Strawberry Jam: I and You – Strawberry Theatre Workshop @ 12th Avenue Arts (Seattle – Capitol Hill)

Show info:

I and You (written by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Leah Adcock-Starr). One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline’s door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, an urgent assignment from their English teacher. Homebound due to illness, Caroline hasn’t been to school in months. As these two let down their guards and share their secrets, this seemingly mundane poetry project unlocks a much deeper mystery that has brought them together. Written by America’s most produced playwright (2017), I and You is directed by Adcock-Starr who created Our Country’s Good at Strawshop before the pandemic; the play is performed by Mimi Santos and Kevin Masayuki Tanner.

Festival info:
Strawberry Jam is a Directors Festival of seven plays in fifteen days from playwrights ranging from Pulitzer Prize winners (Quiara Alegría Hudes, María Irene Fornés) to local novices (Alanah Pascual, Shanna Allman, Kaytlin McIntyre). Strawberry Theatre Workshop—which has been shuttered for two years—returns to 12th Ave Arts with its most ambitious program ever. Why produce one play, when you can amplify the artists in your community with seven? Add three Sundays of eclectic music concerts, featuring Strawshop favorites Felicia Loud, Jose Gonzales, and the musicians of BeatleConcert. That’s a Strawberry Jam.

Festival schedule and tickets ($13.50 per show, $39 full festival) here.

Music Series sold separately.