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Patty Gone offers an artistic toast to Danielle Steel. Photo courtesy Mount Analogue
Patty Gone’s Queer Romance Novel Reflections
By Becs Richards • February 27, 2019 1:30 am

The artist’s upcoming residency at Mount Analogue explores the cultural impact of pulpy romantic fantasy.

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Students of the TeenTix Press Corps Intensive bring a youthful prospective while taking in Seattle’s arts scene. Photo courtesy TeenTix
TeenTix Fosters the Next Generation of Arts Critics
By Becs Richards • January 9, 2019 1:30 am

Youths are engaging in critical arts thinking via the local nonprofit’s Press Corps Intensive.

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The family of <em>Hir</em>. Photo by John McLellan
The Sunset of Masculinity
By Becs Richards • February 14, 2018 1:30 am

Hir at ArtsWest gives trans voices a stage to dismantle the normative.

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BenDeLaCreme’s Queer, Freaky, and Flirtatious “Gaylord Manor”
BenDeLaCreme’s Queer, Freaky, and Flirtatious “Gaylord Manor”
By Becs Richards • October 18, 2017 1:30 am

The high-camp cabaret approaches horror from a queer perspective.

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Onerus’ Sci-Fi Theatre Cautions a Tech-Centric Future
Onerus’ Sci-Fi Theatre Cautions a Tech-Centric Future
By Becs Richards • October 11, 2017 1:30 am

Café Nordo’s new production envisions the calamity of corporate control in Cascadia 2046.

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(L-R) Grace Carmack, Sophie Franco, and Jordi Montes. Photo by Joe Moore
‘las mariposas Y los muertos’ Explores Hipster Appropriation...
By Becs Richards • October 4, 2017 1:30 am

Benjamin Benne’s newest play wittily dives into rock and representation.

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Alaji (Mahwish) and Monika Jolly (Zarina). Photo by Michael Brunk.
Ayad Akhtar’s ‘The Who & The What’ Takes...
By Becs Richards • September 27, 2017 1:30 am

Faith, family, and feminism lie at the heart of this new play by Ayad Akhtar.

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Aishé Keita (Young Maya). Photo by John Ulman
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Deftly...
By Becs Richards • September 20, 2017 1:30 am

Malika Oyetimein and Myra Platt’s production portrays Angelou through the ages.

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Dusting the Crust Off ‘The Crucible’
Dusting the Crust Off ‘The Crucible’
By Becs Richards • September 13, 2017 1:30 am

A conversation with ACT’s John Langs on whether old dramas should keep getting restaged in Seattle.

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Photo by Dangerpants Photography
Sara Porkalob’s ‘Dragon Lady’ Is a Celebration of...
By Becs Richards • September 6, 2017 1:30 am

In her one-woman show, the artist/activist plays multiple generations of her family.

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Photo by Julia Nardin
A Bilingual Production of ‘Proof’ Centers Latinx Theater...
By Becs Richards • August 16, 2017 1:30 am

Catch the show on porches across Puget Sound.

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Courtesy Pony World Theatre
“American Archipelago” Struggles to Tie Isolated Stories into...
By Becs Richards • August 2, 2017 1:30 am

The tale of twisted fates in the United States lacks the clarity to tell an effective tale.

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Malika Oyetimein’s ‘Hoodoo Love’ Places the Story in the Audience’s Laps
Malika Oyetimein’s ‘Hoodoo Love’ Places the Story in...
By Becs Richards • July 19, 2017 1:30 am

The director’s take on a story of black resilience strategically engages with white audiences.

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NCTC’s November production of ‘The Big Meal.’ Photo by Christopher Monsos
New Century Theatre Company Leaving 12th Ave. Arts,...
By Becs Richards • July 14, 2017 1:30 am

New beginnings for NCTC.

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Kate Shindle as ‘Alison’ and Robert Petkoff as ‘Bruce’ in Fun Home. Photo by Joan Marcus
Kate Shindle on the Queer Activism That Led...
By Becs Richards • July 12, 2017 1:30 am

Playing Alison Bechdel in a Broadway musical is the latest in the actor’s history of allyship.

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Photo by Chris Bennion
A Straight Man in Dire Straits Tries Drag...
By Becs Richards • June 21, 2017 1:30 am

Two queens coach the clueless in this hilarious peek into an integral form of queer art-making.

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John Cornicello
Grand Concourse and the Limits of Care
By Becs Richards • May 24, 2017 1:30 am

Seattle Public Theatre engages with one end of homelessness while missing the other.

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‘Rising Up’ Blends Fact and Fiction in Hopes of Transformation
‘Rising Up’ Blends Fact and Fiction in Hopes...
By Becs Richards • May 10, 2017 1:30 am

Ebo Barton and Sarah Rosenblatt’s queer social-justice play invited the cast to shape its story.

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Here Lies Love’s Disco Dictatorship
Here Lies Love’s Disco Dictatorship
By Becs Richards • April 26, 2017 1:30 am

David Byrne’s spectacle-driven musical engages with the political history of the Philippines.

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Photo by John Cornicello
Keiko Green’s ‘Nadeshiko’ Explores the Nuanced History of...
By Becs Richards • April 19, 2017 1:30 am

Flitting between WWII Japan and the present-day U.S., the play connects the dots of a sterotype.

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Photo by Tracy Martin
Village Theatre’s “A Proper Place” Undermines Its Own...
By Becs Richards • March 29, 2017 1:30 am

If the idea is to “challenge and change,” critically engaging with century-old material is necessary.

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Sara Porkalob. Photo by Joe Iano
Anticipating the Fringe
By Becs Richards • March 22, 2017 1:30 am

Three shows to look forward to at this year’s Fringe Festival.

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ACT’s ‘Tribes’ Seamlessly (and Artfully) Bridges the Communication Gap
ACT’s ‘Tribes’ Seamlessly (and Artfully) Bridges the Communication...
By Becs Richards • March 15, 2017 1:30 am

The show brings the Deaf and hearing communities together in a tale of belonging and communication.

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