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Chase D. Anderson December 12, 2022December 26, 2022 18th and Union, Acrobatic Conundrum, Broadway at the Paramount, Centerstage Theatre, Emmett Montgomery, Macha Theatre Works, Olympia Family Theater, Seattle Theatre Group, Velocity Dance Center

A Grab Bag of Love and Laughs With These Shows

These modern, endearing, and lighthearted shows (many of them family-friendly) are great picks for your December entertainment — whether they’re Christmas shows or not.

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Chase D. Anderson October 12, 2022October 25, 2022 18th and Union, Broadway, Broadway at the Paramount, MAP Theatre, Seattle, Seattle Theatre Group, The Paramount Theatre

‘Mockingbird’ and the Familiar Haunt of White Supremacy

Now through 10/16 at The Paramount, the national tour of Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a strong production of a mighty familiar relic. Plus, a new work at MAP Theatre, on through 10/22, casts White Supremacy as a horror villain.

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Chase D. Anderson September 14, 2022September 26, 2022 18th and Union, Seattle

Storytelling and Theatre Pack the Weekends at This New Festival

The first-ever Portable Performance Festival at 18th & Union is in full swing, with 20 or so shows in two weeks.

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Chase D. Anderson February 24, 2022December 5, 2022 18th and Union, ArtsWest, Dacha Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Macha Theatre Works, MAP Theatre, Seattle, Seattle Public Theater, Seattle Rep, Sound Theatre Company

Priced Out? These Seattle-Area Theatres Set Out to Price You In.

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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Chase D. Anderson November 19, 2021July 7, 2022 18th and Union, Dana Kaufman, Devorah Detzer, Eliza Woodyard, HyeYeun Kim, Kayla Wilkens, Lowbrow Opera Collective, Seattle, trans artists

Humanizing Mental Illness: The High Art of Lowbrow Opera

With ‘Diary of a Madman,’ Lowbrow Opera Collective humanizes society’s scorn for mental illness in a compelling 45-minute opera. It runs through November 21 at 18th & Union.

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Chase D. Anderson January 31, 2020February 11, 2020 18th and Union, Lowbrow Opera Collective

Can You F***ing Not?

The Millennial experience gets an opera treatment in ‘#adulting’, from the classically trained singers of the Lowbrow Opera Collective. It runs through February 9 at 18th & Union.

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Chase D. Anderson December 22, 2019July 7, 2022 18th and Union, Christmas shows, Comedy, Emmett Montgomery, Seattle

Sugar Plum Gary Is Coming to Town. Look Busy.

Once upon a time, Santa Claus came to visit. The only survivor would like to tell you about it.

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Chase D. Anderson November 2, 2019November 8, 2019 18th and Union, Alyssa Kay Matthews, Amy Gang, Jasmine Lomax, Mary E. Brown, Walt McGough

In ‘Chalk’, a Barrier of Mere Dust Keeps a Precarious Peace

Mary E. Brown and Jasmine Lomax spar in a futuristic, dystopian one-act that crackles with intensity from a mysterious backstory. It runs through November 3.

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Chase D. Anderson August 16, 2019July 7, 2022 12th Avenue Arts, 18th and 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.

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Chase D. Anderson April 21, 2019March 19, 2023 18th and Union, Comedy, interview, queer arts, Seattle, Woody Shticks

5 Questions with ‘Comic Stripper’ Woody Shticks

Ahead of his back-by-popular-demand show ‘Who Cares!’ at 18th & Union this weekend, we go deep with Woody Shticks on art, queerness, style, religion, and working the pole at Pony.

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Chase D. Anderson March 23, 2019July 7, 2022 18th and Union, Brandon Ryan, Jasmine Joshua, Julie Beckman, MAP Theatre, Nick Jones, Seattle, Teri J. Lazzara

MAP’s Latest, ‘Trevor,’ Is Funny and Repellent and Sad and Wonderful

In an excellent production, MAP Theatre’s ‘Trevor’ tells a true, sad story with a lot of humor, insight, and intrigue. It runs through March 30. Running alongside it (thru 3/25) is Jasmine Joshua’s ‘Bread Crumbs,’ a nonbinary solo show that’s solidly worth a visit.