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Tradition Advances in StrawShop’s Douglass Paasch Puppet Playhouse

StefanDW — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:00:51 +0000

Beyond the fringes of Seattle’s scrappy theatre scene there is a tiny but vibrant puppetry community. For many years, the most successful member of that community was Douglas Paasch, a homegrown artist who spent much of his career making magic at Seattle Children’s Theatre. Last weekend, Strawberry Theatre Workshop honored Paasch’s legacy with a showcase of … Continue reading →

Strawshop’s This Land is a Timely but Slow Land

StefanDW — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:43:26 +0000

Despite its pacing, the run of Strawshop’s Woody Guthrie pageant is prescient in its timeliness. Between these qualities we are left with an important show with interest that is social, political and artistic but in need of help as entertainment.

At Strawshop’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist, the Choice is Yours

Courtney Meaker — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:37:49 +0000

With recent news including SPD pepper-spraying a Queer Fucking Queers gathering, despite little evidence of violent behaviorfrom participants, and shutting the press and public out of an SPD-related community discussion, claiming the hall was full (it was not), Strawberry Theatre Workshop's Accidental Death of an Anarchist is nothing if not apropos.

Yearning for Warmth, Companionship & Gold at Strawshop’s The Bells

StefanDW — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:53:50 +0000

Competent acting and clever design make for a pleasant evening at Capitol Hill’s Erickson theatre with a tale of deeds done in the land of the midnight sun. In The Bells Theresa Rebeck takes us to a late 19th century Alaskan hamlet withering away on what little booze and memories remain from the gold rush.

In Jazz News, a Charlie Brown Holiday Benefit at Strawshop

Michael van Baker — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:23:11 +0000

You think you have to start planning for Christmas early–Strawberry Theatre Workshop‘s Greg Carter was kicking around holiday-themed ideas back in June. The advance planning has paid off with a benefit performance by the Jose Gonzales Trio of the music from A Charlie Brown Christmas. The Peanuts-flavored magic happens at the Erickson Theatre Off Broadway … Continue reading →

Why Inherit the Wind? Why Here? Why Now?

Michael van Baker — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:55:43 +0000

Where their recent Laramie Project came to bruised, bleeding life onstage, this Inherit the Wind (through October 8 at Erickson Theatre Off Broadway; tickets: $30, $15 students/seniors, Thurs. half-price) only occasionally feels charged by a long-festering conflict. Though the play contains a famous line about journalism afflicting the comfortable, this production goes down remarkably easily in the company of fellow liberals.