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5 (More) Questions with the Broadway-Bound Sara Porkalob

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Chase D. Anderson 5 Questions, Broadway, Dragon Lady, interview, Sara Porkalob

Sara Porkalob has taken Seattle by storm. Now she heads for the East Coast to perform in the Broadway revival of ‘1776’ and work on the third in her Dragon Cycle. NWT talked with her as she prepared for the journey.

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Dragon Lady Just Keeps Getting Stronger

February 19, 2022March 7, 2022 Chase D. Anderson Cafe Nordo, Sara Porkalob, Seattle

It’s vulnerability, not her battle-ready exterior, that’s deepened this much-performed original of the “matriarchal musical tramedies” over the years. Sara Porkalob dazzles in one final Seattle run before heading east.

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5 Questions with Magician & Theatre-Maker Maritess Zurbano

March 6, 2020March 19, 2020 Rachel Delmar Maritess Zurbano, Sara Porkalob, The Rendezvous

NWT talks with the internationally acclaimed magician about decolonizing magic, real-life magic vs. illusion, and her upcoming show at The Rendezvous (March 8-10).

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5 Questions with Artist-Activist Sara Porkalob

July 17, 2019August 13, 2019 Chase D. Anderson 7th and Jackson, Cafe Nordo, Dragon Lady, Sara Porkalob

Sara Porkalob has taken Seattle by storm — as a playwright, director, actor, singer, storyteller, leader and curator, all through an activist lens. Here, she talks with NWT about artist-activism, telling her family stories before audiences on both coasts, and of course her new play, 7th and Jackson, which opens this Friday.