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Children of the Rain: A Night of Seattle Stories
Date and Time: January 19, 2011, 7:30 PM.
Tickets: $12
One Night Only! On January 19th, six of Seattle's finest solo performers will take the stage at Theatre Off-Jackson to tell stories inspired by life in a rainy city. A benefit for the 5th annual Solo Performance Festival at Theatre Off-Jackson, writer and performer Suzanne Morrison (Yoga Bitch; Optimism) will host Children of the Rain: A Night of Seattle Stories.
Last year, seven Seattle storytellers turned our city's stereotypes on their heads with the sold-out Modern Mythologies and Local Legends: A Night of Seattle Stories. We've all heard those factory-made mythologies that tell us who we are. That we're jet-making, Starbucks-swilling, book selling, programmer drones. The descendants of industrial charlatans and mail-order brides. But what about the stories of life as it is lived in these parts? The stories we tell each other about our regional gods and monsters, the stories we carry in our bones?
From tales of a family's friendship with Ted Bundy to eviscerating explorations of the depths of Seattle pretensions, six local performers will tell their stories of life under the cloud cover.
With: Matt Smith (My Last Year With the Nuns; Helium), David Schmader (Straight; Letter to Axl), Keira McDonald (The Bridesmaid, Astronaughty!), Troy Mink (Carlotta's Late Night Wing Ding), Tina Rowley (of Bald Faced Lie and Printer's Devil fame) and hosted by Suzanne Morrison (Yoga Bitch; Optimism).
Suzanne Morrison is the author of Yoga Bitch, a memoir that will be published by Broadway Books in August of 2011 and internationally in 2012. Based on her long-running one-woman show of the same title, Yoga Bitch has been called "Ambitious, ballsy, and hilarious" by Seattle Weekly and "New Age Nirvana" by Time Out London. A 2010 recipient of a 4Culture grant for solo performance, Suzanne has been touring Yoga Bitch around the States and the UK since 2007 and is developing a new show, Optimism, about her adolescent fascination with Ted Bundy, who was a family friend. You can find Suzanne at the Huffington Post, where she blogs about the reading life, and at her own blog, suzannemorrison.blogspot.com, where she writes about absolutely everything she's reading, writing, and rehearsing.
Children of the Rain is made possible in part due to the generous support of 4Culture.
SPF:5 Broad Spectrum runs April 14- May 8 at Theatre Off Jackson.
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LocationTheatre Off Jackson
409 7th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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