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 ›

PURE VENOM: Jesy Fortino, aka Sup Pop’s Tiny Vipers, plays a delicate style of acoustic guitar, no more involved than a few plucked chords. But there’s much more to Tiny Vipers than the quiet instrumentation. Fortino’s style reminds listeners of a simpler, more organic time called the 1990s, when a wooden guitar, a few metal strings and a heart felt delivery were all it took to convey messages of Truth, stripped of unnecessary bells and whistles, fashion or avant-garde. You could call it grunge if you wanted, yet Tiny Vipers is more interested in holding a minimalist mirror up to the modern world, and its plain to see Fortino conveys her Truths unreservedly. It’d be almost silly to miss this show with Charles Leo Gebhardt, and Secret Colors. more ›

Is February Jane Austen month? PBS has turned every Sunday evening into a Jane celebration (see the KCTS Jane Austen blog for the definition of overkill), but if you want to experience Jane Austen the way she meant to be experienced (if you get our drift) and are too lazy to read a book, then Book-It's Persuasion is all you, baby. more ›

Through July 1 // Seattle Center House // Tickets $28 adults/$22 seniors/$18 students more ›

Thurs - Sun, through April 8 more ›

Laugh-out-loud funny, immediate, with stabs of poignancy, the Seattle Shakespeare Company’s production of Much Ado About Nothing (now through June 24, Thursdays - Sundays, at the Seattle Center House) seduced us with a remarkably strong, appealing cast. Thanks to the shrewd direction of the Children’s Theatre’s Rita Giomi, Shakespeare's comedy was dust-free, lucid, and vigorous in its attack on vain displays of male honor. more ›