ives acclaimed play Venus in Fur, directed by Shana Cooper, it is the play of

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A Great Wilderness

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“I Don’t Know if I Want to be Straight”

Six months after Exodus International, an organization whose mission was to “help” gay Christians become straight, not only shut down, but issued an apology, the world premiere of a play about the same subject, A Great Wilderness, opened at Seattle Rep.

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Me vs My Subconscious

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My Life is One Long Freudian Slip

Me vs my Subconscious, an original solo show written and performed by Rebecca Goldberg, demonstrated that the best humor is that which says something profound about serious existential questions. Like Woody Allen, Me vs. My Subconscious was all about one person’s insecurities in life.

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Buckshot

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Unrealistic response to sexual abuse

“Buckshot”, Macha Monkey’s world premiere by local playwright, Courtney Meaker, is running at Cornish Playhouse STUDIO ( not to be confused with the Cornish Playhouse-the old Intiman space). Like many Seattle Fringe productions, it deals with a “hot” topic but neglects to present it realistically or with an effective dramatic structure.

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Barefoot in the Park

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The Precursor to the Odd Couple

Fifty years ago, in the fall of 1963, Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park opened on Broadway. Set right before the Great Cultural Revolution, this very dated play explores the same theme as The Odd Couple; namely, how can two people, who are polar opposites, live together in harmony, even if they are very close.

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The Raft

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Coupla white dudes sitting around in a lifeboat.

The Raft, by Ben Eisner, opened at Theatre 4 in the Center House of Seattle Center on Friday night. As its name suggests, the play takes place on a raft-actually a life-boat, after a ship-wreck, where two best friends from high school try their best to survive, come to terms with death and the repressed sexual undertow of their relationship.

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