Buried in The Language Archive
Concerning Julia Cho’s melodrama. Omar Willey writes.
Seattle Fringe Festival 2016: Opinion & Four Mini-Reviews
José Amador muses on the return of the Seattle Fringe Festival after a year long absence, briefly reviews four productions and suggests a handful of other shows at the Fest.
The Value of a Story: Riding on a Cloud
Some thoughts on the unfortunate separation of storytelling from theater, by our publisher.
Chop Shop: Narrowing the Field
Omar Willey braves the I-90 traffic to visit Bellevue and bring back a report on the latest dance showcase.
“I have a terrible fear I shall one day be pronounced holy”: Akropolis Performance Lab’s Ecce Faustus
Omar Willey gets back to the theater beat and finds himself face to face with Mephistopheles and other Germanic plights.
The Christmas Day that Peace Broke Out
As once again politicians seek to unleash the dogs of war, a one-man play recalls the brief holiday truce that marked the first year of World War I. Michael Winship writes.
Electra: Oration, Orison and Oratorio
Omar Willey reviews the latest production of Electra from the UW UTS.
Forces Opposed: Lessons from PDX, Part 1
Omar Willey takes stock of his trip to PDX.
MAP Theater’s The Art of Bad Men (dir. Kelly Kitchens)
MAP’s production of Vince Delaney’s THE ART OF BAD MEN represents a sort of ideal; the entire endeavor has the feel of familial comfort. This is a fortunate circumstance, for Delaney has taken THREE SCREAMS’ meditation on how we relate to art and added a simple layer of complex morality for the company to explore.
Small Wonder: La Mélancolie des dragons
Philippe Quesne’s piece at On the Boards proposes naïveté as the basis of theatrical magic. Omar Willey considers.
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