Earlier this week, theater artists from throughout the Seattle metropolitan area met in order to discuss the future and what could be done in it. The result is promising in its ambition and breadth.
Seattle Theater Artists Ask 'What's Next?'
Seattlest Invades 14/48
Seattlest's theater team has a pretty heavy presence during the men's weekend of 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival. John Allis is blogging the event over on the 14/48 Blog, while Lit Contributor Jim Jewell and Arts Editor José Amador are participating as playwrights. We asked Jim (a veteran playwright at 14/48) and José (a virgin) to share their thoughts as they went through the process of creating their brand new 10 minute plays from Thursday night into Friday.
This Week In Theater: Spastic Charicatures, Patty's Overwrought Life, and Men
Even when things are slow, you can count of the local theater scene to bring you several unique productions to tease, tempt and titillate; plus, if you ever wanted to see what our theater correspondents do in their chosen field, this would be a good weekend to do it.
In Theater News: Local Artists To Meet And Discuss "What's Next"
While the folks at the Intiman continue holding meetings about timelines to present further timelines of meetings that will be taking place well into the near future, a group of local theater artists (actors, writers, directors, and, in a welcome new development, administrators) will be getting together to list, discuss and create strategies for the issues they'll identify during "Seattle Theater: What's Next?".
14/48 Theatre Fest Enters Week 2 Tonight @ OtB
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the lobby at On the Boards last Friday night, as the audience exiting the 8 p.m. performance of 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival, clashed with the incoming patrons for the 10:30 show, we found ourselves in the back corner chatting with Seattle director Aimee Bruneau.

