With Greenstage and the Seattle Shakespeare Company nearing the end of their respective production runs, we are about to see the last of Shakespeare for the 2011 season, and so, it is time, once again, to bring back the threadbare argument/discussion regarding whether it truly is necessary to continue revisiting the worlds created by the Bard. more ›

"HISTORY IS ABOUT TO CRACK OPEN": Angels in America may be one of the most moving plays we've ever seen, and it's being reprised in Seattle for the second weekend in a row, before ending its run next week. The performance of the play's first part, "Millenium Approaches," is being performed by Absurd Reality Theatre at the Bagley Wright, in the small theater. May we suggest you head out to the theater and catch a showing? When you're done with Part One, you can always head to ReAct's production of Part Two: "Perestroika." more ›

Patrick Page's , but with (slightly) less murder. We have little to fault with the production itself--for $20 it's a good price and tolerable time. It feels like watching a romantic comedy, and would probably make a good date. more ›

When the Absurd Reality Theatre's production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) kicked things off with a recitation of the flight attendant safety speech, Seattlest buckled up for a long night. Even though the production is advertised as "3 men, 37 plays, 90 minutes," the play dragged. And we're pretty sure it's not the work as written (by Jess Borgeson, Adam Long, and Daniel Singer), since we've heard from friends who've seen other productions that it's a good show. There were a few moments with energy and wit (the PowerPoint presentation covering all of Shakespeare's comedies being the stand-out), but anytime the trio got some energy and momentum, it was quickly dashed by lame off-script bantering. There were also staging problems, in that leaving the audience staring at an empty stage for extended periods of time is never a good idea. more ›