Stage Openings & Events Chaos Theory In Courtney Meaker’s new play,

By By Gavin Borchert • April 15, 2014 3:02 pm

Stage

Openings & Events

Chaos Theory In Courtney Meaker’s new play, her heartbroken heroine builds a kind of alternate-reality machine; using it, unsurprisingly, has unexpected consequences. Annex Theatre, 1100 E. Pike St., 728-0933, annextheatre.org. $5–$20. Opens April 18. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. plus Mon., April 28. Ends May 17.

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 24.

Family Affair Jennifer Jasper’s “sick, hilarious, and ultimately relatable” monthly cabaret on the theme of family. JewelBox/Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., jenniferjasper
performs.com. $10. 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 16.

Fuente Ovejuna Lope de Vega’s play of tyranny and rebellion. Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, 269-1901, cornish.edu. Free. Opens April 17. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. Ends April 26.

Godspell Stephen Schwartz’s musical take on the Gospel of St. Matthew. Raisbeck Performance Hall, 2015 Boren Ave., 800-838-3006, cornish.edu. $5–$10. 8 p.m. Tues., April 22, Thurs., April 24, Sat., April 26; 2 p.m. Sun., April 27.

King Lear Ungrateful daughters, divided affections, the fool whispering in your ear, the windswept heath—what could possibly go wrong? Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, 733-8222. $25–$48. Previews April 23–24, opens April 25. Runs Wed.–Sun.; see seattleshakespeare.org for exact schedule. Ends May 17.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare’s romantic fantasy, al fresco. Seattle Center, cornish.edu. Free. Opens April 18. 2 p.m. Fri.–Sun. Ends April 27.

Quickies, vol. 15 Live Girls! Theater presents short plays on the themes of science and magic. Theater Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave. S., 800-838-3006, lgtheater.org. $5–$20. Opens April 18. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. plus Mon., May 5. Ends May 10.

Snow White Stepparent issues and seven brothers (played by three actors). $10. Opens April 19. Runs weekends in various venues; see storybooktheater.org for exact schedule. Ends May 18.

Through the Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice in Wonderland From the people (Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann) who bring you the Burlesque Nutcracker. Early shows 17 and over, late shows 21 and over. The Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333, thetripledoor.net. $32–$47. 7 & 10 p.m. Wed., April 16–Thurs., April 17; 7 & 10:30 p.m. Fri., April 18–Sat., April 19.

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 23.

The Women, the Flesh, and the Devil “A Burlesque Evening in Black and White” draws inspiration from silent film. Columbia City Theatre, 4916 Rainier Ave. S., 800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com. $15–$100. 7:30 p.m. 10 p.m. Fri., April 18.

Current runs

Attempts on Her Life The Horse in Motion presents this immersive audience-participation play. University Heights Community Center, 5031 University Way N.E., 800-838-3006, thehorseinmotion.org. $15–$25. 7:30 p.m. Fri.–Sun. Ends April 27.

Bethany While a raft of nonfiction accounts have been written and filmed about the 2008 bubble and following recession, a play takes longer to percolate. Emily Chisholm plays a heroine so bottomed-out that she sneaks into an abandoned (supposedly) and foreclosed home to live as a squatter. Things take a turn, however, when she discovers a fellow recession refugee under the same roof—the possibly schizophrenic Gary (Darragh Kennan). He’s sometimes her ally, sometimes a menace as Crystal tries to claw herself back onto the economic ladder. BRIAN MILLER. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St. 292-7676. Runs Tues.–Sun.; see acttheatre.org for exact schedule. $55 and up. Ends May 4.

Checkoff in the Sun A dying woman’s friends gather one last time in Leonard D. Goodisman’s comedy. Eclectic Theater, 1214 10th Ave., 800-838-3006, brown
papertickets.com. $12–$25. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends April 19.

Dina Martina: Her Greatest Videos… and More! A night of highlights from the grande dame’s shows, hosted by herself. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St., 800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com. $20–$25. 8 p.m. Fri.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends April 27.

Gidion’s Knot Censorship erupts in school in Johnna Adams’ new drama. Seattle Public Theater at the Bathhouse, 7312 W. Green Lake Ave. N., 524-1300. $15–$32. See seattlepublictheater.org for schedule. Ends April 20.

Impenetrable SIS Productions presents Mia McCullough’s play about women, society, and body image. West of Lenin, 203 N. 36th St., 800-838-3006. $12–$16. Runs Thurs.–Sat. plus 8 p.m. Mon., April 28; see brownpapertickets.com for exact schedule. Ends May 3.

In the Book Of SEE REVIEW, PAGE 25.

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Little Shop of Horrors Alan Menken & Howard Ashman’s musical is simple, it’s overstuffed with hummable melodies, and it toys affectionately with two of America’s enduring infatuations: cheesy monster movies and jukebox pop. Appropriately, this co-production of ACT and the 5th Avenue cranks the fun dial up to 11. There’s a palpable glee in watching confident performers nail each number with sharpshooter precision. KEVIN PHINNEY ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., 292-7676. $20–$50. See 
acttheatre.org for exact schedule. Ends June 15.

The Mark of Immediacy The Gospel of Mark made theater by a cast of three. Isaac Studio Theatre, 208 N. 85th St., 781-9707, taproottheatre.org. $12–$15. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri.–Sat. Ends April 19.

The Negro Passion Play Brownbox Theatre’s “dramatic depiction of the Passion of Jesus Christ within the context of the American civil rights movement” in SU’s Campion Ballroom. Seattle University, 901 12th Ave., 800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com. $5–$15. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Ends April 17.

A Room With a View It’s hard to imagine how prim and proper (and gay) E.M. Forster would feel about his 1908 novel becoming Broadway fodder. The 1985 movie is the more direct inspiration for writer Marc Acito and composer Jeffrey Stock, both Broadway veterans. Virginal heroine Lucy (Laura Griffith) is traveling through Italy with her chaperone (Patti Cohenour); there she’s courted by the romantic George (Louis Hobson), which threatens a potential match back in England with uptight Cecil (Will Reynolds). Who will she choose?!? Well, you’ve seen the movie, so you know. T. BOND 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., 625-1900. $29 and up. Runs Tues.–Sun., see 5thavenue.org for exact schedule. Ends May 11.

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Seattle Vice When a new cabaret show is inspired by a book by our own Rick Anderson, you can be damn sure we’re going to claim credit. Mark Siano and Opal Peachey’s revue follows Frank Colacurcio (1917–2010), he of the famous “Strippergate” scandal, and other scoundrels, lowlifes, criminals, and eccentrics. Siano plays Gil Conte in the show, a lounge singer who became Colacurcio’s bag man for bribes and proceeds from the smut trade. New yet retro-sounding songs are interspersed with the rise and fall of Colacurcio’s T&A empire. BRIAN MILLER ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., 292-7676, 
acttheatre.org. $20. 8:30 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. Ends April 19.

Tails of Wasps SEE REVIEW, PAGE 25.

Teatro ZinZanni: On the Air Their new radio-themed show starring Kevin Kent. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., 802-0015. $99 and up. Runs Wed.–Sun.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends June 1.

The Tutor Maryrose Wood’s musical—about an aspiring writer, Edmund (Eric Ankrim), hired by Manhattanites Richard and Esther (Hugh Hastings, Beth DeVries) to help their apathetic daughter Sweetie (Tatum Ludlam/Katie Griffith) get into Princeton—presents a setup for a satire, of literary pretensions or upper-class neuroses or both, but Wood throws marshmallows rather than darts at her targets. GAVIN BORCHERT Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah, 425-392-2202. Runs Wed.–Sun. plus some Tues.; see villagetheatre.org for exact schedule. Ends April 27; then runs May 2–25 in Everett.

Dance

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Pacific Northwest Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream SEE REVIEW, PAGE 25.

Classical, Etc.

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Claire Chase Varese, Glass, and more from this avant-flutist. Cornish College/PONCHO Concert Hall, 710 E. Roy St., cornish.edu, 726-5066. $10–$20. 8 p.m. Thurs., April 17.

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Seattle Symphony James MacMillan’s The Death of Oscar, plus Beethoven (the Concerto no. 3 with acclaimed Beethoven pianist Paul Lewis) and Rachmaninoff. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 215-4747, seattle
symphony.org. $19–$127. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 17, 
noon Fri., April 18, 8 p.m. Sat., April 19.

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Music of Remembrance Chamber music by Jake Heggie, Lori Laitman, and others. Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., musicofremembrance.org. Free. 2 p.m. Sat., April 19.

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Joshua Roman This cellist’s joined by pianist Andrius Zlabys for music by Schnittke, Stravinsky, and others. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $10–$25. 7:30 p.m. Tues., April 22.