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Articles by Alyssa Dyksterhouse
Amir and Isaac face off.
Amir and Emily are a model Manhattan couple....
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • January 12, 2016 1:06 pm

Amir and Emily are a model Manhattan couple. He is a mergers and acquisitions attorney and she is an artist….

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The distaff chorus of Bunnies.Joe Iano
As a second-year playwriting minor in college, I...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • May 4, 2015 10:00 pm

As a second-year playwriting minor in college, I penned a pseudo-profound drama about a mother visiting her daughter in a…

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LeValley as Jetta.Michael Brunk
After watching 1979’s Rock ’n’ Roll High School,...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • April 27, 2015 4:18 pm

After watching 1979’s Rock ’n’ Roll High School, I wanted to be in a punk band. How hard could it…

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Herr Schnitlzer is not amused.
From pen pals to the personals to the...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • April 14, 2015 5:41 pm

From pen pals to the personals to the Internet, people have been trying to get laid—er, create connections, for centuries….

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Politics as usual? Russell, Spruill, and Berryman (left to right)Erik Stuhaug
Five years ago my elderly Orange County doctor...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • April 6, 2015 1:40 pm

Five years ago my elderly Orange County doctor declared of his old hometown, “Detroit was fine until the Negros took…

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Mother knows best? DeSantis and Kotula.Mark Kitaoka
In light of Robert Durst’s recent revelations on...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • March 19, 2015 4:35 pm

In light of Robert Durst’s recent revelations on the HBO documentary series The Jinx, true-crime junkies like me spent last…

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Chisholm as the misfit projectionist Rose.John Ulman
Annie Baker’s Pulitzer winner—a magical mingling of Pinter...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • March 10, 2015 11:08 am

Annie Baker’s Pulitzer winner—a magical mingling of Pinter pauses, Ibsenesque naturalism, and flashes of Pirandello—causes me cognitive dissonance. Written about…

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The War on Terror comes to Wisconsin.Stone Soup Theatre
Outraged by the Bush administration, the Iraq War,...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • March 2, 2015 4:53 pm

Outraged by the Bush administration, the Iraq War, the Patriot Act, Gitmo, Abu Ghraib, etc., Sam Shepard hastily composed this…

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Members only? Neddersen and Lass.
Victorian England makes me think of depressing Dickensian...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • February 17, 2015 10:59 am

Victorian England makes me think of depressing Dickensian characters, somber tea ceremonies, and gloomy, sooty skies—not puerile men sipping spirits,…

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Retail hell? Dustyn Moir (left) and Turner.Dangerpants Photography
Winsome, full of flair, but not terribly edgy,...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • February 9, 2015 8:09 pm

Winsome, full of flair, but not terribly edgy, Marcus Gorman’s comedy Natural reminds me of Singles, the 1992 ensemble movie…

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Welcome to the family? Dooly (left) and Marr.Paul Bestock
English playwright Charlotte Jones’ 2001 comedy is like...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • February 3, 2015 10:36 am

English playwright Charlotte Jones’ 2001 comedy is like a dazzling yet oddly odorless rose, lovely in concept though strangely unsatisfactory….

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Irina (Andrews) swings while Chebutykin (Peter Crook) observes.Chris Bennion
In 1995, a production of The Three Sisters...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • January 27, 2015 11:25 am

In 1995, a production of The Three Sisters at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre altered my entire existence and activated an adoration…

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Ilika as Mary, with Greg McCormick Allen as Bert.Mark Kitaoka
Mary Poppins Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N....
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • November 17, 2014 3:29 pm

Mary Poppins Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N. (Issaquah), 425-392-2202, villagetheatre.org. $40–$72. Runs Tues.–Sun. through Jan. 4. (Moves to Everett…

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Two to tango? Booth and Parker. Matthew Murphy
If you can’t see the Broadway original, a...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • October 21, 2014 10:55 am

If you can’t see the Broadway original, a touring show is like the satisfying made-in-China knockoff of a famous designer…

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It’ll end in trenches: Neddersen and Sugarman.
Canada isn’t known for great stage drama, yet...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • September 23, 2014 1:03 pm

Canada isn’t known for great stage drama, yet New Century Theatre Company is taking a chance on one of that…

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I long to declare that I love this musical-comedy revival; in truth,
I long to declare that I love this...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • August 5, 2014 4:36 pm

I long to declare that I love this musical-comedy revival; in truth, however, I’m ambivalent. Back in 2001, Urinetown earned…

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Kheswa and Jeremiah with the troublesome garment.Pascal Victor/ArtcomArt
The Suit Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St....
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • March 24, 2014 5:32 pm

The Suit Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St. (Seattle Center), 443-2222, seattlerep.org. $15–$80. 7:30 p.m. Tues.–Sat. plus matinees. Ends April…

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The Elephant Man The Lab at Inscape, 815 Seattle Blvd. S., 800-838-3006,
The Elephant Man The Lab at Inscape, 815...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • March 5, 2014 10:41 am

The Elephant Man The Lab at Inscape, 815 Seattle Blvd. S., 800-838-3006, seattlestageright.org. 
$15–$20. 7:30 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. & Mon. 
Ends…

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Toms' scientist surveys his plans.Chris Bennion
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus Center House Theatre...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • February 25, 2014 10:21 am

Frankenstein; Or, 
The Modern Prometheus Center House Theatre (Seattle Center), 216-0833, book-it.org. $24–$38. 7:30 p.m. Wed.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends…

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Shanley earned Pulitzer and Tony Awards for Doubt.
Doubt Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N.E.,...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • February 18, 2014 12:02 pm

Doubt Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N.E., stonesouptheatre.com. $14–$25. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat., 4 p.m. Sun. Ends March 1. John…

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Hawkins’ horrid agent in The Little Dog Laughed.
The Little Dog Laughed ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave....
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • February 4, 2014 1:07 pm

The Little Dog Laughed ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave. S.W., 938-0339, artswest.org. $15–$34.50. Runs 7:30 p.m. Wed.–Sat. 3 p.m. Sun. Ends…

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Charlie (Gratton) just wants to be left alone.Tracy Martin/Village Theatre
The Foreigner Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N.,...
By Alyssa Dyksterhouse • January 28, 2014 9:48 am

The Foreigner Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah, 425-392-1942, villagetheatre.org. $34–$65. Runs Wed.–Sun. (including matinees). Ends March 2. Then…

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