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Category Archives: Diversity Highlight
Diversity Highlight: The Royale at ACT Theatre
TPS recently sat down with ACT Theatre’s Literary & Artistic Manager Emily Penick and Marketing & PR Assistant Cati Thelen to talk about The Royale, by Marco Ramirez. The Royale tells the story of Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Highlight, In Focus, Interview, News
Tagged act theatre, african american, boxing, diversity, diversity watch, jack johnson, seattle, seattle theatre, the royale, theatre
Diversity Highlight: (Miss) Fortune Has Green Eyes
New to Seattle, Brown Soul Productions develops and produces new work by women of color Brown Soul Productions features a new play about remorse, redemption, and family by Alma Davenport, Artistic Producing Director, called (Miss) Fortune Has Green Eyes, directed … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Highlight, News
Diversity Highlight: 1-Off Production Blood Wedding/Bodas de Sangre
The producers of 1-Off Production discuss successes, challenges, and future of producing in Seattle’s public parks The co-producers of 1-Off Production – Tina Polzin, Ana Maria Campoy, and Matt Sherrill – talk about their experiences with producing a bilingual outdoor … Continue reading
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Diversity Highlight: Intiman’s Wedding Band
Intiman Theatre Festival continues its celebration of Black Women Playwrights with Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White by Alice Childress Intiman Theatre Festival began this year with Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond, continued throughout with several Black Women Wisdom staged … Continue reading
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Diversity Highlight: Theatre Battery
Theatre Battery presents Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm’s Hooded or Being Black for Dummies Tearrence Arvelle Chisholm, playwright, will attend previews on 8/25 and 8/26 of Hooded or Being Black for Dummies at Theatre Battery in Kent, WA. Hooded is the story of Marquis … Continue reading
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Sound Theatre Company’s recent production The Last Days of Judas Iscariot featured a multicultural and racially diverse cast
Sound Theatre Company, nominated in 7 categories for the 2016 Gregory Awards including Theatre of the Year, recently closed a production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis. TPS interviewed some of the cast about their successes, challenges, and what they would … Continue reading
Diversity Highlight: CAATA ConFest
CAATA is an integral part of the Asian American theatre community. For the 5th time, the Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists presents Seismic Shifts: Leading Change in the American Theater, October 1-9 in Ashland, OR hosted in partnership … Continue reading
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The New Language of Theatre: An Interview with 1-Off Productions
Blood Wedding/Bodas de Sangre by Federico García Lorca Presented by 1-Off Productions, a new theatre company invested in producing multilingual work to underserved Seattle communities. Tina Polzin Producer/Director Since receiving her MFA from UW in June, Tina Polzin has worked on the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts Crush, Diversity Highlight, Interview, News, Press
Tagged blood wedding, city, city parks, diversity, lorca, outdoor theatre, parks, seattle, seattle theatre, spanish, theatre
The New Color of Theatre: Bernie’s Apt
eSeTeatro/ACTLab presents Bernie’s Apt directed by Julie Beckman Theatre Puget Sound is dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in performing arts and administration. Since 2010, eSeTeatro has been honoring self-definition and inclusion on Seattle stages. Rose Cano‘s contemporary adaptation of The House … Continue reading
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Intiman 2016 Theatre Festival
Theatre Puget Sound is dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in arts and administration. We are proud to let you know about Intiman Theatre Festival’s answer to our community’s desire to experience bold, diverse voices on our Seattle stages. … Continue reading
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