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Seattle Theater Writers, a critics' circle of local theater writers and reviewers, today announces the 2012 slate of nominees of the second annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, theater awards devoted to recognizing excellence across the economic spectrum of professional Seattle theaters.

14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival returns to ACT Theatre's Gregory Falls Theatre (700 Union St, Seattle WA) tonight, January 4-12, performing Todays and Saturdays at 8pm and 10:30pm.

It's been a helluva year for theater in the Seattle area. From the triumphant return of the Intiman with their summer festival to the hugely popular run of "Spring Awakening" from Balagan Theatre Seattle audiences were treated with some amazing shows and performances this past year. And so, allow me to shine the spotlight on some of my favorite outstanding moments from the past year with my 2012 BWW Seattle Critic's Choice Awards.

14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival returns to ACT Theatre's Gregory Falls Theatre (700 Union St, Seattle WA) January 4-12, performing Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and 10:30pm.

On the chance that you only read the first few sentences of my review of "Ramayana", currently playing at ACT, let me just say this right at the start. Go see this show! Hire the babysitter, arrive early (to catch the awesome Indian bazaar in the lobby), and prepare yourself for one of the most glorious and magical evenings I've had in the theater for quite awhile as ACT Theatre presents an exquisite and epic tale that mesmerizes from beginning to end.

What makes a "good" person? When is a horrific crime such as murder justified? Where does redemption come from and for whom? These questions and more are posed in the riveting second offering from fledgling theater company Azeotrope with their production of "Jesus Hopped the A Train" currently running at ACT. A heavy play to be sure but deftly delivered from a company that is quickly becoming one to watch.

What makes a "good" person? When is a horrific crime such as murder justified? Where does redemption come from and for whom? These questions and more are posed in the riveting second offering from fledgling theater company Azeotrope with their production of "Jesus Hopped the A Train" currently running at ACT. A heavy play to be sure but deftly delivered from a company that is quickly becoming one to watch.

After an impressive debut with their production of Red Light Winter in 2010, Seattle theatre company Azeotrope is proud to announce a second production with the Northwest premiere of Jesus Hopped the A Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Artistic Associate Desdemona Chiang. Jesus Hopped the A Train opens tonight, June 15, 2012 through June 30, 2012 and is produced in association with Central Heating Lab at A Contemporary Theatre.

After an impressive debut with their production of Red Light Winter in 2010, Seattle theatre company Azeotrope is proud to announce a second production with the Northwest premiere of Jesus Hopped the A Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by Artistic Associate Desdemona Chiang. Jesus Hopped the A Train opens Friday, June 15, 2012 through June 30, 2012 and is produced in association with Central Heating Lab at A Contemporary Theatre.

Collektor opens Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind in the Bullitt Cabaret space of ACT Theatre Thursday, September 8, 2011. This is the first production of the recently formed production company, Collektor, with Rob West serving as director and a talented cast of esteemed local designers and actors.

This September, ACT - A Contemporary Theatre brings power, passion, and politics to the Mainstage in Peter Oswald's astonishingly relevant and thrilling adaption of Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller, while The Central Heating Lab welcomes Collektor with Sam Shepard's haunting and timeless drama A Lie of the Mind and the return of Short Stories Live at Town Hall.

The nominees for the 2010 GREGORY AWARDS have been announced, and tickets are now on sale for the 2010 Gregory Awards Ceremony at ACT on Monday, October 25, 2010.

Annex Theatre takes you on an adrenalin-soaked ride through the streets of Seattle in CLUBFOOT or Tales From the Back of an Ambulance written by Stephen McCandless & Bret Fetzer and directed by Bret Fetzer.

Annex Theatre takes you on an adrenalin-soaked ride through the streets of Seattle in CLUBFOOT or Tales From the Back of an Ambulance written by Stephen McCandless & Bret Fetzer and directed by Bret Fetzer.

If you've been holding out for a hero then wait no more. Mark Siano and his foxy posse of Freedom Dancers will fight for your honor -Karate Kid-style. One final time, Against All Odds, and with a little help from ACT's Central Heating Lab, Mark Siano & The Freedom Dancers will present six performances of The Soft Rock Kid from February 19-27, 2010 at ACT's Falls Theatre. This is a "greatest hits celebration" of the soft rock favorites that have afforded Siano countless sellout performances at area clubs.

If you've been holding out for a hero then wait no more. Mark Siano and his foxy posse of Freedom Dancers will fight for your honor -Karate Kid-style. One final time, Against All Odds, and with a little help from ACT's Central Heating Lab, Mark Siano & The Freedom Dancers will present six performances of The Soft Rock Kid from February 19-27, 2010 at ACT's Falls Theatre. This is a "greatest hits celebration" of the soft rock favorites that have afforded Siano countless sellout performances at area clubs.

An up and coming actor in the Seattle area, 27-year old Trick Danneker (Patrick Francis Danneker) not only knows a lot about theater and conveying a character on stage but is also your average American guy who loves baseball, movies and Coca-Cola. I was lucky enough to sit down with Trick and talk with him about his life, his career and his current role in The Seattle Rep's 'Speech and Debate.'