Annex Theatre's latest generative project provides an evening that challenges nearly as much as it eludes meaning; Jose Amador struggles to encapsulate the viewing and discovers that this is the very thing that has to be recommended about it. more ›

As we had discussed last week, this week sees an increase in horror and Halloween themed shows, but not to the exclusion of other productions. This week, we see a Fringe Theater stalwart bring the self-generative to the forefront, a classic tale presented for kids, a condensed operetta and the big Shakespeare company making with the shakey shake, and three can't miss productions that are perfectly in spirit with the coming holiday. more ›

Penguins 5, Scot Auguston and Bret Fetzer's ongoing goof on the Catholic Church, brings the series to an end, and while the show does provide a good number of solid laughs, Jose Amador finds an emptiness to be found in the experience. more ›

Along with park shows, cabarets and a general experimental bent, the Summer months are also one of the few times out of the year where theater companies happily embrace programming for the younger set. Two local fringe companies are currently offering outdoor productions specifically aimed at children; Theater Schmeater's Arrh! A Dinosaur Ate My Space Ship and Balagan Theater's King Arthur and the Knights of the Playground. more ›

FIRE DANCING AND DRINKS: The Rendezvous will be hosting the Circus of Whimsy tonight in their Jewel Box Theater with a variety of cabaret and vaudeville acts. The bill is set to include fire dancing (and eating), music, acrobatics, sketch and stand-up comedy, belly dancing, musical comedy skits and much more. Who says Tuesday nights can't be exciting? more ›

The Hugo House is hosting their third installment of the popular Cheap Wine and Poetry spin-off event, Cheap Beer and Prose, tonight at 7 p.m. Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, there will be plenty of cheap beer to go around for only a buck--and really, where else in town can you get a $1 PBR along with a night of great readings from some of Seattle's favorite authors? more ›

Duck Soup? A little beyond Little Miss Seattlest, who spent the first half hour of the movie asking "when are they going to start hitting each other?" more ›

>>October 5 & 6 @ the Moore: Spectrum Dance is doing a new dance work called Interrupted Narratives/WAR, previewed in the P-I. There's also a video blog of the work's progress. With guests the Koresh Dance Company, the pride of Philly. Tickets: $15-$29.50 plus TM fees. Curtain 8pm. more ›

BEE: Re-Bar's spelling bee is back after last month's finals. Seattle Weekly writer Gavin Borchert won last time around, spelling words like "festschrift," "cockalorum," and "samadhi" correctly. more ›

Now, don't let the chicken- and cat-rape, possum-gutting, or deep-frying a sparrow put you off. (Or the hamster, which we don't have time to get into.) There's a lot of tenderness to playwright Kelleen Conway Blanchard's depiction of small-town life. And if former Pork Queen Lucinda is one-eyed, the Sheriff's plastic cranium doesn't seal that well, bemulleted Bud has testicular size-and-quantity issues, and Lucinda's brother Stu Lionel has a too-lively fascination with dead things (and how they get that way), that just says something vital about what it means to be human -- any rich, vibrant tapestry has got to have a few loose ends. more ›

BASKETBALL: Ex-Garfield High and UW star Will Conroy suits up for a regular season NBA game for the first time tonight as his new team Memphis hosts Dallas. more ›