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Color-Sighted Casting and Subsurface Diversity Make the Hsiehs More Than a Multiculti Act
Kathy and David Hsieh want you to know that, in contrast to what many Seattle theater people believe,…
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Carlotta’s Troy Mink Finds a New Gig at Pubertees Pub
For 10 years, Seattle’s late-night theater scene intermittently featured a very odd star, a slightly deranged, elderly Southern…
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Esbjornson’s Brought Radical, Challenging Pieces to Seattle Rep
Critics and audiences have responded with mixed reactions.
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Theater Writers Aren’t in It for the Freebies, but We Dine With Mel Brooks
OK, we picked from the same buffet.
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Outdoor Theater’s Great If You Remember Sunscreen
It’s remarkable what you can do in a well-equipped theater these days. Mechanical devices—like trapdoors, flying scenery, revolves,…
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Annex Theatre’s Two Decades Buck Fringe Mortality Rate
The veteran theater group's moving into Northwest Actors Studio's old digs.
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Five Hours of Sporadic Funniness at Seattle SketchFest
You wouldnt guess from listless derivative crap like Saturday Night Live, but sketch can be very, very good.
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The Iraq War Is a Guaranteed Good Time When Pichette Takes the Stage
DAVID PICHETTE is my favorite actor. When I call him up to tell him this, he’s wary. “What…
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I’m Becoming a Big Fan of High-School Musicals
These soon-to-be-former "theater geeks" are going to save the business.
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It’s Amazing How Much Fun You Can Have In State Prison
Just ignore the bales of razor wire at the fences.
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Why Pricey ZinZanni is Seattle’s Best Entertainment Buy
It’s spring, and I’m in love. It’s been an intermittent but long-standing affair (we met back in October…
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Children’s Festival Looks Beyond Raffi and Rogers
Brian Faker has demonstrated with his past programming how good kid shows can be.
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Why a Humble Piazza Is a Better Piazza
Four years ago, I saw the first Seattle version of The Light in the Piazza at Intiman. Last…
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ACT Is Up
Along with the melancholy news of yet another regional theater biting the dust (the 30-year-old TAG closed its…
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Too Bad: The Sequel
Last week was the first of a two-part piece on Bad Theater. I’ll confess that this week I’ve…