Front Row Center 2017-2018 Season
Join KUOW’s Marcie Sillman as she pulls back the curtain on the creative process, giving participants a glimpse of why and how an artist creates work, and we hope, a greater appreciation for the rich and diverse cultural community in our region.
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The Odyssey
Sep. 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Seattle Repertory Theatre's Bagley Wright Theatre
Presented by: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Public Works Seattle
"The Odyssey" is a story of high adventure and true love featuring over 100 Seattle Citizens alongside professional actors and regional performance groups onstage. Odysseus leads his crew to wrestle ridiculous monsters, resist treacherous temptations, and face the darkest dangers of the high seas to find their way home. A musical adaptation of Homer's epic tale for the whole family.
Tickets available starting August 21.
The Crucible
Oct. 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
ACT Theatre, Falls Theatre
Presented by: ACT Theatre
Arthur Miller’s powerful and classic play about the Salem witch trials. Religion, conspiracy, witchcraft, and lust fuel this passionate play about shame and morality as paranoia becomes strong enough to poison a whole town. This stirring story of the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. A contemporary reimagining of this revolutionary play brought to life by Seattle’s finest actors.
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Her Story
Nov. 4, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
McCaw Hall
Presented by: Pacific Northwest Ballet
"Her Story" features the work of three renowned female choreographers. Experience the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Finally, two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite ("Emergence").
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Howl's Moving Castle
Dec. 3, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
The Center Theatre
Presented by: Book-It Repertory Theatre
When Sophie unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, she finds herself transformed into an old woman. To break the enchantment, Sophie must strike a bargain with a fire demon and seek the help of the heartless wizard Howl before facing the Witch head-on. The award winning novel — post-J.R.R. Tolkien, pre-J.K. Rowling – with music and lyrics by Justin Huertas inspires each of us to find our voice.
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Humaira Abid: Searching for Home
Feb. 2, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Bellevue Art Museum
Presented by: Bellevue Art Museum
"Searching for Home" is Humaira Abid’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States. Abid is known for her bold, symbolically rich, and precisely realized wood sculptures and miniature paintings. Her work is at turns humorous and ironic, while her themes are timeless. Abid tackles cultural norms, gender roles and relationships in both her native Pakistan and adopted home of the United States. "Searching for Home" is a site-specific installation featuring personal narratives, stories and portraits of refugees in the Pacific Northwest, and socio-cultural themes of immigration, women, and families.
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John Luther Adams: Become Desert
March 31, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Benaroya Hall
Presented by: Seattle Symphony
John Luther Adams, the creator of "Become Ocean," is back with the sequel to the work that took the classical music scene by storm and captured the admiration and imagination of millions. The legacy lives on in the world premiere of "Become Desert." Marcie Sillman will talk with Seattle Symphony conductor Ludovic Morlot and John Luther Adams after the performance.
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Wild Horses
June 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
12th Avenue Arts
Presented by: Intiman Theatre
“Wild Horses” is a new and savagely-funny play by Allison Gregory about a threshold summer that forever alters an adolescent girl, as portrayed by her grown-up self. Complex and timeless, it is a coming-of-age story for all generations. The pathos and hubris of her teenage years, the struggle for identity, independence, and authenticity, and the desire to find her place in a complicated world—it all comes rushing at us as she takes us on the ride of her life.
