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    Articles by Becs Richards
    Patty Gone offers an artistic toast to Danielle Steel. Photo courtesy Mount Analogue
    Patty Gone’s Queer Romance Novel Reflections
    By Becs Richards • February 27, 2019 1:30 am

    The artist’s upcoming residency at Mount Analogue explores the cultural impact of pulpy romantic fantasy.

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    Students of the TeenTix Press Corps Intensive bring a youthful prospective while taking in Seattle’s arts scene. Photo courtesy TeenTix
    TeenTix Fosters the Next Generation of Arts Critics
    By Becs Richards • January 9, 2019 1:30 am

    Youths are engaging in critical arts thinking via the local nonprofit’s Press Corps Intensive.

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    The family of <em>Hir</em>. Photo by John McLellan
    The Sunset of Masculinity
    By Becs Richards • February 14, 2018 1:30 am

    Hir at ArtsWest gives trans voices a stage to dismantle the normative.

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    BenDeLaCreme’s Queer, Freaky, and Flirtatious “Gaylord Manor”
    BenDeLaCreme’s Queer, Freaky, and Flirtatious “Gaylord Manor”
    By Becs Richards • October 18, 2017 1:30 am

    The high-camp cabaret approaches horror from a queer perspective.

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    Onerus’ Sci-Fi Theatre Cautions a Tech-Centric Future
    Onerus’ Sci-Fi Theatre Cautions a Tech-Centric Future
    By Becs Richards • October 11, 2017 1:30 am

    Café Nordo’s new production envisions the calamity of corporate control in Cascadia 2046.

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    (L-R) Grace Carmack, Sophie Franco, and Jordi Montes. Photo by Joe Moore
    ‘las mariposas Y los muertos’ Explores Hipster Appropriation...
    By Becs Richards • October 4, 2017 1:30 am

    Benjamin Benne’s newest play wittily dives into rock and representation.

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    Alaji (Mahwish) and Monika Jolly (Zarina). Photo by Michael Brunk.
    Ayad Akhtar’s ‘The Who & The What’ Takes...
    By Becs Richards • September 27, 2017 1:30 am

    Faith, family, and feminism lie at the heart of this new play by Ayad Akhtar.

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    Aishé Keita (Young Maya). Photo by John Ulman
    “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Deftly...
    By Becs Richards • September 20, 2017 1:30 am

    Malika Oyetimein and Myra Platt’s production portrays Angelou through the ages.

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    Dusting the Crust Off ‘The Crucible’
    Dusting the Crust Off ‘The Crucible’
    By Becs Richards • September 13, 2017 1:30 am

    A conversation with ACT’s John Langs on whether old dramas should keep getting restaged in Seattle.

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    Photo by Dangerpants Photography
    Sara Porkalob’s ‘Dragon Lady’ Is a Celebration of...
    By Becs Richards • September 6, 2017 1:30 am

    In her one-woman show, the artist/activist plays multiple generations of her family.

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    Photo by Julia Nardin
    A Bilingual Production of ‘Proof’ Centers Latinx Theater...
    By Becs Richards • August 16, 2017 1:30 am

    Catch the show on porches across Puget Sound.

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    Courtesy Pony World Theatre
    “American Archipelago” Struggles to Tie Isolated Stories into...
    By Becs Richards • August 2, 2017 1:30 am

    The tale of twisted fates in the United States lacks the clarity to tell an effective tale.

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    Malika Oyetimein’s ‘Hoodoo Love’ Places the Story in the Audience’s Laps
    Malika Oyetimein’s ‘Hoodoo Love’ Places the Story in...
    By Becs Richards • July 19, 2017 1:30 am

    The director’s take on a story of black resilience strategically engages with white audiences.

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    NCTC’s November production of ‘The Big Meal.’ Photo by Christopher Monsos
    New Century Theatre Company Leaving 12th Ave. Arts,...
    By Becs Richards • July 14, 2017 1:30 am

    New beginnings for NCTC.

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    Kate Shindle as ‘Alison’ and Robert Petkoff as ‘Bruce’ in Fun Home. Photo by Joan Marcus
    Kate Shindle on the Queer Activism That Led...
    By Becs Richards • July 12, 2017 1:30 am

    Playing Alison Bechdel in a Broadway musical is the latest in the actor’s history of allyship.

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    Photo by Chris Bennion
    A Straight Man in Dire Straits Tries Drag...
    By Becs Richards • June 21, 2017 1:30 am

    Two queens coach the clueless in this hilarious peek into an integral form of queer art-making.

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    John Cornicello
    Grand Concourse and the Limits of Care
    By Becs Richards • May 24, 2017 1:30 am

    Seattle Public Theatre engages with one end of homelessness while missing the other.

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    ‘Rising Up’ Blends Fact and Fiction in Hopes of Transformation
    ‘Rising Up’ Blends Fact and Fiction in Hopes...
    By Becs Richards • May 10, 2017 1:30 am

    Ebo Barton and Sarah Rosenblatt’s queer social-justice play invited the cast to shape its story.

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    Here Lies Love’s Disco Dictatorship
    Here Lies Love’s Disco Dictatorship
    By Becs Richards • April 26, 2017 1:30 am

    David Byrne’s spectacle-driven musical engages with the political history of the Philippines.

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    Photo by John Cornicello
    Keiko Green’s ‘Nadeshiko’ Explores the Nuanced History of...
    By Becs Richards • April 19, 2017 1:30 am

    Flitting between WWII Japan and the present-day U.S., the play connects the dots of a sterotype.

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    Photo by Tracy Martin
    Village Theatre’s “A Proper Place” Undermines Its Own...
    By Becs Richards • March 29, 2017 1:30 am

    If the idea is to “challenge and change,” critically engaging with century-old material is necessary.

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    Sara Porkalob. Photo by Joe Iano
    Anticipating the Fringe
    By Becs Richards • March 22, 2017 1:30 am

    Three shows to look forward to at this year’s Fringe Festival.

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    ACT’s ‘Tribes’ Seamlessly (and Artfully) Bridges the Communication Gap
    ACT’s ‘Tribes’ Seamlessly (and Artfully) Bridges the Communication...
    By Becs Richards • March 15, 2017 1:30 am

    The show brings the Deaf and hearing communities together in a tale of belonging and communication.

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