Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): Ghost Train play at Centerstage Theatre. Great scary show for Halloween. So much chilling anticipation. Wished the dreadful crabby ole spinster had more lines. Unexpected ending reminiscent of Scooby Doo. #spooky #theatre
Type: Play
Recommendation: See it if you like scary theatre with limited number of scenes.
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 stars
Theatre Company : Centerstage Theatre
Venue: Dumas Bay Centre – 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023
Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): “The Foreigner” play w/ As If Theatre Company at Kenmore Community Club. Intriguing accents. The backwoods American caricatures made me thankful I left the South. But the cute innocent simpleton & the Southern old woman were so endearing. #reinvention #theatre
Type: Play
Recommendation: See it if you like community theatre.
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4.25 stars
Other Rant(s)
What a strange second half of the second act!
Other Thought(s)
Pretty uncomfortably shocking decision to wear KKK costumes on the stage but I guess it was integral to the conflict resolution. Similar to how the “Sound of Music” displays the Nazi flag.
Theatre Company : As-if Theatre Company
Venue: Kenmore Community Club – 7304 NE 175th St, Kenmore, WA 98028
Elevator Pitch/Thoughts/Tweet: “SHe Said” world premiere show by Jen Ayers at Broadway Performance Hall. Mashup between a concert & “one-ish” person musical. Reminiscent of a gentler “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” show. Very Seattle. Fascinating wife’s perspective as her husband transitions to a trans woman. Cool background videos. Packed audience! Lots of love & support. #transgender
Type: Musical/Concert
Recommendation: See it if you like “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” or one-person shows or Seattle music.
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 stars
Other Rant(s)
Background vocal volume needs to be increased. I could tell there was good harmony but I could barely hear it.
Other Rave(s)
Pretty nifty how the program included the lyrics. Reminds me of compact disk case inserts from back in the day.
Venue: Broadway Performance Hall (Seattle Community College) – 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Elevator Pitch/Thoughts/Tweet: “What the Constitution Means to Me” at Seattle Rep. Intellectually stimulating mashup between a TED Talk, play, & debate. Appreciate the free ACLU book of rights. The 4th wall was broken. Abolish or keep the constitution? #speech #USA #UnitedStates #penumbra #theatre #feminism
Type: Play-ish Show/Talk
Recommendation: See it if you like TED Talks, debates, law, or feminism. Don’t see it if you’re looking for a play with a plot.
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 stars
Other Rants
There were a lot of random tangents but I guess they were required for comic relief.
Theater Company: Seattle Rep
Venue: Seattle Rep – 155 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
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Elevator Pitch/Thoughts/Tweet: “Avenue Q” musical at Renton Civic Theatre. Puppets in “adult Sesame Street” teaching so many important life lessons. Compared to the professional tour, this production was actually pretty good. Best show out of the 3 I’ve seen at this theatre. Great band. #puppet #puppetry #AvenueQ
Type: Musical
Recommendation: See it especially if you like community theatre.
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 stars
Other Rants
While the Christmas Eve actress was great, a more Asian-looking person should play this part or else it looks like “yellow face.”
Need to work on better sound balancing. That being said, the balance significantly improved from the previous “Hair” and “Jekyll & Hyde” I saw at this theatre.
Other Raves
The audience money collection segment was a cute touch. I don’t remember that from the professional tour. Maybe I was too high up in the balcony then!
Brittany Todd (Lucy the Slut), Alyssa Hope Maas (Kate Monster), and Graham Arthur Blair (Princeton) are outstanding! Peter McCarthy King (Brian) has an amazing rich voice!
Theater Company: Renton Civic Theatre
Venue: Renton Civic Theatre – 507 S 3rd St, Renton, WA 98057
