We are finally seeing signs of the local theater community letting up on the non-stop production schedule; while there will be productions running through December 31st, this weekend marks the last time this year we'll be seeing entirely new shows opening. This weekend also features a lot of one night only affairs, with one notable exception.
This Week In Theater: One Night Stands and Shameless Self Promotion
Can't Miss It: Wednesday
We've already given you one great way to spend your Wednesday. Now, here are a few more. Check out the events calendar before you make any plans, or you'll be sorely disappointed.
This Week In Theater: Several Small Shows And A Big One
Summer's here, time for theaters to get madcap or experimental...From Agatha Christie spoofs, to explorations of children's literature author EB White, pretty much anything goes.
Taproot Theater Forges Forward
Greenwood’s Taproot Theater is on the up-and-up. The theater has bounced back in a major way since a three-alarm fire last October caused significant damage to its 85th Street operating space in the heart of the Greenwood business district. With four adjacent businesses completely destroyed, the Taproot building was crippled by heavy water and smoke damage in the final week of the theater company’s Enchanted April production and within days of the first rehearsal of their planned holiday performance.
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the best holiday stories ever told, completely solid on its own and in any form. The hurried production came together well, and the ever-delightful Taproot staff created a little bit of home at Stage One and provided another in a long list of enjoyable experiences.
Greenwood Arson Suspect Identified; Taproot Rebuilding After Fire
The Seattle Times reported over the weekend that Seattle police have arrested a primary "person of interest" in the recent rash of Greenwood arsons. Kevin Todd Swalwell, a middle-aged homeless man, has been convicted of arson in the past and has since been linked to several fires after a tip put Swalwell on detectives' radar.

