Nicholas Japaul Bernard

Chase D. Anderson November 3, 2019July 7, 2022 Arika Matoba, Brandon Ivie, Brian Lange, Eastside, Jessica Skerritt, Julia Hayes Welch, Justin Huertas, MJ Sieber, Nicholas Japaul Bernard, North End, Rafael Molina, Robert J. Aguilar, Sarah Russell, Taylor Niemeyer, Village Theatre

The Kids of ‘Spelling Bee’ Are Their Own Biggest Hangups, But Have No Trouble Spelling a Fun Show

Some of the area’s best musical theatre grown-ups become nerdy, quirky kids and their chaperones in ‘Spelling Bee’, on now at Village Theatre in Everett. It runs through November 17.

FEATURE THEATRE

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.

ON BOOK REVIEW THEATRE

Chase D. Anderson July 21, 2019July 28, 2019 Allyson Lee Brown, Center House Theater, Claudia Rankine, Jay O'Leary, Naa Akua, Nicholas Japaul Bernard, Rebecca Cort, Richard Sean Glen, Shermona Mitchell, Sound Theatre Company, Stephen Sachs, The Hansberry Project

‘Citizen’ Powerfully Engages the Everyday of Racism in America

The book, by MacArthur Genius Claudia Rankine, is a masterwork. So is Sound Theatre and the Hansberry Project’s staging, in which all elements coalesce flawlessly into a challenging and invigorating production. It runs through July 28.