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| Eric Mulholland in rehearsal for Wizzer Pizzer at Theatre22 (Devin Bannon) |
July means the start of the Outdoor Theater productions in
various parks (see information below). Some big musicals amp the summer fun as Taproot does Godspell and the 5th
Avenue does Grease! Also, there
are several ethnicities heard from with ACT Theatre and Pratidhwani
presenting work, and more diversity as Sound
Theatre Company partners with Brownbox
Theatre.
Godspell, Taproot, 7/8/15-8/15/15
The popular Stephen Schwartz musical that uses a playground
and a troupe of loving hippy types to recreate the story of Jesus. Whether you
are a Christian or not, the songs in this musical will move you and fill your
spirit. Taproot sets this in Seattle’s Public Market.
Grease, 5th Ave Theatre, 7/9/15-8/2/15
This iconic musical will send audiences cruisin’ through the
days of ‘50s sock hops and drive-ins with an exuberant cast of Seattle’s
favorite performers at The 5th Avenue Theatre this summer. Hand-jive through
unforgettable songs like “Beauty School Dropout,” “Hopelessly Devoted,”
“Greased Lightnin',” and “You’re the One That I Want.”
Peanutty Goodness,
Theater Schmeater (workshop
production), 7/9-27/15
Scott Warrender presents his new musical, as he develops it
further, and plays the piano for the performances. A collection of seven
unlikely characters, including a photocopy boy with a peanut allergy, a
loveable CEO douchebag, and a failed actress beleaguered by seagulls face their
existential crises by ______ and _________. Come help fill in their blanks as
you mad-lib with them to make a musical.
The Two-Character Play,
Civic Rep at New City Theater, 7/10/15-8/1/15
Tennessee Williams set this darkly comic play in a theatre,
following the journey of Clare and Felice, sibling actors with a questionable
grasp on reality. On the day of a performance, they find themselves abandoned
by their theatre troupe and forced to perform in front of a hostile audience.
As they get lost in the performance, they begin to rewrite the script in an
attempt to face their demons and make sense of their lives.
Seattle Outdoor
Theater Festival, All Day on both July 10 and 11 at Volunteer Park:
As You Like It and
Henry IV, Part 1, Seattle Shakespeare Company/Wooden O
Hamlet (abridged)
and The Tempest (abridged), Last Leaf Productions
Much Ado About Nothing
and The Two Noble Kinsmen (thought to
be written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher), Greenstage
The Lost Folio, Jet City Improv
To Be or Not TV, Shakespeare NW
For Children:
The Epic of Gilgamesh,
Theater Schmeater
The Journey of the
Bell: Tales of Wonder & Adventure from Hans Christian Andersen, 14/48 Projects
www.greenstage.org/sotf
for a full schedule of events and links to companies
Smitty and Miles, West of Lenin, 7/10-11/15
Matt Smith and Pattie Miles are a sketch duo
improvising the day-to-day journey of a married couple and their guests
(audience volunteers). After their strong, sold out debut in April, West of
Lenin is extremely excited to have them return (in July and August).
Wizzer Pizzer: Getting
Over the Rainbow, Theatre22,
7/10/15-8/1/15 (at 12th Ave Arts)
Somewhere over the rainbow, gays are checking themselves
into Dr. Nora's Reparative Therapy Clinic, where an ex-gay, ex-lesbian couple
teach them to be born again straight. When Frankie finds love at the clinic
with the poster girl for cured lesbians, all Oz breaks loose. Wizzer Pizzer is
a wild, outrageous, modern ride back out the Yellow Brick Road.
Orpheus Descending,
Intiman – The Williams Project,
7/10/15-8/2/15 (at 12th Ave Arts)
A 1957 play by Tennessee Williams is a modern retelling of
the ancient Greek Orpheus legend and deals, in the most elemental fashion, with
the power of passion, art, and imagination to redeem and revitalize life,
giving it new meaning. The story is set in a dry goods store in a small
southern town marked, in the play, by conformity, sexual frustration,
narrowness, and racism. Into this scene steps Val, a young man with a guitar, a
snakeskin jacket, a questionable past, and undeniable animal-erotic energy and
appeal.
The Pirates of
Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan
Society, 7/10-25/15
The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society annual opera
tells the story of a kind-hearted band of pirates, naïve maidens, a gullible
young man with a slavish devotion to duty, and a "properly-educated"
major general!
...and Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi, Sound
Theatre Company in
co-production with Brownbox Theatre,
7/16/15-8/2/15 (at Seattle Center Armory)
Here is a poetic retelling of the myth of Demeter and
Persephone set during the Civil War and narrated by the Mississippi River.
Having run away from a plantation, a father searching for his daughter is
murdered and resurrected in the fertile, war-torn landscape of Louisiana. Combines
traditional storytelling, gospel music, and a wicked sense of humor to allow
trees to preach, rivers to waltz, and Jesus to moonwalk.
Sidewinders, Fantastic.Z Theatre Company, 7/16/15-8/1/15
(at Richard Hugo House)
In this existential transgender wild western, Dakota and
Bailey find themselves stranded in a strange barren land. While Dakota worries
about how the two get home, Bailey is more concerned with the matter of their
sexual identity. The two discover that true love does not come from your
genitalia, but from your heart.
A Maze, Theatre Battery, 7/16/15-8/1/15
Presenting a kaleidoscope of interlocking stories of art,
addiction, and celebrity, A Maze is a
new mystery. It's fragmented at first -- allow things not to make sense and
trust that all will be revealed. Two rock stars struggle to regain their art
after rehab, a young kidnapping victim finds her voice on a reality talk show,
and the King and Queen of a distant fairy tale protect their unborn heir.
Hold These Truths,
ACT Theatre, 7/17/15-8/16/15
This is a powerful, tightly scripted play by Jeanne Sakata,
and a must-see event about local hero, Japanese internment refuser George
Hirobayashi. Gordon agonizes over U.S. Government orders to forcibly remove and
mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast during WWII
and refuses, politely, to comply.
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/HoldTheseTruths2015
Short Shorts (an
evening of comedy with SPC), Seattle
Playwrights Circle with Phoenix Theatre, 7/17-26/15
Seven short plays in an evening of comedy by six local
playwrights.
Dance Like a Man, Pratidhwani, 7/24/15-8/9/15 (at ACT
Theatre)
Aging Bharatnatyam dancers are focused on their daughter's
upcoming performance at a high-profile dance festival. Daughter nervously
awaits the meeting between her parents and the man she wishes to marry. Is the
older generation always right? Is the younger generation always rebellious? Do
we all become our parents?
Is She Dead Yet?, Annex Theatre, 7/31/15-8/22/15
A brand new savage satire updates Euripides’ tragicomedy
Alcestis, about a young wife who sacrifices herself to save her husband from
death, into an absurd exploration of American whiteness. The young wife turns
out to be the last black person on earth, and her sacrifice will render the
planet entirely white! What? Written and directed by (local talent) Brandon J. Simmons.
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