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Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre Makes a Comeback with a World Premiere
by Joshua Wright - October 11, 2024
After closing its doors in 2023, Seattle’s beloved Book-It Repertory Theatre is making a surprising return. The theatre, known for bringing literary works to life on stage for over three decades, has been revived by its original founders, Jane Jones and Myra Platt. However, this new chapter comes wi...
Theatre Puget Sound To Remain Open; Board Of Trustees To Vote Against Closure Of 27-Year-Old Organization
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2024
Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) will remain open after overcoming financial struggles. The Board of Trustees voted against closure, thanks to successful negotiations and the #SAVETPS Campaign....
Cast and Creative Team Set For FAT HAM at Seattle Rep
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2024
Seattle Rep has announced the cast and creative team for their upcoming production of Fat Ham, a reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet set at a Southern Black family cookout....
SNOWED IN Comes to ArtsWest This Month
by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2023
This holiday season, ArtsWest will present the world premiere of Snowed In, a new holiday musical by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest Artistic Director Mathew Wright. ...
Seattle Shakespeare Company's Announces Co-Director and Change of Dates For THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2023
Seattle Shakespeare Company announces a change of dates for their production of 'Merry Wives' and introduces a new co-director....
Book-It Theatre to Close its Doors After Final Season Show
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 28, 2023
Recovery from the pandemic and a business model that doesn’t work in today’s environment are at the core of Book-It Repertory Theatre’s decision this week to cancel production planning of its 2023/24 season....
Seattle's Book-It Theatre Will Close After 33 Years
by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2023
Recovery from the pandemic and a business model that doesn't work in this environment are at the core of Book-It Repertory Theatre's decision this week to cancel production planning of its 2023/24 season.
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Review: SOLARIS at Book-It Repertory Theatre
by Jay Irwin - June 20, 2023
One thing that can be said about Book-It Repertory Theatre, Dear Readers, is that they know how to surprise and thrill. Their 2016 productions of “The Brothers K” still live rent free in my head. So, when I heard they were tackling a novel such as Stanislaw Lem’s “Solaris”, currently playing at the ...
Book-It Welcomes Interim Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2023
Book-It Repertory Theatre has announced Kelly Kitchens as its Interim Artistic Director. Kitchens takes over for Gus Menary, who was Artistic Director from 2019-2023, and will be relocating to Chicago after directing Solaris, the final show in Book-It’s 2022-2023 Season....
Book-It Repertory Theatre Welcomes Kelly Kitchens As Interim Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023
Book-It Repertory Theatre has announced Kelly Kitchens as its Interim Artistic Director. Kitchens takes over for Gus Menary, who was Artistic Director from 2019-2023, and will be relocating to Chicago after directing Solaris, the final show in Book-It's 2022-2023 Season.
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Past Shows
Solaris
6/14 - 7/9/2023
For the scientists aboard the space station orbiting Solaris, the strange new planet is a manifestation of their life’s work – a dream come true. ...
Austen Unbound
11/30 - 12/18/2022
Austen Unbound is Book-It Repertory Theatre’s first long-form improvised play. At each performance of this show, the ensemble will create an entirely new story, set ...
2020-21 Audio Book-It Season Subscription
10/28 - 6/30/2021
Bold adaptations of extraordinary stories brought to you in an all-audio format. 5 brand new shows to experience, enjoy, and count on. Share a subscription ...
Childfinder - Audio Play
10/28 - 6/30/2021
Barbara is a telepath who walked away from the organization that was exploiting her gift for finding children with psychic potential. But now they've come ...
Mañanaland - Audio Play
2/1 - 6/30/2021
In a lyrical and warmhearted adventure for the whole family, we meet a boy who wants to grow up faster than his Papá is ready ...
The Canterville Ghost - Audio Play
12/8 - 6/30/2021
Oscar Wilde, one of our favorite wits and celebrated scoundrels, gives us an hilarious satire at the intersection of American and British sensibilities. Full of ...
The Effluent Engine - Audio Play
4/1 - 6/30/2021
The masterful N.K. Jemisin weaves an intriguing spy thriller with a thread of steampunk and a touch of Sapphic romance. Lush, daring, and sultry, this ...
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes - Audio Play
5/15 - 6/30/2021
In 1893, the British public was horrified to learn that Sherlock Holmes had perished in a deadly struggle with the arch-criminal, Professor Moriarty, at Reichenbach ...
Possum Magic
4/1 - 5/30/2021
Hush loves being invisible! She can be squashed by koalas, slide down kangaroos, and stay safe from snakes. It’s a great life—until Hush realizes that, ...
Koala Lou
2/1 - 4/30/2021
Koala Lou loves being an older sibling, but misses having her mother all to herself. She decides to sign-up for the gum tree climbing event ...
Dreamers
1/2 - 3/3/2021
The Reader’s Theatre script will be in Spanish, English, and a bilingual version (pronunciation support video provided). “Books became our language. Books became our home. ...
Octopus Stew
10/15 - 12/31/2020
Superhero-loving Ramsey and his grandmother are in for a giant adventure when they attempt to cook up a family favorite, octopus stew. Based on the ...
The Turn of the Screw
2/12 - 3/8/2020
By Douglas Jones. Based on the novella by Henry James. Genuine chills are provided in this tale of a governess, left in charge of a ...
Howl's Moving Castle
11/29 - 12/29/2019
Myra Platt; lyrics: Justin Huertas; music: Justin Huertas....
Everything is Illuminated
9/11 - 10/6/2019
adapt: Jonathan Safran Foer from Simon Block; dir: Aaron Posner....
The Picture of Dorian Gray
6/6 - 7/1/2018
Decadent Victorian London: The socialite Lord Henry seduces the beautifully boyish Dorian Gray, into a double life of pleasure, murder and excess. Unlike Lord Henry, ...
The Maltese Falcon
2/8 - 4/2/2018
adapt: Jane Jones, Kevin McKeon from Jane Jones, Kevin McKeon; dir: Jane Jones. Nordo's Culinarium:...
Welcome To Braggsville
6/7 - 7/2/2017
adapt: Josh Aaseng, Daemond Arrindell from T. Geronimo Johnson; dir: Josh Aaseng. World Premiere...
A Movable Feast
2/8 - 3/26/2017
adapt: Jane Jones, Judd Parkin from Ernest Hemmingway; music: Annastasia Workman; dir: Jane Jones....
The Brothers K, Part One: Joy to the Wordl!
5/3 - 6/26/2016
adapt: Myra Platt from David James Duncan; dir: Myra Platt....
The Brothers K, Part Two: The Left Stuff
5/10 - 6/26/2016
adapt: Myra Platt from David James Duncan; dir: Myra Platt....
Emma
12/2 - 1/3/2016
Emma (or Emma: A Play in Two Acts about Emma Goldman, American Anarchist, its full title) is a play by historian and playwright Howard Zinn ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
9/22 - 10/18/2015
adapt: Jane Jones from Raymond Carver; dir: Jane Jones....
Slaughterhouse-Five
6/9 - 7/3/2015
For tickets and more information, visit the website....
Little Bee
4/22 - 5/17/2015
adapt: Myra Platt; dir: Myra Platt....
The Dog of the South
2/11 - 3/8/2015
adapt: Jane Jones; dir: Jane Jones....
Center Theatre:
6/5 - 7/13/2014
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay adapt: Jeff Schwager; dir: Myra Platt....
Truth Like the Sun
4/23 - 5/18/2014
adapt: Jane Jones; dir: Jane Jones. World Premiere...
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus
2/12 - 3/9/2014
Center Theatre: adapt: David Quicksall; dir: David Quicksall....
Circumbendibus: Jesus' Son
11/5 - 11/24/2013
West of Lenin: adapt: Jeff Schwager; dir: Josh Aaseng....
She's Come Undone
9/18 - 10/13/2013
adapt: Kelly Kitchens; dir: Kelly Kitchens....
The Financial Lives of the Poets
6/1 - 6/10/2013
Jones Playhouse at the University of Washington: - adapt: Myra Platt; dir: Myra Platt....
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4/16 - 5/12/2013
Center Theatre at the Armory: - adapt: Jane Jones, Judd Parkin; dir: Jane Jones....
Anna Karenina
2/5 - 3/3/2013
Center Theatre at the Armory: - adapt: Kevin McKeon; dir: Mary Machala....
Novel Workshop Series
1/17 - 1/20/2013
Jones Playhouse at the University of Washington: -...
The Art of Racing in the Rain
4/17 - 5/13/2012
dir: Linda Whitney. State Theater:...
Prairie Nocturne
2/7 - 3/4/2012
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