We've made it through dreaded "dead" week, and students are finishing up finals before heading home for a well deserved winter break. As one of our most jam-packed fall quarters, we started the 2016/2017 academic school year off with a bang. Take a look below for a recap of all the amazing things our students have created, and some very exciting visits from nationally known playwrights, actors, and directors. Happy holidays!
In this issue:
Recap: Iphigenia and Other Daughters
Recap: Fucking A
Recap: The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G
Recap: UTS Productions and Other Events
Up Next: What to Look Forward to in Winter Quarter
Alumni News
Recap: Iphigenia and Other Daughters
We started our season with Ellen McLaughlin's poetic and transcendent adaptation, Iphigenia and Other Daughters. Helmed by Seattle Repertory Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Marya Sea Kaminski, this production featured the talents of graduate and BA student actors and designers. The production was described by our audience members as "beautifully staged," "thought provoking," with "powerful performances."
Playwright Ellen McLaughlin stopped by the Iphigenia… Read more
Recap: Fucking A
We had our first thesis production of the year with Suzan-Lori Parks' Fucking A, directed by 3rd year MFA candidate Malika Oyetimein. This beautiful and haunting adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter told the story of Hester Smith - branded A for Abortionist - in her efforts to do whatever it takes to buy her son's freedom from prison.
The production featured live music, transformative design, and a cast made up of MFA actors, BA students, and… Read more
Recap: The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G
After his wild and rollicking direction of Taylor Mac's The Walk Across America for Mother Earth, we invited Intiman Casting Director Ali el-Gasseir back this year to direct The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G by Qui Nguyen. The third installment of Nguyen's "Gook Story Trilogy," this meta-theatrical ride features Qui Nguyen as a character trying to discover the best way to tell his family's story. Swinging wildly between genres and filled with… Read more
![Ellie Mondloch, Daphne Sage Gomez, and Jake Thomas Lemberg in a promotional shot for The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) [revised].](https://drama.washington.edu/sites/drama/files/styles/large/public/images/uts_shakes_0.jpg?h=fa1f62bd&itok=IPw_y1Gb)
Recap: UTS and Other Events
UTSFor the first two shows of their season the Undergraduate Theater Society turned up the comedy! They opened with Debate: An Improvised Comedy which was a long-form improv show that parodied the American presidential debate structure. Talk about timely!
For their second production of the season, they produced The Complete Work of Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] which turned the Bard on his head. Performing all of William Shakespeare's canon in less… Read more
Up Next: Winter Quarter 2017
In 2017 we are continuing our dedication to producing bold, meaningful work and creating a creative and collaborative environment.
Maple and Vine - January 17-29th at the Floyd and Delores Jones PlayhouseKatha and Ryu have become allergic to their 21st century lives. After they meet a charismatic man from a community of 1950's re-enactors, they forsake cell phones and sushi for cigarettes and Tupperware parties. In this compulsively authentic world, Katha and Ryu are… Read more
Alumni News - December 2016
Mike Jones (BA '10) just finished principal photography on his fist short film, "The Great Outdoors."
Barzin Akhavan (PATP '07) will be performing in the world premier of A Thousand Splendid Suns at the Actors Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in February 2017.
Shaudi Vahdat (BA '12) will be appearing in… Read more