Seattle-Area Performance & Art
A viewing of Mark Morris’ contemporary short works and Kent Stowell’s classic ‘Swan Lake’, at Pacific Northwest Ballet, finds surprising connections among them. Digital access to ‘Swan Lake’ is available through 5/16.
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This week, take some fantastical journeys into Wonderland, and catch a few of the many plays and musicals around town ready to match any artistic mood.
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Seattle Rep’s new playwrights’ commission asks 20 playwrights to imagine our environment at a pivotal time. You can see works by some of those playwrights on local stages, from Seattle to Olympia, right now.
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This week, catch a highly recommended Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that just opened, a world-premiere original musical, a trans-centering film festival, and loads of ways to celebrate the moms in your life.
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One of the nation’s longest-running trans-focused film festivals returns, with in-person screenings on 5/7 and four days of virtual access (through 5/8). Here is some recommended viewing among the many features and short films available.
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It’s a busy week, with unique dance performances around time and place; timely plays examining the very-human impacts of war; and plenty more to fit every mood.
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One is held in a long-decommissioned steam plant. The other looks to the skies. This weekend, catch two unique shows inspired by time and space.
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This week’s shows include works by Seattle-connected masters of theatre and dance. Plus, opportunities to get reacquainted with local theatre companies, and plenty of continuing runs all around town.
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Mega-talented cast and musicians shine in this Showtunes short run, a musical workplace comedy of sexism, revenge, and fresh thinking. It runs through April 16.
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This week’s slight slowdown in theatre openings gives you a chance to catch up on anything you’ve missed, with a robust slate of continuing runs. Plus, dance openings and an outstanding short-run musical.
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Another busy round of Seattle-area theatre, with as much variety as this week’s weather.
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Diverse in form, these shows feature family at the heart of them.
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Spring into spring with this fun mix of shows.
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It’d be hard to come up with a week of shows more fun and varied than this lineup. This weekend features ritual, a ton of dance, and an irreverent original opera’s premiere, plus a bunch of theatre openings.
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This weekend offers the most loaded roster of dance shows in recent memory, as two acclaimed New York-based companies tour to Seattle, and a locally based choreographer/filmmaker duo premieres their new work.
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Sara Porkalob has taken Seattle by storm. Now she heads for the East Coast to perform in the Broadway revival of ‘1776’ and work on the third in her Dragon Cycle. NWT talked with her as she prepared for the journey.
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Having trouble choosing what to see among the rush of shows this weekend? Here are my takeaways from five of them to help you decide.
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A big variety in openings this week, including the timely Pipeline, a new works series, and new takes on Shakespeare;
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In his debut book, released today, Seattle-raised actor Mickey Rowe shares how autism guides, not stifles, his stage performance. ‘Fearlessly Different’ offers behind-the-scenes perspective on disability, acting, and difference as strength.
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A big variety in openings this week, including the timely ‘Pipeline’, a new works series, and new takes on Shakespeare; plus, loads of continuing runs to catch before they close, including the new opera ‘Blue’.
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In two shows this week, strong female leads see their safe, comfortable social orders challenged. ‘The Cake’ from As If Theatre Company runs through 3/20 in Kenmore; and Village Theatre’s ‘The Book Club Play’ runs through 4/3 (in Issaquah) and 5/1 (in Everett).
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At least 10 dance shows, featuring dozens of artists, swarm Seattle’s stages this month. Whether you favor brand new pieces in-development or iconic works, emerging choreographers or legendary dance companies, tiny stages or the area’s largest, you’ll find all of that and more.
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Variety’s the theme this week, with dance festivals, comedic plays, touring musicals, and more opening up. Plus, a small-stage drama (closing this week) and a big-stage opera are both recommended viewing.
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The gorgeous new opera ‘Blue’ presents a portrait of a middle-class Black family and their chosen families, galvanized by a joy and a tragedy. The West Coast premiere runs through March 12.
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From an all-too-honest advice columnist to audience requests on the mic and a gambling bail-out, the love shown here covers pretty much everything but the romantic kind. Here are my takeaways from each.
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As the pandemic pause put production activity on hold, theatres took the opportunity to reassess their commitments. For some, that means making theatre more accessible than ever, including how much it costs to get in the door.
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In addition to some lighter fare, shows among this week’s openings take a more serious turn. Plus, a long list of shows to catch before they close this weekend.
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It’s vulnerability, not her battle-ready exterior, that’s deepened this much-performed original of the “matriarchal musical tramedies” over the years. Sara Porkalob dazzles in one final Seattle run before heading east.
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This week features a robust variety of openings, from well-known musicals to reinterpreted classics, and a touring show that’s completely different every night. Plus, plenty of continuing runs and others closing soon. You won’t be hurting for things to watch.
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A world premiere play from two local playwrights has a somewhat muddled message. But its captivating production and ample discussion fodder make it worth your time. ‘The Fifth Wave’ runs through February 27 at Macha Theatre Works.
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