A special production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in Olympia

Alec and I hope to see this show and I wanted to help spread the word. Theater Artists Olympia is pleased to present ‘Romeo and Juliet’ done with a fresh, intriguing perspective: the title roles are played by two young men.The director, Chris Cantrell, has emphasized that this is not a “drag show,” but a …

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See these if you can! Sordid Lives / Bare / Zero Hour

Tomorrow night (Wednesday) ‘Sordid Lives: The Series’ begins on LOGO TV. The movie Sordid Lives was fantastic and I expect the show to be too. Del Shores is also the author of the play ‘Southern Baptist Sissies’ which I saw first in Los Angeles (thank you, Michael) and then when it was done here at …

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Asylum Street Spankers Video: Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV

I had to share this … do have your speakers on. Probably not something to listen to at work or near sensitive ears. Enjoy! “Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV”Directed by: Morgan Higby Nightbrought to you by the evil doers at devilsnight.comOFFICIAL HONOREE of the 2007 Webby Awards!Yes, We Can! Check out more from the …

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The Cure at Troy

Alec and I saw some more great theater last week when we were up in Seattle. He wrote: The Seattle Repertory Theatre’s performance of “The Cure at Troy” is absolutely amazing. It is a retelling of an ancient and little known Greek play by Sophocles written by Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney and directed by …

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Gem of the Ocean

Yesterday Alec and I went to Seattle to see Gem of the Ocean by Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson, directed by Phylicia Rashad, at Seattle Repertory’s Bagley Wright Theatre. It will be there until May 6th. ~ See it if you can ~ it’s excellent, very powerful! More on Gem of the Ocean in Wikipedia. …

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We Are Seeing “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” in Seattle Next Sunday

While the play has inspired protest and controversy, “My Name Is Rachel Corrie” is, essentially, the story of one woman. and A Seattle Repertory Theatre production of the play, adapted from the writings of Corrie, The Evergreen State College student who was killed while standing in the way of an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, opens …

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Dance, Dance, Dance!!

The dance company Pilobolus was on the Academy Awards tonight. I first saw them years ago when I discovered Moses Pendleton back when we lived in Mississippi. He was of the founding members of Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, and then he formed his own company Momix in the early 1980’s and has been its …

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