Book-It’s Abrupt Ending, and Why Seattle Is Poorer for It
After 3 decades staging literature in innovative and increasingly ambitious ways, the company closed suddenly last month, leaving a bewildering loss.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Lost to Fun: Robert Farid Karimi in Shangri La
How an artist rescued a pandemic-cancelled gig and turned it into a performative museum residency all about playfulness, provocation, and healing.
TheatreWorks Artistic Director Tim Bond to Lead Oregon Shakespeare Festival
After three years at TheatreWorks, Bond will return to OSF as of Sept. 1.
Book-It’s Last Chapter: Seattle Theatre to Shut Down After 3-Decade Run
Leadership turnover, faltering ticket sales, and decreasing philanthropic backing have led the unique literary-oriented theatre to close the book.
A Tale of Two Festes
2 trans actors discuss what they’ve found in the role of ‘Twelfth Night’s sad clown, in productions at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and the Old Globe.
Douglas Love-Ramos Named Managing Director at A Noise Within
Love-Ramos comes to the California company after serving in the same position at Orlando Shakespeare Theater.
Taper Cuts: L.A.’s CTG Cancels Shows at Flagship Theatre Through 2024
With audiences and donations down by at least 20 percent, theatre leaders say the move was “unavoidable.”
It Opened Doors on TV, But Can ‘Transparent’ Sing Onstage?
How the creators of ‘A Transparent Musical’ have adapted the hit series about a Jewish family’s multiple gender journeys into a stage musical, premiering tonight at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum.
Justin Huertas, Theatrical Superhero
The disarming myth-making musical ‘Lizard Boy,’ about to make its NYC debut, is just one of the trails being blazed by this Seattle-based auteur.
Ensemble Theatre Co. Artistic Director Jonathan Fox to Step Down
He steps down after 17 years of leadership at the California company, where his legacy included strong ties with European companies.
