Beloved and brilliant ex–hometown boy Mike Daisey returns with an extended run of his beloved and brilliant monologue
exploring “monopoly and its discontents,” from Edison and Tesla’s war
over electricity to the long, scary shadows cast by Microsoft and
Wal-Mart. If you’ve seen Daisey perform, you know his signature
marriage of personal obsession and historical observation is
relentlessly, deeply entertaining. If you’ve never seen Daisey perform,
what the hell’s wrong with you? (Capitol Hill Arts Center,
1621 12th Ave, www.brownpapertickets.com. 7:30
pm, $20 adv/$25 DOS. Through Feb 3.)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...