Beloved Holiday Tradition A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To ACT
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024
ACT Contemporary Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the 49th year of the beloved theatrical classic, A Christmas Carol. Originally adapted for the stage in 1976 by ACT founder Gregory Falls, this season's production will see the return of Seattle actor Darragh Kennan in the iconic role of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Review: THE LOWER DEPTHS at the Erickson Theater
by Shelley Dean - Feb 10, 2024
This weekend, Intiman Theatre and The Seagull Project opened their outstanding, heart-wrenching, and purposefully uncomfortable production of Maxim Gorky’s The Lower Depths. Housed at the Erickson Theater, the extremely cohesive 14-person cast takes the audience on a journey that is intertwined with effective social commentary and award-worthy performances.
Review: FELLOW PASSENGERS from Strawberry Theatre Workshop
by Jay Irwin - Dec 4, 2023
It’s the holiday season, Dear Readers, and you know what that means. Myriad productions of “A Christmas Carol” in the area. Just to name a few, there’s the old, trusty standby production out at ACT. And last week I saw an amazing one man “Christmas Carol” performed by the incredible Allen Fitzpatrick. But today we’re going to talk about “Fellow Passengers” from Strawberry Theatre Workshop currently performing at 12th Avenue Arts. Yes, it’s “A Christmas Carol”, but this adaptation by Greg Carter is so much more, and absolutely blew me away.
Intiman Announces Cast And Tickets For THE NICETIES
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2023
]Intiman Theatre has announced that Amy Thone and Varinique 'V' Davis will co-star in the Seattle premiere production of The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess, directed by Sheila Daniels and associate director Jasmine Lomax. The play will be staged in the round at the Erickson Theatre (1524 Harvard Ave. Seattle WA 98122) as part of Intiman's residency at Seattle Central College, showing April 18-29, 2023. All ticket tiers are now available.
Review: HISTORY OF THEATRE: ABOUT, BY, FOR, AND NEAR at ACT Theatre
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - Feb 3, 2023
A new work by ACT Theatre and the Hansberry Project, HISTORY OF THEATRE: ABOUT, BY, FOR, and NEAR will take you on a journey through time and space to meet the people who forged the foundations for Blacks in theater. The show dispels myths about minstrelsy, delves into the hows and whys of black face, and covers key players of early theater in America. Unheard voices are released, forgotten stars are remembered, and a rich legacy is revealed.
HISTORY OF THEATRE: ABOUT, BY, FOR, AND NEAR World Premiere to be Presented at ACT This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2023
With 2023 comes ACT’s 47th World Premiere play, History of Theatre: About, By, For, and Near, a boldly theatrical, thought-provoking exploration of the lives of those who’ve paved the way for the American theatre we have today.
Intiman Theatre To Present THE NICETIES, April 18-29, 2023
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 21, 2022
This spring, Intiman Theatre will produce the Seattle premiere of The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess. Frequent Intiman collaborator and former Associate Director Sheila Daniels will direct and Seattle favorite Amy Thone will co-star. Additional casting information will be released this winter.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at ACT
by Jay Irwin - Dec 10, 2021
Dear Readers, let’s set the way-back machine to 1976, when a fledgling theater, ACT, put up their inaugural production of “A Christmas Carol”. Now I don’t know if I was at that one, but I very clearly remember being taken to the theater at around 7 or 8 years old to see “A Christmas Carol” at ACT when they were still down in Queen Anne. I remember being awe struck by the wizardry they could create on stage. Leaning over to my mom and asking, “How did that ghost just walk through the wall?” and my mom, being a good theater Mom saying, “Shhh, I’ll tell you after.” And thus began my love for theater. Now, several decades and one hiatus due to the pandemic later and ACT is back with that staple of holiday fare. And it’s just as magical as it ever was with a few updates to keep it up to the times.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Will Return to ACT's Stage Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 23, 2021
Scrooge is about to have the most spirited night of his life! The magic of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens' classic story of redemption and charity, comes to life as ACT - A Contemporary Theatre presents the timeless tale on stage.
Seattle Shakespeare Presents TO WOO - A SHAKESPEARE VALENTINE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2021
At a time when all of us could use a little bit more open heartedness, Seattle Shakespeare Company has created a collection of Shakespeare's songs, scenes, and sonnets to celebrate love and Valentine's Day. To Woo – A Shakespeare Valentine is a free, 30-minute view on demand video to share with loved ones that will be available from February 12-14, 2021.
2019 Gypsy Rose Lee Award Winners Announced
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2020
Seattle Theater Writers Seattle's theater reviewers circle announces the Winners of Excellence in Seattle theatrical productions. Spanning dozens of theater companies and productions, from large and prominent to small and humble, the Gypsy Rose Lee Awards honor the excellence found across the area.
UW School of Drama Reimagines Shakespeare in ROMEO AND JULES
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2019
The University of Washington School of Drama will present Romeo and Jules, a gender-expansive reimagining of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, featuring a large cast of undergraduates from across the UW-Seattle campus community, April 17 - 28 in the Jones Playhouse at UW.