Presented by Annex Theatre and Brownbox Theatre
Written by Rachel Atkins
Directed by Jose Amador
January 31-March 1
Thurs-Sat at 8pm
All Thurs PWYC
$20 general/$18 advance tickets
$12 senior, military, TPS / $5 student
Family secrets ripple through time when three sisters in 2013 discover the truth about a young African-American woman in 1958 who realizes she can pass for white. What happens in-between is a frank and funny look at the shifting boundaries of tolerance and what identity really means.
“Thoughtful, crisp, and incredibly funny in the best tragicomic way… [Atkins’s] ability to find comedy through the entire piece is excellent. Her eye for characterization and her ear for immediate, intimate dialogue are faultless.” – Seattle Star
“Both funny and chilling… Black Like Us is a sharp slice into the racial history of an American city from an unusual perspective.” – The Stranger
“Candid, compassionate and engagingly humorous” – Seattle Times
“Unlike many good plays that leave you with much to discuss over coffee after you leave the theater, I suspect this play will leave me with internal discussions and conflicts that I’ll debate for the rest of my life. Once again, the tiny little Annex Theatre on Capitol Hill has brought us a bigger, more important show than any of the giant houses in Seattle.” – Seattle Actor
CAST
Chelsea Binta |
Florence |
Alyson Scadron Branner |
Sandra |
Dior Davenport |
Maxine |
Marquicia Dominguez |
Tanya |
Lindsay Evans |
Michelle |
Kia Pierce |
Denise |
Devin Rodgers |
Donna |
Mckenna Turner |
Amy |
CREW
Playwright |
Rachel Atkins |
Director |
Jose Amador |
Assistant Director |
Pilar O’Connell |
Stage Manager |
Christine Lange |
Light Designer |
Tess Malone |
Set Designer |
John Clark |
Sound Designer |
Shane Regan |
Prop Designer |
Samantha Armitage |
Costume Designer |
Julia Evanovich |
Hair Designer |
Dior Davenport |
Scenic Artist |
Jeannie Beirne |
Technical Directors |
Alex King & Emily Sershon |
written by Scot Augustson, directed by Bret Fetzer
LATE NIGHT: Jan 29 – Feb 12, 2010, Fri-Sat at 11 pm
(no show Friday, Feb 6)
$10 gen / $5 stu
A gang war twixt nuns and priests!
Episode 2 of Annex’s smash-hit Penguins, about a gang war between nuns and priests in the Catholic church that rocks the dioceses!
CAST
Father Luke/The Organist/Snake Eyes |
Daniel Christensen |
Father Jones |
Chris Dietz |
Sister Daphne George/Mother Gershwin/Connie Sullivan |
Teri Lazzara |
Sister Jenny Memphis/June/Sister Peaches |
Sophie Lowenstein |
Adam, the Organist’s son |
David Roby |
Sister Mimi Coco/Marilyn/Sister Iddy Biddy |
Jenny Schmidt |
Sister Candy/Young Susan/Widow Kilorin |
Jillian Vashro |
Sister Bernadette/Gertrungkt |
Lisa Viertel |
Brother Placido/Spencer/Monsignor Kittan |
Clayton Weller |
CREW
Stage Manager |
Maggie Ferguson-Wagstaffe |
Technical Director & Photographer |
Ian Johnston |
Production Manager |
Ellie McKay |
Postcard Design |
Emily Harvey |
Design Team |
Susannah Anderson
Meaghan Darling
John DeShazo
Julia Evanovich
Maggie Ferguson-Wagstaffe
Ed Hawkins
Ian Johnston |
SPECIAL THANKS
Lynn Jepson, Jen Moon, Deb Skorstad and the UW Costume Shop, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and Theater Schmeater.
written & directed by Jim Bovino
Oct. 23 – Nov. 21, 2009 | Fri-Sat 8pm
The Believers is set in an unidentified city where life has become transformed into a series of fragmented and privatized events where the cameras are always rolling, the lights are always on, and the hero could be you.
The play examines the manufacturing of reality and questions the ability of individuals to distinguish between autonomous and enforced behavior and the possibility for original thought in a mediated world.
The play does not have a traditional plot or narrative, but is structured as a series of vignettes loosely connected by theme.
CAST
Sarah E Budge |
Joe Feeney |
Maggie Ferguson-Wagstaffe |
Caleb Joslin |
Erin Pike |
Nick Poling |
Jennifer Pratt |
CREW
Stage Manager |
Meaghan Darling |
Set Design |
Zack Bent |
Light Design |
Melinda Short |
Costume Design |
Julia Evanovich |
Props Design |
Julia Welch |
Sound Engineering |
Kevin Heard |
Original Music |
Take Acre |
Technical Director |
Max Reichlin |
Production Manager |
Ellie McKay |
Build Team |
Jillian Vashro
David Roby
Ron Darling |
SPECIAL THANKS
Seattle Children’s Theatre, John Deshazo, Michael Hayes, Jillia Pessenda, Theatre Schmeater, Clint Fisher, Gala