The Flight Before Xmas – Play – Macha Theatre Works

Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): The Flight Before Xmas play w/ Macha Theatre Works @ West of Lenin. Delayed holiday flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport! Interesting tidbits of world Christmas traditions. Shelley Douma nailed her Karen vibes. Cute voice/energy from Lila Bahng. Novel catwalk shaped stage. #theatre #airport #SeaTac

Synopsis from the Theatre: With all the stress of the holidays, spending Christmas Eve stranded in an airport with a bunch of strangers is the last thing anyone needs! With endless delays, kids shuttling between stepfamilies, a rogue cat on the loose, an important business deal at stake, and missing your grandson’s first Christmas morning, the holiday spirit can disappear quicker than your lost luggage. But sometimes, all you need is to be a little late in order to truly appreciate what you’re rushing toward.

Reviewed Performance: 12/3 Afternoon – Opening Weekend!

Type: Play

World Premiere: No

Recommendation: See it if you’re looking for a family-friendly Christmas play.

Rating Compared to Other Shows with the Same Production Value:
4.25 Stars (Out of 5 Stars)

Equity Actors: 0

Length: 75 minutes

Intermission: No

Other Rave(s) Not Mentioned in Elevator Thoughts

  • Favorite Line: Something like “Why are we wearing matching shirts as a family? We look like a cult!”

Rant(s)

  • Missing Cat Discovery: It took a bit too long for the characters to realize the cat was missing. It only takes a second to see a cat isn’t in a cage … not 15 seconds!

Other Thought(s)

  • Immersive Theatre: If they wanted to add a touch of immersive theatre energy to the play, the actors could use the empty seats in the audience front rows as airport chairs.

Theatre Company : Macha Theatre Works

Venue: West of Lenin

Venue Physical Address: 203 N 36th St #204, Seattle, WA 98103

Price: Cheap

Dates: December 2 – 23, 2022

Seating: General Admission

Parking: There’s paid lot parking or free street parking. I can usually find spots in the streets behind the theatre closer to the water.

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@showsiveseen “The Flight Before #Xmas#play w/ Macha Theatre Works @ West of Lenin. Delayed #holiday flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport! Interesting tidbits of world #Christmas traditions. Shelley Douma nailed her Karen vibes. Cute voice/energy from Lila Bahng. Novel catwalk shaped stage. Review: showsiveseen.com/2599 #theatre #airport #SeaTac ♬ (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (1959 Version) – Perry Como

La Tofana’s Poison Emporium – Play – Macha Theatre Works

Elevator Thoughts (aka Tweet): La Tofana’s Poison Emporium play by Macha Theatre Works at West of Lenin Theatre. Based on a fascinating true story. Timely piece for women’s agency & Roe vs Wade. Wonderful costumes, set, & props. Loved seeing my profession represented. Packed audience on a Thursday evening. #arsenic #apothecary #feminism #pharmacy

Type: Play

World Premiere: Yes but don’t let that discourage you from going. This play ranked highly among the many world premieres I’ve seen.

Recommendation: See it!

Would I See It Again 3 Years from Now?: Yes

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 4.75 stars

Theatre Company : Macha Theatre Works

Venue: West of Lenin

Venue Physical Address: 203 N 36th St #204, Seattle, WA 98103

Price: Sliding scale pay-what-you-can-ish. Tickets as low as $10.

Dates: October 14-29, 2022

Seating: General Admission

Parking and Cost: Paid lot or free street parking. Tons of street parking closer to the water.

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@showsiveseen “La Tofana’s #Poison Emporium” #play by Macha Theatre Works at West of Lenin Theatre. Based on a fascinating true story. Timely piece for women’s agency & #RoeVsWade. Wonderful costumes, set, & props. Loved seeing my profession represented. Packed audience on a Thurs evening. #arsenic #apothecary #feminism #pharmacy ♬ Poison – Astero & Matvey Emerson

Crime and Punishment – Play – West of Lenin (Akroplois Performance Lab)

Opening night to the stage adaptation of Crime and Punishment. Too serious, deep, and confusing. Not an entertaining piece but very well acted and sung with interesting hurdy-gurdy accompaniment. Great murder scenes.
Opening night to the stage adaptation of Crime and Punishment. Too serious, deep, and confusing. Not an entertaining piece but very well acted and sung with interesting hurdy-gurdy accompaniment. Great murder scenes.

Type: Play with Music

Recommendation: I recommend this for people who like serious, deep plays. Please come early to sit in the first row!

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 3 Stars

Negatives: It was too serious, deep, and confusing. When I go to theatre, I want to be entertained. I actually left at intermission.

Story, Script, and Lyrics: Stage adaptation of the novel Crime and Punishment. Some Russian guy down on his luck tries to justify murdering someone and goes crazy.

Cast and Theater Company:  Very well acted. This is the first time I’ve seen anything by Akroplois Performance Lab and despite me leaving during intermission, I was pretty impressed. However, I wasn’t a fan of Matt Sherrill’s interpretation of Dmitri Prokofych Razumikhin. It was a bit too gay for this piece (and I’m gay). But he was really cute!

Venue and Set: Set was minimalist but wasn’t bad for a community theatre production. However, there was a distracting door malfunction a couple of times.

Music and Audio: Easy to hear the performers. Accompaniment was via hurdy-gurdy (a communist sounding instrument), which was really nifty. Sometimes the cast sang acapella and they weren’t off key.

Price: $ (Low Priced at $30)

Dates: January 5-13, 2018

Seating: Tickets are General Admission so come early to get a good seat on the first row. All other seats kind of suck the way the chairs are configured.

Link: http://www.akropolisperformancelab.com/activities/plays/crime/