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Somehow, November programming seems to be primarily
MUSICALS. If you love musicals, you’ll be really happy this month!
Lonely Planet, West of Lenin, 10/24/18-11/18/18
An intimate portrait of two friends at the height of the
AIDS epidemic, Lonely Planet is set
in small map shop on the oldest street in an American city. Growing
increasingly fearful of the outside world, Jody, the shop owner, retreats
inside his store and refuses to leave. Jody’s quiet denial is in sharp contrast
to his fantastical and extroverted friend Carl, who repeatedly urges Jody to
leave the store. Through Carl's surreal extravagance, the friends are forced to
confront their lives and a vanishing community and come to terms with their
place in a changing world. “Lonely Planet was born in Seattle and
written in Seattle, dedicated to two of Seattle’s finest actors [Laurence
Ballard & Michael Winters],” states playwright and director Steven Dietz. “I am delighted to have
the chance to bring it back home to Seattle.”
Juan Palmieri, Thriving Artists, 11/1-18/18 (at ACT
Theatre)
This play is newly translated and directed by Arlene
Martínez-Vázquez. The play tells the story of a young revolutionary, Juan
Palmieri, through the eyes of his mother, Carmen, during the Tupamaro movement
in Uruguay in the 1960s. Following in the footsteps of Che Guevara, the
movement protested capitalism and imperialism, and sought to redistribute the
wealth of an economy in crisis. In Uruguay – as in many other countries – these
protests were met with extreme police violence and government persecution,
leading to the incarceration, death, or disappearance of approximately 10,000
people from 1968-1985.
Teatro ZinZanni:
Hollywood & Vine, 11/1/18-4/28/19 (former Red Hook Brewery,
Woodinville)
Madame Zinzanni in this iteration is Christine Deaver. Also starring hoop aerialist Arianna Lallone, rock vocalist Jen
Ayers, Parisian acrobat Domitil
Aillot, and more in this dinner, cabaret extravaganza.
The Velveteen Rabbit,
Seattle Children’s Theatre,
11/1/18-12/30/18
This lovely children’s play focuses on a friendship between
an unlikely toy and the child who owns him. Together, the Boy and the Rabbit go
on extraordinary adventures and visit the ends of the earth. The contemporary
imagining of the beloved classic tells the story of first true love, and of the
sweetness and pain of growing up. This adaptation arrives at SCT following four
successful runs at the Unicorn Theatre in London - the UK’s leading theatre for
young audiences.
The Liberation, 14/48 Projects and Ghost Light Theatricals,
11/2-17/18 (world premiere)
Set against the background of terrorist attacks in Paris, The Liberation asks how far women have
come from the sexual double standards of the past. After a scandal forces her
out of her position as a history professor at a prestigious university,
Marianne moves to Paris to reinvent herself. When a bright young assistant and
the son of her lover from graduate school each appear, full of hope, on
Marianne’s doorstep, she’s forced to wrestle with who she is and how she can
move forward.
REPRESENT!
Multicultural Playwrights Festival, Hansberry
Project, eSe Teatro: Seattle Latinos Taking Stage, SIS Productions and Pratidhwani, 11/4/18-11/9/18 (at
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute)
This annual presentation of short and longer pieces brings
four theater companies together to showcase new and developing plays from
diverse playwrights. as we present both length readings and an evening of
excerpts from brand new pieces. This year both of Hansberry’s writers are based
here in Seattle.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda
the Musical, Village Theatre,
Issaquah: 11/8/18-12/30/18, Everett: 1/4/19-2/3/19
Roald Dahl’s beloved magical misfit comes to Village
Theatre’s stage. Matilda is the story
of an extraordinary girl genius armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination
who dares to take a stand and change her destiny. With the help of her kindly
teacher (and a little magic), this miraculous girl proves that everyone has the
power to change their story – and that sometimes, you have to be a little bit
naughty.
Framed, Snowflake Avalanche, 11/9-25/18 (at 18th
& Union)
An ambitious artist, married to a local crime boss, tangles
with a young, natural talent – whose husband, in turn, is desperate to ingratiate himself with
the mob. Both marriages are tested on the rocks of respect, intimacy and, of all things, art
criticism. Written by nationally-known local playwright Y York.
Jane Eyre – The
Musical, ArtsWest,
11/15/18-12/23/18
ArtsWest presents a new 10-person Chamber version of this
classic story. When a spirited young orphan finds an unexpected home with a
wealthy family, she also - against all odds and expectations - finds love. But
strange voices from the attic and dark secrets from the past spark flames of
fate that could consume them all. With sweeping music in a new chamber version
of the celebrated musical, Charlotte Brontë's classic love story soars to life
and introduces this trailblazing heroine to a new generation.
The Twilight Zone:
Live!, Theater Schmeater,
11/16/18-12/15/18
Four episodes done exactly as written in the annual outing
at Theater Schmeater. It usually sells out.
Miss Bennett:
Christmas at Pemberley, Taproot
Theatre, 11/21/18-12/19/18
In this witty sequel to Pride
and Prejudice, bookish middle-sister Mary pounds her pianoforte alone until
a curious visitor drops hints of being her intellectual match. Seizing the
opportunity to be the heroine of her own story, Mary pursues her equal. This
funny, smart and romantic comedy makes for a most stylish holiday outing,
written by nationally-known Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon.
Annie, 5th Avenue Theatre, 11/23/18-12/30/18
(opens 11/30)
A specially “diverse” version of Annie, directed by Billie
Wildrick, will star Timothy McCuen
Piggee as Daddy Warbucks and Cynthia
Jones as Miss Hannigan. This “Tomorrow”-looking young orphan will capture
your heart with her adorable heart-stealing dog and have you rooting for all
the orphans.
In the Heights, Seattle Repertory Theatre with Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park,
11/23/18-12/30/18 (tour)
This is the story of a vibrant community in New York's
Washington Heights neighborhood-a place where the coffee from the corner bodega
is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the
rhythm of three generations of music. It's a community on the brink of change,
full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be
deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.
The first hit for Lin-Manuel Miranda!
My Ántonia, Book-It Repertory Theatre,
11/29/18-12/30/18
Adapted and directed by Annie Lareau, this play premiered at
Book-It in 2008. The childhood memories of narrator Jim Burden in Blackhawk,
Nebraska are woven together with the struggles of his beloved neighbor, a
newly-arrived immigrant girl from Bohemia, Ántonia Shimerda. The story of their
friendship outlines the determination, hardship, and resilience of Great Plains
life at the turn of the 20th century in this enchanting American classic that
is a tribute to the human spirit.
Our Great Tchaikovsky,
Seattle Repertory Theatre,
11/29/18-12/16/18
Hershey Felder
does Pyotr Tchaikovsky as he revisits Seattle with his talent and his solo
performing magic. Brilliant composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky springs to life exploring
the mystery surrounding some of the greatest music ever written. From the
unforgettable ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, this musical tribute
travels to Czarist times to ponder the inevitable enigma of genius.
Veils, Macha Theatre Works, 11/30/18-12/16/18
(at West of Lenin)
Intisar, a veiled African-American Muslim student, thought she
might finally fit in when she enrolled for a year abroad at the American
Egyptian University in Cairo. Samar, her non-veiled Egyptian Muslim roommate,
enlists Intisar’s help in creating an internet blog about the practice of
wearing veils (or not), in hopes of challenging Western assumptions of Muslim
culture and bridging the gap between the West and the Middle East. As Egypt
hurtles toward revolution, Intisar and Samar are surprised to find themselves
on opposite sides of a bitter cultural divide. www.machatheatreworks.com
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seattle
Musical Theatre, 11/30/18-12/16/18
In the biblical land of Caanan, Joseph, the favorite son of
Jacob, is blessed with vivid dreams that foretell the future. Sold into slavery
by his jealous brothers, Joseph endures a series of adventures, including
befriending a hilariously Elvis-like Pharaoh before ultimately confronting and
revealing himself to his brothers. From the powerhouse team that brought us Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
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