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| Cast in Do It For Umma at Theatre Off Jackson (Ian Johnston) |
You can still
get out and enjoy many free outdoor Shakespeare and other plays in the parks,
but here are the productions opening in August.
Girl, Annex Theatre,
8/2-17/16 (Tue/Wed)
Think of the
classic hero’s quest: a rousing call to adventure, legendary challenges and
temptations, a road full of trials and perils, transformation, atonement, and
an ultimate resolution. The heroes here are young women in modern-day Seattle,
who must navigate a male-dominated world and fight their battles in a society
that imposes constraints on their gender and generation. This devised ensemble
adventure asks, what does it take to be a modern heroine?
Blood Wedding, 1-Off
Productions, 8/5-26/16 (various parks)
Rural Spain. A story
of love, longing, and bitter revenge. Families in a small village are divided
by old grudges, but their children, despite it all, seek love instead of
acrimony. 1-Off Productions presents Blood
Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by playwright Caridad Svich.
It will be presented with both the translation and Lorca’s original dialogue,
bi-lingually. The play asks: Is it up to us or fate in deciding who we love? You’re
invited to join the wedding party! Come ready to dance.
Bonnie and Clyde, Studio
18, 8/5-13/16 (at 12th Avenue Arts)
Bonnie and Clyde has not yet been seen in Seattle. This 2012
musical with music by Frank Wildhorn is a classic tale of passion and crime
during the Great Depression, set to a rockabilly, blues and gospel score. It
opened on Broadway opening in 2011 for a short but well-received four week run,
then nominated for three Outer Critics Circle Awards and five Drama Desk Awards
and two nominations for the 2012 Tony® Awards.
One Man, Two Guvnors, Sound
Theatre Company, 8/11-27/16 (Armory Theatre)
Welcome to
swingin' England. The disarming and doltish Francis Henshall finds himself
trapped by farce into working for two bosses who are connected to each other in
wildly improbable ways. He just has to keep them from discovering each other. Inspired
insanity, high-low antics, and nimble wordplay ensue all backed by live
musicians paying homage to rockabilly and a certain Fab Four. (Note: special “autism-friendly”
show August 20, 2:00p.m.)
Do It for Umma, Theatre
Off Jackson, 8/19-27/16
Here’s a second
opportunity to see an uproarious new revenge comedy play by local playwright
Seayoung Yim. Umma comes back from the dead to task her daughter to revenge her
death. From the convenience store through the rest of the small neighborhood,
Hannah must follow the trail whispered to her by the demanding ghost. If you
missed it at Annex Theatre, here’s a rare chance to see it again before it
disappears. If you saw it, you know it’s good enough to see twice!
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