Theater

Misty Montaigne’s Night of Fabulousness

Ah, the traditional variety show. A little comedy, some singing, some male belly dancing, some balloon animals, a bit of acrobalance, some aerials. Did we mention dessert? OK, maybe not so traditional. This smorgasborg of entertainment is coming to OmCulture (2210 N. Pacific St) this Friday and Saturday, April 15th and 16th at 8 pm. We caught up with Wallingford's own Misty Montaigne for breakfast at Julia's recently and got the scoop: Wallyhood: So where did the idea for the show…

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Double (XX) Fest

Stone Soup Theatre announces The Double (XX) Fest, a festival of plays written and directed exclusively by women, April 7 - April 24th. And no, get your head out of the gutter. I said DOUBLE X (XX) as in DNA, chromosomes & all that.  I did not say triple X,  cheeky monkey.  The (XX) Fest continues in the tradition of the now-defunct Mae West Fest, which ran for nearly a decade.  But the (XX) Fest goes a step further. It's a…

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Summer Theater

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Not one, but two, yes count them, two opportunities for you or yours to strut the stage, blink into the limelight and chew the scenery this summer. First, the Seattle Public Theater (on Green Lake) is seeking interns for the summer. Kenna Kettrick writes: Are you between the ages of 14-25, and interested in teaching or directing theater? We have an internship for you! Interns work with our professional teaching artists, with younger children's camps or older students' multi-week productions. Internships…

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Not Exactly “The Happy Ones”

Here's my quick thumbs-up versus thumbs-down rundown for Green Lake's Bathhouse Theater's current production of "The Happy Ones": Ah, Southern California in the '70.  Even if I wasn't there, I watched it on The Brady Bunch and that was the life The soundtrack to The Big Chill is my favorite Fun-lovin', outspoken leading lady in tall leather boots?  Groovy! Not at all happy.  Sad.  Too, too sad I have no nostalgia for the '70's.  The '70's are over-rated Eh, California -…

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Stoned Soup

We were chatting with our friend D. the other day, who mentioned he had recently attended a performance at Stone Soup Theatre's production of How I Learned To Drive, by Paula Vogel. We reproduce our best recollected transcription of his orally delivered review here: Oh hey, you know that little theater on Stone Way, little place tucked in up from that pit on 40th? Hey, it's a gem. We stopped in there, pretty baked one night last week, just on a…

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How I Learned To Drive

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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,…

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Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr

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…

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