Watched the play “Peerless” which was basically Heathers and Macbeth with ambitious Asian twins. Dialogue was a little difficult to follow but the play was good.
Type: Play
Recommendation: See it!
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 Stars
Negatives: The dialogue was annoyingly vague. Very “millennial-speak.”
Story, Script, and Lyrics: Ambitious Asian twins will do anything to get into the college of their choice. Based on MacBeth with a little Heather’s mixed in.
Opening night to the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “WIT.” It took great skill to effectively intersect cancer with annoying English lit academia. Surprised how much I enjoyed it. Maybe I’m biased cause I work in oncology. Ending needed a little more maturation.
Type: Play
Recommendation: See it!
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 Stars
Negatives: The ending was a little choppy and awkward. Needs more maturation.
Story, Script, and Lyrics: An English literature professor gets cancer. True to the play’s name, it is a very “witty” script. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats. Surprisingly, my I hate for English literature (there were a billion references) didn’t get in the way of enjoying the play.
Cast and Theater Company: Superb acting especially by the main character (played by Eleanor Moseley).
Venue and Set: Simple, yet effective. Most of the scenes take place in a hospital.
Music and Audio: No microphones but the space is small enough that you’re able to hear okay.
Attended a preview of the play Two Trains Running. What’s up with Seattle Repertory Theatre choosing plays where people just talk? No action, scene changes, or entertainment. So boring! At least the 3rd performance here I’ve walked out at intermission.
Type: Play
Recommendation: Don’t see unless you like to watch people talking. I actually left at intermission.
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 2 Stars
Negatives: I was bored to tears. No action, just talking! When I go to theatre, I want to be entertained.
Story, Script, and Lyrics: Black people from the mid-1900s in a restaurant talking about race stuff.
Cast and Theater Company: Well acted. Just not a good choice of play. I’m learning more and more that Seattle Repertory Theatre is a hit and miss.
Venue and Set: Well designed set of a restaurant. It’s a shame there were no scene changes though.
Music and Audio: No microphones but the actors project enough that you should be able to hear okay (if not “barely okay”). Seriously though, Seattle Repertory Theatre needs to start using microphones for the ticket prices they’re charging.
Attended the sold out run of The Book of Mormon on Broadway. After 6 unsuccessful lottery attempts, I ended up buying on StubHub. Can’t go wrong with this show … but the last 2 national tours were slightly better. “Tomorrow is a latter day!” — attending The Book Of Mormon- Seattle, WA at Paramount Theatre.
Opening night to the stage adaptation of Crime and Punishment. Too serious, deep, and confusing. Not an entertaining piece but very well acted and sung with interesting hurdy-gurdy accompaniment. Great murder scenes.
Type: Play with Music
Recommendation: I recommend this for people who like serious, deep plays. Please come early to sit in the first row!
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 3 Stars
Negatives: It was too serious, deep, and confusing. When I go to theatre, I want to be entertained. I actually left at intermission.
Story, Script, and Lyrics: Stage adaptation of the novel Crime and Punishment. Some Russian guy down on his luck tries to justify murdering someone and goes crazy.
Cast and Theater Company: Very well acted. This is the first time I’ve seen anything by Akroplois Performance Lab and despite me leaving during intermission, I was pretty impressed. However, I wasn’t a fan of Matt Sherrill’s interpretation of Dmitri Prokofych Razumikhin. It was a bit too gay for this piece (and I’m gay). But he was really cute!
Venue and Set: Set was minimalist but wasn’t bad for a community theatre production. However, there was a distracting door malfunction a couple of times.
Music and Audio: Easy to hear the performers. Accompaniment was via hurdy-gurdy (a communist sounding instrument), which was really nifty. Sometimes the cast sang acapella and they weren’t off key.
Price: $ (Low Priced at $30)
Dates: January 5-13, 2018
Seating: Tickets are General Admission so come early to get a good seat on the first row. All other seats kind of suck the way the chairs are configured.
