12th Avenue Arts – NWTheatre

Jill Farrington Sweeney April 2, 2024April 15, 2024 12th Avenue Arts, Dacha Theatre, Mike Lion, Robin Macartney

This Imaginative Take on a Russian Classic Is a Weird Story, Well-Told

Dacha Theatre’s imaginative new adaptation of the fantastical Russian classic, ‘The Master and Margarita’, runs through 4/13.

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Chase D. Anderson June 30, 2023April 1, 2024 12th Avenue Arts, Drew Hobson, Gerald Waters, Jasmine Lomax, Martyna Majok, Seattle, Sound Theatre Company, Teal Sherer, Teresa Thuman, Viviana Garza

Freedom’s Just Another Word. Like Loneliness.

Sound Theatre Company excels in its latest production, a challenging piece fresh off its Broadway run. It performs through July 1.

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Chase D. Anderson February 20, 2020February 26, 2020 12th Avenue Arts, Adam Zopfi-Hulse, Galen Joseph Osier, Leah Adcock-Starr, Mark Fullerton, Pilar O'Connell, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Timberlake Wertenbaker

A Darker Play-Within-a-Play Takes Shape in ‘Our Country’s Good’

Strawberry Theatre Workshop’s latest is a dark look at criminology and injustice, set in an early British prison colony in Australia. It runs through February 22 at 12th Avenue Arts.

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Chase D. Anderson September 30, 2019October 7, 2019 12th Avenue Arts, Alysha Curry, Amy Poisson, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bianca Raso, Jocelyne Fowler, Joy McCullough, Leah Jarvik, Macha Theatre Works, Meredith Armstrong, Michael D. Blum., Parmida Ziaei, Tim Gagne

‘Blood Water Paint’ Layers Artistry, Sexism, Violence, and Resilience Into a Vivid Portrait

Weaving disparate stories and art forms into one cohesive work, the latest from Macha Theatre Works makes for an inventive and beautiful play — and a fitting ode to an artist known for her vivid paintings. ‘Blood Water Paint’ runs through October 6.

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Chase D. Anderson September 9, 2019March 19, 2023 12th Avenue Arts, Amy Poisson, Artemisia Gentileschi, interview, Joy McCullough, Macha Theatre Works, Seattle

5 Questions with Playwright & Novelist Joy McCullough

‘Blood Water Paint’ imagines the great 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi in her studio, interacting with the apocryphal subjects who inspired her. NWT talked with playwright Joy McCullough about the work, ahead of the play’s opening this Friday with Macha Theatre Works.

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Chase D. Anderson August 16, 2019July 7, 2022 12th Avenue Arts, 18th & Union, Eddie DeHais, interview, Jasmine Joshua, Nicholas Japaul Bernard, queer arts, Seattle, The Scratch

From Idea to Stage: ‘Triple Threat’ & ‘Bread Crumbs’ Open at The Scratch

The Scratch, a free festival of new works, starts off tonight with two personal works by some of Seattle’s hottest artists: Nicholas Japaul Bernard and Jasmine Joshua, with development assistance and direction by Eddie DeHais. DeHais shared insight about the two autobiographical pieces, and guided NWT through the development process of each.