Theatre
The Seattle Repertory Theatre presents the award-winning play, “Or,”. Playing fast and loose with historical fact and fiction, author Liz Duffy Adams captures the explosion of creativity, artistic freedom and new license (sexual, feminist and otherwise) of 17th Century Restoration England following the repressive rule of Oliver Cromwell. Adams draws parallels between the 1660’s and the cultural revolution of the 1960’s, seamlessly interweaving 17th century rhyming language with ‘60’s exhortations such as “tune in, turn on.” This frothy concoction of Restoration comedy and French bedroom farce served up with a twist of modern sensibility will fill you with delicious bubbles of laughter. Tickets are available now through the Seattle Rep Box Office at 206-443-2222, as well as online at www.seattlerep.org.
The Taproot Theater presents Freud’s Last Session, which runs through April 21. In this brilliant “what if”, playwright Mark St. Germain imagines a conversation between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. As Britain plunges into its second world war, two brilliant men sit down to explore the greatest mystery of all time. Amidst the howling of air raid sirens they discover how much they have in common, despite their vast differences. For more information, call the office at 206.529.3676. All performances are held at Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St. in Seattle.
O Fortuna! The Seattle Chorale Company is joining the Pacific Northwest Ballet for eight performances of Carmina Burana at McCaw Hall through April 22. It’s the fourth time the SCC has performed Carmina Burana with PNB, following successful runs in 1998, 2004, and 2007. This musical and balletic masterpiece, composed by Carl Orff and choreographed by founding PNB artistic director Kent Stowell, has played to sold-out audiences since its premiere. For information visit www.pnb.org.
The Spectrum Dance Theater is seeking volunteers to help with both front of house and production tasks related to our performances of Petruchska, Miraculous Mandarin, and LOVE. If you have some time and can commit to at least a four-hour shift we would love to hear from you. Petruchska opens April 13 and runs the 13th - 16th and 19th - 21st. Miraculous Mandarin opens May 17th and runs the 17th - 19th and the 24th - 26th. LOVE opens June 21 and runs the 21st - 23rd and 28th - 30th. Please contact Shirley Wong at 206/325-4161 or shirley@spectrumdance.org if you are interested in ushering or related tasks. Please contact Kate Ashworth at kate@spectrumdance.org if you are interested in helping with production tasks.
Seattle Repertory Theatre closes its season with Bruce Norris’ razor-sharp, Pulitzer Prize-winning satire, Clybourne Park. The play comes to Seattle for three weeks only, April 20 – May 13, and will run in Seattle Rep’s Bagley Wright Theatre. Clybourne Park features a predominately local, all-star cast and marks the directorial debut on the Bagley Wright stage for the Rep’s Associate Artistic Director, Braden Abraham. Tickets are available now through the Seattle Rep Box Office at 206-443-2222, as well as online at www.seattlerep.org.
Join Seattle Repertory Theatre the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Seattle Rep PONCHO Forum at 155 Mercer Street to discover groundbreaking new works. Each reading is followed by a chatback with the playwright. This reading series is co-sponsored by the Rep’s New Play Program and the Northwest Playwrights Alliance. Admission is free (donations gladly accepted). No RSVP necessary—just show up!
Music
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Organized by EMP, Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses is the most extensive exhibition of memorabilia celebrating the music and history of Seattle grunge luminaries, Nirvana. The exhibit features more than 200 rare and never-before-seen artifacts and photography from the band, their crews, and families. The museum is located at 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. 206-770-2700, main line; 206-770-2702, box office; 1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free; www.empsfm.org
Come experience an evening of fun, food, and entertainment on Saturday, Apr. 28, at the benefit for the Ballard High School Music Program. The Second Annual Ballard Jazz Gala willbe from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Ballard Elks located upstairs from the Shilshole Bay Beach Club at 6413 Seaview Avenue NW, Seattle. Come hear amazing performances by Ballard High School jazz music students in the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band 2, and the award-winning Jazz Band 1, who will leave the following week to participate in the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival in New York City. Tickets are only $25 and are available from www.showtix4u.com
Art
The Seattle Public Library’s Ballard Branch will host the Sixth Annual Ballard High School Student Art Show from Saturday, April 28 to Saturday, May 19. There will be a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Free parking will be available on nearby streets during the reception. Free parking will be available in the branch garage at all other times when the branch is open.
Readings
Approximately 25,000 items will be up for sale to the public at bargain prices at the Friends of The Seattle Public Library Mini Book Sale, scheduled for April 27-29. The book sale is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 27 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 30 Workshop. The Mini Book Sale will be held in a smaller workshop space adjacent to the hangar.
Sydney Dobson will share images and describe the process of developing the Oklahoma City Memorial from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public. Tickets and reservations are not required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $5 after 5 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Before Dobson became executive director of the Seattle Architecture Foundation, she was the first executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation. The organization was charged with developing a memorial to survivors and those who died in the April 19, 1995 Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City.
Magnolia Book Club Meets monthly at 6:15 p.m. at the Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W. For dates or more information e-mail Kacey at kaceyk21@hotmail.com or visit readinginmagnolia.wordpress.com.
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