In this issue:
Everything you can see with your Teen Tix pass for the next TWO weeks:
PICK OF THE WEEK
WEIRD OF THE WEEK
TEEN TIX NEWS
THEATRE
MULTIMEDIA
MUSIC
DANCE
LECTURES
MOVIES & LASERS
VISUAL ART
HOW-TO TEEN TIX
PICK OF THE WEEK
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change @ Seattle Musical Theatre | SAND POINT | Apr 27 - May 20 | more info
Relationships — in all of their humor, depth, agony and moments when you can’t laugh for fear that you’ll cry — are what make a life. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change takes on the comedy and tragedy of relationships with a simplicity and truthfulness that will leave you rolling in the aisles with laughter and quietly wiping tears from your eyes.
WEIRD OF THE WEEK
Lauren Weedman: SRO-Single Room Occupancy @ NW Film Forum | CAPITOL HILL | May 17 - 19 | more info
"One day on my way to the market a truck pulled over and this guy got out and asked me if I wanted to have coffee. He was bare-chested and covered with grass, so I said yes." In this new one-woman show, writer, performer and comedian Lauren Weedman takes us to the world of Single Room Occupancy, a place of lawn care, electric guitars, the same dinner every night, and horror movies. NOTE: Recommended for ages 16+ for mature content.
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TEEN TIX NEWS
Hey, you! We miss you!
FORMER Teen Tix members, we need your stories! Are you (or do you know) a former Teen Tix member who has aged-out of the program but is still attending or participating in the arts? We need to hear from you! We are writing a “where are they now?” article about former Teen Tix members, and we would love to interview you. Email us at teentix@seattle.gov for more info. Teen Tixers, please pass this along to older friends or siblings!
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THEATRE
First Date: A New Musical @ A Contemporary Theatre in partnership with The 5th Avenue Theatre | DOWNTOWN | Mar 10 - May 20 | more info
Ever been on a date and wondered what the other person was thinking? This new musical comedy lets you peer inside the nervous and busy minds of two would-be lovebirds. Soho artist Casey and Wall Street trader Aaron are on that all-important first date. How can they know if they’re right for each other when old boyfriends, ex-fiancées, assorted friends, relatives, and even the waiter keep offering unsolicited advice? This relationship may just have a chance — if only they can get their inner voices to shut up!
The Pitmen Painters @ A Contemporary Theatre | DOWNTOWN | Apr 20 - May 20 | more info
Who is allowed to be an artist? Can art only be appreciated by the elite? From the acclaimed writer of Billy Elliot comes the real-life story of a close-knit group of northern English miners whose lives are transformed when they unexpectedly discover their own artistic potential. Funny, gritty, and moving, The Pitmen Painters is both a thought-provoking exploration of the politics of art and an uplifting celebration of the creative impulse in us all. NOTE: Contains brief nudity. Blink and you’ll miss it.
Bed Snake @ Washington Ensemble Theatre | CAPITOL HILL | May 11 - 28 | more info
Wolf just wants to be a star. Kry$tal just wants to eat his soul. Together, they can’t be stopped. A mélange of live performance, video art and rap music, Bed Snake is a surreal parable through the spectacle of celebrity. With bangin’ hip-hop beats, high-octane choreography and swagged-out music videos, Bed Snake brings the vibe of a high-energy concert to theater. Bed Snake promises to melt your face.
This Wide Night @ Seattle Public Theatre | GREENLAKE | May 18 - Jun 10 | more info
SPT closes the season with Chloe Moss’ This Wide Night, a gentle portrayal of two misfits trying to find their way in the world. On her release from prison, Lorraine heads straight to crash with her former cellmate Marie. On the inside they shared everything, but the friendship that once protected them now threatens to smother their new-found fragile freedom. Moss's award-winning play is comic, colorful and full of pain, tenderness and truth.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites @ Seattle Children's Theatre | SEATTLE CENTER | May 3 - Jun 14 | more info
Eric Carle’s stories become puppet sensations exploring counting and colors. The very hungry and very tiny caterpillar munches through a smorgasbord of things, emerging as a big, beautiful butterfly. Whimsical music and imaginative puppetry engage the senses and enchant all ages. Mermaid Theatre’s magical interpretation comes to us from their wildly popular international tour.
Leaving Iowa @ Taproot Theatre | GREENWOOD | Previews May 16 & 17 | Performances May 18 - Jun 16 | more info
Remember those family vacations you tried to forget? Don’s memories of family road trips come to life as he travels cross-country to scatter his father’s ashes. Packed with rollicking good humor, this celebration of family reminds us that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination.
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MULTIMEDIA
The Gurs Zyklus @ On the Boards | LOWER QUEEN ANNE | May 17 - 20 | more info
In response to a 2007 New Yorker feature on his life and work, the artist Trimpin received a stash of letters originally sent from the Gurs internment camp where the entire Jewish community from his hometown in Germany was sent in 1940. Using these letters as inspiration and the start for a libretto, Trimpin and director/narrator Rinde Eckert pair world history and personal biography in The Gurs Zyklus. The work features 3 female vocalists and a host of Trimpin’s original kinetic sculptures, including the fire organ.
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MUSIC
Bluebeard's Castle @ Seattle Symphony | DOWNTOWN | May 17 | more info
Suite from Amelia @ Seattle Symphony | DOWNTOWN | May 17 | more info
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg performs Taaffe Zwilich @ Seattle Symphony | DOWNTOWN | May 18 | more info
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DANCE
Miraculous Mandarin @ Spectrum Dance Theatre | LAKE WASHINGTON | May 17 - 19 & 24-26 | more info
Bartok’s self-described “grotesque pantomime,” repeatedly banned throughout his lifetime, is remodeled by choreographer Donald Byrd as theatrical pulp fiction. The line between eroticism and savagery is blurred in this twisted fable of an outsider’s tragic fate. The Miraculous Mandarin was Bartok’s post-World War I commentary on European society and its fear of “Oriental” otherness. NOTE: Contains mature themes. Recommended for ages 16+.
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LECTURES
Colum McCann @ Seattle Arts and Lectures | DOWNTOWN | May 24 | more info
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MOVIES & LASERS
Fresh @ SIFF Cinema | LOWER QUEEN ANNE | May 16 | more info
Chipotle Mexican Grill presents this special screening of Fresh, a film celebrating the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system, followed by a post-film discussion. Chipotle thinks films are a great way to start a conversation. While some food documentaries leave viewers feeling frightened and helpless, Fresh is approachable and uplifting. NOTE: This film is FREE! Woohoo!
Outfest Legacy Project Program @ NW Film Forum | CAPITOL HILL | May 18 | more info
Los Angeles’s Outfest Legacy Project, which is dedicated to rescuing and preserving films about LGBTQ culture and its social significance and impact, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2012! This year, Outfest brings you three newly rescued films, landmarks in the history of LGBTQ community and individual consciousness, all presented in color 35mm. See all the films listed here.
Otter 501 @ NW Film Forum | CAPITOL HILL | May 18 - 20 | more info
A storm grows, a sea otter is separated from its mother, and a young woman bound for adventure blows into town. On a wild and windswept beach on the beautiful Monterey Bay coastline, lives collide and an entire species' survival gets personal in Otter 501. Through the efforts of Katie, the film's protagonist, a playful otter pup numbered 501 gets an amazing second chance at life in the wild.
NOTE: Remember! SIFF Cinema is no longer screening at McCaw Hall, but instead at the Uptown Cinema in Lower Queen Anne (and at their previous location at the Film Center on Seattle Center campus.) Check out SIFF's calendar regularly here.
Tornado Alley, To the Arctic 3D, and Hubble 3D @ The Boeing IMAX Theatre at Pacific Science Center | SEATTLE CENTER | Weekly | more info & complete scheduleNOTE: Wrath of the Titans and Titanic 3D are NOT Teen Tix eligible.
Laser Muse, Pink Floyd, Lady Gaga, Bob Marley and more @ Seattle Laser Dome | SEATTLE CENTER | Weekly, Thurs - Sun + new daily laser matinees! | more info & complete schedule
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VISUAL ART
The Cornish Art and Design BFA Show @ Cornish College of the Arts | DENNY TRIANGLE | May 11 - 26 | more info
This annual exhibition showcases the undergraduate thesis work of 30 Art and 39 Design students. These emerging artists and designers are poised to confront the opportunities and challenges ahead with the same creativity and determination that developed throughout their time at Cornish. Collectively, they represent a diversity of methods, techniques, and ideas that reflect the contemporary visual landscape, while hinting at what’s ahead.
From Public to Private: The Evolution of Portrait Photography in Everyday American Life @ Henry Art Gallery | U-DISTRICT | Mar 10 - Jun 10 | more info
By the 1850s, photography had become the focus of a new, flourishing industry. As everyday Americans clamored for professionally produced portrait photographs, a thriving and fiercely competitive marketplace evolved. Photographic portraits moved into the domestic sphere and became “household treasures” that families affectionately preserved in cases and albums—heirlooms that marked a new kind of family documentation. This exhibition tells the story of two uniquely American aspects of early portrait photography: the emergence of the studio system and its unique marketing strategies; and the function of portraiture as precious keepsakes in everyday households.
SAM Next: After the Martini Shot by Mika Tajima @ Seattle Art Museum | DOWNTOWN | Thru Jun 17 | more info
Innovative in her approach, Mika Tajima combines painting, sculpture, design, performance, video and sound to create immersive installations that integrate these disciplines and in turn expanding the parameters of our experiences with each medium. A video projection, a painting rack, double-sided paintings on wheels, and freestanding lamps, alongside wall-mounted paintings are brought together in an installation that will begin to burst at the seams. Tajima has envisioned a dynamic, architectural installation that explores the structure and language of painting as well as complicates the institutional history of displaying objects in a gallery.
Morning Serial: The Art of Webcomic @ Henry Art Gallery | U-DISTRICT | Mar 3 - Jun 30 | more info
Good morning! Coffee’s on, and the cereal is crunchy: it’s time for your daily serving of webcomics. Webcomics are a new step in the evolution of independent comics art. Experimenting with digital tools and innovating new narrative structures, webcomics artists create and distribute comics freed from the printed page. Morning Serial is a focused selection of comics exemplary of the possibilities unique to webcomics.
Gary Hill: glossodelic attractors @ Henry Art Gallery | U-DISTRICT | Mar 31 - Sep 16 | more info
For over four decades Gary Hill has produced highly experiential works, both rigorous and sensual, that defy convention and expand consciousness. Central to his work is the relationship between the body, as a means of perceiving the world, and language, as a means of making perception concrete. glossodelic attractors will include over a dozen works that investigate how visual and verbal communication are experienced at the phenomenological level, and how that experience creates meaning.
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