Theater

Arts Story: Forgotten Voices

Arts Story: Forgotten Voices

A world premiere production by a local playwright and actor looks at the history of Black theater in America

Breakout: “History of Theatre: About, By, For and Near” runs from Jan. 28 through Feb. 12 at Kreielsheimer Place, 700 Union St. in Seattle. When actor-playwright Reginald André Jackson started doing workshops for his upcoming play, “History of Theatre: About, By, For and Near,” which looks at the untold stories of African American thespianism, he…

Backstory: Grief and Art

Backstory: Grief and Art

How Elizabeth Coplan turned to play writing to deal with loss

From left, actors Monica Domina and Cristina Key in “Untold 2 Actors,” a “Grief Dialogues” performance directed by Rachel Delmar.

Playwright Danielle Mohlman’s Intimate Theatrical Experiment

Playwright Danielle Mohlman’s Intimate Theatrical Experiment

Over the course of three weeks, 11 different couples will perform her two-person love story 'Nexus' live from their living rooms

Danielle Mohlman

Scott Shoemaker’s 8-Bit Diva Returns in 'Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout!'

Scott Shoemaker’s 8-Bit Diva Returns in ‘Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout!’

This new comedy-cabaret zooms through the arcade icon's checkered past with the penal system

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Unfortunately, due to evolving public health concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout! has been cancelled.  Through 4/11. $25–$35. 7 p.m. Re-bar, downtown; rebarseattle.com  In terms of pop culture notoriety, Ms. Pak-Man is just as famous as any icon of stage…

Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

"Just like that, my entire community lost their jobs."

This is part of a series of personal essays we’re calling Stories from Seattle, contributed by our community and designed to show how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the lives of Seattleites. Want to share your story, coping mechanisms, wildest ideas? We’d love to hear. Please email: chelsea.lin@tigeroak.com. On April 5, I was planning to leave Seattle for…

This Week in Seattle Shows: John Cameron Mitchell, ‘The Children’ at Seattle Rep and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: John Cameron Mitchell, ‘The Children’ at Seattle Rep and More

What are you still doing here? Go buy some tickets.

R. Hamilton Wright and Carmen Roman in ‘The Children’ at Seattle Rep

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sara Porkalob’s Café Nordo Thriller, Solo Dance at On the Boards and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sara Porkalob’s Café Nordo Thriller, Solo Dance at On the Boards and More

I want to see satisfying comeuppance, dystopian satire and more dance than one heart can handle

Grupo Corpo

Comeuppance in Four Courses, Served at Café Nordo

Comeuppance in Four Courses, Served at Café Nordo

The Victorian patriarchy gets its due in this new thriller by Sara Porkalob

The cast of ‘The Angel in the House’

The Many Sides of Susan Lieu, Actor, Activist and Game-Changing Producer

The Many Sides of Susan Lieu, Actor, Activist and Game-Changing Producer

The ambitious writer/performer's expanded solo show ‘Over 140 Pounds’ headlines ACT’s Solo Performance Festival

Lieu on stage in ‘140 Lbs’

This Week in Seattle Shows: 'Fleabag,' ACT’s Solo Fest and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘Fleabag,’ ACT’s Solo Fest and More

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel less alone in your failure to adult

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in ‘Fleabag’

DIY Opera ‘#adulting’ Explores Growing Up, the Seattle Way

DIY Opera ‘#adulting’ Explores Growing Up, the Seattle Way

With an eclectic score and absurdist humor, Lowbrow Opera Collective makes fringe theater out of their own lives

The cast of #adulting

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sarah Galvin, Elby Brosch and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sarah Galvin, Elby Brosch and More

Gear up for a week full of experimental craziness and journalistic excellence

Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘She Loves Me’ at Village Theatre, Natasha Marin’s Book Launch and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘She Loves Me’ at Village Theatre, Natasha Marin’s Book Launch and More

Four standout local arts events you shouldn’t miss

Allison Standley in ‘She Loves Me’ at Village Theatre

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