Played Out

Illustrations by Craig LaRotonda

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And we received another worrying sign that any complacency that we might have about this being a great theater town is probably misplaced. Unlike the rain, the coffee, or the traffic, our theater community is far from a reliable constant in our lives. There's nothing wrong with a big holiday show at the 5th Avenue, and there's certainly nothing wrong with smart experimental theater in a 49-seat house. But we've got some considerable work to do if we want to conserve all of the astonishing and valuable variety in the middle.

John Longenbaugh is a Seattle playwright and director. His weekly column on Seattle theater will start in this paper next week.