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    Articles by John Longenbaugh
    Hartzell embraces the silly.
    Linda Hartzell, artistic director of Seattle Children’s Theatre,...
    By John Longenbaugh • September 12, 2014 1:09 pm

    Linda Hartzell, artistic director of Seattle Children’s Theatre, is both an anomaly and an exemplar in the local stage scene….

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    Lund had, and has realized, big ambitions for Taproot.
    Most artists don’t have careers. They have careens:...
    By John Longenbaugh • July 31, 2014 12:38 pm

    Most artists don’t have careers. They have careens: Momentum drives them forward until they encounter an obstacle that sends them…

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    From left, Satori’s Matthews, Friedman, and Sullivan.
    In the cheap, subversive, and willfully experimental world...
    By John Longenbaugh • February 5, 2014 2:56 pm

    In the cheap, subversive, and willfully experimental world of fringe theater, there are few unexamined preconceptions, but here’s one: You…

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    The most successful thing I’ve ever written is a Christmas show. I’m
    The most successful thing I’ve ever written is...
    By John Longenbaugh • November 20, 2013 12:45 pm

    The most successful thing I’ve ever written is a Christmas show. I’m proud of that. And my playwright friends are…

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    Heffron doesn’t forget the needy. Or the need to laugh.
    Elizabeth Heffron is one of the friendliest playwrights...
    By John Longenbaugh • September 13, 2013 11:52 am

    Elizabeth Heffron is one of the friendliest playwrights you’ll ever meet. She laughs easily; and when she listens, it’s usually…

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    OSF’s outdoor Elizabethan Stage.
    It’s been a tough decade for live theater,...
    By John Longenbaugh • July 31, 2013 11:58 am

    It’s been a tough decade for live theater, in Seattle and beyond. The great recession, Netflix, and more never-leave-the-house entertainment…

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    Daisey follows his iPad back to China.
    Core Values
    By John Longenbaugh • April 19, 2011 12:00 am

    Mike Daisey explains why he’s challenging the cult of Apple. And its customers.

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    Kajsa Ingemansson and Lyam White indict the conquistadors.
    Stage Preview: El Dorado
    By John Longenbaugh • August 17, 2010 12:00 am

    Vashon’s UMO Ensemble returns with their tale of the conquistadors.

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    Gershowitz (lower right) in "Hot Babes in Toyland" at Odd Duck last December.
    Sexual Perversity in Seattle Theater
    By John Longenbaugh • May 21, 2010 12:00 am

    The stage is a vulnerable place, for kids and everyone else.

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    Abraham: Making do with less.
    Spring Arts: The Low-Budget Impact of Abraham and...
    By John Longenbaugh • February 17, 2009 12:00 am

    Doing a lot with a little is the key to two directors’ careers.

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    Don’t Strike the Set Yet
    Don’t Strike the Set Yet
    By John Longenbaugh • February 3, 2009 12:00 am

    Our theater columnist takes stock of two years of tumultuous changes as he prepares to journey to the Dark Side.

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    Let’s Get Serious
    Let’s Get Serious
    By John Longenbaugh • January 27, 2009 12:00 am

    Kurt Beattie’s ACTs of love.

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    Gender Muck
    Gender Muck
    By John Longenbaugh • January 20, 2009 12:00 am

    Drag, 1927 style, at Theater Schmeater.

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    Opening Wallets
    Opening Wallets
    By John Longenbaugh • December 23, 2008 12:00 am

    A fringe troupe can stretch a donated dollar pretty damn far.

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    The Cleverest Stunt
    The Cleverest Stunt
    By John Longenbaugh • December 16, 2008 12:00 am

    Ten years of cross-pollination, dark whimsy, and forks up the nose for Circus Contraption.

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    The New Judy
    The New Judy
    By John Longenbaugh • December 2, 2008 12:00 am

    Somewhere over the Seconal, a star is reborn onstage.

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    Sum of Their Parts
    Sum of Their Parts
    By John Longenbaugh • November 25, 2008 12:00 am

    A new theater company makes it past the drunken-idea stage.

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    Keeping it Simple
    Keeping it Simple
    By John Longenbaugh • November 18, 2008 12:00 am

    All theater simple needs to blow audiences away are actors and imagination.

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    boom Time
    boom Time
    By John Longenbaugh • November 11, 2008 12:00 am

    Now that St. Barack’s elected, will we lose our taste for downer dramas?

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    Scare Tactics
    Scare Tactics
    By John Longenbaugh • October 28, 2008 12:00 am

    Advice from stage locals on how to be a zombie and how to make a face melt.

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    Geek Love
    Geek Love
    By John Longenbaugh • October 21, 2008 12:00 am

    A kinda-cabaret from a sorta-band.

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    Brick-Solid
    Brick-Solid
    By John Longenbaugh • October 14, 2008 12:00 am

    The career of the prolific Steven Dietz is an authentic Seattle success story.

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    The Bard and the Ballot Box
    The Bard and the Ballot Box
    By John Longenbaugh • October 7, 2008 12:00 am

    Where each candidate fits in Shakespeare’s worldview.

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