It’s been a week of lineups – from West Seattle Outdoor Movies to West Seattle Summer Fest music – and today, another one has gone public: ArtsWest has announced its 2017-2018 season, themed “I AM,” described by artistic director Mathew Wright in the announcement: “Our six plays this season are full of characters (and playwrights) who are unafraid to say ‘I AM’ – and who refuse to allow their identity to be defined by others. …” Here’s the lineup, with excerpts from the descriptions:
The Who & The What
September 7 – October 1, 2017
By Ayad Akhtar“…a thrillingly fierce and funny new play about identity, religion and the contradictions that make us who we are.”
The Nance
October 26 – November 19, 2017
By Douglas Carter Beane“Set in the beating heart of the naughty, raucous world of 1930s burlesque, THE NANCE brings to life an American era when it was easy to play gay and dangerous to be gay. …”
ArtsWest Holiday Cast Party
SPECIAL EVENT!
December 1 – December 23, 2017“… At the Holiday Bash, celebrated Seattle performers take the stage one by one to wow the crowd, each with their unique brand of unplanned, unscripted and wildly talented merriment. …”
Peerless
January 18 – February 11, 2018
By Jiehae Park“… clever and incisive adaptation of Macbeth explores how the drive to succeed can become an all-consuming – and deadly – obsession.”
Hir
March 1 – March 25, 2018
By Taylor Mac“… sly, subversive comedy … annihilating the past doesn’t always free you from it.”
An Octoroon
April 19 – May 13, 2018
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins“… bold, imaginative re-envisioning of a 19th century antebellum drama as an urgent message for today.”
Kiss of the Spider Woman
June 7 – July 8, 2018
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Terrence McNally“The Tony-award winning musical … tells the tale of two cell mates in a Latin American prison – one a Marxist revolutionary, the other a gay window dresser – who form a bond in captivity. …”
The full descriptions are on AW’s website; season subscriptions are on sale here.
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