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Last Senior Theater Festival show The Skriker strikes tonight

Senior Theatre Festival will conclude this weekend with Caryl Churchill’s The Skriker, tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prepare for a unique trip into Celtic mythology and what happens when people no longer believe in creatures of folklore. The Skriker tells the tale of a shapeshifting fairy who is barely surviving in the underworld because the humans above have stopped telling her story. She leads the rest of the misshapen creatures in finding a way to keep their stories alive. Some of these creatures...
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Reviewing the Tacoma Opera, and a look at next season

The Tacoma Opera finished its 2013-14 season last weekend with great triumph. After a fantastic three shows this year—Pirates of Penzance, Barber of Seville and Madama Butterfly—the company is thrilled for next season, featuring The Magic Flute, The Mikado and Romeo et Juliette. This year Tacoma witnessed the amazing talents of the Tacoma Opera Company in three magnificent productions. Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan, the opera buffa (or comic opera), featured Eric Neuville as Frederic, Director of Vocal Studies at Puget Sound Dawn Padula as Ruth, Ryan Bede...
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Paul Fritt’s organ-building celebrated April 27

A free concert honoring the achievement of Paul Fritts ’73 will be held Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. in Kilworth Memorial Chapel. Fritts earned the “Outstanding Music Alumnus” award in 2013 for his work in organ-building and design. Accomplished university organist Joseph Adam will perform the concert. The Twenty-third Annual Bethel Schneebeck Organ Recital will include works by Heinrich Scheidemann, Francois Couperin, Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck and Maurice Duruflé. Adam has performed in numerous cathedrals—including those in the Netherlands, Vienna, England and Washington, D.C.— earned many awards—including first...
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Tacoma Youth Theater to perform Peter Pan

Tacoma Youth Theatre (TYT) will put on its spring production of Peter Pan on two separate weekends. The show is a prime example of the theater’s mission to educate youth in the impact, success and joy of live performance. Artistic Director Maggie Knott chose to put on Peter Pan because of the accessibility and relatability for the younger actors. “e feel it is a perfect ‘first-time experience’ for young artists, while providing more experienced actors with some classic character roles,” Managing Director Scott Campbell said. “Additionally, Peter Pan’s story is...
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A brief review of the 2014 Oscars

The 86th Academy Awards closed a year of filmmaking on Sunday, March 2, in a funny, memorable and heartfelt ceremony. Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Oscars for her second time, and brought the ceremony down to earth for the actors. Not only did she walk amongst the audience for most of the show, asking how people were doing, Ellen even asked if people were hungry and ordered them pizza. DeGeneres’ biggest accomplishment as a host was taking a selfie with Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jared Leto, Brad Pitt, Kevin...
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Iphigenia 2.0: Ancient Greek meets modernity

Iphigenia 2.0 opens tonight at the Norton Clapp Theatre. This unsettling revision of Euripides’ original play combines elements of Greek and contemporary theater into a unique play both comedic and tragic. Audience members should note that the play may be a little unexpected and unsettling, but the hope is that it will encourage conversation and discussion. Charles Mee’s Iphigenia 2.0 follows the story of Agamemnon shortly after he agrees to join Menelaus at Troy to bring back Helen. Before departure, he is asked by his men to prove his loyalty...
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For cheerful holiday fun, explore Zoolights

By CASEY DEY Looking for a fun and festive way to spend an evening this holiday season? Head down to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium to see Zoolights, an annual Christmas celebration combining the beauty of a nighttime light display with the appeal of a zoo and its many creatures. The first thing guests see as they walk up to the zoo entrance is a lighted “Zoolights” sign welcoming the cold and excited travelers inside. A Cheshire cat blinks on and off on the roof, its eerie grin remaining...
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