The impulse to sneak up and spy on Lisa Lutz before her reading at University Bookstore was natural. I mean,…
You’ve probably heard that old aphorism, “Everyone’s got at least one good story to tell.” It’s a pleasantly democratic sentiment,…
He came of age with the Northwest giants, but Joe Reno cultivated his own vision.
A gutsy production that everyone opposed to it should see.
Along with the melancholy news of yet another regional theater biting the dust (the 30-year-old TAG closed its doors at…
SPT makes insightful work of a gay love story/crime drama.
W hen I invited the editor of a local literary magazine to join me for “A Night of Cheap Wine…
PNB traces a path from standard to idiosyncratic.
Eisenberg Rises Above the “post-9/11” Hangover
The hapless women of Greek myth finally settle the score.
Back in 2000, a writer for Salon complained about the flood of “Best of” year-endanthologies, reserving especially harsh words for…
There may not be much cohesion among the pieces selected for the Tacoma Art Museum’s 8th Annual Northwest Biennial, but…
Two-man one-act plus five by Williams equals two must-sees.
Last week was the first of a two-part piece on Bad Theater. I’ll confess that this week I’ve lost some…
Seattle opera stars align.
The problem with’new music’ marketing:too much diffidence.
Why is bad theater so bad? Or to put it another way: Why does the prospect of bad theater raise…
The untold tale of Tacoma’s gift to hip-hop lit.
The Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival is back! Sort of. Maybe. Ever since the festival met an inglorious end in late…
Thanks to a fantastic cast, desperate small-town lives burn onstage.
