Will Will or won’t Will?
Born with Teeth, a truly amazing production of a truly amazing script, was full of wit, intrigue, dramatic action and high-stakes suspense. Written by Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Matthew Wright, starring two exceptional actors, Michael Monicatti as the playwright Christopher Marlowe and Ricky Spaulding as William Shakespeare, Born with Teeth is a tribute to Artswest.
No man is a failure who has friends.
Although Lou Mager, the former organist supremo and producer at Kenyon Hall, is no longer with us, having passed away during the pandemic and 12th Night Productions has closed down; nevertheless, the new producers at West Seattle’s Kenyon Hall, have carried on the Christmas tradition of presenting a live radio play of “It’s a Wonderful Life.
Matt and Ben – The Comedic Tale of Two Actors’ Dreams
This Season, going with the theme of “Sometimes I Dream”, Artswest starts with their production of Matt & Ben, an acidic two-person comedy written by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers. The play, directed by Zenaida Rose Smith, is a rather satirical look at the lives of famous American actors, Matt Daemon and Ben Affleck before their rise to stardom, and seek to fulfill their dreams of writing a script, the two discover the real and imaginary troubles of trying to work together. This production was performed for the first time in Seattle on September 7th, at the Artswest Theater in West Seattle. The play originally premiered at New York’s Fringe Festival in 2002 and was the winner of the 2002 Fringe NYC Award.
A collection of healthcare professionals’ stories working through the COVID-19 pandemic
ArtsWest’s production of An Endless Shift is a documentary theatre project devised by Gloria Alcalá and Alma Davenport and is performed by Gloria Alcalá. Located at ArtsWest Theatre, An Endless Shift shares the stories of five healthcare professionals through the reenactment of their responses to interview questions. In this unique production, Gloria Alcalá single-handedly reenacts each healthcare professional’s responses sharing each person’s experience through their entry into healthcare and the nightmare that they were faced with, COVID-19.
At Artswest in the West Seattle Junction on the night of August 5th, Here There Be Dragons lit up the stage. The
Miku, and the gods follows the story of a young girl navigating the waters of grief. It is written by Julia
There’s nothing to get you into the Christmas spirit more than watching a child’s wish come true. Based on the
ArtsWest in collaboration with The Hansberry Project kicked off their newest season with a production of Sunset Baby by Dominique
Written by the award-winning MacArthur “Genius” playwright Taylor Mac, Hir opened February 28th at ArtsWest Theatre in West Seattle. Jennifer
George Bailey finally Learns that when a Door Closes a Window Opens.
Produced by one of Seattle’s best kept secrets, West Seattle’s Twelfth Night Productions, a live radio play version of the classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life has just opened up at Kenyon Hall. Unlike many Christmas shows of the sentimental variety, which have implausible happy endings and are devoid of serious content, It’s a Wonderful Life has always intrigued me because of its layers of cultural and historical nuances as well as its entertaining wisdom.
