A Contemporary Theatre Announces Their Central Heating Lab Events

A Contemporary Theatre packs theatre, music ,and dance into a short month with Central Heating Lab events, including the conclusion of Two by Pinter from Shadow & Light Theatre Company and Project 3 from Seattle Dance Project, a musical revue of 80s movies and music in The Soft Rock Kid, and the debut of a new play from David Wiener at the ACT New Play Award.

Shadow & Light Theatre Company: Two by Pinter
January 21-February 7, Fri. and Sat. at 8:00; Sat. and Sun. at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20 or included with ACT Basic Membership
Shadow & Light is a new Seattle theatre company devoted to the works of late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter. Inspired by Oliver Sacks' Awakenings, A Kind of Alaska chronicles one woman's journey from mysterious neurological darkness into tenuous light. In Ashes To Ashes, a seemingly typical domestic conversation between a wife and husband gradually evolves into a haunting meditation on "the banality of evil." The Central Heating Lab is proud to present the first professional staging of Ashes To Ashes in Seattle. Company members include Suzanne Bouchard, Frank Corrado, Kimberly King, and Victor Pappas.

Seattle Dance Project: Project 3
January 29-February 6, Fri. and Sat. at 8:00; Sun. at 2:00 p.m.; Feb 5 at 12:00 noon.
Tickets: $25 or included with ACT Basic Membership
An entirely new work of innovative dance which includes world-premiere choreography by former soloist with New York City Ballet Edwaard Liang and by Kent Stowell, founder and former director of Pacific Northwest Ballet. Also showcased are rock and roll-inspired works by James Canfield, director of Nevada Ballet Theatre, Betsy Cooper, Director of the University of Washington dance department, and a Seattle premiere by Mark Haim.

Mark Siano & The Freedom Dancers: The Soft Rock Kid
February 19-27, Fri. and Sat. at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20 or included with ACT Basic Membership
Are you ready to rock...softly? This music, comedy, and dance troupe has become one of Seattle's most popular and critically acclaimed groups to emerge, routinely packing the house at Re-Bar, chop Suey, and the Triple Door. Now, Mark Siano and The Freedom Dancers land at ACT for their most spectacular show to date. With high-energy moves, enthralling sing-alongs, and pitch-perfect comedic timing, the Soft Rock Kid tells their "origin story" in a parody of the classic 80s film, The Karate Kid.

Washington Ensemble Theatre: The Cosmic Ball
February 20, Sat. at 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 (21 and over), or included with a purchase of tickets to Washington Ensemble Theatre's 6th Annual Gala & Auction, $45.
Join the Washington Ensemble Theatre for The Cosmic Ball, starring Robert Rial's Bakelite 78. Fans of ragtime, blues, jazz, and swing will appreciate the anchoring rhythm section and strong vocals of Bakelite 78 with their unique style that blends Dixieland, blues, proto-country, and cabaret. Complimentary beer and wine available while supplies last. Admission to The Cosmic Ball is included with purchase of tickets to Washington Ensemble Theatre's 6th Annual Gala & Auction.

ACT New Play Award
February 27-28
Tickets: Free!
Each year, we invite playwrights across the country to submit work to a contest juried by local and National Theatre artists. The winning writer receives a personal artist's grant and a two-week workshop of their play culminating in two staged readings. Previous recipients included Yussef El Guindi and Elizabeth Heffron. Join ACT for this year's winning selection, Extraordinary Chambers by David Wiener, and a rare chance to watch a new work take shape. The ACT New Play Award was created in 2005 by Eulaie M. and Carlo Scandiuzzi and is made possible through their generous annual support.

Launched in 2008, The Central Heating Lab at ACT serves as an incubator and catalyst for new works. ACT cultivates, produces, and presents artists working in all performance genres and provides an artistic home for a variety of local performance groups and artists. Relationships develop daily with individual actors, performers and playwrights while established partnerships with groups such as the New Century Theatre Company, Moisture Festival and Icicle Creek Theatre Festival deepen. New programs are added throughout the year.

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