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Twelfth Night by ACT Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare

Seattle Shakespeare Company and ACT Contemporary Theatre join forces to present Twelfth Night! Viola is in love with Duke Orsino, who is in love with Olivia, who is in love with Cesario, who is actually…Viola. Seattle Shakespeare Company makes its debut at ACT Contemporary Theatre with a new joint production of this gender-fluid romp and …

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An Enemy of the People at ACT Theatre

The Tony Award-winning adaptation comes to Seattle! Amy Herzog’s “smart, sharp, and relevant” (Deadline) take on this Henrik Ibsen timeless classic wraps us deep in an entangled web of truth, power and complacency. Dr. Stockmann has it all – but when he uncovers a catastrophe in the making that threatens lives, he runs up against those in …

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Shrew at ACT Theatre

Girl meets boy. Girl hates boy. Girl agrees to marry boy against her will so her sister can get married, too. Got it? Experience Shakespeare’s play of matrimonial misery as you’ve never seen it before. Shrew uses the classic text—inverted, upended, and overturned—to offer a modern-day perspective on how far we’ve come when it comes to love—and how far we still have to go. Shrew is presented by …

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at ACT Theatre

Shakespeare’s most popular comedy pulls us into the magic of the moonlight. Four young lovers flee their families in pursuit of love in the forest but get more than they bargained for when they land in the middle of a faerie feud. A chaotic night of love potions, merry mischief, and mismatched couples—plus a very …

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The Aves at ACT Theatre

An older couple enjoys a summer day on a park bench, talking about birds and the likelihood of rain. A simple conversation…or maybe more. An ordinary afternoon transforms into a shifting world of surreal possibilities in a stunning and surprisingly funny meditation on memory, forgiveness, and the lifelong process of becoming who we are. From …

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Frida… A Self-Portrait at ACT Theatre

The singular Frida Kahlo comes to life through the spirit of playwright and performer Vanessa Severo in this stunning one-woman show. Severo explores the parallels between their two lives as she embodies the many facets of this complex artist. With music and movement, Frida’s evocative art, multilayered love life, and distinctive philosophy are sketched out …