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ACT THEATRE


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Review: STEW at ACT Theatre


by Jay Irwin - March 22, 2024

I like to think, Dear Reader, that I don’t need to have the meaning/plot/message of a show spoon fed to me. But sometimes, as with Zora Howard’s “Stew” currently playing at ACT, I could use a bit of clarity. I’m not saying the show was completely confusing, not by a long shot, just a few elements in...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Seattle Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Seattle Awards; THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL, AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, Spokane Valley Summer Theatre & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards December 5th Standings; THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards; AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards; HELLO, DOLLY! Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Classic Holiday Tradition A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To ACT For 48th Season


by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2023

ACT Contemporary Theatre announced today the cast and creative team for their 48th production of the beloved classic, A Christmas Carol. Originally adapted for the stage in 1976 by ACT founder Gregory Falls, this season's production will see Seattle actor Darragh Kennan in the infamous role of Ebene...

Review: CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND from ACT Theatre And The 5th Avenue Theatre


by Jay Irwin - October 06, 2023

Dear Readers, last night I discovered at “Cambodian Rock Band”, the latest collaboration of ACT and the 5th Avenue Theatre, that I am officially a cranky old man. This is an astounding play from an astounding playwright but infused with a rock concert vibe. Now, I’ve never been a concert guy and whi...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Comes to Reboot Theatre Company This Fall


by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2023

The award-winning Reboot Theatre Company, in association with Theatre Off Jackson, presents the cheeky Tony-winning play PETER AND THE STARCATCHER this fall. Reboot, known for its new interpretations of established works and long history of inclusive casting, will take on this wildly theatrical adap...

THE TEMPEST Comes to Seattle Rep Next Month


by Stephi Wild - July 21, 2023

Seattle Rep has announced the cast and creative team for their upcoming Public Works production of The Tempest, adapted with music and new lyrics by Todd Almond and originally conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet. ...

Past Shows

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
3/17 - 4/2/2023


You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make ...

Choir Boy
6/5 - 6/28/2020


The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical black men. Pharus wants nothing more than to take ...

The Effect
4/17 - 5/10/2020


When people fall in love we often talk about the 'chemistry' between them. But what is this 'chemistry' and what causes it? In The Effect, ...

Sweat
3/20 - 4/12/2020


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

People of the Book
9/6 - 9/29/2019


Yussef El Guindi; dir: John Langs. World Premiere...

Murder for Two
3/25 - 6/11/2017


book: Kellan Blair, Joe Kinosian; lyrics: Kellan Blair. Falls Theatre:...

Tribes
3/3 - 3/26/2017


Nina Raine. Allen Theatre:...

Dangerous Liaisons
10/21 - 11/20/2016


A tale of seduction set in France among aristocrats before the revolution, this is a classic drama for exploring decadent sexuality, morals and manipulation played ...

Dangerous Liaisons
10/21 - 11/20/2016


A tale of seduction set in France among aristocrats before the revolution, this is a classic drama for exploring decadent sexuality, morals and manipulation played ...

The Royale
9/9 - 10/9/2016


Marco Ramirez; dir: Ameenah Kaplan....

The Royale
9/9 - 10/9/2016


Loosely based on the real-life experiences of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight world champion, THE ROYALE tells, in six rounds, the fictional story of ...

Daisy
7/8 - 8/7/2016


A world premiere based on a true story. While a presidential election is looming, turmoil over civil rights is spilling onto the streets, a fearful ...

Daisy
7/8 - 8/7/2016


A world premiere based on a true story. While a presidential election is looming, turmoil over civil rights is spilling onto the streets, a fearful ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/27 - 12/30/2015


40th Anniversary Production of A Christmas Carol! Join us for a Seattle tradition: a ripping good telling of the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the ...

Ham for the Holidays: Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham?


Merry. Mirthful. Mad. Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt (aka Dos Fallopia) return to ACT with their wackadoodle holiday sketch-comedy series. With characters like dysfunctional mother-daughter ...


Anne Washburn....

Travesties
9/11 - 10/11/2015


The second of two plays looking back at 100 years ago, Travesties is written by one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th Century. A ...

Hold These Truths
7/17 - 8/16/2015


Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre: Jeanne Sakata; dir: Lisa Rothe....


Eric Blau, Mort Shuman; music: Jacques Brel....

In Acting Shakespeare
1/8 - 1/11/2015


James DeVita....

Allen Theatre:
9/5 - 9/28/2014


The Invisible Hand Ayad Akhtar....

Falls Theatre:
7/18 - 8/17/2014


An Evening of One Acts: Patter for a Floating Lady, The Unseen Hand, and Riverside Drive Woody Allen, Steve Martin, Sam Shepherd....

Little Shop of Horrors
3/8 - 6/15/2014


Falls Theatre: book: Howard Ashman; lyrics: Howard Ashman; music: Alan Menken; dir: Bill Berry....

Bethany
4/11 - 5/4/2014


Laura Marks....

Re:Union
1/24 - 2/8/2014


Falls Theatre: Sean Devine; dir: John Langs....

Ham for the Holidays
12/5 - 12/22/2013


Falls Theatre: Lisa Koch, Peggy Platt; dir: David Koch....

Red Light Winter/25 Saints
10/23 - 11/24/2013


Eulalie Scandiuzzi Space: Adam Rapp, Joshua Rollins; dir: Desdemona Chiang....

Sugar Daddies
10/4 - 11/3/2013


Allen Theatre: Alan Ayckbourn; dir: Alan Ayckbourn....

Middletown
8/30 - 9/29/2013


Will Eno; dir: John Langs....

Rapture, Blister, Burn
7/12 - 8/11/2013


Gina Gionfriddo; dir: Anita Montgomery....

A Christmas Carol
11/25 - 12/24/2011

Double Indemnity
10/21 - 11/20/2011


Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage: - adapt: David Pichette, R. Hamilton Wright from James M. Cain; dir: Michael Evan Haney....

Mary Stuart
9/9 - 10/9/2011

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Red Curtain Arts Center (4/12 - 4/28)
Once on This Island in Seattle Once on This Island
Village Theatre (6/22 - 7/14)
Frozen in Seattle Frozen
First Interstate Center for the Arts(Formally INB Performing Arts Center) (7/24 - 8/4)
What an Impossible Idea in Seattle What an Impossible Idea
Free Range Theater (4/27 - 4/27)
World Premier New Play Brown Bodies on a Blue Earth in Seattle World Premier New Play Brown Bodies on a Blue Earth
The Underground Theater (4/19 - 5/12)
Girl From the North Country in Seattle Girl From the North Country
Paramount Theatre (6/25 - 6/30)
What an Impossible Idea in Seattle What an Impossible Idea
Free Range Theater (4/26 - 4/26)
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