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| Scott Shoemaker as Ms. Pak-Man (Doug McLaughlin) |
Seattle Fringe
Festival has changed its annual timing to March and has a robust line-up
that may cause you to binge on short shows like candy! Other offerings include
glimpses into inner city friendships, the struggle of a deaf boy in a hearing
world, musical delights, and local writing. Get out your calendars. It’s time
to schedule March plays!
Milk Like Sugar,
ArtsWest, 3/2-25/17
On Annie's sixteenth birthday, her friends have decided to
help her celebrate with a brand new tattoo. While there, one offhandedly reveals
she’s pregnant. This humorous yet probing script peers into teens, friendships,
inner city unhappiness, and choices that can last a lifetime.
Ms. Pak-Man: On My
Last Heart!, Scott Shoemaker, 3/2-4/17 and 3/9-11/17 (at Rebar)
This original production is the third installment of the successful
Ms. Pak-Man series. Watch this world-renowned video game superstar of the 1980s
pop power pills while she shares scandalous songs and stories about her life
and loves—glitches and all. She sings! She dances! She drinks! She might black
out! There’s a chance she won’t remember the show, but you will!
Tribes, ACT
Theatre, 3/3-26/17
Billy was born deaf into a hearing family and was raised
inside its fiercely idiosyncratic and politically incorrect cocoon. He has
adapted brilliantly to his family's unconventional ways, but they've never
bothered to return the favor. It's not until he meets Sylvia, a young woman on
the brink of deafness, that he finally understands what it means to be
understood.
Macbett, Ghost
Light Theatricals, 3/10-25/17
Written shortly after World War II and sharply satirical and
tragically dark, playwright Ionesco rips Shakespeare apart in Macbett. Lady Duncan tries to convince
him to overthrow King Duncan. After all - isn’t the king terrible? Shouldn’t we
replace him? Ambition, success, corruption and excess color the world, and as
Macbett ascends to the throne, his grip on reality and his life grows looser.
Yankee Pickney, Theater
Schmeater, 3/10/17-4/1/17 (World Premiere)
Local writer Jehan Osanyin performs a solo piece about a
young Jamaican woman trying to assimilate into both the African American and
the White American cultures, spinning a tale that stretches back centuries yet
is as contemporary as today’s headlines.
The Unsinkable Molly
Brown, Showtunes Theatre Company, 3/11-12/17 (at Benaroya Hall)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown celebrates the spirit of an
American woman who emerged from the backwoods of Colorado, danced her way
through the ballrooms of the world's elite, and survived the sinking of the
Titanic. This unique staging features six different actors playing Molly across
her long and spectacular life.
A Proper Place,
Village Theatre, Issaquah: 3/16/17-4/23/17, Everett: 4/28/17-5/21/17
After a successful developmental presentation during
Festival of New Musicals, this show is now being mounted on Village Theatre’s
main stage. Downton Abbey meets Gilligan’s Island in this new musical
based on J.M. Barrie’s play, The
Admirable Crichton. It’s 1902, and Lord Loam’s family outing has gone
horribly awry, landing the family on a deserted island. Stranded alone, their
trusty system of societal hierarchy begins to slip away as their only hope for
survival turns out to be the know-how of the lowly butler. A class clash with a
dash of romance.
26 Miles, Latino
Theatre Projects. 3/16/17-4/8/17 (at West of Lenin)
Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegria Hudes writes about Olivia,
estranged from her Cuban-American mother for eight years and involuntarily torn
apart by a nasty custody dispute. Alone, scared and violently throwing up, she
calls her mother who impetuously kidnaps the 15 yr old and takes her on a road
trip to Yellowstone. In the process, we get to know this broken family and the
ways they been loved and wounded.
Dry Powder,
Seattle Repertory Theatre, 3/17/17-4/16/17
Rick, a private equity firm CEO, creates a PR nightmare when
he throws himself an extravagant engagement party after forcing massive
layoffs. Seth, one of Rick's managing directors, tries to rectify the situation
by pursuing a luggage company ready to be taken to the next level. But Jenny,
Seth's counterpart at the firm, suggests a countermove that relies on leveling
it. The game is on in Sarah Burgess' razor-sharp play about the price of
success and the real cost of getting the deal done.
Seedfolks, Seattle
Childrens’ Theatre, 3/23/17-4/16/17 (ages 8 and up)
9-year-old Kim plants a few lima beans in an abandoned lot
in inner-city Cleveland from which astonishing social reform grows. With each
person motivated to add to and nurture the garden, the world transforms—crime
is thwarted, tolerance, generosity and friendship are spread. Those few small beans develop into a powerful
force of change.
Seattle Fringe
Festival, 3/23/17-4/1/17 (at various venues)
Theatre, Dance, Improv, Burlesque, Musical, Opera, Drag
Performance, Solo Performance, Experimental, Clown, and Performance Art. 2017 shows will be presented at Eclectic
Theater and four Theatre Puget Sound venues (located on the 1st and 4th floors
of the Seattle Center Armory). New in 2017, we have added a special FringeProv
series to bring Seattle’s robust Improv scene to Fringe audiences! All shows
run 30-90 minutes. All tickets are between $10-$15.
Bad Panda,
Fantastic.Z, 3/23/17-4/8/17 (at Theatre Off Jackson)
The Story: Gwo Gwo and Marion are the last two pandas on
earth. It’s mating season. One of them falls in love with a crocodile who is
gay. Then the baby comes. In this sweet celebration of non-traditional
families, Gwo Gwo the panda must balance his new found desire for Chester the
crocodile with his obligations to his prescribed panda mate, Marion.
Murder for Two,
5th Avenue Theatre in co-production with ACT Theatre, 3/25/17-6/11/17 (at ACT
Theatre)
Everyone is a suspect in Murder
for Two—a drop-dead funny musical murder mystery with a twist: One actor
investigates the crime; the other plays all the suspects—and they both play the
piano! A zany blend of classic musical comedy and madcap mystery, this
ninety-minute whodunit is a highly theatrical duet loaded with killer laughs. The
Seattle production stars Richard Gray and Chris DiStephano, two talents who
should keep us all laughing.
Evidence of Things
Unseen, Taproot Theatre, 3/29/17-4/29/17 (World Premiere)
Local playwright Katie Forgette debuts this play about “faith.”
If faith is the evidence of things unseen, then why are we all so certain of
the truth? Unexpected circumstances find sisters Jane and Abigail taking care
of their bird-watching father. As they struggle with grief, loss and their
opposing beliefs, they discover that the truth sometimes finds you.
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