Performance Critiques
Why Does Seattle's Regional and Fringe Theater Scene Ignore Trans/Gender Nonconforming People?
Nelle Tankus focuses on the presence (or lack therof) of performance in Seattle written and produced by transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people, especially Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC).
Cherdonna's A Doll's House: The Plural and Irresolute Nature of Contemporary Feminism
Lydia Heberling and review team highlight WET's commitment to bridging the gap between Ibsen's “progressive feminist plot” and the plurality of postmodern feminism in Cherdonna's A Doll's House.
Orlando: Fluidity in Gender, Desire, and Time
Steph Hankinson and the review team recognize the passion and dedication of UW Drama's Orlando (adaptation by Sarah Ruhl) and how its thematic nuance of Virginia Woolf's classic on gender and desire.
The Breeches Role: Bring Down the House Parts 1 & 2
Emily George and team review Seattle Shakespeare's & upstart crow collective's fast-paced collaboration of a Henry IV adaptation and its focus on gender and power: Bring Down the House Parts 1 & 2.
Christmastown, A Holiday Noir: Sneaky Feminist Christmas
Sara Porkalob finds Seattle Public Theater’s seasonal offering, Christmastown: A Holiday Noir, a “nicely packaged Christmas story and a breath of fresh air with its sneaky feminist themes.”
The Untitled Play About Art School: Art Is The Symptom
Nelle Tankus's new work with Copious Love The Untitled Play About Art School leads by example with conscious, diverse, and deliberate representation of gender, sexual identity, and race.
The Lost Girls: Paying Debt to Monstrous Mothers, Murdered Bluestockings, and Sallie Mae
Emily George and the review team analyze Annex Theatre's production of Courtney Meaker's horror comedy The Lost Girls and its feminist queer energy.
Revolt. She said. Revolt Again: Feminism for White Women
Sara Porkalob examines the dialogue–or lack thereof–of feminism and intersectionality in Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again by Alice Birch.