For more than a decade, solo performer Stokley Towles has been studying us. He examines the mundane aspects of life in Seattle like an anthropologist from another planet—our libraries, our trash system, our police force, the history of a single city block—and delivers his findings in rich, understated monologues full of bizarre, colorful trivia and bittersweet observations about how people navigate the world and each other. His latest study, Stormwater, is about the rivers that run beneath our feet. (Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, www.stokleytowles.com, 6:30 pm, free)
Brend an Kiley has worked as a child actor in New Orleans, as a member of the junior press corps at the 1988 Republican National Convention, and, for one happy April, as a bootlegger’s assistant in Nicaragua.... More by Brendan Kiley
Stokely Towles is a master story-teller. I dragged my sister to his Waterlines show last time, and she ended up loving it!! Honestly, you will not regret going to this. Be captivated and learn something.
Agreed! A perfect mix of educational, hilarious, breathtaking at times. He gives it his all and is not to be missed.
I’ve seen the performance twice now and loved it. Everyone at the Wallingford show last night seemed very engaged, entertained, and better informed at the end than when they came in.