Stage

Openings & Events

Buckshot Macha Monkey premieres Courtney Meaker’s play about family and the past. Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, 860-2970, machamonkey.org. $12–$20. Opens Nov. 8. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. plus Mon., Nov. 18. Ends Nov. 23.

Clara The life of Clara Schumann: pianist, mother, wife of one composer and crush of another. Eclectic Theater, 1214 10th Ave., 679-3271, brownpapertickets.com. $12–$25. Opens Nov. 7. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 24.

The Eric Andre Show Adult Swim’s comedy/variety/music show, live. The Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., thecrocodile.com. $10. 8 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 7.

Floyd Collins Adam Guettel’s musical about a media sensation in the early days of radio. Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., 800-838-3006, seattlestageright.org, hugo
house.org. $15–$20. Opens Nov. 8. 7:30 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. & Mon. Ends Nov. 23.

Heart Content A site-specific multimedia performance piece inspired by First Hill’s Stimson Green Mansion, 1204 Minor Ave., 800-838-3006, cabinfeverliveart.com. $15. Opens Nov. 8. 7:30 p.m. Fri.–Sat., 4:30 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 17.

Jesus’ Son Book-It adapts Denis Johnson’s semi-autobiographical short stories. West of Lenin, 203 N. 36th St., book-it.org. $22. Preview Nov. 5, opens Nov. 6. 7:30 p.m. Wed.–Sun. Ends Nov. 24.

Les Miserables Village Theatre dreams a dream of making a fortune over the holidays. Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah, 425-392-2202. $33–$68. Runs in Issaquah Nov. 7–Jan. 5, then at the Everett Performing Arts Center Jan. 10–Feb. 2; see villagetheatre.org for exact schedule.

Morning’s at Seven The Endangered Species Project reads Paul Osborn’s 1939 dramedy. Stage One Theater, 9600 College Way N., endangeredspeciesproject.org. 
7 p.m. Mon., Nov. 11.

Neverwhere An adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s sub-London fantasy. Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, cornish.edu. $5–$15. 8 p.m. Wed., Nov. 6–Sat., Nov. 9, 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9–Sun., Nov. 10.

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert The film about three flamboyant friends on a road trip through the Outback is now a musical. The Paramount, 911 Pine St., 877-STG-4TIX, stgpresents.org. $25 and up. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 12–Thurs., Nov. 14; 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15; 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 16; 1 & 6:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 17.

Represent! A six-day multicultural playwrights festival, part of the Hansberry Project. See acttheatre.org for lineup. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., 292-7676. $5. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 12–Sat., Nov. 16, 2 & 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 17.

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher Book-It’s staged reading of an adaptation of Tim Egan’s prize-winning account of the life of pioneering Seattle photographer Edward S. Curtis. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., book-it.org. Free. 7 p.m. Wed., Nov. 6.

The Way of All Fish/I Can’t Remember Anything Comic one-acts by Elaine May and Arthur Miller. Trinity Episcopal Church, 609 Eighth Ave., 800-838-3006, theatre912.com. Pay what you will. Opens Nov. 8. 7:30 p.m. Fri.–Sat. and Mon., Nov. 18, 2 p.m. Sun. Ends Nov. 24.

Current Runs

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Bo-Nita In Elizabeth Heffron’s beguiling new one-woman play, meet a smart, sensitive St. Louis girl of 13; her socially marginal single mom Mona; Mona’s various consorts; and Grandma Tiny, known for “professional” belly-dancing in stilettos. Hannah Mootz deftly and heartbreakingly embodies all these characters and more in rapid-fire situational episodes. Directed by fringe fave Paul Budraitis, Mootz teeters between girl and hag, thug and wag; her lexicon glides seamlessly between raunch and poetry. Heffron gives ambiguities their ample due, but the system has failed everyone, compounded over generations. MARGARET FRIEDMAN Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Center, 443-2222. $12–$65. 7:30 p.m. Wed.–Sun., plus some matinees; see seattlerep.org for exact schedule. Ends Nov. 17.

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Cafe Nordo Restaging its 2009 debut production, Cafe Nordo’s show is equal parts meet-and-greet, nightclub, and gustatory exploration—a didactic-gastronomic tour through the life of a chicken named Henrietta, punctuated with high-flung prose to illuminate each course. The meal is the main event, and it does not disappoint. KEVIN PHINNEY Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave., cafenordo.com. $65–$90. 7:30 p.m. Thurs.–Sun. Ends Nov. 24.

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Much Ado About Nothing It’s 1953, and Messina, as conceived by Craig Wollam, is a waterside pleasure dome. All the screwball elements are in place (under the direction of George Mount). Jennifer Lee Taylor and Matt Shimkus get the plummest bits as the fiercely unhitched sparrers Beatrice and Benedick. Her Bette Davis eyes belie a knack for clowning, and his seemingly impassive, Kennedy-jawed face becomes irresistible when stricken by her words. The careenings of this love-wreck, and that of Beatrice’s virtuous cousin Hero (Brenda Joyner) and her gullible admirer Claudio (Jay Myers), propel us from swizzle parties to casual picnics, outfitted (emphasis on “fitted”) by Doris Black. As if the rich visuals, enhanced by Roberta Russell’s ethereal lighting, were not world enough, Rob Witmer’s soundscape offers yet more gratifications. MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center House Theatre, Seattle Center, 733-8222. $25–$48. 7:30 p.m. Wed.–Sat., plus some weekend matinees; see seattleshakespeare.org for exact schedule. Ends Nov. 17.

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Red Light Winter Azeotrope’s staging of Adam Rapp’s 2005 drama is a tale of alienation, over-education, and the selfish choices people make when they think no one is looking. At the bottom of the heap is Matt (Richard Nguyen Sloniker), a suicidal “emerging” playwright who might actually emerge if he weren’t so terrified of the world. During a trip to the sex salons of Amsterdam, his former college roomie Davis (Tim Gouran) returns to their hostel with hooker Christina (Mariel Neto), supposedly to help Matt get over his cheating ex-girlfriend. Act II begins in New York a year later; Christina shows up unexpectedly, nothing like what she originally represented herself to be. Desdemona Chiang again directs this maelstrom-in-miniature with near-balletic grace, letting Rapp’s characters stalk one another in concentric circles until there’s no place left for refuge. KEVIN PHINNEY ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., 292-7676, azotheatre.org. $25–$30. Runs Thurs.–Sun.; see acttheatre.org for exact schedule. Ends Nov. 24.

Rope SEE REVIEW, PAGE 30.

25 saints SEE REVIEW, PAGE 30.

See seattleweekly.com for many more Current Runs.

Dance

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Pacific Northwest Ballet: Kylian + Pite SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 29.

Cornish Dance Theater Site-specific choreography by Salthorse. See cornish.edu for venues.1 & 3 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.

Classical, Etc.

Enso String Quartet Verdi tossed off his tasty but neglected string quartet as a lark during rehearsals for Aida. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhall
seattle.org. $10–$25. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 6.

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Paul Kikuchi This composer’s song cycle Bat of No Bird Island is inspired by (and includes sounds of) his great-grandfather’s collection of 78’s. Wing Luke Museum, 719 S. King St., paulkikuchi.com. 6 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 7.

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Seattle Symphony SEE EAR SUPPLY, LEFT.

Mateo Messina This Seattle-born film composer annually packs the house for his fundraiser concert for Children’s Hospital. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 
thesymphonyguild.org. $42–$200. 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8.

The Met: Live in HD Patricia Racette and Roberto Alagna play the doomed lovers in Puccini’s Tosca. See metopera.org for participating theaters. 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. Wed., Nov. 13.

Robbin Gordon-Cartier From this harpist, music from opera to gospel. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S., 684-4757, langstoninstitute.org. $5–$10. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.

Peter and Zoltan Katona The Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents this duo, who’ll play Spanish music and Bach. And Queen. Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. and Union St., 297-8788. $28–$38. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.

Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers Stephen Rogers Radcliffe conducts Mendelssohn and Brahms. First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Ave. W., 800-838-3006, osscs.org. $10–$25. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.

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Morton Subotnick This electronic-music pioneer performs with video artist Lillevan. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 652-4255, townhallseattle.org. $15–$20. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9.

Seattle Symphony A “Beyond the Score” multimedia look at Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 215-4747, seattlesymphony.org. $19–$84. 
2 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.

Sine Nomine Renaissance Choir Anne Lyman conducts Gesualdo’s weirdly, even luridly, chromatic 
madrigals. Trinity Episcopal Church, 609 Eighth Ave., 
earlymusicguild.org. Donation. 3 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.

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Octava Chamber Orchestra Equally devoted to music of the 18th and 21st centuries, they’ll play Bach and a new clarinet concerto by SW’s Gavin Borchert. Maple Park Church, 17620 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood, octava
chamberorchestra.com. $5–$15. 6 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.

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Music of Remembrance Betty Olivero’s suite for the 1920 film The Golem is choreographed by Pat Hon. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 365-7770, musicof
remembrance.org. $40. 7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 10.

Matthew Bengtson Bach and Scriabin from this pianist. Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, UW campus, 685-8384, music.washington.edu. $15. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 12.

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Haskell Small This pianist plays Federico Mompou’s 28-movement suite Musica callada. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 15 Roy St. Free. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 12.