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Jill Farrington Sweeney May 21, 2024June 24, 2024 Taproot Theatre

Keeping It Classic? It’s Elementary.

The famous sleuthing duo takes stage in Sherlock Holmes and the Precarious Position. It runs through June 22 at Taproot

Chase D. Anderson February 9, 2024February 26, 2024 Amy Poisson, ArtsWest, Karen Lund, Lauren Gunderson, Liz Duffy Adams, Maggie Lee, Mathew Wright, Nik Doner, Seattle, Seattle Public Theater, Shakespeare, Taproot Theatre

The Thrust: Making History

Two very different plays take a look at the legacy of Shakespeare, while a world premiere sends us to the past to fix the present. They run on Seattle stages through late February.

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Chase D. Anderson October 19, 2023October 22, 2023 Andrew Lee Creech, Dedra D. Woods, Jonelle Jordan, Seattle, Taproot Theatre, The Hansberry Project, Tim Gouran, Valerie Curtis-Newton, Yusef Seevers

Freedom Is Calling (Out of Dodge)

The world premiere of a Seattle playwright’s latest is among the best plays of the year. Last Drive to Dodge runs at Taproot Theatre through 10/21.

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Chase D. Anderson June 17, 2022September 3, 2022 Amanda Petrowski, Conner Neddersen, Dedra D. Woods, Desdemona Chiang, Ian Wight, Jag, James Lynch, Jasmine Joshua, Karen Lund, Kate Jaeger, Kelly Rogers Flynt, Larry Shue, Maggie Lee, Marianne Savell, Mary Leedy, Matthew Posner, Taproot Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, The Phoenix Theatre

The Thrust: Someone’s Pulling Our Leg With These Shows

Three comedies hit the right notes. The original musical ‘And So That Happened …’ and the farce ‘The Nerd’ close this weekend; the lightly risque ‘Skin Flick’ runs through the following week.

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Chase D. Anderson February 15, 2020July 7, 2022 Seattle, South Sound, Tacoma, Tacoma Musical Playhouse, Taproot Theatre

In Two ‘80s Theatrical Creations, Strong Women and Big Hair

‘Steel Magnolias’ at Taproot Theatre (thru 2/29) and Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s ‘Beehive’ (thru 2/16) center strong female characters, from an ’80s small-town salon to world-class stages of the ’60s.

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Chase D. Anderson October 21, 2019October 27, 2019 Andrew Litzky, Evan Whitfield, Karen Lund, Lamar Legend, Leah Adcock-Starr, Lucas Hnath, Mark Fullerton, Pilar O'Connell, Pony World Theatre, Richard Hellesen, Sunam Ellis, Taproot Theatre, Ted Rooney

In ‘The Christians’ and ‘Necessary Sacrifices’, Challenging Doctrine with Mixed Success

From Pony World and Taproot Theatre, two plays with little else in common set out to unpack traditional lore in religious belief and American history. They run through October 26.

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Chase D. Anderson June 9, 2019June 25, 2022 David Hsieh, Ins Choi, Scott Nolte, Seattle, Taproot Theatre

‘Kim’s Convenience’, Familiar Title to Netflix Viewers, Proves a Thoughtful and Laugh-Filled Fit for the Stage, Too

The stage play ‘Kim’s Convenience’ is no happy-go-lucky family sitcom, opening up lots of uncomfortable topics and unearthing an occasional dark family secret. But it does so with plenty of humor and an emphasis on reconciliation, resulting in an enjoyable and fast-paced play. It runs through June 22 at Taproot Theatre. Don’t wait: it’s a hot seller.