It must be Spring, because there are more arts events on the Hill than soggy eggs left over from Sunday's Easter festivities.
Hottest ticket in town, for those who like modern dance mixed with heavy metal, is "Buttrock Suites III" at Velocity. Previous outings of "Buttrock" mixed some serious choreography to the vintage music of Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne and Def Leppard.
Diana Cardiff, Bob Gregory, Pam Gregory, Jana Hill, Left Field Dance Co., Alex Martin, Matt Mulkerin, Drew Smith, Crispin Spaeth and some other guilty conspirators have joined forces for "Buttrock Suites III," which ends its current run at Velocity this weekend.
Since the idea began in 2003, the buzz around "Buttrock" has been growing. If you cannot drag your sweetie to the ballet, ask him if he'd rather hang around Velocity Dance Center instead. General admission tickets are $12 in advance (and those who snooze, lose, so call ahead) from 772-0963. Shows start at 8 p.m. at 915 E. Pine St., and it runs from Friday, April 21, through Sunday, April 23.
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Seattle Dramatists is a local group of playwrights who provide much of the fodder for our various fringe theaters. Besides publishing works by their members, Seattle Dramatists also promotes the growth of new works through readings. Their next reading is playwright Scot Augustson's "Prometheus Unwed" on Monday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at Theater Schmeater, 1500 Summit Ave.
For $2, you can listen to Eric Ray Anderson, Paul Mullin, Stephen Hando, Jonah Von Spreeken, Stacey Plum, Megan Hill, Alicia Delmore and Sarah Rudinoff try out this new work. "Prometheus Unwed" is scheduled to be produced by Printer's Devil Theatre later this year.
If you are a budding playwright or an established wordsmith of the theater, Seattle Dramatists also hosts open mike readings called "Open Box" (it's not just for poets any more!).
The next Seattle Dramatists' open mike readings takes place on Saturday, April 22, 4:30 p.m., at the Jewel Box Theatre, 2322 2nd Avenue. Admission is $3.
At this "Open Box," Seattle Dramatists expect local actors Orla McGovern, Jana Healy, Heather Pouslon, Johnny Patchamatla, Michael Place and John Farrage to present the short scripts volunteered by the playwrights.
For more information on this and other Seattle Dramatist offerings, contact info@seattledramatists.org or call 720-0083.
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Meanwhile, "Miss America: A Fugue Born in 1969" continues on at Theater Schmeater. Schmee's artistic director Rob West is directing this new play by Josh Beerman. "Inspired by" WTO riots in Seattle, the work examines the changing realities of "our" generation, according to the Schmee.
"Miss America: A Fugue Born in 1969" starts promptly at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through May 20. Schmee says that they are getting serious about enforcing their "no late seating" policy so plan to park and eat in the district before going (or walk). Tickets are the usual reasonable price of "pay-what-you-can" on Thursday, $18 on Friday and Saturday, and under-18-years-old are free.
Late night "Twilight Zone" starts up again at Schmee on Thursday, April 20. This month's episodes are "Third from the Sun" and "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain." As always, they run Friday and Saturday nights at 11 p.m.
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Poetry junkies will want to stop at Richard Hugo House on April 27, at 7:30 p.m., to catch Alice Quinn, the New Yorker's poetry editor. Quinn will be reading from her new collection of Elizabeth Bishop's work, "Edgar Allan Poe & the Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts and Fragments."
< The Hill's alive with Buttrock and much, much more Arts On The HillBy ROSEMARY JONES It must be Spring, because there are more arts events on the Hill than soggy eggs left over from Sunday's Easter festivities.
Hottest ticket in town, for those who like modern dance mixed with heavy metal, is "Buttrock Suites III" at Velocity. Previous outings of "Buttrock" mixed some serious choreography to the vintage music of Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne and Def Leppard.
Diana Cardiff, Bob Gregory, Pam Gregory, Jana Hill, Left Field Dance Co., Alex Martin, Matt Mulkerin, Drew Smith, Crispin Spaeth and some other guilty conspirators have joined forces for "Buttrock Suites III," which ends its current run at Velocity this weekend.
Since the idea began in 2003, the buzz around "Buttrock" has been growing. If you cannot drag your sweetie to the ballet, ask him if he'd rather hang around Velocity Dance Center instead. General admission tickets are $12 in advance (and those who snooze, lose, so call ahead) from 772-0963. Shows start at 8 p.m. at 915 E. Pine St., and it runs from Friday, April 21, through Sunday, April 23.
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Seattle Dramatists is a local group of playwrights who provide much of the fodder for our various fringe theaters. Besides publishing works by their members, Seattle Dramatists also promotes the growth of new works through readings. Their next reading is playwright Scot Augustson's "Prometheus Unwed" on Monday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at Theater Schmeater, 1500 Summit Ave.
For $2, you can listen to Eric Ray Anderson, Paul Mullin, Stephen Hando, Jonah Von Spreeken, Stacey Plum, Megan Hill, Alicia Delmore and Sarah Rudinoff try out this new work. "Prometheus Unwed" is scheduled to be produced by Printer's Devil Theatre later this year.
If you are a budding playwright or an established wordsmith of the theater, Seattle Dramatists also hosts open mike readings called "Open Box" (it's not just for poets any more!).
The next Seattle Dramatists' open mike readings takes place on Saturday, April 22, 4:30 p.m., at the Jewel Box Theatre, 2322 2nd Avenue. Admission is $3.
At this "Open Box," Seattle Dramatists expect local actors Orla McGovern, Jana Healy, Heather Pouslon, Johnny Patchamatla, Michael Place and John Farrage to present the short scripts volunteered by the playwrights.
For more information on this and other Seattle Dramatist offerings, contact info@seattledramatists.org or call 720-0083.
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Meanwhile, "Miss America: A Fugue Born in 1969" continues on at Theater Schmeater. Schmee's artistic director Rob West is directing this new play by Josh Beerman. "Inspired by" WTO riots in Seattle, the work examines the changing realities of "our" generation, according to the Schmee.
"Miss America: A Fugue Born in 1969" starts promptly at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through May 20. Schmee says that they are getting serious about enforcing their "no late seating" policy so plan to park and eat in the district before going (or walk). Tickets are the usual reasonable price of "pay-what-you-can" on Thursday, $18 on Friday and Saturday, and under-18-years-old are free.
Late night "Twilight Zone" starts up again at Schmee on Thursday, April 20. This month's episodes are "Third from the Sun" and "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain." As always, they run Friday and Saturday nights at 11 p.m.
* * *
Poetry junkies will want to stop at Richard Hugo House on April 27, at 7:30 p.m., to catch Alice Quinn, the New Yorker's poetry editor. Quinn will be reading from her new collection of Elizabeth Bishop's work, "Edgar Allan Poe & the Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts and Fragments."
Bishop was one of the most respected poets of her time, winning the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. For a local note, she also taught briefly at the University of Washington.
Quinn's reading begins at 7:30 p.m. at Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue. Admission for this event is $5 to $8.
Rosemary Jones writes about arts and entertainment for the Capitol Hill Times. She can be reached at editor@capitolhilltimes.com.
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