Love is in the air, and so is theatre! We just wrapped up an incredibly successful first weekend of As You Like It, directed by faculty members Jeffrey Fracé, and are eager to begin our second weekend of performances tomorrow! Read below for more information on how to get your tickets. You'll also learn about some amazing ticket deals for alumni driven shows in the Seattle area.
In this issue:
Running Now: As You Like It
Hungry for more Shakespeare? Check out our UW Club Dinner!
As You Like It Lobby Talk: Green World in Technicolor
Alumni Work in Seattle: Check out Bring Down the House and Dry Powder
UTS Presents: Medea
Alumni News
We had a wonderful first weekend of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, directed by School of Drama Associate Professor Jeffrey Fracé. Come experience this wistful, sci-fi, and rocking world of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies.
"Think you've seen Shakespeare? UW Drama flips it on its head! Their production of As You Like It is a must-see!" - Audience comment
Make sure to grab your tickets soon! These puppies are selling like hotcakes!
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
directed by Jeffrey Fracé
Through February 19th
Penthouse Theatre
Funny, melancholy, and anything but sentimental, As You Like It is often unfairly branded as a silly pastoral romp. Director Jeffrey Fracé puts that notion soundly to rest, reimagining Shakespeare’s tale of exile and transformation for 1950s America (with a Sci-Fi B-movie twist). Layered with original Americana tunes, this is a pot-stirring rendition of the classic story of Rosalind and Celia, two cousins who run off to the forest to escape convention. Fun, frisky, and sometimes over-the-top, the show reminds us that life is short, so we’d better love one another as best we can, as long as we can.
Join us for our As You Like It UW club dinner on Friday, February 17th from 5:00pm-7:00pm.
With live music by cast members, a special presentation about the play, and a specially curated menu by the UW Club, this dinner will further enhance your As You Like Itexperience.
Reservations can be made by calling the UW Club at 206-543-0437. Please note that tickets for the dinner and the show are sold separately, and you are not required to to have tickets toFriday's performance to attend the dinner.
$26.95 for members, and $32.95 for non-members, your reservation through the UW Club includes a three course meal, as well as admittance to this special programming.
Green World in Technicolor
In the second of our Sunday Lobby Talks series, UW Drama PhD candidate Guillaume Tourniaire will discuss Northrup Frye’s Green World concept as it relates to Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Jordan Harrison’s Maple & Vine. Both productions share a fascination with idealized versions of 1950s America. What is it about this particular fantasy that’s so resonant right now? How does Shakespeare deploy the concept of wild escape in As You Like It? And what happens if the dream world turns out to be an illusion? Join us for this brief-but-rich pre-show talk before our final performance of As You Like It.
This pre-show talk is free and open to the public. To purchase tickets for As You Like It, click here.
Sunday, February 19
1:00 PM
Hutchinson Hall Room 150
NOTE THAT THIS "LOBBY" TALK IS NOT TAKING PLACE IN THE PENTHOUSE LOBBY, BUT IN NEARBY HUTCHINSON HALL
Our Seattle-based alums are keeping busy! Check out these two awesome opportunities to see their work below!
UW Night at the Seattle Rep's Dry Powder
Join us on March 31st for a special evening at the Seattle Repertory Theatre to see Sarah Burgess' Dry Powder, directed by UW School of Drama alumna and Seattle Repertory Theatre Associate Artistic Director, Marya Sea Kaminski. Marya, who directed our production of Iphigenia and Other Daughters in the fall, will be making her Seattle Rep directorial debut with this "razor-sharp play about the price of success in our modern American economy."
Please join us on Friday, March 31st to celebrate Marya's work andattend the production for only $15. At 6:30pm we will be hosting a pre-show reception in the Benjamin Moore Spirits lounge with snacks and cash bar. Then, join us for the performance at 7:30pm in the Leo K. Theatre, followed by a post-show talkback with Marya.
To purchase your $15 tickets, you can call Roland Carette-Meyers at ...
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UTS opens its fourth show of the season in a little over a week. Come check out this new adaptation of Euripides' classic tale of love and loss by UW Professor of Classics, Ruby Blondell.
Foreigner. Woman. Outsider. When Medea abandons her father's house and leaves her homeland, she does so urged on by her love for Jason and his oaths of loyalty to her. When those oaths prove false, love turns to hatred and married bliss turns to bloody revenge. This is the story of what happens when an extraordinary woman finds herself forced to take action against a system which denies her agency based solely on her gender and her nationality. With sentiments that resonate as surprisingly modern and topical in a volatile political climate, Euripides invites us to examine the consequences of a woman, an immigrant, breaking out of the role which a patriarchal society has forced her to play.
Medea
By Euripides
Translated and adapted by Ruby Blondell
Directed by Chris Mowers
February 23rd-March 5th
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Lenne Klingaman (PATP '07) will play Jean Louise Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, running February 14th-March 5th.
Jessica Trundy (MFA '03) will be designing lights and Christine Tschirgi (MFA '07) will be designing costumes forBright Half Life at New Century Theatre Company, running February 17th-March 11th.
Yesenia Iglesias (PATP '14) is currently performing in...
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