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| Bad Jews at Seattle Public Theater (Paul Bestock) |
October theater
openings bring us biting religious comedy, a Thai superstar in a world
premiere, a couple of cutting edge immersive theatrical experiences, and more.
Bad Jews, Seattle Public Theater, 10/2-25/15
Bad Jews is a biting comedy about family, faith, and
contemporary Jewish identity in America. The night after their grandfather’s
funeral, cousins engage in an explosive verbal (and sometimes physical) battle.
Daphna is a “real Jew” who is volatile, self-assured, and unbending. Liam is a
secular and entitled young man, who has his shiksa (non-Jewish) girlfriend,
Melody, in tow. When Liam stakes his claim to their grandfather’s chai
necklace, a vicious and hilarious brawl ensues.
Winter Bird, Eclectic Theater, 10/1-25/15 (world
premiere) Equity Member Project
A Gothic fantasy about a librarian and a sub-arctic vampire.
A world premiere by Stephen Delos Treacy (local playwright).
Listening Glass, Seattle Immersive Theatre, 10/1-30/15 (at
a warehouse at 2724 6th Ave S)
Jamie Bennett was the dishwasher on duty the night Jon Wurtz
was killed. He was right there when it happened. So why is he lying about what
he saw? Is he an unreliable witness, or a cold-blooded killer? Immerse yourself
in a working homicide department. The performance starts the moment you set
foot in the space, and is limited to a maximum of seventeen participants per
night.
The Addams Family,
Burien Actors Theatre,
10/2/15-11/1/15
This is the musical version and the wonderfully macabre
Addams family is put to the test when Wednesday, the ultimate princess of
darkness, grows up and falls for a "normal" young man from a
respectable family. When the boyfriend and his parents come to dinner, they
plunge the Addams family into a night that is sure to change the family
forever.
Elephant & Piggie’s
“We Are In A Play!”, Seattle Children
Theatre, 10/8/15-11/29/15
When Gerald and Piggie get together, anything is possible.
These two pals and their devotion to each other through ups and downs will
remind you of how good it feels to put friends first. Bring your “bestus” friend and share the
laughter. Recommended for families with
children ages 4+.
Waterfall, 5th Avenue Theatre w/Pasadena Playhouse,
10/01/15-10/25/15
A world premiere musical stars an actual Thai pop
“superstar,” Bie Sukrit Wisetkaew, as Noppon. Based on the contemporary Thai
novel Behind the Painting, this
tempestuous romance is set in 1930s Thailand and Japan as the monarchy crumbles
with Japan on the brink of war. In this turbulent time, a young Thai student
and the American wife of a Thai diplomat fall into forbidden love whose dangers
parallel the shifting world around them. Co-produced by This 5th Avenue Theatre
and Pasadena Playhouse.
Molly Sweeney, KTO Productions, 10/8-24/15 (at
Theater4, Seattle Center Armory)
Brian Friel's 1994 drama tells the story of Molly, blind
since early infancy, who describes her world before and after an operation to
restore some of her sight.
One Slight Hitch, Phoenix Theatre, 10/9/15-11/1/15
This wedding day romantic comedy, written by comedian Lewis
Black, takes place at the Coleman’s house—where Delia Coleman has planned the
perfect wedding day for her daughter. The doorbell rings and “one slight hitch”
brings about romantic confusions.
Mr. Burns, a post
electric play, ACT Theatre,
10/16/15-11/15/15
Hailed by the New York Times as one of the Top Ten Plays of
2013, this imaginative dark comedy takes place nearly one hundred years in the
post-apocalyptic future. Survivors must
begin again and bond over the greatest common cultural icon, the popular “Cape
Feare” episode of The Simpsons.
My Dear Miss
Chancellor, Annex Theatre,
10/23/15-11/14/15
First loves, vindictive exes, lavish balls, all the latest
fashions-and secret fencing clubs! Janet Chancellor comes to London, giddily
anticipating a season of dancing and parlor visits. But once she meets Hazel
McGovern, she discovers a world of women living just under the covers of polite
society…women who drink, duel, and call each other sweetheart. World premiere
by Caitlin Gilman.
Little Shop of Horrors,
SecondStory Repertory Theatre,
10/23/15-11/15/15
Brad Walker stars as Seymour Krelborn in everyone's favorite
boy-meets-girl, plant-eats-world love story. Seymour works in a struggling
flower shop where a blood-thirsty plant from another world eagerly awaits its
next victim. Enjoy a night of bloody good fun with doo-wop inspired songs like
"Skid Row," "Somewhere That's Green," "Feed Me"
and "Suddenly, Seymour.”
Buyer & Cellar,
Seattle Repertory Theatre,
10/23/15-11/22/15
An actor’s life is never easy. One day you’re the Mayor of
Disney’s Toontown, the next you’re the resident shopkeeper for Barbra
Streisand’s basement mall. Turns out it’s lonely at the top (and the bottom) of
the Hollywood food chain. This comedy takes an insider’s look at fame and
friendship and pushes it to the limit.
Water by the Spoonful,
Theatre22, 10/23/15-11/14/15 (at West
of Lenin)
This Pulitzer Prize winning play weaves together the stories
of Iraq war veteran Elliot, desperately trying to move forward with his life at
home, his cousin Yaz, whose love for music has led her from poverty into the
faculty of a prestigious university but questions the cost of this, Odessa, the
motherly moderator of an online support group for recovering addicts struggling
to stay sober, and three other lost souls who make up a fascinating community
whose lives intersect in surprising and deeply moving ways. Written by acclaimed
and Tony-nominated Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Welcome to My Secret
Lair, Theater Schmeater,
10/23-31/15
An online serial dating mad scientist brings a number of
women to his secret mountain laboratory but finds little satisfaction in
romance. Workshop world premiere by local playwright Courtney Kessler.
Mother Courage and Her
Children, Seattle Shakespeare
Company, 10/27/15-11/22/15
Blending elements of vaudeville, soapbox, and alehouse,
Berthold Brecht’s powerhouse anti-war play features one tough-as-nails
matriarch. Anna Fierling, a sly and artful entrepreneur known as Mother
Courage, strives to keep her family and her business held together while war
rages all around her – a war that she profits from. Shot through with satire
and peppered with music and song this is an epic theatrical experience about
resilience in the face of bitter struggle.
Festen, New Century Theatre Company (12AA),
10/29/15-11/22/15
At a family-run hotel, friends and family have gathered to
celebrate patriarch Helge’s 60th birthday. Dark secrets revealed during the
course of the evening expose the false cheeriness of the family as Helge’s
adult son Christian struggles to set himself free from his past. This family
drama is adapted by David Eldridge from the Danish film The Celebration.
CODENAME: KANSAS,
Witch Hunter!, Copious Love
Productions, 10/29/15-11/21/15 (at 12AA)
In the post-apocalypse, a war rages between the last human
survivors and the malformed techno-mancing Witches. Witch Hunters are the elite
warriors highly trained in analog combat, out to kill these super-powered
enemies living by the codes embedded into their Codename. Transported into the
far future (the post-post-apocalypse) by a pair of time traveling red combat
boots, Kansas is sent on a mission to recover the sentient A.I. program called
OZ to restore balance between four witches who seek to overrule the last human
settlement. Join Copious Love in partnership with the Academy of Interactive
Entertainment Seattle Campus (AIE) in a fully immersive audiovisual experience,
using a set made entirely of digital projection.
http://www.copiouslove.org/
My Mañana Comes, Artswest, 10/29/15-11/22/15
Just beyond the elegant dining room of an Upper East Side restaurant, four busboys angle for shifts, pray for tips, and cling to dreams of life beyond their dingy back-of-house grind. Expertly juggling delicate entrees, fussy customers and beer-swilling line cooks, the young men face off with management and each other. As tensions reach a boiling point, how far will each of them go to see his own mañana come?
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