The 2009 Season
2009 Season
Act A Lady
by Jordan Harrison
Directed by
It's 1927 in a Midwestern town, and 3 local men decide to mount a play. With the help of one of their wives and her accordion, and a female director from Europe who wears pants, they mount a period piece about 3 women. Men portray women, women turn into men, and the dividing line between life and the stage is blurred beyond recognition. Part drag show, part meditation on the role of culture in our daily lives, Seattle native Jordan Harrison's play was the comic hit of the 2006 Humana Festival of new plays.
Performance Information
January 16 - February 14, 2009
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8PM
When the Messenger is Hot
by Laura Eason
Directed by
When the Messenger is Hot is an adaptation of short stories of the same title by Elizabeth Crane. Josie, the central character, struggles through her mother's death and a series of relationships, seen through the prism of a wicked sense of humor and a unique theatrical device: 3 actresses share the role of Josie, while 1 actor plays all of the male roles. Straight from Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre where it premiered in 2007 and then moved to off-Broadway, Laura Eason's play moves across the country and twists its timeline to expose the psyche of a woman in transition. Seattle Shakespeare Company Artistic Director Stephanie Shine joins Theater Schmeater for this funny and powerful ensemble portrayal of a single woman's inner life.
Performance Information
March 13 - April 11, 2009
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8PM
Maria/Stuart
by Jason Grote
Directed by
A contemporary rip-off of Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart, Jason Grote's dark comedy is a hysterical take on dysfunctional family life that incorporates ghosts, German poetry, and liters of soda in a dance at the edge of theatrical chaos. Stuart is in his late 20's, lives with his mother, and is into comic books. He, his mother, his 2 aunts, his grandmother, and his too-close and too-pretty cousin, have dark secrets - and until the secrets are revealed, an agitated and somewhat confused spirit who has access to fax machines will not rest.
Performance Information
May 8 - June 6, 2009
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8PM
The Twilight Zone: LIVE!-2009
by Rod Serling
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Directed by
The Twilight Zone: LIVE! returns to Theater Schmeater for a full evening of scripts from the original TV show. Join us for 3 classic episodes, directed by Theater Schmeater co-founder (and the company's original Rod Serling) Tim Moore.
Performance Information
July 3 - August 8, 2009
Fridays and Saturdays, 8PM
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
by Mary Hall Surface
Directed by
The fantastical story of a young magician with a little bit of knowledge and ambitions that outreach his abilities. Watch the apprentice's brooms come to life on the Volunteer Park stage, in a free performance for the whole family.
Performance Information
July 11 - August 9, 2009
Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00 pm
All shows in Volunteer Park at the Amphitheater
The Creation of the World and Other Business
by Arthur Miller
Directed by
Arthur Miller's tongue-in-cheek account of the book of Genesis features a familiar cast from the beginning of the world. God battles Satan, Adam battles Eve, and Cain and Abel try to figure it all out. Might include nudity - at least until they eat the apple.
Performance Information
September 11 - October 10, 2009
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8PM
Seattle Premiere
At Home at the Zoo
by Edward Albee
Directed by
Originally titled Peter and Jerry in its New York Premiere, At Home at the Zoo includes a new version of Edward Albee's classic A Zoo Story, paired with a new prequel about Peter's day at home before he heads to Central Park. In the new first half, Peter and his wife consider their marriage, their lives, their children and their parakeets. And in the familiar classic A Zoo Story, now Act II of the combined evening, Peter meets Jerry and his life changes forever.
Performance Information
November 6 - December 5, 2009
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8PM
An Oak Tree
by Tim Crouch
Directed by
Tim Crouch, a British writer/performer, received an Obie Special Citation award when An Oak Tree played off-Broadway. Crouch questions the very nature of theater and performance in a fully scripted play for 2 actors, one of whom has never seen the play or read the script. Theater Schmeater Artistic Director David Gassner plays Crouch's original role of a stage hypnotist who has lost his mojo. He teams with a new actor every night to tell this compelling story.
Performance Information
November 9 - December 2, 2009
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday, 8 PM
(No performances Monday, November 16 and Wednesday, November 25)
