Since the Spring of 2013, Jennifer Jasper’s Family Affair has occupied the third Wednesday of each month in the Rendezvous’s intimate Jewel … Continue reading For better or worse, Family Affair feels like, yes, family
Back in March Seattle actor, producer, and all-around man of the theatre Tyrone Brown noticed that his mother, Beverly, was calling more often. In fact, she called him every evening just to make sure he made it home safely. Tyrone is 41 and has been getting himself home safely for some time now. What had changed was the killing of Trayvon Martin, which highlighted the dangers of being a young black man in American today. Continue reading For Hoodies Up!, a “Seattle Seven” of Trayvon Martin Stories
Tonight marks the opening of the fifth installment of Solo Performance Festival down at Theatre off Jackson, which runs through May 7. The festival is a little sparser than last year, but the programming is tighter. It kicks off tonight with the inimitable Lauren Weedman, an LA-by-way-of-Seattle performer, in No…You Shut Up!, which explores adoption. (Don’t let that touchy-feely description fool you–Weedman’s amazing.)
Local fave Terri Weagant (who not so long ago owned a production of the solo show to end ’em all, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe) presents a original piece, Karaoke Suicide is Painless, “a multimedia karaoke comedy that explores the correlation between air guitar and personal choice.” Continue reading Solo Performance Fest #5 Kicks Off at Theatre Off Jackson
