Theater

Seattle Children's Theater will 'assess' upcoming production at Kennedy Center

The Seattle Children’s Theater is discussing the "path forward" for a planned production at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., as artists continue to cancel performances in protest of the Trump administration.

High school theater manager to bond out of Tacoma immigrant lockup

A theater manager at Juanita High School in Kirkland is set to be released on bond from the Northwest ICE Processing Center after nearly two weeks.

This Bellingham theater teaches improv to people with memory loss

If you've ever taken an improv class, you know they make you do some goofy stuff, like communicate with sounds, not words, and play out all kinds of unique situations. At The Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, an improv class was created especially for students who have early stage memory loss.

2 Seattle theater groups form 'strategic alliance' to survive post-Covid

Hard economic realities prompted Bill Berry, executive director of the 5th Avenue Theatre, to approach a competitor, Seattle Theatre Group, or STG, to explore working together as partners. In late March the two announced an agreement, calling it a “strategic alliance.”

Renton Civic Theatre recasts leadership following revelations of child sex abuse convictions

As theaters scramble to reach new audiences, three get $1 million each

The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage.