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The Foreigner – Play – As If Theatre Company

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

Price: $ (Cheap)

Dates: October 6-23, 2022

Seating: General Admission

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

Link(s):

https://asiftheatre.com/the-foreigner/

Other Media:

@showsiveseen “The #Foreigner” #play w/ #AsIf #Theatre Company at #Kenmore Community Club. The #backwoods American caricatures made me thankful I left the #South. But the cute innocent simpleton & the #Southern old woman were so endearing. Intriguing accents! #reinvention ♬ Country Roads / Dixieland Delight (Ao Vivo) – André e Luiz Otávio

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/

Other Media:

@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

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.

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/

Other Media:

@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/

Other Media:

@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/

Other Media:

@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