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SPF#4 Presents: Best in Shorts 3/16
Solo Performance Festival - Best in Shorts 3/16
About the Shows:
De: Colores: Flying with Color by Ben Gonio
A boy, his father and a family's arrival to a new land. A timeless and familiar story that re-plays countless times in a young Filipino immigrant's journey. Mack Ati recounts the wondrous expectations of his childhood as he recounts his embarkment to the United States in the late 1970s. A story brimming with universal themes.
Blue's Not Black by David Schmader
Blue's Not Black is David Schmader's solo play about the women in his life. The second half of this work will be a solo play with another performer in it. This is from the first half.
Little Boy In Flames by Guiseppe Ribaudo
Growing up gay in a straight world. Guiseppe tackles Nature vs. Nurture with songs and stories.
No Game by Noah Benezra
"Dudely" comedy about hip hop, getting arrested and losing virginity in the Bush Era.
A One Man Miss Saigon by Manuel R. Cawaling
In these difficult economic times, why produce a major Broadway musical with a cast of 30 or more when it can be performed with just one person? And with our shrinking attention spans, why produce a three hour musical when a story can be told in under 10 minutes? Manuel Cawaling returns to the Theatre Off Jackson stage with his hilarious parody of Miss Saigon. Through"movement," karaoke, lip-synch, a helicopter and the use of a very large fan, Cawaling tells the tragic story of war torn lovers like its never been told before.
The Riverboat Runs Aground: Based on a True Story by Wesley K. Andrews.
Wesley K. Andrews performs an excerpt from his original work, The Riverboat Runs Aground: Based on a True Story. Tonight's performance will be Chapter III: The Fairbanks High School Constitutional Crisis, a story of careless endangerment and rebellion in the context of a post-Columbine school system.
My Little Loves by Rebecca M. Davis
Internationally known opera star Bitsy Malouf shares stories and song of her multi-decade career, life and loves.
What You Are Unaware of is This by Tina Kunz Rowley
Sick by Elizabeth Kenny
About the Performers:
David Schmader is a writer and performer who's been living and working in Seattle since 1991. His solo plays include Letter to Axl and Straight, which he has performed in Seattle and across the U.S. Since 1999, Schmader has been an editor and staff writer for the Seattle newsweekly The Stranger, for which he writes the weekly pop culture-and-politics column "Last Days."
Ben Gonio is a local actor and producer in the Seattle area. A recipient of the 2007 Artist Trust Grant for his solo show "As Boundless As The Green Earth," Ben also received a 2009 City of Seattle, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Grant, for his solo-show project about Carlos Bulosan. Regional credits include Seattle Repertory Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, Empty Space Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company and Alice B. Theatre. He has performed nationally at Tony Award winning Minneapolis Children's Theatre, The Guthrie Theatre, Houston's Arena Theatre, and Sierra Repertory Theatre. bengonio.com
Manuel R. Cawaling has worked professionally in the Puget Sound as an artist and administrator since 1989. Over the last 20 years, Cawaling has explored a variety of professional interests - arts administration, stage directing, performing, arts education, exhibit development and community organizing. Cawaling is the Executive Director for Youth Theatre Northwest and the President for the Washington State Arts Alliance Foundation. Cawaling is a well-known local director and his work has been seen in various venues across the city. Cawaling recently directed The Fantasticks for Civic Light Opera, Theory of Everything for SIS Productions and Orbis, a unique performing arts installation celebrating the Winter Solstice at Seattle Center.
Wesley K. Andrews is a performer and playwright in Seattle, Washington. A 2004 graduate from the University of Puget Sound, Wesley has performed at On the Boards, Annex Theatre, Macha Monkey Theatre, Balagan Theatre, the Lee Center for the Arts, and other venues. Non-theatrical publications include ArtsReach Magazine and Redefine Magazine. He is employed at Kirkland Performance Center as Development and Communications Manager and Admins the Facebook group Seattle Comp Tickets in his spare time.
Rebecca M. Davis Her first foray into Solo Performance was with Alice Bâs Shades of Alice in the last century (eek!). She followed that up with pieces for back-to-back NW New Works Festivals at On The Boards, in conjunction with Matthew Reynolds. Most recently, Rebecca performed with Lisa Sanphillipo for the January edition of 12 Minutes Max. She has appeared in countless fabulous productions of Ian Bellâs Brown Derby Series at ReBar, and has hosted the The Stay Up Late Show (Seattle's only LIVE talkshow/variety show) for the last seven years. Recent favorite roles written by other people include Mrs. Muller in Doubt for Spokane Interplayers, the Nurse in Balagan Theatre's Romeo and Juliet, and Mama in Book-It Theatreâs Bud, Not Buddy.
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LocationTheatre Off Jackson
409 7th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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