I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am absolutely terrified of talking about race. So I’m always a fan of good stories that manage to deal with race through the normal turbulence of a conversation between real individuals. What does it mean to be called a racist? When does a person become [...]
Entries Tagged as 'taproot theater'
Brownie Points: Race, Motherhood, and Thin Mints
May 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · taproot theater, Theater
Phinney Ridge resident stars in Taproot Theatre’s production of The Odyssey
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Phinney Ridge, taproot theater
When Taproot Theatre launches its 35th Anniversary Season next week with The Odyssey, Phinney Ridge resident Mark Chamberlin takes the stage as Odysseus. From a Victorian miser on a journey of the soul to an ancient warrior on an odyssey of epic proportions, Chamberlin has played it all. Fresh out of his role of Ebenezer [...]
Taproot Theater Debuts a Sherlock Holmes Christmas Carol
November 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Phinney Ridge, taproot theater
Just one year after Seattle’s Taproot Theater was forced to cancel it’s performances of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol – the theater has brought back this amazing show. With the story of the delay in the show due to the Greenwood arsons – the Seattle community has had an outpouring of [...]
Greenwood’s Taproot Theater Expansion Rises from the Ashes…
November 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Greenwood Fire, Phinney Ridge
One year after the October 23, 2009, arson in Greenwood, a mural covers the site of the former Eleanor Roosevelt Building, its centerpiece a phoenix promising a return from the ashes. Taproot Theatre Company, which owns the property, has been actively working on plans for that return. Those plans go to the Northwest Design Review [...]
Seattle’s Taproot Theatre Roars back to Life.
February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Greenwood Fire, Phinney Ridge, Theater
Fall in Seattle was a sad season, with the unbelievable realization that an arsonist had destroyed one of the Greenwood / Phinney Ridge most beloved cultural institutions. The arson devestation to neighborhood businesses and the Taproot theatre was both shocking and sobering. Winter is a new season, and like a sparkling cover of fresh snow, [...]
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Taproot Theatre Presents Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol
October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Phinney Ridge, Theater
Holiday traditions are getting a twist with the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at Taproot Theatre Company. Written by local playwright John Longenbaugh and directed by Scott Nolte, this is a mystery that will delight the entire family. These then are the facts: The year, 1894. The date, [...]
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Taproot Theater Presents Enchanted April – Full Calendar
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Greenwood, Phinney Ridge, Theater
Bask in the warmth and enchantment of Italy without leaving Seattle during Taproot Theatre Company’s production of Enchanted April. Elizabeth von Arnim’s resplendent 1920s novel comes to life on stage in this Tony Award-nominated play by Matthew Barber. The enticement of an enchanting Italian holiday captivates the hearts of two British housewives on a drizzly [...]
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