The ceremony on this Thursday honors the 2019 award recipients: Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Intiman Theatre, Delbert Richardson, Marcie Sillman, and Dani Tirrell. Newly named Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Imani Keith will present at the ceremony.
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With a promising lineup, here’s who to expect in this week’s theatre-making whirlwind.
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The upcoming week is so packed with great short-runs, we can’t even tell you which ones to choose. Here’s a look at the week and some top picks.
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Highlights include a bustling First Thursday, two openings of intriguing new works, and a free arts & performance festival; plus, a 20-hour come-and-go showing of new dance, and the return of new play readings to Solo Bar.
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Highlights this week include three terrific shows that are closing (so cram them in if you can); plus three multi-artist festivals that run only this weekend; and an important fundraiser reading next week.
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NWT is far from a fashion mag, but we appreciate stand-out style. And fun. And two (very different) events in Tacoma this weekend look apt to please with a lot of both: ‘Couture and Cars’ on Saturday, and ‘Northwest Thrift-Con’ on Sunday. Plus, catch the ongoing Tacoma Night Market and explore some other vintage shopping while you’re there.
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On July 19-20, 100 readers at Town Hall will tackle the 448-page Mueller Report over a 24-hour period. It’s a bizarre epic fit for our bizarre times.
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Highlights this week included two terrific shows at Cafe Nordo’s Cullinarium and its underground Knife Room; plus, a great big fashion show, loads of one-offs, one show that lasts 24 hours, and another that’s created entirely within that same span.
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Highlights this week included two outstanding musicals (one classic, one new); plus, upcoming outdoor shows in abundance, celebrations of Black artistry, delicious dinner theatre & cabarets, and more.
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Highlights this week included a cabaret, a drag show, and two family epics; plus, an upcoming show at Velocity, the (free!) Arts in Nature Festival, and tons of stuff for Seattle’s Pride weekend.
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As the weather heats up, so does the action on the area’s many outdoor stages (formal and not-so-formal). Most performances are free and open to all, or take a pay-what-you-can approach. Here’s where to find them.
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Highlights this week included an early look at a new musical, and some impressive student works; plus, a new musical in-development shows at Village Theatre, some anticipated openings, and Team Dresch returns with a (sold-out) Seattle show.
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Highlights this week included a culinary delight and a strange and fiery think piece in Pioneer Square; a rock show at the Village Theatre; plus, tons of upcoming openings to look forward to, along with a few big closings.
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Highlights this week included superstar-packed shows in a cabaret and a concert-style musical; the continuation of a new play festival; plus, the upcoming long-awaited Kim’s Convenience at Taproot, and the latest from Reboot Theatre.
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Highlights this week included beautiful music from Four Black Women, a chorus of queer singers, and an immigration story told through dance; plus the continuation of a new play festival, and upcoming shows from Neve Mazique-Bianco and a Million Dollar Quartet.
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Here are the things NWT loved (or didn’t) this week, and a few (or more) things to look forward to
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NWT is on vacation! So we have nothing interesting to report. But from afar, here are some things we think
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Highlights this week included a solo show at Copious and a strangely funny play on interrogations; plus upcoming shows from Spectrum, a musical tribute to Nina Simone, solo shows at 18th & Union and The Pocket, and more.
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Highlights this week were beautiful & jarring performative memorials (in theatre, visual arts & dance) to queer Black mothers, trans women of color, and Black lives stolen by police violence; a Sunday Dinner; plus new openers and short runs this weekend.
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April & May bring an influx of shows in theatre & dance around the theme of immigration. Here’s what’s coming up.
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Highlights this week included the annual multicultural playwrights’ festival; an unusual fashion show; a trip behind bars; and upcoming shows from excellent Black artists in playwriting, poetry, dance, and more; plus tons of short-run show openings.
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Highlights this week included a showcase of diverse Black artists curated by Dani Tirrell; the Intersections Festival of comedians; a trip to Georgetown with On the Boards and keyon gaskin; and upcoming shows from director Malika Oyetimein, choreographer Kyle Abraham, Fashion District NW, and the Represent! Multicultural Playwrights Festival.
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March in the local theatre scene has been nothing short of Madness — and that’s a good thing. Here are the things we loved (or didn’t) this week, plus some things to look forward to this weekend and early next week. For show times, see the Calendar page.
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