Weekend Theatre: Aug. 7-9
"Emerald & the Love Song of the Dead Fishermen" at Annex Theatre.
OPENING
Catch Me If You Can @ 5th Avenue. A new musical based on the Spielberg film. (1308 Fifth Ave. Fri. 8, Sat. 2 & 8, Sun. 1:30 & 7. Tix $29-$93.)
The Maids @ Stone Soup. Jean Genet's troubling one-act takes the true-life story of a pair of murderous maids and transforms it into a meditation on sex and power. (4035 Stone Way N. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. Tix $10-$12.)
Emerald and the Love Song of the Dead Fishermen @ Annex. Brendan Healy's new play is a whimsical tale about dead fishermen, luck, and evil corporations, complete with sea shanties and extensive puppetry. (1100 E. Pike St. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m.Tix $12/$10.)
Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe @ the Balagan. Jane Wagner's classic one-woman show about the insanity of the world and everyone in it is back. (1117 E. Pike St. Fri. & Sat. 8, Sun. 2. Tix $12-$15.)
The Last Cargo Cult @ Richard Hugo House. Master monologist Mike Daisey is workshopping his new work, about cargo cults and capitalism. (1634 11th Ave. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. Tix $20.)
ALSO PLAYING
14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival @ On the Boards. 14/48 has become a twice-yearly staple of Seattle theatre: dozens of actors, directors, and writers get together to throw together the best 10-minute plays they can pull off in 24 hours. The first weekend opens tonight with two showings of the first seven plays, based on themes divvied out to playwrights last night; tomorrow, there's a whole new set of plays--in total, 14 original plays in 48 hours. The festival runs for two weekends at OtB, with a new set of directors, writers, actors, and musicians next weekend. (100 W. Roy St. Fri. & Sat., 8 & 10:30 p.m. Tix $18-$35.)
Das Barbecu @ ACT Theatre. Wagner's Ring Cycle as a Country Western musical. 'Nuff said. (800 Union St. Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m., Sun. 7:30 p.m. Tix $37.50.)
Criminal Hearts @ Artattack. Jane Martin's play about an agoraphobic who makes friends with her burglar and takes revenge on her mean-spirited husband. (Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. 1205 E. Pike St. #BA. Tix $10-$14.)
CLOSING
The Elephant Man @ Strawberry Theatre Workshop. "Not knowing much about the play, we went because we saw the cast included David Pichette, MJ Sieber, and Alexandra Tavares, who consistently bring a snap, crackle, and pop (respectively) to whatever they're in. The show is an hour and forty minutes with no intermission--the audience last night was glued to the stage the whole time." [Read our review.] (Fri. & Sat., 8:30 p.m. 1524 Harvard Ave. $10-$54.36.)
Othello @ Intiman. "We blame the New York Times for some of the letdown; they told us to expect one of the "most sensitively directed, eloquently designed and impeccably acted productions of a Shakespeare tragedy that the city has seen in years." Wow, we thought, even better than Transformers 2! And in fairness, Arin Arbus' direction has more wins than losses--though in one too many scenes, people just stood there until their line." [Read our review.] (Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Tix $10/$42-$54.)
