Interview With Lyam White, Creator/Instigator of the UMO Ensemble’s Maldoror: The Birth of a Villain
José Amador sits down with the UMO Ensemble’s Lyam White in order to discuss the ensemble company’s latest project, an adaptation of Lautremont’s late-19th Century proto-surrealist work, Les Chants de Maldoror.
Azeotrope’s Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at ACT: Solid Execution, Performance and Style; Iffy Substance
New York playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis’ star has been firmly on the rise for the last 12 years or so. His first five…
An Art Walk through Edmonds in June
You will remember the eagerness of the artists to discuss their methods. You will remember the expectant and light mood of the crowds. And you will decide to return for another Third Thursday in this northern neighbor town.
Macha Monkey’s Sweet Nothing, a (grim) fairytale at Annex Theatre
John Allis returns with an in-depth look at Macha Monkey’s latest production.
Fear of a Critical Planet: On Student Drama, Flacks, Hacks and Low Expectations
The Star‘s publisher receives a press release that sparks a thousand thoughts about the press, public relations and the actual relationship of audiences, artists and critics.
Gesamtkunstwerk’s Frozen at boom! Theater: The Case for Raw Theater
José Amador takes in Gesamtkunstwerk’s production of Frozen, which, in turn, provides a much needed argument for theater created out of a desire to create, not merely entertain.
Dog Walk Matins
Pam Hobart Carter brings to you an elegaic reminder of how after great pain a formal feeling comes.
The problems of a Morning Serial
What is true of reading printed comics is equally true of reading comics on the Internet, with the added difficulty that stems from the distractions endemic to reading at a computer. How much more difficult then for a curator to attempt to translate the experience of reading webcomics to a museum gallery. Morning Serial shows how difficult it is.
The Idea of the Unknown: An Interview with Northwest New Work’s Vanessa deWolf
José Amador sat down with deWolf to discuss her project for NWNW, Score for an Unrehearsed Ensemble, and define her usage of the word “score”, figure out the first impulses behind her latest project, and compare the act of performative improvisation to following a meatloaf recipe.
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