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Cayman Ilika as Patsy Cline and Kate Jaeger as Louise Seger in "Always...Patsy Cline" at ACT. Photo courtesy of Centerstage.
OPENINGS
Always...Patsy Cline @ ACT. Who knew Federal Way had theatre? The Centerstage Theatre Arts Conservatory is bringing their incredibly well-received musical biography of Patsy Cline to ACT for only 20 performances that started last weekend, but the official opening (or something) is this weekend, and we're pretty excited to be seeing it. (700 Union St. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m., Sun. 2 & 8 p.m. Tix $25-$35.)
The Theory of Everything @ Richard Hugo House. SIS Productions, a company dedicated to creating theatrical opportunities for Asian-American women (that's right, producers: Miss Saigon and Chess are not enough) and the people behind the long-running Sex in Seattle series, presents Prince Gomolvilas' award-winning comedy about a group of people who meet weekly atop a Vegas wedding chapel. It's also worth noting that SIS is one of two companies enjoying a productive residency at the Hugo House; see here. for more. (1634 11th Ave. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m. Tix $14/10.)
Woyzeck @ Odd Duck/Eclectic Theatre. Georg Büchner's Woyzeck (1837) is often credited as the first Modernist play, though mostly by virtue of it being incomplete at the time of its young author's death. The remaining fragments, in no particular order, were, well, fragmentary, which, producers quickly noticed, fit the portrait of a deranged barber on a murderous crusade, devoid of morality, since, of course, morality is really only for those who can afford it. (1214 10th Ave. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m. Tix $20 at the door.)
ALSO PLAYING...
The Lion King @ the Paramount. "We saw it on Broadway back in the summer of 2001. Before 9/11. Before years of despair, violence, famine, and disaster even seemed plausible....[t]he fantasy element just seemed...lost this time around. Call us jaded, but when young Simba's 'I Just Can't Wait to Be King' unfolded with all the alien-looking animals and trippy, balloonish giraffes, we found ourselves longing for something real, something to sink our teeth into. Something that mirrored our world a little better and helped make sense of what we've just surmounted. We wondered if, eight years from now, we'll be able to return to The Lion King with the same delight and careless imagination that was so accessible in the summer of '01 and now just feels a little out of touch." [Read our review.] (911 Pine St. Thurs., 7:30, Fri. 8, Sat. 2 & 8, Sun. 1 & 6:30. Tix $19.50-$75.)
The Mistakes Madeline Made @ WET. "There isn't an actual character named Madeline in Elizabeth Meriwether's The Mistakes Madeline Made, but one can assume Edna (Elise Hunt), the young protagonist with a penchant for screwing writers and not taking showers, is the one making the mistakes. Michael Place directs this quirky comedy about reconciling one's past and eventually becoming clean." [Read our review.] (608 19th Avenue East, The Little Theatre. Thurs.-Mon., 8 p.m. Tix $10-$18.)
Kid Simple @ Theatre off Jackson. Macha Monkey Productions' newest show, directed by the talented Kristina Sutherland, seems to bear some similarity to the last show we saw her in, interlace [falling star] at Annex. Kid Simple is a sci-fi fable about a girl who invents a hearing machine, falls for its shapeshifting thief, and pursues him into a world of shifting sonicscapes. (409 Seventh Ave. S. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; tix $15.)
Death, Sex @ the Balagan. The Balagan is switching things up with a new one-act play fest. Death, Sex features six 10-minute comedies about the titular topics by the likes of Shel Silverstein and David Mamet. Performances feature such local talent as Hannah Schnabel and the lovely Lachrista Borgers. (1117 E. Pike St. Fri. 8 & 10 p.m., Sat. 8 p.m. Tix $15/$12.)
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