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| Ecce Faustus cast members (Annie Paladino) |
This month brings company-devised works on classics, a
couple of world premieres, farce and other comic material. There should be
something sweet to see for just about everyone.
Buzzer, ACT Theatre co-production with AJ Epstein
Presents, 2/2-21/16
Jackson went to all the right schools, has the perfect job,
an amazing girlfriend, and they've just moved into a high-end, newly remodeled apartment
building in his old neighborhood. Except Jackson's old hood is being completely
overhauled into a place that's barely recognizable and going home again has its
drawbacks.
Do It for Umma, Annex Theatre, 2/2-17/16 (Tue/Wed)
A surreal comic detective story. The ghost of Hannah's
recently deceased mother returns to haunt the Korean convenience store she once
ran with an iron fist, shaming, cajoling, and needling her daughter into
avenging her extremely suspicious death. New play by (local) Seayoung Yim.
Teatro Zinzanni: Be Italian, 2/4/16-6/12/16
Follow one New Jersey family's antics as they work to
resurrect their deceased patriach's famous Italian restaurant only to be foiled
by an unexpected arranged marriage! Mix in trophy wives with psychic powers,
handymen that fix more than lights, a Chinese chef that's waiting to take
flight, and things get ZinZanni'ed quick! Returning Zinzanni vets Christine
Deaver and Joe De Paul keep the funny coming.
The Dead Man On The
Drug Store Floor, Rendevous JewelBox,
2/4-7/16
A courtroom cabaret tells the true Seattle story of the
rowdy rise and tragic fall of the relationship between theater impresario and
gambling kingpin, John Considine & former Seattle Police Chief William
Meredith, circa 1901.
Ecce Faustus, Akropolis Performance Lab, 2/5-27/16
This is a company-devised event revolving around the Faust legend
and its reverberations in the world today. Imagine Faust selling his soul to
the devil and reaping both the pinnacle of his success and the simultaneous moment
he must fulfill his promise, and surrender his life.
Weird Romance, STAGEright, 2/5/16-2/20/16 (at Hugo
House)
An Alan Menkin musical based on two tales of speculative
fiction right out of the Twilight Zone.
A science fiction double feature exploring love stories outside of time and
space, and even the physical body.
Communicating Doors,
Phoenix Theatre, 2/5-28/16
Alan Ayckbourn fans should get out to see this fun sci-fi
fantasy. Set in the near future, a prostitute flees for her life through a
hotel communicating door only to find herself 20 years in the past. Stalked by
the killer in the present and the past, the opportunity to alter time for the
better puts the lives of three women at stake.
In the Next Room or
the vibrator play, Burien Actors
Theatre, 2/12/16-3/6/16
Dr. Givings isn’t sure exactly how the vibrators help the women he treats, but they keep coming back for more. The only woman he won’t treat is his own wife, who longs to connect with him, but not electrically. One of Sarah Ruhl’s best plays.
Dr. Givings isn’t sure exactly how the vibrators help the women he treats, but they keep coming back for more. The only woman he won’t treat is his own wife, who longs to connect with him, but not electrically. One of Sarah Ruhl’s best plays.
Julia, On The Boards, 2/12-14/16
Brazilian theater artist Christiane Jatahy will be visiting
Seattle with an updated version of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. The story of class, love, sex, death, is updated to
contemporary Rio de Janeiro. The piece is in Portuguese with English surtitles.
Romeo + Juliet, Seattle Immersive Theatre, 2/18/16-3/18/16 (at the old Tower Records)
The company has re-imagined the classic tale of star-crossed
lovers for a modern audience. Non-traditional casting and gender-bending puts a
contemporary spin on Shakespeare’s seminal classic while staying true to the
original text. Tickets include free-flowing champagne over the course of the
evening, as well as complimentary, tray-passed hors-d’oeuvres.
9 to 5 The Musical,
Seattle Musical Theatre,
2/18/16-3/6/16
Based on the seminal 20th Century Fox hit film. Set in the
late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era
is outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic. Pushed to the
boiling point, three female co-workers concoct a plan to get even with the
sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical jerk they call their boss. In a
hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest
fantasy - giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains "otherwise
engaged," the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control
of the company that had always kept them down.
Annapurna, Theatre22, 2/19/16-3/12/16 (at 12th
Ave Arts)
Off the grid and barely hanging on, Ulysses unexpectedly
finds his wife, Emma, at his trailer door. It's been 20 years since their
marriage was torn apart by a horrific event that Ulysses can't remember and
Emma can't forget. Passionate, funny, fierce, it is the impossibility of
scaling a mountain of strife that makes the climb so seductive.
Can't Talk Right Now,
Theatre22, 2/23,24/16, 3/1,2,7,9/16,
at 12th Ave Arts
Written by local playwright Scotto Moore, the play is about Amanda,
the host of a late night radio show, who finds a 20-year-old answering machine
in a thrift shop, and is captivated by the cryptic and anxious messages on the
device. She sets out to unravel the mystery of the voicemails, searching for
the woman who left them and the woman who never heard them - and discovering
the unlikely impact they had on each other's lives.
Brooklyn Bridge, Seattle
Children’s Theatre, 2/25/16-3/20/16
Fifth-grade latch-key child Sasha struggles to write a
report on the Brooklyn Bridge, so she works up the courage to break her
mother’s rules and venture out of their apartment for help. There, in view of
the magnificent bridge, she discovers a diverse collection of neighbors, each
special in their own way but alike in their deep good-heartedness.
Duchess of Malfi, GreenStage, 2/26/16-3/19/16 (at North
Seattle College Stage One)
John Webster wrote the play in 1612-13. “Hard Bard” brings
old plays to life with the adage: when the script calls for blood, GreenStage
thinks more is better. The Duchess of
Malfi is a tale of love, power, class differences, corruption, cruelty, and
revenge.
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