At Stranger EverOut, we're on a constant mission to make your life as full of as many fun events as possible, at as little cost as possible. Beyond just our lists of cheap & easy things to do, we also like to give you deals and discounts whenever we can—which is why, this weekend, we're giving you up to 50% off tickets to Indecent and Violet's Attic: A Grand Ball for Wicked Dolls. Read on to see more details and buy tickets!
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PERFORMANCEIndecent
When Sholem Asch's searing critique of Orthodox Judaism, God of Vengeance, debuted on Broadway in 1923, the entire cast was arrested and tried for obscenity. They were tried not only because of the play's lesbian kiss—which for some reason didn't disturb the delicate sensibilities of Europeans, who praised the piece for years before it was translated into English—but also because of the rising anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant sentiment in America. Though it was the "roaring twenties," it was also a time when conspiracy theories about Jews controlling the world through theater and banking were peaking. Paula Vogel's Tony Award–winning play dramatizes the history of this show. In a recent interview, the playwright called it "a love letter to theater, a love letter to Yiddish culture, and a plea to every audience member who sees it: Please, please partake in the arts. The arts will see us through to our last days on earth." RICH SMITH
Seattle Repertory Theatre
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
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Violet's Attic: A Grand Ball for Wicked Dolls
For an immersive show that really looks like it'll scare your button-eyes out of their sockets, try this dinner-theater production in which you, the audience, are cast as dolls belonging to a mean little girl. Cower from the "giant Jack in the Box" and eat doll-party treats for dinner.
Cafe Nordo
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
