We've said it again and again how lucky we are to live in the South Sound, surrounded by a bevy of theater companies doing consistently amazing work. And while it's wonderful to have places like Tacoma Musical Playhouse, which frequently turn out...
As the leaves start to change and a bitter bite begins to permeate the air, there are lots of folks in the South Sound who are bidding a tearful goodbye to summer and dreading the approach of fall and winter. It's during these months that people...
Until I saw Dukesbay Theater's production of Proof, my only exposure to the play was its 2005 film adaptation. While the film had its admirers, it never clicked for me; I suspected that this material was ill-suited to making the jump to the big...
Lovestruck and writer’s blocked
What if William Shakespeare, rather than being a deified author of some of the greatest plays in history, were just a lovestruck doofus with a serious case of writer's block? This is the position taken by Shakespeare in Love, Tom Stoppard and...
Best of Olympia 2019: Harlequin Productions and Olympia Family Theater
It's a tie. And rightfully so, because the theaters our readers chose as best in Olympia are two very different theaters that appeal to different audiences (with significant overlap), and they are each excellent in what they do -- easily equal in...
Best of Olympia 2019: Jen and Ted Ryle
Last year, Olympia Family Theater was recognized with an Excellence in the Arts Award in a gala at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts. This year, we choose the amazing couple behind the success of OFT as our Best Theater Couple: Jen...
They might be plays and they might be short stories or works in progress, but whatever they are,...
It's not Elizabeth Lord's first time receiving accolades from Weekly Volcano readers, having won...
It's a tie. And rightfully so, because the theaters our readers chose as best in Olympia are two...
When Chris Serface became managing artistic director of Tacoma Little Theatre (TLT) May 1, 2013,...
With the launch of McMenamins Elks Temple in May, downtown Tacoma saw the re-opening of a civic...