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Art and Performance

Another Subversive Play by One of the Most Exciting Playwrights in the Country

A conversation with Yussef El Guindi about People of the Book, which makes its world debut at ACT this September.

Christopher FrizzelleJune 5, 2019 4:00 amJune 20, 2022 5:15 pm

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The Strife That Inspired Nina Simone

Four Women at Seattle Rep is a call to action, and it’s set in a bombed-out church.

Rich SmithMay 22, 2019 4:00 amSeptember 27, 2024 9:14 pm

Theater

What Happens After We Burn It All Down?

An immersive production of The Arsonists asks the activist’s burning question.

Rich SmithMay 8, 2019 4:00 amSeptember 27, 2024 9:14 pm

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Invisible Women

Life is not about being alive; it’s about being recognized by all others.

Charles MudedeApril 10, 2019 4:00 amJune 1, 2022 5:59 pm

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Romeo + Juliet, Revitalized and with New Jokes

ACT updates Shakespeare’s loveliest tale of woe and even adds some chain-link-fence choreography.

Rich SmithMarch 13, 2019 4:00 amSeptember 27, 2024 9:14 pm

Art and Performance

A Play at Seattle Rep Brings Nina Simone Back to Life

The bombing of black girls made the jazz singer a radical.

Charles MudedeMarch 13, 2019 4:00 amJune 1, 2022 6:01 pm

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An Opera About the Last Hero of Capitalism

Steve Jobs is the perfect subject for opera.

Charles MudedeFebruary 13, 2019 4:00 amJune 1, 2022 6:03 pm

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Degenerate Art Ensemble Turns Trauma into Beauty

“I have to confront my demons,” says Skeleton Flowers cocreator Haruko Crow Nishimura.

Rich SmithJanuary 30, 2019 4:00 amSeptember 27, 2024 9:14 pm

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Isabella Rossellini Is Bringing a Really Cool Dog to Seattle

The movie star, model, and Green Porno creator has a new live show about animals.

Chase BurnsJanuary 2, 2019 4:00 amJune 1, 2022 5:10 pm

Theater

Jingle All the Gay‘s New Cast Fucking Sleighs

The “next chapter” of Homo for the Holidays is the tits.

Chase BurnsDecember 12, 2018 4:00 amJune 1, 2022 6:07 pm

Art and Performance

Five Hundred Actors Auditioned to Play the Lead in Annie, and These Two Girls Got the Part

Behind-the-scenes facts about the 5th Avenue Theatre’s new production of the classic musical.

Christopher FrizzelleDecember 6, 2018 4:00 amJune 20, 2022 5:15 pm

Art and Performance Winter 2018

Henrik Ibsen’s Nora Is Back and She’s Got Some Shit to Say

With the slam of a door, Henrik Ibsen’s character Nora shocked audiences and changed art. What should you expect from Seattle Rep’s A Doll’s House, Part 2?

Chase BurnsDecember 5, 2018 4:00 amJune 1, 2022 6:08 pm

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