You Can’t Take It With You – Play – Sound Theatre Company
Category: Plays
The Gin Game – Play – Village Theatre
Type: Play
Recommendation: Don’t see it unless you like to watch people talking with no action. So boring!
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 3 stars
Negatives: There was no plot/action. It was like watching paint dry. This was the first Village Theatre production where I actually left at intermission. I guess there’s a first for everything… :-/
Story, Script, and Lyrics: Gramps and granny play gin rummy and talk out life … mostly complaining about their nursing home. You may actually like this play if you liked The Humans (which was also “meh” in my book).
Cast and Theater Company: Small two-person cast, which didn’t do this boring play any favors. The actors were good but the play was just bad. I’m surprised Village Theatre took on such a bad piece to perform since their productions are usually pretty satisfying.
Venue and Set: Interesting detailed set. It’s a shame they never had any scene changes.
Music and Audio: Okay. Nothing particularly good or bad to say.
Price: $$ (Mid-priced at $58-72)
Dates:
- Issaquah: January 18 – February 25, 2018
- Everett: March 2-25, 2018
Seating: Assigned
Link: http://www.villagetheatre.org/issaquah/the-gin-game.php
Ibsen in Chicago – Play – Seattle Repertory Theatre
Type: Musical
Recommendation: Worth seeing!
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 stars
Negatives: Not many setting changes. Everything occured in a fictional theatre hall.
Story, Script, and Lyrics: Play-in-a-play where European working-class immigrants with secrets try to make it in America and put on the play Ghosts.
Cast and Theater Company: Typical Seattle Repertory Theatre production. Loved the prima donna character Helga (played by Kirsten Potter).
Venue and Set: Single setting in a run down fictional theatre hall.
Music and Audio: True to Seattle Repertory Theatre, no microphones were used but the performers projected well.
Price: $$ (Medium-priced at $54-$71)
Dates: February 2, 2018 – March 4, 2018
Seating: Assigned
Peerless – Play – ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
Type: Play
Recommendation: See it!
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 Stars
Negatives: The dialogue was annoyingly vague. Very “millennial-speak.”
Story, Script, and Lyrics: Ambitious Asian twins will do anything to get into the college of their choice. Based on MacBeth with a little Heather’s mixed in.
Cast and Theater Company: Typical high quality ArtsWest production and cast.
Venue and Set: Simple, yet effective.
Music and Audio: No microphones but the space is small enough and the performers project loud enough that you’re able to hear okay.
Price: $ (Low-priced at $17-38)
Dates: January 18, 2018 – February 11, 2018
Seating: Make sure you sit in the middle. The left and right arena seats suck.
Wit – Play – SecondStory Repertory
Type: Play
Recommendation: See it!
Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4 Stars
Negatives: The ending was a little choppy and awkward. Needs more maturation.
Story, Script, and Lyrics: An English literature professor gets cancer. True to the play’s name, it is a very “witty” script. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats. Surprisingly, my I hate for English literature (there were a billion references) didn’t get in the way of enjoying the play.
Cast and Theater Company: Superb acting especially by the main character (played by Eleanor Moseley).
Venue and Set: Simple, yet effective. Most of the scenes take place in a hospital.
Music and Audio: No microphones but the space is small enough that you’re able to hear okay.
Price: $ (Low-priced at $30)
Dates: January 19, 2018 – February 3, 2018
Seating: General admission. Come early!