It seems like that's a common fear, to lose our place in the now, but the story Weems tells reminds us how rejuvenating trips down memory lane can be. Rejuvenating--and colorful, poignant, hilarious, and heart-warming--Namaste Man runs through June 22 at the Intiman (tickets: $10-$48). For a solo performer, Weems is unusually disinterested in telling you "what it all means," which we appreciated. Instead, he offers a preternaturally observant eye on his childhood experiences in the early '70s in Nepal, as the son of a U.S. State Department official. more ›

We think this counts as "writing on both sides of your brain." Starting tonight and running through June 1 at CHAC is one of the more unusual solo performer shows we've heard of: former Washington State Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn (a theater major, natch) has written a play about her experience wallowing in the mud of the election politics. more ›