Ghost Quartet – Musical Concert – Erickson Theatre
Category: Theaters, Performance Spaces, and Production Companies
Peerless – Play – ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
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.
Cast and Theater Company: Typical high quality ArtsWest production and cast.
Venue and Set: Simple, yet effective.
Music and Audio: No microphones but the space is small enough and the performers project loud enough that you’re able to hear okay.
Price: $ (Low-priced at $17-38)
Dates: January 18, 2018 – February 11, 2018
Seating: Make sure you sit in the middle. The left and right arena seats suck.
Wit – Play – SecondStory Repertory
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.
Price: $ (Low-priced at $30)
Dates: January 19, 2018 – February 3, 2018
Seating: General admission. Come early!
Two Trains Running – Play – Seattle Repertory Theatre
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.
Price: $$ (Mid Priced at $17-80)
Dates: January 12, 2018 – February 11, 2018
Seating: Nothing special to say.
Book of Mormon – Musical – Paramount Theatre
