Arts & Culture
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Intiman’s CAUGHT: Beyond the Theatre
Imagine yourself at an art exhibition viewing the installation of an internationally known artist. This is how the play CAUGHT begins, a compelling work for those who relish unconventional narratives and conceptual art. The audience is a part, not apart, from the action of a “labyrinthine exploration of truth, art, social justice and cultural appropriation,… Continue reading
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Book-It Repertory Theatre’s AMERICAN JUNKIE: Beyond the Theatre
Book-It Repertory Theatre presents AMERICAN JUNKIE by Tom Hansen, adapted by Jane Jones & Kevin McKeon, directed by Jane Jones, from February 14-March 10, 2019. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, videos, and music to enhance your experience of the show. Hansen’s memoir chronicles his heroin addiction and recovery against a… Continue reading
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Party Like It’s 1918!
I’ve never been one to enjoy the large crowds underneath the Space Needle on New Year’s Eve night; rather, I like to ring in the New Year with friends at smaller events in the city. One year was spent wandering around Tacoma during First Night and when I lived in West Seattle I would ring… Continue reading
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Book-It Repertory Theatre’s MY ÁNTONIA: Beyond the Theatre
Book-It Repertory Theatre presents MY ÁNTONIA by Willa Cather, adapted and directed by Annie Lareau, from November 29 to December 30, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, video, and podcasts to enhance your experience of the show. Annie Lareau, director of Book-It Repertory Theatre’s 2018 production of MY ÁNTONIA, has… Continue reading
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Rocktober!
Ah, October . . . one of my favorite months of the year. Leaves are turning glorious shades of red, orange and gold, delicious wild mushrooms are abundant in the woods, and it’s finally cold enough to break out all my hand-knit scarves and hats. Plus October has the best holidays . . . Indigenous… Continue reading
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Seattle Rep’s A PEOPLE’S HISTORY: Beyond the Theatre
Seattle Repertory Theatre presents A PEOPLE’S HISTORY by Mike Daisey, from October 17 to November 25, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and video to enhance your experience of the show: Seattle Rep’s A PEOPLE’S HISTORY: BEYOND THE THEATRE. Through his discovery of Howard Zinn’s classic work, A People’s History… Continue reading
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Reports on the Death of the Romantic Comedy are Greatly Exaggerated
For years, romantic comedies (rom coms) have been few and far between, and those that were released were often small budget indie films that were a hit with critics but did little at the box office. Then a little movie called Crazy Rich Asians came along…is it the beginning of a rom com renaissance? While they weren’t… Continue reading
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‘Lauren Weedman Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ at ACT
When For Better, or Worse turns out worse than you imagined, just say “Lauren Weedman Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Put on your favorite dress, fix up your Country Music Hair, strut out of the house and onto the stage of This Sweet Old World . Give yourself a break; have a Ladies’ Night out! In… Continue reading
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ACT’s Until the Flood: Beyond the Theatre
policACT (A Contemporary Theatre) presents UNTIL THE FLOOD by Dael Orlandersmith from June 8 to July 8, 2018. UNTIL THE FLOOD focuses on the social unrest following the fatal police shooting of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your… Continue reading