This Week in Performance: Weekend of January 10th, 2014
The return of our weekly performance spotlight.
Inside MAP’s Soft Click of a Switch: Tilling the Soil
José Amador embeds himself in MAP’s Soft Click of a Switch and reveals the inner workings of the rehearsal process.
Seattle Fringe Festival 2013: An Abbreviated Guide for the Curious
Just because we won’t be able to see as many productions at this year’s Fringe Festival as we want, doesn’t mean you have to miss out over the next couple of days. Jose Amador comments on the schedule and makes suggestions based on what looks intriguing.
Seattle Fringe Festival Capsule Reviews
José Amador offers his reviews of three productions taking place during this year’s Seattle Fringe Festival.
Inside MAP’s Soft Click of a Switch: Alone Together Through Thick and Thin
Meet Peggy Gannon and Brandon Ryan, together they are the driving force behind MAP Theater (formerly Man Alone Productions). MAP is one of…
Annex Theatre’s The Half Brothers Brand Old-Time Variety Show
There is a lot about The Half Brothers’ Old Time Variety Show, the Seattle-based bluegrass trio’s recent late night production at Annex Theatre, that evokes the spirit of Woody Guthrie, the late folk singer. For their part, the trio balance their fond homage to “old-timey music” with a healthy amount of modern sensibility.
Sound Theater’s The Wild Party
As director Corey McDaniel notes in his introduction, Joseph MoncureMarch’s poem The Wild Party was originally banned for its “exploration of pleasure, sex, decadence, violence, race, prohibition and all that pushed the boundaries of society.” The Sound Theater Company production of the musical based on this work does not shy away from most of it.
Theater Schmeater’s Game Show
A typical summer offering from Theater Schmeater’s latter end of its production run. What’s notable about this one, a game show wedded to a hoary showbiz story, is that it will be the final production presented in the former parking-lot-turned-theater.
Gender Rocked: A Conversation With The Women Behind These Streets
By the time of this writing, it would be pretty remarkable if you haven’t heard about Sarah Rudinoff and Gretta Harley’s These Streets, the creative duo’s new rock music theatrical experience that is opening at ACT.The scale of their promotional effort is as impressive as everything else about the project. This is due, in no small part, to the women behind the project, with whom The Seattle Star’s José Amador had an opportunity to have a discussion.
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