Daniel Brockley

The newly re-branded Seattle Theatre Works - formerly the Seattle Playwrights' Collective - has a few announcements about an upcoming reading today, September 24, a playwriting opportunity through those wild kids over at Fantastic Z Theatre Company, a word about our name change, and some information about our next Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets event.

The newly re-branded Seattle Theatre Works - formerly the Seattle Playwrights' Collective - has a few announcements about an upcoming reading on September 24, a playwriting opportunity through those wild kids over at Fantastic Z Theatre Company, a word about our name change, and some information about our next Medicine Ball: Playwrights v. Poets event.

Seattle Theater Writers, a critics' circle of local theater writers and reviewers, today announces the 2012 slate of nominees of the second annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, theater awards devoted to recognizing excellence across the economic spectrum of professional Seattle theaters.

I'll have to admit I'm a sucker for those stories where people find new and wondrous things about themselves and succeed against all odds. Yes, I'm a sap, which is why I found myself tearing up a few times during ACT's current production of "The Pitmen Painters". It's not the most glorious script I've seen but it is a wonderful story of overcoming your given station in life and I have to say has one hell of an ensemble performing it.

Art and class collide, as a group of Northern English miners unexpectedly ascend to the top of the art world in The Pitmen Painters at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre. Penned by playwright Lee Hall, author of the celebrated Billy Elliot, this critically acclaimed play from London and Broadway receives its regional premiere in ACT's dynamic in-the-round Allen Theatre directed by ACT's Artistic Director Kurt Beattie tonight April 26, and the show is scheduled to run until May 20.

Art and class collide, as a group of Northern English miners unexpectedly ascend to the top of the art world in The Pitmen Painters at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre. Penned by playwright Lee Hall, author of the celebrated Billy Elliot, this critically acclaimed play from London and Broadway will receive its regional premiere in ACT's dynamic in-the-round Allen Theatre directed by ACT's Artistic Director Kurt Beattie this Friday, April 20. The official opening night is April 26, and the show is scheduled to run until May 20. Check out photos of Frank Lawler and Jason Marr in the production below!

Art and class collide, as a group of Northern English miners unexpectedly ascend to the top of the art world in The Pitmen Painters at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre. Penned by playwright Lee Hall, author of the celebrated Billy Elliot, this critically acclaimed play from London and Broadway will receive its regional premiere in ACT's dynamic in-the-round Allen Theatre directed by ACT's Artistic Director Kurt Beattie this Friday, April 20. The official opening night is April 26, and the show is scheduled to run until May 20.

Art and class collide, as a group of Northern English miners unexpectedly ascend to the top of the art world in The Pitmen Painters at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre. Penned by playwright Lee Hall, author of the celebrated Billy Elliot, this critically acclaimed play from London and Broadway will receive its regional premiere in ACT's dynamic in-the-round Allen Theatre directed by ACT's Artistic Director Kurt Beattie this Friday, April 20. The official opening night is April 26, and the show is scheduled to run until May 20. Check out photos of Frank Lawler and Jason Marr in the production below!

Art and class collide, as a group of Northern English miners unexpectedly ascend to the top of the art world in The Pitmen Painters at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre. Penned by playwright Lee Hall, author of the celebrated Billy Elliot, this critically acclaimed play from London and Broadway will receive its regional premiere in ACT's dynamic in-the-round Allen Theatre directed by ACT's Artistic Director Kurt Beattie this Friday, April 20. The official opening night is April 26, and the show is scheduled to run until May 20.

A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) have announced their mainstage season productions are now on sale to the general public for individual ticket purchases. The first two major productions of the season are First Date, a new musical co-produced with The 5th Avenue Theatre, followed by The Pitmen Painters, a regional premiere of the acclaimed London and Broadway play.

Art and class collide, as a group of Northern English miners unexpectedly ascend to the top of the art world in THE PITMEN PAINTERS at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre. Penned by playwright Lee Hall, author of the celebrated BILLY ELLIOT, this critically acclaimed play from London and Broadway will receive its regional premiere in ACT's dynamic in-the-round Allen Theatre directed by ACT's Artistic Director Kurt Beattie.

A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) have announced their mainstage season productions are now on sale to the general public for individual ticket purchases. The first two major productions of the season are First Date, a new musical co-produced with The 5th Avenue Theatre, followed by The Pitmen Painters, a regional premiere of the acclaimed London and Broadway play.

The Centre House Theatre will close its production of THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA on April 11th. Shakespeare's comic tale of wandering hearts gets relocated to the sunshine and shenanigans of the California Gold Coast in Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Seattle Shakes is currently presenting one of William Shakespeare's more lighthearted ventures, the fun and goofy "Two Gentlemen of Verona". And while Shakespeare's comedies don't always broaden one's horizons (culturally speaking) you're sure to have a totally awesome time with this one, dude.

The Seattle Shakespeare Company presents THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA By William Shakespeare. Directed by Marcus Goodwin. The production will run from March 19 to April 11, 2010.

Shakespeare's comic tale of wandering hearts gets relocated to the sunshine and shenanigans of the California Gold Coast in Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Shakespeare's comic tale of wandering hearts gets relocated to the sunshine and shenanigans of the California Gold Coast in Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

The Seattle Shakespeare Company presents THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA By William Shakespeare. Directed by Marcus Goodwin. From March 19 to April 11, 2010.