WHEN YOU WISH UPON A PIZZA Comes to King County Parks
By: Julie Musbach Jul. 03, 2018
The 14/48 Projects is headed back to Seattle parks once again this summer with When You Wish Upon A Pizza. Written by Amy Escobar and directed by Monica Galarneau, this new play will be performed FREE in parks around Seattle starting July 14, 2018.
When Pat makes a wish upon their personal pan pizza, the Fairy Goudamother sends them tumbling into the pizza box and on to a grand adventure through the Magic Kingdough, where they meet classic storybook characters with a cheesy twist. Pat goes on a journey of discovery where they learn about responsibility, family and love with pizza puns and plenty of fun.
When asked about the inspiration behind the play, playwright Escobar says, "I wanted to tell an original story with all the trappings of your classic storybook adventure. Instead of simply re-telling fairy tales that are often problematic, I focused on creating a new play that was conscious of gendered language and inclusive while still bringing in those familiar characters and tropes. I also wanted to write something with gnomes and pizza puns, because writing is a solitary endeavor and it's more fun with cheese puns."
When You Wish Upon A Pizza embraces the collaborative, improvisational style The 14/48 Projects has perfected over years of free family performances in the parks, and combines veteran performers and newcomers alike. This summer's cast features Katie Jasper, Geb Brown, Alysha Curry, Rachel Delmar, Cristin Fenzel, Blake Simpson, and Zenaida Smith. Costumes designed by Corinne Magin.
Schedule of performances:
- July 14 & 15, 2018 @ 2pm - Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival - Volunteer Park
- July 21, 2018 @ 5pm - Salmon Bay Park
- July 22, 2018 @ 5pm - Ballard Commons Park
- July 25, 2018 @ 6pm - Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
- July 28, 2018 @ 5pm - Othello Park
- July 29, 2018 @ 5pm - Pritchard Beach
- August 4, 2018 @ 5pm - Roxhill Park
- August 5, 2018 @ 5pm - Highland Park Playground
- August 12, 2018 @ 2pm - HJ Carroll Park, Chimacum
- August 18, 2018 @ 5pm - Powell Barnett Park
All performances are FREE and open to the public. Donations to support the artists are accepted and encouraged. More information at http://www.the1448projects.org/14-48-parks-show
When You Wish Upon A Pizza is supported in part by a generous grant from 4Culture.
The 14/48 Projects: Season Five
The 14/48 Projects is in the middle of its fifth season producing 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival, Theater Anonymous, and other collaborative artistic events. The 14/48 Projects continues to develop an international network of 14/48 Festivals, and recently partnered with 14/48: UK for 14/48: Takeover with professional artists producing scripts written by students simultaneously in three locations in the US and Great Britain. We continue to support 14/48: HS, an entirely student-run festival, and are in the middle of a five-year production agreement with ACT Theater, making our signature festival a cornerstone of the ACTLab program. Our Partner Project program continues to support new work by festival veterans all around Seattle, most recently Infinity Box Theater Projects' Centrifuge 2. The 14/48 Projects is led by President Jodi-Paul Wooster and Executive Director Shawn Belyea.
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