A conversation with Seattle
Less excusable are the cinematic qualities of the piece. This is the kind of play that tries to deliver jump cuts and freeze frames. Most notable are a few rewind and fast-forward sequences in which the cast performs quick, short movements to indicate the compression of time. The jokey self-consciousness is eye-rollingly sophomoric. Continue reading Book-It’s “Financial Lives of the Poets” Stays on the Shelf
Though there are more than 200 prints — photographs of more than 150 people from 20 Seattle theatres — the “Celebration” exhibit from studio Photo Sister is a view through a keyhole at the larger performing arts scene. Keep that in mind as you traverse the exhibit, spread out over three floors of the historic ACT Theatre building. Continue reading A Photography Show Tries to Fit Seattle’s Theatre Scene into the Frame
The Seattle Theater Writers have announced the winners of the 2012 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards. Nominations for the third annual awards were announced on January 15th.
In addition to the standard categories of achievement the group bestowed a special award for Excellence in Playwriting on Kathy Hsieh in recognition of her serial Sex in Seattle. The show consists of about 40 hours of performance over 20 episodes w the final episode was produced last year. Continue reading Gypsy Rose Lee Award-Winners in Local Theatre Announced
The Seattle Theatre Writers have announced nominations for the 2012 Gyspy Rose Lee Awards. The Gypsies are one of three major honors for theatre in Seattle. The others include The Footlight Awards and Theatre Puget Sound’s Gregory Awards. Continue reading Gypsy Rose Lee Nominations Announced
The Theatre Puget Sound “arts incubator” proposal represents, perhaps, a bigger break with Playhouse management past–Cornish replacing Intiman as the singular primary tenant isn’t structurally that different, except for being a college, instead of a theatre)–but it may be a good break. As TPS makes clear, they are not a producing organization, so their management of the Playhouse can be devoted to its maximal usage. Continue reading Theatre Puget Sound and Cornish Vie for Seattle Center Playhouse Lease
Seattle artist Trimpin is back with a multi-sensory performance honoring prisoners at a World War II labor camp. “The Gurs Zyklus” premiered at On the Boards last night and features a collection of Trimpin’s sculptures and art installations, including the intriguing “fire organ”. Continue reading Trimpin’s “The Gurs Zyklus” Blends Sculpture, Theater, and Musical Performance
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The inside show for the serious musical theatre fan has landed in Seattle care of Balagan Theatre and Curly Stache Productions. [Title of Show], that most meta of musicals, began its life eight years ago when Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell decided to submit an entry for the inaugural New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Continue reading [Title of Show] Goes Beyond Meta, Establishing Completely Self-Referential Loop