Spring break will soon be upon us (March 29 through April 2 for Seattle Schools, to be exact), and if you haven’t yet enrolled the kiddos in some sort of activity, you might want to check out the cool week-long sessions happening at Stone Soup Theatre. Sessions are on Monday-Friday of spring break week, from 9 to 3 p.m. Tiki Tiki Tembo Kids ages 5-8 can practice and perform in the Soup’s version of this classic. Final performance will be open…
Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Hamlet (II, ii, 191-192) Presuming that not all forms of entertainment suit all audiences, I have condensed my review of The Violet Hour, playing at the Bathhouse Theater from Jan 29 to Feb 21, into this handy summary. The Venue: Venture forth from Wallingford to our fair neighbor, Green Lake, and its modest but pleasant Bathhouse Theater located on the northwest-ish lake shore. Enjoy the ample free parking and intimate…
Looking for something to do New Year's Eve outside the humdrum of binge drinking? Here's one from My Green Lake: Thanks to Shana Bestock (Artistic Director and Education Director) for letting us know about this upcoming amazing performance at the Bathhouse (7312 W Greenlake Dr N): New Year’s Eve Event: Compleat Wks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)–ONE NIGHT ONLY! Come support the Bathhouse Ensemble as they move forward on their artistic journey. After a hugely successful inaugural summer, featuring The Pillowman and…
Stone Soup Theatre, the one-act theater company on Stone Way, has a new production opening: A Child's Christmas in Wales Adapted from the story by Dylan Thomas Directed by Kalon Thibodeaux One of the most enduring, yet often forgotten Christmas memoirs, Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales comes to life at Stone Soup Theatre, recreating the nostalgic magic of Dylan Thomas’ childhood Christmas when everything was brighter, better and more alive. Dylan comes to realize, however, the experience of Christmas…
In a time when all things Christmas strive to make the things cheerful and bright, a short, one-man satire, The Santaland Diaries dispels the myth that everything is magical during the holiday season. Written by David Sedaris, The Santaland Diaries chronicles one man’s journey from the desperate ranks of the unemployed to a full-time elf working in “Santaland” at Macy’s Herald Square in New York. Sedaris’s classic short story was adapted for the theater by Joe Mantello and is currently running…
If you haven't had a chance to catch it yet, this weekend is your last chance to see Stone Soup Theatre's Durang7 production, a set of one-acts by the playwright Christopher Durang. We haven't seen the production, but we've acted in at least a couple of the included plays in our day and the scripts alone recommend the show. He's got a funny, satirical wit. John Ned of Stone Soup recently dropped Durang a few questions in e-mail. Here's what he…
Take a stroll round the lake this weekend and check out some theater in neighboring Green Lake: Friday, November 13 at 7pm and Saturday, November 14 at 2pm and 7pm Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Ensemble presents Lebensraum By Israel Horowitz All youth productions FREE (with suggested donation to the education program) Seattle Public Theatre at the Greenlake Bathhouse (Free Parking) 7312 W Green Lake Dr N SPT’s high school ensemble asks “What if?” in the Seattle premiere of a daring and…