Seattle & King County
A charming rarity, a Baroque puppet opera
In a bawdy spectacle-in-miniature, the Carter Family Marionettes liven up the first opera written by a woman.
Arne Zaslove
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Tech
They shoot mid-sized theaters around these parts
With the demise of Tacoma Actors Guild, the Seattle area has lost eight small theater companies in the past few years. A veteran of the theater scene explores the causes and cures for this unfortunate local custom.
Culture
ZinZanni puts on its best cabaret yet before pulling down the current Seattle tent
Headlined by Liliane Montevecchi, a Parisienne born for the part, the last show at its present location might be the best of ZinZanni's remarkable history. Here's the story of how circus, cabaret, and 1920s European sophistication came to find a flourishing home in Seattle.
Culture
The Pike Place Market as cultural refuge
A longtime theater figure looks back on four decades in Seattle, during which the Market played an endearing, sustaining, starring role.
Seattle & King County
Behind the scenes at the Big Top
The Art of Clowning: What the audience sees at a Cirque du Soleil show is only a portion of the story, from the intense training and tough competition among performers to the challenges of translating a timeless art form for modern audiences. A veteran insider offers a behind-the-scenes look. Part 1