Village Theatre Presents DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER Live On Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 24, 2024
Village Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of Dial M for Murder, an adaptation of the Frederick Knott play brimming with more unexpected turns and diabolical plot twists than Hitchcock's timeless film version.
Review: BLITHE SPIRIT at Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - Dec 5, 2024
Dear Readers, I do love a good farce. That rollicking romp with oodles of physical comedy and improbable situations. Combine that with a good comedy of manners and it’s gold. What that spells is Noël Coward’s classic “Blithe Spirit” and lucky for us, it’s playing at the Seattle rep. And while there were a few little hiccups, the show is a laugh riot!
Review: POTUS at ACT Theatre
by Jay Irwin - Sep 13, 2024
Dear Readers, there is nothing like live theater, especially when it all comes together. And even though Selina Fillinger’s hilarious play “POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive”, currently playing at ACT, cannot claim that it ALL came together (especially last night, but we’ll get to that), what did come together was comedy gold even with (and sometimes including) that little hiccup.
Hammond Play LIVING INCOGNEGRO To Be Filmed In Port Townsend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2024
Award-winning playwright Gin Hammond's show LIVING INCOGNEGRO returns to Port Townsend to be filmed with a live audience at Key City Public Theatre. Performances will be shot on the last two days of July.
Full Team Announced For Seattle Shakespeare's HENRY IV
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2023
Rehearsals began last week for Seattle Shakespeare Company's spring production of Drum and Colours: Henry IV, which runs this spring from March 14 to April 9. The presentation is an adapted version of both parts of Henry IV featuring an all-BIPOC cast and production team.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN HARLEM Comes to Pittsburgh Public Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2023
Adapted and directed by Resident Director Justin Emeka, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN HARLEM infuses the familiar tale with Black and African culture and traditions. This groundbreaking production is set in an urban dreamscape influenced by the art, music, and legacy of Harlem.
ZEN AND THE ART OF AN ANDROID BEATDOWN Opens Book-It's Hybrid Season This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2021
This searing short story by acclaimed contemporary author Tochi Onyebuchi (he/him) delves into the intricacies of identity and who gets to decide what that means for you. Adapted and directed by Book-It favorite, Gin Hammond (she/her), this story is the perfect vehicle for her audio drama expertise and creativity.
Book-It Repertory Theatre Blends Tradition of Narrative Theatre and Audio Books for Special Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2020
Book-It Repertory Theatre (Book-It) is pleased to announce its 2020-2021 season of online audio dramas, scheduled to begin October 28. For 31 years, Book-It has been transforming great literature into great theatre, and inspiring audiences to read. In this strange and challenging time across the world, Book-It looks forward to a season of much-needed connectivity and creativity.
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.