Last October the New Everett Theatre took a risk in presenting “The Vagina Monologues,” an absorbing and awarding-winning play about women and sexuality.
Would local audiences respond?
Yes.
“The Vagina Monologues” was a huge hit for the theater, drawing big audiences. It also brought to the stage women who are leaders in the community to read some of the monologues that are based on real stories.
| “The Vagina Monologues”: Tuesday night at the historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; concert begins at 7 p.m.; performance begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 festival seating at the box office, 425-258-6766, www.everetttheatre.org. “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”: A Driftwood Players production tonight through Feb. 26 at the Wade James Theatre, 940 Main St., Edmonds. Performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets, $17-$20, 425-774-9600, www.driftwoodplayers.com. “Peter &the Wolf”: An Olympic Ballet Theatre production at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets, $15-$20 at the Everett Performing Arts Center box office, 425-257-8600. |
“The Vagina Monologues,” drawn from more than 200 interviews with women from all backgrounds, is Eve Ensler’s compelling and eye-opening look at the lives of women told through their own stories.
Some are funny. Others, like the stories of abuse and rape and domestic battery, are tragic.
All are provocative, and “The Vagina Monologues” has become a worldwide phenomenon. One impact of the play was the creation of V-Day, a once-a-year event on Valentine’s Day dedicated to ending violence against girls and women. Performances of “Monologues” take place around the world as a united effort in that goal.
The New Everett Theatre marks V-Day by reprising its acclaimed production of “The Vagina Monologues” on Tuesday at the historic Everett Theatre.
The production brings together the original cast and its director, Rachel Bowen, in a performance that will benefit the Snohomish County Center for Battered Women.
Tuesday’s show opens with a performance by the Hettel Street Blues, a rockin’ blues band that features vocalist Kathy Hettel and her five-piece band.
The concert will be followed by the play. A post-play discussion of the issues is planned.
The purpose of V-Day is to stop violence against women, and it evolved from “The Vagina Monologues” because many of the stories recount violence against women, said Victoria Walker, director of the New Everett Theatre.
“We are doing this because it’s important,” she said.
“Picasso at the Lapin Agile”: Picture it. Paris, 1904.
Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meet at a bar to talk art and science on the cusp of the 20th century, a century in which their genius will loom large.
It never happened, except in the fertile mind of comedian/actor Steve Martin, that “wild and crazy guy” who added “playwright” to his resume with his thoughtful and witty play, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.”
Einstein is about to transform physics with his theory of relativity, and Picasso to change the face of art forever. Martin puts them together when they are young men to talk art, science and life. A time-traveling visitor from the late 20th century adds to the merriment.
The Driftwood Players opens “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” in Edmonds tonight. Eddie Levi Lee conducts this mainstage production with performances running through Feb. 26 at the Wade James Theatre.
“Peter &the Wolf”: Olympic Ballet Theatre presents its popular dance version of the musical story by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev that offers children an introduction to the instruments of the orchestra.
The show, a signature work for OBT, is Saturday at the Everett Performing Arts Center.
The old folk tale gets descriptive narration and lively music that makes the action easy to follow, with Prokofiev’s score giving voice to the characters.
Peter’s animal friends – the duck, cat and bird – are represented by the oboe, clarinet and flute. The bassoon signals the entrance of Peter’s grandfather, the hunters arrive accompanied by the bass drum and the sinister wolf is recognized as the French horn. Peter captures the wolf with a rope and, along with the hunters, Grandpa and his animal friends, takes him to the zoo.
Children and their families will learn more about the magic of live theater with a piece titled, “The Introduction to the Magic of Theatre,” which takes the audience backstage for a behind-the-scene demonstration of scenery, lighting, costumes, props and ballet technique.
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