4:48 PSYCHOSIS
A workshop presentation of the Sarah Kane play. Implied Violence Productions at Vertebrae Theater, 321 Third Ave S, 526-8093. Free. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through May 15.
AS YOU LIKE IT
Final week. TAG stages Don Nigro's adaptation of the Shakespearean comedy for just seven actors. Tacoma Actors Guild, 901 Broadway Ave, Suite 600, Tacoma, 253-272-2145. $12.50-$28. Thurs at 7 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through May 9.
* BEAUTY OF THE FATHER
See review this issue. The premiere of a new play by 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz, about the reunion of a young woman with her estranged artist father. Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St, Seattle Center, 443-2222. $10-$29. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through May 15.
COWBOY MOUTH
Final week. "Who on earth would want to revive Sam Shepard and Patti Smith's semi-autobiographical sort-of rock musical? Who would want to play two shambling narcissists whining about how they aren't rock stars, vacillating between boredom and mania, beating on each other and then making up like a pair of married alcoholics? Apparently, the answer is people who have no idea what they're doing. " (Bret Fetzer) Narrow Escape at Rendezvous, 2320 Second Ave, 226-5508. $10-$12, 21+ w/ID required. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through May 8.
CROWNS
A new gospel musical by Regina Taylor exploring the religious and cultural importance of hats. Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, Seattle Center, 269-1900. $10-$46. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through May 28.
* EDMOND
Final week. "By way of this smart, painfully intimate staging, the audience is dragged on an emotionally numbing but sickly fascinating journey through the lowest sleaze-caked cesspits of mankind's worst imaginings. In between urges to shower off my soul, abscond from the human race, and take a prolonged nervous breakdown, I think I loved it. " (Adrian Ryan) Open Circle Theater, 429 Boren Ave N, 382-4250. $12. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through May 8.
ELLA AND BILLIE
One night only. Greta Matassa's one-woman show paying tribute to the great ladies of jazz. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0339. $15-$18. Fri May 7 at 7:30 pm.
* FLAMINGO BAR
One week only. See Theater News. After garnering raves from audiences and critics the world over, German puppeteer Frank Soehnle brings his deep, dark puppet extravaganza Flamingo Bar to ConWorks, as part of the Seattle International Children's Festival. Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 684-7346. $12-$15. Thurs-Sun May 6-9 at 8 pm. For more information see www.seattleinternational.org. Series continues through May 14.
* HAMLET: MORE HONOUR'D IN THE BREACH THAN THE OBSERVANCE
See review this issue. Four actors perform all the roles in this restaging of Hamlet. Straight-Edge Theatrics at Chamber Theatre, 915 E Pine St, 632-9800. $8-$12. Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through May 16.
INTO THE WOODS
Stephen Sondheim's fairy-tale musical. Repertory Actors Theatre at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave S, 364-3283. $15-$18. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through May 30.
IT AIN'T NOTHING BUT THE BLUES
Final week. "After the raucous '(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man' and the sultry 'Sidewinder,' I was ready to leap up and dance in the aisles. But the rest of the second act lost focus, trying to shoehorn well-known songs like 'Walking After Midnight' and 'Fever' into the blues tradition. Most of It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues is enormously enjoyable, but it's also one step down the road to an animatronic diorama where the blues will have no more life than the faux-Polynesian shanties sung by parrots in the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland. " (Bret Fetzer) Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Center, 443-2222. $10-$46. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 2 and 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through May 8.
MELANCHOLY PLAY
Opening. A contemporary farce by playwright Sarah Ruhl. Macha Monkey Productions at Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 860-2970. $12. Preview performance Thurs May 6 at 8 pm. Opening Fri May 7 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through May 22.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Final week. "Though director Arne Zaslove has some fun applying shtick to the four mismatched lovers, the rest of the play comes across as a chore he had to get through. To bend the rules of a genre, you've got to exercise some imagination and wit. If what you really want to do is stage a revue of old songs, leave Shakespeare out of it. " (Bret Fetzer) Seattle Shakespeare Company at Center House Theatre, 305 Harrison St, Seattle Center, 733-8222. $18-$24. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 2 and 7:30 pm. Through May 8.
MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE
A musical adaptation of the children's books by Betty MacDonald. (Stoner alert: Set features a completely upside-down house!) Seattle Children's Theatre, 201 Thomas St, Seattle Center, 441-3322. $14-$26. Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 and 5:30 pm. Through June 13.
ON THE TOWN
Opening. Leonard Bernstein's musical about three sailors searching for a sexy model named Miss Turnstiles. Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 First Ave NE, Shoreline, 363-2809. $20-$30. Opening Thurs May 6 at 8 pm. Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2:30 pm. Through May 23.
PROOF
Final week. Mathematics and madness and mystery, oh my! SecondStory Repertory, 16587 NE 74th St, Redmond, 425-881-6777. $14-$18. Fri-Sat at 8:15 pm. Through May 8.
SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS
Final week. "As the producer, director, and star, Willie LeVasseur must take the blame for Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, a lifeless piece of karaoke masquerading as a campy sex farce. After a lifetime of clumsy, relentless innuendo and staggeringly inept dance moves, Saucy Jack had at least five false endings, each one more taunting and cruel than the last. " (Bret Fetzer) Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 323-0388. $10-$12. Thurs-Sun at 8 pm. Through May 8.
THE TAVERN
See review this issue. A revival of the George Cohan mystery-melodrama, timed to coincide with the 5th Avenue musical about the playwright. Seattle Public Theatre at the Bathhouse Theatre, 7312 W Green Lake Dr N, 325-6500. $10-$18. Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through May 23.
* TO MY CHAGRIN
One weekend only. See Stranger Suggests. A two-women show by Peggy Shaw and Vivian Stoll about a butch grandma coming to terms with the mixed messages she's sending to her mixed-race grandson. On the Boards, 100 W Roy St, 217-9888. $18. Thurs-Sat May 6-8 at 8 pm.
UBU
Ki Gottberg's world premiere adaptation of Ubu Roi, featuring comedy, masks, and Sarah Rudinoff. Empty Space and Seattle University at Empty Space, 3509 Fremont Ave N, 547-7500. $10-$35. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through June 6.
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
See review this issue. The world premiere of a musical about George M. Cohan, the inventor of that quintessentially American theatrical form. 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave, 292-2787. $18-$64. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 1 and 7 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through May 16.
DANCE
FLOOR OF THE FOREST
Cornish and UW dance students perform a 1970 dance by Trisha Brown in conjunction with Brown's Henry Art Gallery exhibition. Henry Art Gallery, 15th Ave and NE 41st St, 543-2280. Free with museum admission ($6-$8). Thurs at 6:15 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through July 18.
KALEIDOSCOPE IN CONCERT
One weekend only. Colorful modern dance from Kaleidoscope Dance Company. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway Ave, 363-7281. $6-$12. Fri May 7 at 7:30 pm, Sat May 8 at 2 and 7:30 pm, Sun May 9 at 3:30 pm. FESTIVALS, CABARET, & COMEDY
CINEOKE
One night only. The spotlight's on you, thanks to the subtitles on DVD musicals. Rendezvous, 2320 Second Ave, 441-5823. $5. Mon May 10 at 8 pm.
CRAIG GASS
One weekend only. Standup comedy at Comedy Underground, 222 S Main St, 628-0303. $10-$15. Thurs at 8:30 pm, Fri-Sat at 8:30 and 10:30 pm.
* DINA MARTINA BRUNCH
Spend your Sunday mornings with Dina Martina and whatever the kids are munching at brunch these days. Cantaloupe? Thumper's, 1500 E Madison St, 328-3800. $10 (plus the price of victuals). Sun at 11 am and 2 pm. Through May 30.
THE GODDESS OF SPRING FEST
One night only. BurningHearts Burlesque at Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave NW, 898-9067. $10 (with costume)-$12. Fri May 7 at 9 pm.
RED, PORK, AND BLUE: THE POLITICS OF THE OTHER WHITE MEAT
Opening. The Asian-American sketch comedy group Pork-Filled Players presents a show about a variety of issues germane to the upcoming presidential election. Odd Duck Studio, 1214 10th Ave, 850-7882. $9-$12. Opening Fri May 7 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through May 22.
SEATTLE NEUTRINO PROJECT
Dedicated to the art of live, improvised movies. Historic University Theatre, 5510 University Way NE, 325-6500. $10. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm. Through May 21.
WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
Final week. Now in its seventh year, the Women Playwrights Festival hosts staged readings of new works by women playwrights. Six Minutes, about grad students who turn violent, is by Eisa Davis. Thurs May 6 at 7 pm. Playwright Tanya Barfield presents 121* West, about a tense homecoming in rural Oregon. Fri May 7 at 7 pm. Ada, by Rosanna Staffa, is a historical piece about the genius daughter of Lord Byron. Sat May 8 at 8 pm. Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St, Seattle Center, 443-2222. $10. Through May 8.
LATE NIGHT
* CARLOTTA'S LATE NITE WING-DING
Carlotta's back for four weeks of shenanigans, with guests from Seattle's fringe scene. Northwest Actors Studio, 1100 E Pike St, 325-6500. $8-$12. Fri-Sat at 10:30 pm. Through May 22.
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
One night only. A cabaret performance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Seattle Shakespeare Company at Center House Theatre, 305 Harrison St, Seattle Center, 733-8222. $15. Sat May 8 at 10:30 pm.
THE STAY UP LATE SHOW
One night only. This week featuring KUOW's notoriously unfunny Bill Radke. Empty Space Theatre, 3509 Fremont Ave N, 547-7500. $10. Sat May 8 at 11 pm.
THE TEMPS
One night only. Improv comedy at ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0963. $5-$7. Sat May 8 at 10:30 pm.
TRAIN OF THOUGHT > NEW YORK
Opening. Sketch comedy based on a Big Apple theme. Northwest Actors Studio, 1100 E Pike St. Tickets available at the door only, $8-$10. Opening Fri May 7 at 10 pm. Sat at 10 pm. Through June 12.
SPECIAL EVENTS
HIDING HANNAH
One night only. A staged reading of a new play by Joy McCullough-Carranza. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, 686-3729. Donation. Mon May 10 at 7 pm.
H ZELDA, SCOTT, AND ERNEST
One night only. See Nightstand pg. 29. Famous writers (Robert Stone, Calvin Trillin, and Mary Karr) play the roles of two famous writers and a famous maniac (Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald). Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, 621-2230. $12-$50. Sun May 9 at 7:30 pm.
LONG RUNS
BIG WHEEL BINGO at Rendezvous, 441-5823.
DON'T TELL MOMMA at Thumper's, 328-3800.
* THE HOKUM HALL VARIETY SHOW at Hokum Hall, 937-3613.
JET CITY IMPROV at Historic University Theatre, 352-8291.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM from Seattle Theatre Project at ACT, 292-7676.
TEATRO ZINZANNI at 2301 Sixth Ave, 802-0015.
