Beyond the Theatre

  • Book-It’s BEHOLD THE DREAMERS: Beyond the Theatre

    Imbolo Mbue’s thought-provoking and compassionate 2016 novel Behold the Dreamers follows the experiences of Jende and Neni Jonge, Cameroonian immigrants who are pursuing the American dream in New York City on the cusp of the 2008 financial crisis. Book-It Repertory Theatre’s adaptation of Mbue’s BEHOLD THE DREAMERS, adapted and directed by Myra Platt, runs June… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Seattle Rep’s A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS: Beyond the Theatre

    What happens when a compelling work of fiction is adapted into a script for the stage?  It comes alive!   See for yourself in the Seattle Repertory Theater’s production of A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khalid Hosseini’s tale portrays a 14 year old orphan’s forced marriage to an abusive husband. At first, her relationship with his first… Continue reading

  • Book-It Repertory Theatre’s JANE EYRE: Beyond the Theatre

    Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, adapted and directed by Julie Beckman, will be playing from September 13 to October 14, 2018 at Seattle’s Book-It Repertory Theatre. Since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre has inspired countless readers. Below are a few books and films to enhance your experience of the show: The Secret History of Jane… Continue reading

  • Intiman’s Native Gardens: Beyond the Theatre

    A familiar story is taking place. Faces change but tensions remain the same. What to do about the new neighbors? In Native Gardens, playwright Karen Zacarías makes a scene, actually many, out of the dilemma a couple of couples face while getting to know ”the neighbors.” Set in the adjoining backyards of two townhouses in… Continue reading

  • ACT’s Until the Flood: Beyond the Theatre

    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

  • Book-It’s THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: Beyond the Theatre

    Book-It’s THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: Beyond the Theatre

    Book-It Repertory Theatre presents THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Judd Parkin and directed by Victor Pappas, from June 6 to July 1, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, music and films to enhance your experience of the show.  Oscar Wilde shocked Victorian sensibilities with his… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s FAMILIAR: Beyond the Theatre

    Seattle Rep’s FAMILIAR: Beyond the Theatre

    Seattle Repertory Theatre presents FAMILIAR from April 27- May 27, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this resource list of books, CDs and DVDs to enhance your experience of the show. We know that a wedding unites more than two people. The couple are not just traveling the distance to complete their vows, their families are… Continue reading

  • Book-It’s THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO: Beyond the Theatre

    Book-It’s THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO: Beyond the Theatre

    Book-It Repertory Theatre presents THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Díaz, adapted and directed by Elise Thoron, from April 19 to May 6, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this resource list of books, music and films to enhance your experience of the show. The history and culture of the Dominican… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s THE GREAT LEAP: Beyond the Theater

    Diplomatic tensions between American and China, played out in the sports arena. How the passions and actions of one person can make a difference in the world. The themes of Lauren Yee’s play The Great Leap – which opens its month-long run at The Seattle Repertory theatre on March 23 – could not be more… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s IBSEN IN CHICAGO: Beyond the Theatre

    Seattle Repertory Theatre presents IBSEN IN CHICAGO by David Grimm from February 2 to March 4, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, CDs and films to enhance your experience of the show: Seattle Rep’s IBSEN IN CHICAGO: Beyond the Theatre. Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen gained success in the Scandinavian world… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING: Beyond the Theatre

    Here in Seattle we claim playwright August Wilson as one of our own, even though he was born in Pittsburgh and spent only 15 years (from 1990 until his death in 2005) here. But it was here, in the basement of his Capitol Hill house, where he completed his magnificent Pittsburgh Cycle (sometimes also called the… Continue reading

  • Never mind Hallowe’en: Christmas is the Original Haunted Holiday.

    It’s that time of year again – a time of ghosts and goblins, of sudden chills and flickering candle flames at the stroke of midnight, of frights and haunts and things that go bump in the night. No, this isn’t a leftover post from Hallowe’en. For the Victorians, the spookiest holiday of the year was… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s THE HUMANS: Beyond the Theatre

    Seattle Rep’s THE HUMANS: Beyond the Theatre

    Seattle Repertory Theatre presents Stephen Karam’s THE HUMANS from November 17 to December 17, 2017. Stephen Karam’s THE HUMANS is an uproarious, hopeful, and heartbreaking play that takes place over the course of a family dinner on Thanksgiving. Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate and give thanks at his… Continue reading

  • THE CRUCIBLE: Beyond the Theatre

    ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) presents THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller from October 13 to November 12, 2017. THE CRUCIBLE is Miller’s powerful, classic play about the Salem witch trials and a compelling allegory for the political repression of the McCarthy era. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: Beyond the Theatre

    Seattle Repertory Theatre presents Jane Austen’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE adapted by Kate Hamill from September 29 to October 29, 2017. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, CDs and films to enhance your experience of the show: Seattle Rep’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE: Beyond the Theatre. Seattle Rep presents Austen’s beloved classic this… Continue reading

  • ACT’s ALEX & ARIS: Beyond the Theatre

    ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) presents the world premiere of ALEX & ARIS by Moby Pomerance from July 14 to August 6, 2017. ALEX & ARIS is the story of a young prince (who would go on to become Alexander the Great) and his time as a pupil of the great philosopher Aristotle. Librarians at Seattle… Continue reading

  • Seattle Rep’s HERE LIES LOVE: Beyond the Theater

    Seattle Repertory Theatre presents HERE LIES LOVE by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim from April 7 to May 28, 2017. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, CDs and films to enhance your experience of the show: Seattle Rep’s HERE LIES LOVE: Beyond the Theatre. Seattle Rep will transform into a wild… Continue reading