Desdemona Chiang is a stage director and University of Washington MFA graduate based in Seattle and San Francisco who puts the spotlight on the marginalized and forgotten... this month she directs Measure for Measure at Seattle Shakespeare, their first restaging of the play in twelve years. I talked to Chiang about the show, finding contemporary relevance in Shakespeare and the challenges of bi-urban living.
Seattle Shakespeare Company. Seattle, WA.
Crowded Fire Theater has announced its 2015 season, which will feature plays by A. Rey Pamatmat, Idris Goodwin and Geetha Reddy.
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture announces $160,000 in awards to 39 individual artists working in dance, music and theatre arts.
Boom’s upcoming production, a reading of celebrated German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig’s The Golden Dragon, further illustrates that combination of elements—what Wikler-Luker calls her “magic potion.”
Aug 29 - Oct 5, 2014. Aurora Theatre Company. Berkeley, CA.
It's hard to find a play about feminism that would be controversial in Berkeley, California. But Rapture, Blister, Burn by Gina Gionfriddo, which this week begins previews at the Aurora Theatre Company, might just qualify.
Hairspray’s irrepressible teenaged heroine Tracy Turnblad — the big girl with the big hair and the even bigger heart — is back.
A cast of young student actors will perform the Tony Award-winning musical "Hairspray" July 16-20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
