29 stories by "Crystal Paul"
"Your House Is Not Just a House," out this month, is the debut children's book by Idris Goodwin, Seattle Children's Theatre artistic director.
After 13 years in Seattle, dance artist dani tirrell is heading to Washington, D.C., leaving a legacy of collaboration and community-based art, and a void Black arts leaders say will be diff…
Ever wondered how ACT Theatre makes Jacob Marley pop out of the stage or how it creates the wintry scenes that make "A Christmas Carol" feel magical? Take a look at the craft, creativity and…
Another pandemic holiday season is here, though this year there are vaccines and falling COVID-19 case numbers ushering the return of in-person theater. Here are shows that will help you cel…
After months of canceling shows, finally, some Seattle-area performing-arts groups are welcoming in-person audiences this fall. Three artists show us what it takes to bring stages back to li…
After a year and a half of closed theaters and empty stages, this fall brings the return of live indoor theater at several venues around the Puget Sound area. Here are some of the most excit…
Seattle Theatre Group, which operates the Paramount, Moore and Neptune theaters, and Seattle Arts & Lectures on Friday announced that they would require proof of vaccination for those at…
This year's outdoor Shakespeare productions from GreenStage and Seattle Shakespeare Company seem to have a common theme in mind: laughter. And laughing to some of Shakespeare's best comedies…
Nearly 50 years after Bruce Lee's death, a fresh wave of Asian American artists and creators are expanding upon his legacy by creating nuanced roles for Asian American actors and stories tha…
Intiman Theatre's new chapter looks promising. It's moving into its new digs at Seattle Central College, and this fall opens its new season and welcomes the first class of students to the Te…
Though Washington state has fully reopened, it's not that easy for theaters, many of which aren't reopening until the fall or winter. Here's why it's complicated bringing theater back.
After a year without in-person theater and performances, Seattle-area performing arts groups are taking advantage of the warmer weather and planning plays and performances outdoors.
With The Campfire Festival, The Williams Project is one of the first local theater groups to answer the call for a return to live theater, and it's answering it by taking theater back to a s…
Stagehands are the behind-the-scenes wizards who build sets, rig lighting and help make theater magic. But the hit to live entertainment due to COVID-19 sent the community reeling, and its m…
Seattle-based conceptual artist Natasha Marin's "Black Imagination," which centers and celebrates the depth and breadth of Black creativity, is a sweeping project that exists in five differe…
After a difficult year that has taken a significant financial toll on Village Theatre, this week an anonymous donor gave a $3 million gift to the theater. The gift will be used for reopening…
A generation of theater artists, interrupted by the pandemic, is facing an uncertain future as they struggle to make professional connections, keep their craft sharp and make ends meet, all …
Several local theater companies, including Book-It Repertory Theatre, Taproot Theatre, eSe Teatro and Washington Ensemble Theatre, bid farewell to long-standing artistic directors and welcom…
Seattle Repertory Theatre is embarking on an ambitious undertaking: three commission projects that will support the development of over 20 new plays over the next decade " more than the Rep …
When Scott and Pam Nolte founded Seattle's Taproot Theatre in 1976, it was a small touring company of actors that performed in churches, schools and libraries. They've since built a theater …
Even as we cozy up in our quarantine outposts for isolated holiday celebrations, much of Seattle's theater community has created virtual holiday shows to enjoy from the best seat in your hou…
"Changer: The Radio Play," originally created as a stage play until COVID restrictions hit, conveys the power of storytelling, traveling back in time to delve into origin myths and forward t…
Local performing arts groups project that their virtual holiday shows will bring in only a fraction of their usual holiday revenues. Yet many are proceeding, in new ways and formats, hopeful…
Book-It Repertory Theatre launches its audioplay season with its adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's "Childfinder," a tale of a divided society battling for power and freedom, fitting for our …
Seattle Theatre Group, operator of the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune theaters, is implementing a second wave of staff reductions. With this second round, STG will have reduced its staff by 8…
