ACT Theatre

Address

700 Union St.
Seattle, WA 98101
292-7676
Located in Downtown.

Special Features

Website
http://www.acttheatre.org

Upcoming Events at ACT Theatre

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Fathers and Sons

Unlike some of Michael Bradford’s contemporaries, whose attempts to address a variety of social issues leave the audience overwhelmed, Bradford’s Fathers and Sons is a tribute, albeit a depressing one, to the power of the theater. Though it’s billed as an exploration of what it means to be a man, the play also tackles love in a romantic but complex way and war in a straightforward yet gut-wrenching way. After Marcus Goodwater (Reginald Andre Jackson) inadvertently loses his son at the park, his wife Yvette (Tracey A. Leigh) rages off to her mother’s, insisting that Marcus kill everyone he sees until he finds her baby. His formerly non-communicative, drug-addicted father, Leon (William Hall Jr.), chooses this moment to fly in and reconcile their relationship, but he’s haunted in turn by the ghost of his own father, Bernard (Wilbur Penn). Leon is sure of his mistakes but unsure how to fix them, and Bernard seems sure he hasn’t made mistakes, though no one else would agree. While time shifts between the present, where Marcus deals with his father and searches for his son, and the past, where we see the budding romance of Marcus and Yvette, Fathers and Sons maintains nonstop, fluid motion. BRENT ARONOWITZ Mostly 8 p.m. Fri., 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sun., 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; double-check Web site for exact schedule. Ends May 25. $10-$55 Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from Tue., April 29 until Sun., May 25, 7:30pmEvery week Friday from Fri., April 25 until Sun., May 25, 8:00pmEvery week Saturday from Sat., April 26 until Sun., May 25, 8:00pmEvery week Sunday from Sun., April 27 until Sun., May 25, 7:30pm

Saturday, Jul 05, 2008

Late Nite Catechism

Maripat Donovan’s one-woman show explains everything you wanted to know about the Catholic faith, but were too scared you’d get rapped across the knuckles to ask. Open run. In February the show celebrated its 10th anniversary in Seattle; see Longenbaugh's article here. $24.50-$29.50 Every week Friday, Saturday, 8:00pmEvery week Sunday, 2:00pm

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Comedy Cornucopia

A dynamic variety of all-local talent and funny business in ACT’s intimate and elegant Bullitt Cabaret theater. Every Sunday through May 25, Justin Freet and Central Heating Lab present a different blend of standup comedy, improv, fringe film shorts, and gloves-off band vs. band battle action. On May 11, Miss Mamie and Golden Robot Army; on May 18, Dart Mondo. NEIL CORCORAN 7:30 p.m. $10 Every week Sunday from Sun., May 4 until Sun., May 25, 7:30pm

To Do List

Monday, May 12

Dorothy Rissman
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Fetherston Gallery, Daily from Mon., April 21 until Sat., May 24, 11:00am

Correo Aereo
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Agua Verde Cafe and Paddle Club, Every week Monday, 6:30pm, free

The History of Fashion in Flight
“If the airline industry had a baby book, 1930 would surely be an impo... More>>
Museum of Flight, Daily from Sat., February 9 until Mon., June 2

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