Performing Arts

From the Emergency Room to 'The Pitt'

From the Emergency Room to ‘The Pitt’

Bellevue-raised nurse Ned Brower brings real-life experience to one of TV’s most medically accurate dramas.

HBO’s The Pitt, now in its second season, has distinguished itself as one of television’s most realistic medical dramas, earning awards like an Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Drama Series. The show has received widespread praise for its clinical accuracy and emotional intensity. Created by ER alums Noah Wyle, John Wells, and R. Scott…

Autumn Arts: Theater

Autumn Arts: Theater

Catch the plays that will define Seattle stages this fall.

This fall, Seattle’s stages are packed with productions that reflect the urgency of our moment, as well as the escapism we sometimes crave. Independent theaters continue to tackle political and social issues head-on, while larger companies are bringing ambitious regional debuts and classics reimagined for today. It’s a season that makes clear how central theater…

Arts Story: Forgotten Voices

Arts Story: Forgotten Voices

A world premiere production by a local playwright and actor looks at the history of Black theater in America

Breakout: “History of Theatre: About, By, For and Near” runs from Jan. 28 through Feb. 12 at Kreielsheimer Place, 700 Union St. in Seattle. When actor-playwright Reginald André Jackson started doing workshops for his upcoming play, “History of Theatre: About, By, For and Near,” which looks at the untold stories of African American thespianism, he…

Playwright Danielle Mohlman’s Intimate Theatrical Experiment

Playwright Danielle Mohlman’s Intimate Theatrical Experiment

Over the course of three weeks, 11 different couples will perform her two-person love story 'Nexus' live from their living rooms

Danielle Mohlman

Scott Shoemaker’s 8-Bit Diva Returns in 'Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout!'

Scott Shoemaker’s 8-Bit Diva Returns in ‘Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout!’

This new comedy-cabaret zooms through the arcade icon's checkered past with the penal system

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Unfortunately, due to evolving public health concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout! has been cancelled.  Through 4/11. $25–$35. 7 p.m. Re-bar, downtown; rebarseattle.com  In terms of pop culture notoriety, Ms. Pak-Man is just as famous as any icon of stage…

Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity

"Just like that, my entire community lost their jobs."

This is part of a series of personal essays we’re calling Stories from Seattle, contributed by our community and designed to show how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the lives of Seattleites. Want to share your story, coping mechanisms, wildest ideas? We’d love to hear. Please email: chelsea.lin@tigeroak.com. On April 5, I was planning to leave Seattle for…

This Week in Seattle Shows: John Cameron Mitchell, ‘The Children’ at Seattle Rep and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: John Cameron Mitchell, ‘The Children’ at Seattle Rep and More

What are you still doing here? Go buy some tickets.

R. Hamilton Wright and Carmen Roman in ‘The Children’ at Seattle Rep

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sara Porkalob’s Café Nordo Thriller, Solo Dance at On the Boards and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sara Porkalob’s Café Nordo Thriller, Solo Dance at On the Boards and More

I want to see satisfying comeuppance, dystopian satire and more dance than one heart can handle

Grupo Corpo

Comeuppance in Four Courses, Served at Café Nordo

Comeuppance in Four Courses, Served at Café Nordo

The Victorian patriarchy gets its due in this new thriller by Sara Porkalob

The cast of ‘The Angel in the House’

The Many Sides of Susan Lieu, Actor, Activist and Game-Changing Producer

The Many Sides of Susan Lieu, Actor, Activist and Game-Changing Producer

The ambitious writer/performer's expanded solo show ‘Over 140 Pounds’ headlines ACT’s Solo Performance Festival

Lieu on stage in ‘140 Lbs’

This Week in Seattle Shows: 'Fleabag,' ACT’s Solo Fest and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘Fleabag,’ ACT’s Solo Fest and More

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll feel less alone in your failure to adult

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in ‘Fleabag’

DIY Opera ‘#adulting’ Explores Growing Up, the Seattle Way

DIY Opera ‘#adulting’ Explores Growing Up, the Seattle Way

With an eclectic score and absurdist humor, Lowbrow Opera Collective makes fringe theater out of their own lives

The cast of #adulting

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sarah Galvin, Elby Brosch and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sarah Galvin, Elby Brosch and More

Gear up for a week full of experimental craziness and journalistic excellence

Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor

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