BWW Review: Seattle Shakes Musical MIDSUMMER Hits Several Bad Notes
by Jay Irwin - May 7, 2017
I've never been a fan of transplanting classic works such as Shakespeare to "new and exciting" locales and time periods but I have seen it work as long as the adaptation enhances the existing story somehow or at the very least makes sense with the story. Unfortunately, Seattle Shakespeare Company's current musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with a 1930's movie musical bent fails on both respects and then some. It's got a few elements in it that work but overall it makes little sense and the added music adds nothing but confusion.
BWW Review: Theater Schmeater's CREATURE is Hellish, in a Great Way
by Amelia Reynolds - Jun 6, 2016
As a woman in the middle ages, there seemed to be only two options: be a mother, or a strumpet. This dilemma is not unfamiliar to any modern woman stressed by societal demands. In Heidi Schreck's 'Creature,' it is 1401, and Margery Kempe has found a third option: sainthood.
Theater Schmeater to Present Heidi Schreck's CREATURE, Opening 5/27
by Tyler Peterson - May 4, 2016
Theater Schmeater is pleased to present Heidi Schreck's enigmatic play Creature, opening on Friday May 27th, and running on Thursday Fridays and Saturdays until June 25th. A Seattle native, Ms. Schreck has found success on the East Coast as a playwright, and this early play is the first of her work to be produced in NYC.
Theater Schmeater to Present WELCOME TO MY SECRET LAIR
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 6, 2015
Theater Schmeater celebrates Halloween with a workshop production of Courtney Kessler's new play, Welcome to My Secret Lair. In a secluded castle, a socially deficient mad scientist searches for true love, aided by his able assistant and the ease of online dating. But his simple quest for a perfect partner to share the end of the world with keeps running aground on the rocky shores of modern life, as he discovers that online personas seldom match the complexities of real people.