SCHULER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

by Jay Irwin - March 13, 2025

If you’re at all familiar with the plays of Lauren Yee, Dear Readers, then you know of her delightfully odd situations, rich characters and scintillating dialog. People are still talking about last season’s “Cambodian Rock Band” but my favorite was her “King of the Yees”. Her work brings out the goo...

by Amelia Divine - March 02, 2025

Time Stands Still (by Thalia’s Umbrella), draws you into a carefully crafted, intimate world where the line between audience and observer feels blurred. With a thoughtfully detailed set and a standout performance from its lead actress, this production demonstrates the impact of small-scale storytell...

by Jay Irwin - March 01, 2025

Dear Readers, I love a good play that can make me feel something. Not just tell me a story but immerse me in the subject. One such play is Sarah Ruhl’s “Letters From Max” currently playing at Seattle Public Theater. And while it certainly got to me, the play itself has some accessibility issues I ne...

by Amelia Divine - February 23, 2025

CRAVE, Sarah Kane’s stylistic one-act play, is an uncompromising plunge into the raw, chaotic landscape of human emotion. Now performing at Intiman Theater, this is a 55-minute concept piece that seems to revel in its own disarray. In true avant‐garde fashion, the play introduces us to four enigmati...

by Jay Irwin - February 20, 2025

Dear Readers, if you’re not familiar with the Jason Robert Brown love story, “The Last Five Years” currently being offered from ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre, you could get a bit confused watching it. So be sure to read on to avoid confusion. But for myself, I’ve seen it a few different times. I’ve...

by Jay Irwin - February 13, 2025

Dear Readers, I’m all for a slice of life play showing the inequities in class, race, gender, etc. in the past and spotlighting how far we have not come. Such a play is Pearl Cleage’s “Blues for an Alabama Sky”, currently playing at the Seattle Rep. It’s not a new play; in fact it’s about 30 years o...

by Amelia Divine - February 06, 2025

The legacy of Hamilton needs no rehashing – record sales, Tony wins and nominations, career launches, and undeniable songs. But is that legacy still preserved in the productions that continue to bear its name, or does any further attempt at putting on an official Hamilton show pale in comparison to ...

by Amelia Divine - February 01, 2025

For two men who built grand worlds of myth and magic, LEWIS AND TOLKIEN is a strikingly intimate and deeply human story—not of great battles or epic journeys, but of friendship, regret, and the quiet ache of unspoken words. Now playing at the Taproot Theater, this play, adapted from Colin Duriez’s n...

by Amelia Divine - January 27, 2025

What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of Dial M for Murder at The Village Theater? Read the review here and learn more about The Village Theater's production....

by Amelia Divine - January 19, 2025

Seattle Public Theater’s Where is Here? takes audiences to an unexpected setting—a bleak airport baggage claim—only to eventually veer into the surreal. With performances in English and Persian, this one-woman show written and directed by Naghmeh Samini blends observational comedy, existential musin...