We are a mere eight hours away from the start of the big holiday season, and you'd think that Seattle's theatrical contingent would take the weekend off, or something. You seriously underestimate the dedication of the local talent pool. Jose Amador brings you the latest on this week's offerings. more ›

Scot Augustson's Shadow Odyssey is the latest endeavor in his ongoing collection of plays using shadow puppetry as the central medium for his whimsical and daffy flights of fancy. Jose Amador finds that, on the surface, this is another assimilation of vignettes featuring the playwright's patented sense of the absurd; however, deeper meaning could be found once one looks beyond the superficial pleasures. more ›

Word of warning: from here on out, the likelihood that a given production will have something to do with an end-of-year major holiday increases exponentially. Though not everything will have that flavor, a good majority will. That phenomenon will start in earnest next week, when a number of theater companies begin offering Halloween flavored fare. For the time being, you are spared those options in favor of some experimental works. more ›

A new month, and a whole slew of new productions. From the only North American showing by an internationally renown performance artist and the premiere production in a new Downtown theater space, to this year's festival of sketch comedy with everything in between; Seattle, once again, has it all. more ›

The point behind shows like Whedonesque Burlesque is both to celebrate our fixation on the fictional universe created by Joss Whedon, and to say to ourselves "It's all right to find these characters kind of hot." José Amador obsessively describes the evening's entertainment, and a mildly NSFW picture gallery is featured. more ›

It's a development that's been pretty evident to anyone who has been paying attention: The things that were once considered to be solely within the interests of "nerds" are now considered sexy. This is something that Jessica Obrist, the woman behind Jo Jo Stiletto Productions, is planning to perpetuate further with her company's production of Whedonesque Burlesque, which sold out in less than 48 hours and takes place next Friday and Saturday at Theater Off Jackson. "I more ›

Live Girls! presents Quickies 12, an evening of seven short plays by seven female playwrights, which is playing at Theatre Off Jackson in the International District. Agastya Kohli witnessed the proceedings and found much to recommend. more ›

Whedonesque Burlesque: Seattle Edition couldn't have come at a better time. The idea is so forehead-slappingly obvious, we're a little bit surprised it took this long to get here. We are now left with the hope that someone is dork enough to create an ElectraGirl v. Mrs. Malcolm Reynolds routine. Or Gunn v. Jayne, if guys are your thing. more ›

While Seattle's theater companies, big and small, have become accustomed to programming solo performances into their season schedules, there is still a need for a place to find new things. A place where audiences can see works that they've missed, or artists experimenting with ideas. Along comes the Solo Performance Festival... more ›

Art is the central topic of discussion from the moment one enters Theater Off Jackson in order to see Man Alone Productions' (MAP) West Coast premiere production of Vincent Delaney's 3 Screams. more ›

Katelyn is airborne, on her way to Turkey (!!!) for the month. This weekend, she'll be exploring Istanbul by her lonesome. She plans on geeking out over all the religious history and food-related sight-seeing she can pack into four days before she flies down to the Mediterranean coast for the next leg of her adventure. more ›