It's September! Time for the fall arts season
September ushers in the Seattle area fall arts season. This week, KUOW’s arts and culture reporter Marcie Sillman highlights a few of the notable offerings this month from large organizations.
Next week she’ll turn her eye to smaller arts groups.
Friday, Sept. 6
Seattle’s ACT Theatre begins previews for the world premiere production of Yussef El Guindi’s play “People of the Book.”
On Saturday, Sept. 14 KUOW’s Front Row Center will be at the matinee performance, followed by a conversation with El Guindi and dramaturg Samie Detzer. Find a ticket discount here.
Friday, Sept. 6 — Sunday, Sept. 8
Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Public Works Seattle program presents a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It,” featuring both professional actors and a supporting cast of community members. The performances are free, but you need to call the box office to check for ticket availability.
Saturday, Sept. 7
Town Hall Seattle celebrates the grand reopening of its historic First Hill building all month. Of note: Award-winning writer Suzan-Lori Parks takes over the building with “an interactive meditation on the creative process” and a new work commissioned for the occasion, “A Million Suggestions from Suzan-Lori Parks.”
Saturday, Sept. 14
Seattle Symphony welcomes new music director Thomas Dausgaard at its annual opening night gala, featuring Rachmaninov, R. Strauss, and a champagne intermission.
Friday Sept. 26
Seattle Children’s Theater opens its season with a large-scale adapation of the classic “Black Beauty,” directed by SCT Artistic Director Courtney Sale.
Pacific Northwest Ballet opens its season with a double-header, George Balanchine’s 1957 classic “Agon” paired with Kent Stowell’s visually-rich dance interpretation of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.”
