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Seattle Theatre’s New Jazz Age

Local artists and theatre companies are taking jazz onstage—and taking it beyond Duke Ellington, Satchmo, and Coltrane.

Cast in two one-acts by the legendary writer, a Juilliard Drama student reached out and found a very forthcoming correspondent.

Each new play requires a new playwright, in a sense. So how many writers can I be?

The company’s free Write With Us invites members of the public into its writers’ creative process.

From backstage movers to onstage shakers, from Hawaii to Philly, another half dozen folks to have on your radar.

From the first American theatre star to the creation of LORT to all-female Shakespeare, this month in years past had many theatrical milestones.

Talk about site-specific: Borderlands Theater brings a pivotal Mexican-American community back to life where it once stood.

The playwright’s work might deal with weighty subjects, but not so heavy that uplift is out of the question.

From performing in tents along the river to its new home in a renovated department store, the company brings culture to loyal patrons.

Refreshingly unlikable female protagonists, underrepresented voices, and an array of new American plays take the stage this month.