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Chad Goller-Sojourner Sitting in Circles with Rich White Girls: Memoir of a Bulimic Black Boy (courtesy Chad Goller-Sojourner) |
As winter begins to wave and run after us, November has plenty
to offer area theater-goers! The end of the month is more holiday oriented.
Still there’s plenty of intriguing variety to choose from. Get outcher calendars!
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Holmes and Watson (Michael Brunk) |
Holmes and Watson, SecondStory Repertory,
11/1-17/24
A thrilling intellectual puzzle wrapped in a cloak of
mystery, this play picks after the presumed death of Sherlock Holmes at
Reichenbach Falls. Dr. Watson finds himself inundated with impostors claiming
to be the world's greatest detective. As Watson delves deeper into this
perplexing situation, he is drawn into a labyrinth of deceit, where the lines
between reality and illusion blur. Is Holmes truly dead? Or has he masterminded
an elaborate hoax? Prepare to be challenged, entertained, and utterly captivated
by this ingenious reimagining of the classic Sherlock Holmes saga.
www.secondstoryrep.org
Merchant of Venice: The Musical, Amaranth Turtle
Stages, 11/1-10/24 (at Aspire Repertory Theatre, 11030 8th Ave
NE, Seattle) (staged reading)
A bold reimagining of Shakespeare's controversial play, as a
musical. Merchant of Venice: The Musical takes place in 16th-century
Venice. Bassanio wishes to woo heiress Portia. Antonio, his friend, wants to
help Bassanio impress Portia with a display of wealth. Antonio makes a deal
with Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, despite his distrust of the Jewish population.
When Antonio is unable to pay back his loan, Shylock decides that it's time to
mistreat Antonio in the same way both he and his people have been mistreated
for years. Local writers, Daniel Arthur, music, and Anna Tatelman, lyrics and book, collaborate.
https://venice.brownpapertickets.com/
The Marriage of Figaro, Theatre33, 11/2-23/24
One of the funniest comedies of all time! A single crazy day
in the castle of Count Almaviva, whose household manages to weave a dizzying
intrigue with weddings, courts, adoptions, jealousy and reconciliation. Figaro
vows to trick the lustful count around, win Suzanne and not lose her dowry. In
Russian with English subtitles.
www.theatre33wa.org
Triple Fire Sign: Justin Huertas in Concert, Intiman
Cabaret, 11/4-5/24 (at Erickson Theatre)
Justin Huertas returns to Seattle with a concert
event created exclusively for the Intiman Cabaret. An out and proud Aries Sun/Leo
Moon/Leo Rising and therefore doomed to a career creating egocentric
performance art, Justin shares a fiery playlist of acoustic bops and bangers to
boil the blood—including tunes from his next World Premiere musical!