Category: Press
A revived 1964 Broadway play has a message for Seattle liberals—Crosscut
by Margo Vansynghel Considered a lesser-known work by the ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ author, ‘The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window’ makes its PNW debut at Erickson Theatre. What does it mean to live your values — to go beyond declarations, bumper stickers and yard signs? The late playwright Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) delved into this…
‘Sign’ of the Times: Lorraine Hansberry’s 2nd Play Gets 2 New Looks—American Theatre Magazine
By Soyica Diggs Colbert A Raisin in the Sun cast a long shadow, even over its author, Lorraine Hansberry. The young Black woman’s hit play shook up the American theatre scene with its 1959 Broadway premiere, with its groundbreaking depiction of a Black family and a Black tragic hero. After that success, she continued to write plays, as…
For the first time, James Baldwin’s ‘The Amen Corner’ takes Seattle audiences to church
By Mike Davis, Libby Denkmann, Noel Gasca The communities we’re a part of in our youth often have a tremendous impact in influencing the people we become. For writer James Baldwin, the time he spent in the Black church as he grew up in Harlem played a big role in shaping his identity, and the…
Have the ‘Time of Your Life’! — or, What the Actual #!@% Just Happened—NWTheatre
By Chase D. Anderson By the show’s end, the latest adventure from [The Feast] had all the makings of a disaster. Its difference may be its salvation. If you know a line, just sing it out! None of us at the table could figure out why pages upon pages of the script were scattered around…
Review: [The Feast’s] TIME OF YOUR LIFE Goes a Step Beyond—
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By Jay Irwin Dear Readers, you’ve often heard me extoll the prowess and brilliance of The Williams Project. Just last week I raved about how dedicated and tight their ensemble was when presenting the other show they have running in repertory, “Small Craft Warnings“. But now that insanely talented ensemble has come in with William Saroyan‘s…
Review: The Williams Project stages bleak ‘Small Craft Warnings,’ with surprising burst of human kindness—The Seattle Times
By Brendan Kiley In the wrong hands, “Small Craft Warnings” could be one of America’s dreariest plays. Luckily, it’s in the hands of The Williams Project, which finds a mangled and awkward kind of tenderness among its battered characters — and ends the play with an extra-theatrical gesture so unexpected, so transcendently gorgeous, it casts an unexpectedly…
Review: The Williams Project’s A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY – When Will We Learn?—Broadway World Seattle
By Jay Irwin Dear Readers, today I want to talk to you about one of the most exciting companies in town and their latest show, The Williams Project’s [now The Feast’s] “A Bright Room Called Day” by Tony Kushner. Specifically, I want to focus on three aspects of why they and their current show are so…
Paying theater artists fair wages is hard. But why do we consider it optional?—CityArts Magazine
By Gemma Wilson We need to talk about money. Artists need more of it. I’m not telling you anything you don’t know: All artists want to make more money and all companies want to pay artists more. But you also know that theater artists—actors, designers, directors, stage managers, crew—often work for sad stipends or salaries…
In Georgetown, it’s a nice day for a ‘Blood Wedding’—Crosscut
By Misha Berson One of Seattle’s most inventive theater directors is inviting you to a wedding — in the loading dock of a warehouse. It’s not his own nuptials that Ryan Guzzo Purcell is celebrating, but the union of a young couple conjured by the great Spanish poet-playwright Federico García Lorca (in a translation by…
‘Blues for Mister Charlie’: James Baldwin’s theatrical ode to civil-rights martyr Medgar Evers—The Seattle Times
In the upstairs foyer of Emerald City Bible Fellowship church, just a quick walk down Rainier Ave. from the Othello light rail station, you can find a list of Christian jokes on a laminated wall poster. How do we know Adam was the world’s fastest runner? “He was first in the human race.” What’s the…