Apparently, it's theater day here at Wallyhood. Adding to Helen's review of My Wonderful Day, we have a note from the Stone Soup Theatre on Stone Way, where they're opening a new show this Friday, Feb 4th, Paual Vogel's How I Learned to Drive. We reprint the release here almost in its entirety, because it is at once a press release, a book report and an homage to music, youth and sexuality. The 1998 Pulitzer prize-winning play (also winner of Obie,…
The Bathhouse Ensemble presents their second annual New Year's Eve production of The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged). The show starts early, at 7pm, and runs less than two hours so you'll have plenty of time to par-tay like it's the next-to-last year ever. Cuz it is, you know. The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) was written by the Reduced Shakespeare Company. This performance is directed by Marianne Savell and stars Sam Harris, Jessa Lowe, and Elliott White. Performance…
Stone Soup Theatre (4029 Stone Way N.) presents A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas and Directed by Jenny McMurry. Productions begin December 3-24, Friday-Sunday, with special matinée performances on Wednesday, December 22, Thursday, December 23, and Friday, December 24 at 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Evening performances take place Friday and Saturday 7:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday matinees begin at 2:00pm. (No 7:30pm performances on December 24th) Ticket Prices are $18 per person or $16 per person for groups of 4 or more. From…
Tonight, Stone Soup Theater (4035 Stone Way North) will preview its newest production -- The Real Inspector Hound and The Boundary, a "play within a play" comedy murder-mystery, directed by Zachariah Robinson. The production will run Thursdays through Sundays beginning tonight (10/28), until November 21. Here's a summary from Stone Soup: Two theatre critics, Birdboot & Moon attend a performance of a British, 'who-dunnit.' The mystery is set in the 1920's at a weekend party at Muldoon Manor, where 'all roads…
Just a stone's throw over in Fremont, there's this bit of inanity going on: The Lonely Kazoo: A Synthetic Journey to Heaven” is an operatic coming-of-age story about a young kazoo searching for a new home as a post-consumer product. The show, written and performed by Seattle artists, features a rock band, dancing, costumes made of trash and, of course, kazoos. The show starts at 7 p.m. August 19 at the Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N). After a raucous party…
Lucia Neare's Theatrical Wonders announces Lullaby Moon returns to Gas Works Park on Friday, September 10th. Why mention it now? Because if you'd like to participate in this year's performance, it's time to apply! They're seeking performers (dancers, actors, clowns) and volunteers to help pull off this fun little end of summer event. Click here for more info about getting involved. And for those of you unfamiliar, Lucia Neare's Lullaby Moon page describes the event as: "...a free, large-scale, site-specific public…
Wallingford's Stone Soup Theater offers summer programs to keep the kiddos busy, engaged, and entertained this summer. And if you've got kids in your house, you know how very important this summertime public service is. The 2010 summer programs consist of half day or full day workshops the weeks of June 28-August 27, Monday-Friday 9am-12pm (5-7 & 3-4 yrs only) & 9am-2pm (age groups 6-9, 8-13, and 10-20 yrs). Half day camps are improvisational, while the longer workshops require some reading…