Theatre 9/12’s “Death and the Maiden” Examines the Cost of Violence
Content warning: discussion of rape. Theatre 9/12’s “Death and the Maiden” is a fascinating and difficult work. Transforming the Trinity […]
Theatre 9/12
Preview: Two Uncle Vanya’s but different!!!!!
Vanya I and Vanya II
Two different productions of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, but using different translations, will be playing more or less at the same time at different theatres in Seattle. First to open will be The Seagull Project’s, at ACT Theatre on Feb 1, using Carol Rocamora’s translation. The play will be set in the era when it was written; fin de siècle Russia (1898)
Ibsen’s League of Youth Take Theatre 9/12
From time to time the Trinity Parish Church in First Hill transforms into Theatre 9/12. This July its space has
Six Degrees of Separation or Network Theory
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.