Category: Plays

What the Constitution Means to Me – Play – Seattle Rep

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

Price: $$$ (Medium to Expensive)

Dates: September 30 – October 23, 2022

Seating: Assigned Seating

Social Media Posts: Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/plays/202223-season/what-the-constitution-means-to-me/

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@showsiveseen “What the #Constitution Means to Me” at #SeattleRep. Intellectually stimulating mashup between a #TEDTalk, #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 ♬ American Idiot – Green Day
Cassie Beck in What the Constitution Means to Me. Photo by Joan Marcus
Cassie Beck in What the Constitution Means to Me. Photo by Joan Marcus
Cassie Beck in What the Constitution Means to Me. Photo by Joan Marcus
Leah Scott in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Sayed Alamy.
Cassie Beck and Gabriel Marin in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Bronwen Houck.
Cassie Beck and Gabriel Marin in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Bronwen Houck.
Cassie Beck and Gabriel Marin in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Bronwen Houck.
Mara Gonzalez Moral in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Sayed Alamy.
Mara Gonzalez Moral in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Sayed Alamy.
Gabriel Marin and Cassie Beck in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Bronwen Houck.
Cassie Beck in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Bronwen Houck.
Mara Gonzalez Moral and Cassie Beck in What the Constitution Means to Me at Seattle Rep. Photo by Bronwen Houck.

Swimming While Drowning – Play – ArtsWest

Elevator Pitch/Thoughts/Tweet: “Swimming While Drowning” play at ArtsWest. Delightful funny repartee between runaway teenagers that are total opposites rooming together at a gay homeless shelter. Sweet innocent bed scene. What was the address at the end? #poetry #lgbt

Type: Play

Recommendation: See it if you like plays with only 2 actors and plays that are mostly dialogue. I usually don’t but this wasn’t bad.

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 stars

Theater Company: ArtsWest

Venue: ArtsWest – 4711 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

Price: $ (Cheap)

Dates: September 29th – October 23rd, 2022

Seating: Assigned Seating

Social Media Posts: Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Link: https://www.artswest.org/theatre-plays/swimming-while-drowning/

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@showsiveseen “Swimming While Drowning” #play at #ArtsWest #Theatre. Delightful funny #repartee between #runaway #teenagers that are total opposites rooming together at a #gay #homeless shelter. Sweet innocent bed scene. What was the address at the end? #poetry #lgbt ♬ You – Louyah

In the Time of the Butterflies – Play – Book-It Repertory Theatre

Actors: Aviona Rodriguez Brown, Beth Pollack, Jasmine Lomax, Sofía Raquel Sánchez, Quetzie Taborga, Carolynne Wilcox. Photo: Anthony Floyd

Elevator Pitch/Thoughts/Tweet: “In the Time of the #Butterflies” play adaptation of the book w/ Book-It Repertory Theatre at Seattle Center. Extraordinary Mirabal mariposa sisters fight against “El Jefe’s” tyranny in the Dominican Republic. Timely piece for the invasion in Ukraine. #butterfly #mariposas #dominicanRepublic #theatre

Type: Play

Recommendation: See it especially if you like history.

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 stars

Theater Company: Book-it Repertory Theatre

Venue: Center Theatre at Seattle Center Armory – 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Price: $$ (Medium)

Dates: September 21 – October 16, 2022

Seating: Assigned Seating

Link: https://book-it.org/events/in-the-time-of-the-butterflies/

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@showsiveseen “In the Time of the #Butterflies” #play adaptation of the book w/ Book-It Repertory Theatre at @seattlecenter. Extraordinary #Mirabal #mariposa #sisters fight against #ElJefe‘s tyranny in the #Dominican Republic. Timely piece for the invasion in Ukraine. #butterfly #mariposas #girlPower #dominicanRepublic #theatre ♬ Butterfly – Demi Lovato
Actors: Aviona Rodriguez Brown, Beth Pollack, Sofía Raquel Sánchez, Quetzie Taborga. Photo: Anthony Floyd
Actor: Sofía Raquel Sánchez. Photo: Anthony Floyd

Cloud Tectonics – Play – Sound Theatre Company

“Cloud Tectonics” play opening night w/ Sound Theatre Company at 12th Avenue Arts. A beautiful mysterious pregnant hitchhiker uncontrollably stops time. Wondering if there was anything more to the sun & moon symbolism. #theatre #Latino #Latin #latina #latinx

Type: Play

Theater Company: SecondStory Repertory Theatre

Venue: 12th Avenue Arts – 1620 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Price: $ (Low)

Dates: September 24, 2022 to October 15, 2022

Seating: General Admission

Link: https://soundtheatrecompany.org/2022-season/cloud-tectonics/

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@showsiveseen “Cloud Tectonics” #play opening night w/ Sound Theatre Company at 12th Avenue Arts. A beautiful #mysterious pregnant hitchhiker uncontrollably stops #time. Wondering if there was anything more to the sun & moon symbolism. #theatre #latino #latinx #latina ♬ Not Used To Normal – Jillian Rossi
Actors: Myles Romo, Jay Woods. Photo: Nikeesha Gooding. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume).
Actors: Myles Romo, Jay Woods. Photo: Nikeesha Gooding. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume).
Actor: Myles Romo, Jay Woods. Photo: Aaron Jin. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume).
Actor: Myles Romo, Jay Woods. Photo: Aaron Jin. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume).
Actor: Jay Woods. Photo: Aaron Jin. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume).
Actors: Jay Woods, Jacob Alcazar, Myles Romo. Photo: Aaron Jin. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume).
Actors: Jay Woods, Jacob Alcazar, Myles Romo. Photo: Aaron Jin. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume). 
Actors: Myles Romo, Jay Woods. Photo: Aaron Jin. Design: Parmida Ziaei (scenic), Adem Hayyu (lights), Taya Pyne (costume).

The Half-life of Marie Curie – Play – SecondStory Repertory

Type: Play

Theater Company: SecondStory Repertory Theatre

Venue: SecondStory Repertory Theatre

Price: $ (Low)

Dates: September 23, 2022 to October 9, 2022

Seating: General Admission

Link: https://www.secondstoryrep.org/product-page/half-life-of-marie-curie

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@showsiveseen “Half-life of Marie Curie” #play opening night at SecondStory Repertory. Portrait of #MarieCurie‘s #friendship w/ fellow #scientist Hertha Ayrton. Independent #strongWomen (who don’t need no men) portrayed by expressive actresses. #feminist #feminism #girlPower #radium ♬ Thank You For Being A Friend – From “My Little Pony, The Movie” – Rachel Platten