OPENING AND CURRENT RUNS
* 21 DOG YEARS: DOING TIME @ AMAZON.COM
See Stranger Suggests. Mike Daisey at Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer St, 269-1900. $27-$42. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Nov 22.
THE AMERICAN DREAM
See review this issue. Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N, 633-1883. $15. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 8.
BABY: THE MUSICAL
Final week. The terrifying threat of parasitic invasion haunts three couples faced with potential infestation in Richard Maltby Jr.’s 20-year-old musical, Baby. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0963. $10-$28. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 3 pm, Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Nov 1.
* DRACULA: JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL
See review this issue. Book-It Repertory Theatre at Seattle Center House, 305 Harrison St, 216-0833. $15-$22. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through Nov 16.
ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS
Final week. “What was written as a dark frolic full of obscenity-peppered comic outrageousness and twists is, in Sight Nine’s poor rendering, an overlong stretch of barking, shouting, and, finally, feel-good mush worthy only of a television sitcom. ” (Gianni Truzzi) Sight Nine Theatre at Theatre Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave S, 325-6500. $14. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 1.
GINGERBREAD MAN
A group of cleverly personified kitchen utensils face an ungodly, molasses-infused threat to their secure way of life. Seattle Children’s Theatre, 201 Thomas St, 441-3322. $12-$26. Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 and 5:30 pm. Through Dec 21.
* THE HORROR IN THE THEATER: AN H. P. LOVECRAFT TRIPTYCH OF TERROR
If you see one show this season featuring giant, thousand-headed octopi attacking from beyond, make it The Horror in the Theater. ” (Adrian Ryan) Open Circle Theater, 429 Boren Ave N, 382-4250. $13. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm. Through Nov 8.
HUIS CLOS
Steeplechase presents a fancified version of Sartre’s No Exit. Hell is other people chewing. Steeplechase at Liberty Deli, 2722 Alki Ave SW, 935-8420. $14, $29 with dinner. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 22.
IMAGINARY INVALID
Molière’s hypochondria classic, produced as a master’s thesis. UW School of Drama at Playhouse Theatre, University of Washington campus, 543-4880. $5-$12. Thurs at 7 pm, Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm, Wed at 7 pm. Through Nov 9.
IN BETWEEN BLISS
Final week. Dan Dembiczak’s dark dramedy about three interconnected couples faced with tragedy. “Under the direction of Dan Dembiczak the show is cleverly executed and the emotional complexity of Dembiczak’s characters clearly mark a new chapter of growth for Capitol Hill-based Outcast Productions.” (Adrian Ryan) Outcast Productions at Odd Duck Studio, 1214 10th Ave, 325-2080. $12. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 1.
MING THE RUDE
Empty Space exhumes a mess of old playwrights for a new, family-friendly science-fiction comedy. “They say you can’t polish a turd, but Ming the Rude begs to differ–it’s a shiny, well-executed piece of crap.” (Brendan Kiley) Empty Space Theatre, 3509 Fremont Ave N, 547-7500. $10-$40. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through Nov 9.
* MISALLIANCE
Final week. See review this issue. Seattle Repertory Theatre, Second Ave and Mercer St, 443-2222. $15-$40. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm. Through Nov 1.
* OMNIUM-GATHERUM
Final week. A play about a dinner party–in the wake of September 11–with guests ranging from a Martha Stewart type to a Christopher Hitchens type. “The acting is solid, the production clear, and the script skillfully allows none of the well-articulated arguments to go unchallenged, avoiding didacticism.” (Bret Fetzer) ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 292-7676. $10-$45. Thurs at 2 and 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Nov 2.
PARTY
“Party is the long, drawn-out gay porn flick you never wanted to see, live. The production is lacking in almost everything, save clichés and predictability.” (Adrian Ryan) Gaydar Productions at Northwest Actors Studio, 1100 E Pike St, 267-2750. $25. Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 7 and 10 pm, Sun at 7 pm. Through Nov 9.
QUOTH THE RAVEN
This week only. Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Program presents the macabre stories of Poe for the season. Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Ensemble at Bathhouse Theatre, 7312 W Green Lake Dr N, 325-6500. Free. Thurs-Fri Oct 30-31 at 7 pm, Sat-Sun Nov 1-2 at 2 and 7 pm.
sCARRIE: THE MUSICAL
Opening. Plug. It. Up. With a creative team that includes Mark Gallagher, Jill Wainsguard, and Wade Madsen, sCarrie brings Carrie White the glory she deserves–in song, glorious song! Ghost Light Theatricals at Rendezvous, 2320 Second Ave, 441-5823. $17. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 8 and 10:30 pm. Through Dec 13.
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!
A musical based on the public-service cartoons of yore. Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your ironic throwbacks here. ReAct at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave S, 364-3283. $12-$18. Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm. Through Nov 9.
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Opening. Tennessee Williams’ timeless classic of abusive Polacks, drunken whores, and love letters yellowing with antiquity. Now with more shouting! Theatre Babylon at Union Garage, 1418 10th Ave, 720-1942. $10. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Dec 6.
THE SYRINGA TREE
Opening. See Stranger Suggests. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 292-7676. $35-$45. 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 Nov 23.
YELLOW FEVER: THE INTERNMENT
Final week. Combining poetry, music, dance, and performance art, Yellow Fever is an exploration of racism against folks of Asian descent. Conciliation Project at UW Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave NE, 325-6500. $15. Thurs at 7:30, Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm. Through Nov 2.
FESTIVALS, CABARET, & COMEDY
CAMPFIRE
Final week. Long-form improvisation, based on audience experiences with unexplained–i.e., spooooooky!–phenomena. Unexpected Productions at Market Theater, Post Alley, 781-9273. $5. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 1.
CHICAS DE LAS MUERTAS
One night only. The Gun Street Girls’ Anything Goes series presents another amateur porn night at the Rendezvous, in the form of burlesque open pole. Gun Street Girls at Rendezvous, 2320 Second Ave, 441-5823. $5. Sun Nov 2 at 10:30 pm.
CROONER
Cabaret!–comic and crooned. Jesse Garnee sings the songs of the dead and very nearly dead to those praying for a quick death. Jesse Garnee at Crepe de Paris, 1333 Fifth Ave, 623-4111. $15-$42. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Nov 22.
DAMES!
With Thumper’s newly instated “exclamation point only!” production policy comes Dames!, Cheryl Serio’s cabaret tribute to tough women in ’30s-’50s cinema. Cheryl Serio at Thumper’s Restaurant and Bar, 1500 E Madison Ave, 328-3800. $12. Oct 30, Nov 1, 7, 14, 15, 21, 28 at 9 pm. Through Nov 28.
DANCE
d9 DANCE COLLECTIVE
Final week. See review this issue. d9 Dance Collective at Velocity MainSpace Theater, 915 E Pine St, second floor, 325-8773. $13-$15. Fri-Sun at 8 pm. Through Nov 2.
DAVID DORFMAN
One night only. In association with the current d9 Dance Collective show, David Dorfman presents a free discussion and demonstration at Cornish. Cornish College Capitol Hill, 710 E Roy St, 726-5169. Free. Fri Oct 31 at noon.
LATE NIGHT
TWILIGHT ZONE
The cash cow returns: and it’s thirsty for blood! This round’s episodes: The Silence and The Jeopardy Room. Theater Schmeater, 1500 Summit Ave, 325-6500. $10. Thurs-Sat at 11 pm. Through Nov 15.
LONG RUNS
BROADVILLE CARNIVAL at Cafe Venus, 624-4516.
BUBBA AND BITCH at the Bar, 322-1788.
CABARET: THE ResERECTION at Coffee Messiah, 861-8233.
* THE HOKUM HALL VARIETY SHOW at Hokum Hall, 937-3613.
JET CITY IMPROV at Historic University Theater, 352-8291.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM from Seattle Theatre Project at ACT, 292-7676.
QUEER AS A THREE-DOLLAR BILL at the Comedy Underground, 800-992-8499.
TEATRO ZINZANNI 2301 Sixth Ave, 802-0015.
THEATRESPORTS at the Market Theater, 781-9273.